The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-16

n Ark ApS were ba--tu -'
M speak saw that in his blind I'd
bIunder out something which
must betray him
could no longer endure that an
.suished. uucOmpreheudinE look in my
mothers face Least Of all could I
let Marks confused Utterances betray
him
= .sVauC6sn-- cut In. before Mark
could bluru out the words that uernble
.e,r. ms tongue You have come here 10
See me where you knew your presence
was distastefUl- You have accused me
10 my own mother OF beng a tIltl-
There this interview ends Do you IN
derSIaud2 OF must I use force
1T Is not Won whom / accuse ana
you know IT. he retorted husky with
.7You accuse me Of a crime no Lee
could possibly commit interrupted
quickly You are confusing the Lees
with the NaUEhnS- Mark, VIII You
please take mother from the room az
Cucey may have to handle this cur
more roughly than BE seems to re-
NTr1,. I.l= arm about his mothers
v-aiSt. Quickly ies her 10 the door OF
an inner room she was shaking with
fear. anu / heard him gently reassur-
SIeanttine- 20 drown further diScIos-
ureS that Vaughn. - rage Seeslie1 Deilt
on driving from his lips I went on
laTIliuz-l0udIy. 1IaJauJly.
"A re YOU actually counting q horse
whipping that YOU soil our home Win
,-oGr presence Have You no reFeI-
auce for age or WOmauEo0d5 II only
rIc-an Mark You're back2 Now
you can settle with the blackEuaTd LOT
yourself
Mark had returned alone. BE crossed
the room. white, hall-SpeecHlesS- Win
the fury that was StraDElICg him
Straight ND 20 Vaughan he strobe
you would GeuCuuce me To my own
mother he suUL-ereu- = on would
break her heart for the sake Of graft
fyiu. your spite against me- You hound.
7 viii XIII YOU for this
Before could interfere ne mad SIruch
Vaughn fun in the face with his clencH-
Vaughn reeIed back against the wall
blood pouring from an. ugly cut over
his eye.
ami now stood ready TO check the fierce
attack that 7 felt sure Vaughn would
make IN revenge &C. the blow For. with
all his faults. llew he was not a
nut. to my surprise he did not re-
taIiate. Instead he leaned against the
wall. ZaspiuC and writing for q mo-
Tucut- then pulled himself together and
turned uD0u nv brother a blood-stTeak-
cd face whose evil srlmace still haunts
u1E nightmare
y cJI-1dEe threatened 10 XIII me
he said calmly continuing his voice Toy
a mighty effort You have threatened
IN the presence of Witnesses he re-
ueared emphasizing the plural.
followed the quick glance he CaSf
toward the hail, and saw Brock stand
iuz in the open outer doorway where
he rad apparently been awaiting III;
friend
You have threatened said Vaughn
again. Ito murder me And I believe
YOU viii try to carry out your threat
=
TRY it2-- Knocked Marx. in delirium o.
snarIi1g rage Try it, I'll do it, Here
end now. Take your hands of me
Hugh, Let ne 60. I tell YOU. Thi.
man has bounded me for years TOniEh
he tried to denounce me 20 my ourI
mother Let ne co."
The lad was I'm "a state Of insane. pas
sionate fury into which weak, impulsive
natures. driven 10 bay, so often lash
themselves q state as had made
him huFl wine into NauEhn's fsCe Al
the banquet.
IF YOU are WISE T called 20 Vaughn
over Marks shoulder as 7 struggled
with the crazy boy, you viii so, and
go quickly
He says he wiz XIII met reiterated