The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-09
OR 4 TALE OF MONEY MADNESS.
By JAMES PAWN.

sible-for anything seemed possible
to the young scholars jealous soul
that they had some means of meeting
whenever they pleased. If so, he
was resolved to find it out. That, he
had persuaded himself, was his sole
motive; but if he could have exam
ined his heart he could perhaps have
found another.
AS to what should be the bearing
of young gentleman bound upon a
clandestine interview with his be-
loved object there may be different
opinions, but Mr.. Herbert Perry's S
manner was certainly unlike any
thing one would have expected under
such circumstances. At first he in
dulged in very bad language, snatches
of which were borne upon the wind
to the ears of his pursuer; whereas
it is surely usual to husband ones
oaths for the presence of the young
lady, and even then to use only those
of fealty and devotion. Instead of
cautiously keeping under the shadow
of the houses, he took the middle
of the pavement, and that with the
swagger of dragoon in spur. So
far from looking like an evil-doer,
his air gave the impression of one
who suffers under vehement sense
of wrong, and who is resolved to take
the remedy in his own hands. Even
when the wind and rain had cooled
him a little, and these symptoms of
indignation disappeared, there was
nothing in his behavior to suggest
passion or secrecy. Once, indeed, he
suddenly vanished from the eyes OF
his pursuer, who himself kept fa1
aloof and as much out of sight as
possible, in case the OF, - shoulI J
look behind him; but in moment
or two he emerged from his conceal
ment more conspicuous even than lie.
fore; he had only taken advantage OF
a doorway to light UP huge cigar.
Suddenly the moon came out and
shone upon his face. The traces of
wine and of anger had vanished from
it, and certain necessity for caution,
which he had now begun to expert
ence, gave it an expression OF
thoughtfulness. AS his pursuer
shrank into the hedge to avoid the
effulgence, his own keen face, full
of intelligence, but also of stealth and
hate, looked very poor beside it. 1t
was the case of Hyperion to satyr,
and Adair felt the CO: ;:'-'"--. 1t was
no wonder, he confe~:1i y .--.nself,
between his teeth, that the fancy of
foolish girl, ignorant of the higher
mathematics, should have been taken
by such a man. And there was no
doubt that it had been so.
AS he had all along suspected, his
rival was going to the Laurels, where
she would probably give him a secret
interview; it should not, however, if
he could help it, be an unseen one.
Perry had stopped. and for the first
time was looking suspiciously behind
him. Then he left the road, and
passed through the gate that opened
upon the gravel-sweep before the
house. The moon was now obscured
again. and Adair, emerging from
the ledge, followed close upon his
footsteps. In his haste and excite
ment the gate which the other had
caution, was torn from his less pow
erful fingers by the wind, and
changed behind him.
He had but just time to throw him
self upon the ground among the
shrubs, when Perry, attracted by the
noise, ran back to the spot. Had he
found him there would probably have
been murder done, though not neces-
sarily by the stronger man. Prone
as he was on the wet earth, Adair
contrived to take out a well-sharp-
ened knife, with which he had deftly
mended many pen in examinations,
and open it. He was not a man to
submit to chastisement, however well
deserved. The other, however, after
a brief examination, appeared to as
cfibe the matter to accident. He had
not, it seemed, shut the gate, as he
had intended to do, and cursiDg his
own carelessness in not having done
so, he passed on.