New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14

IalOn "A spot of home, youth. and the past, IN the
center of this and unfamiliar world | wished
he might turn and i had inclination to
call and nothing save convention restrained NE
Then suddenly as looked something happened that
made me lean far toward HIM and grip the window
sashes with hard. tense hands
HIS door which gave directly into the hall, opened
II and closed and the light shone strongly that
even at this distance could distinguish his visitor
1t was Delmar' Something. know not what. flashed
to me across the gulf the Of deadly ennty that
T,ervaded the office of VlalOn There was pan
tornirne before me which j watched with Indrawn
breath and StraIn1ng eyes.
Recognizing him, apparently, Delnar started back
for an instant. and then came forward slowly and
halted Villaon his feet with his head thrown
back and seemed TO be saying something 20 the other
Abruptly DeI1nar's head drew down between his
shoulders and ne sprang toward his enemy. NIIIalOn
as # nothing IOath leaped 70 the contact, and the
tore at each other wild beasts tear IN Insensate
rage weaving backward and forward TIL they came
To a halt by the open window.
witnessed this deadly strife like a night
mare or one staring into kinetoscope and unable o.
stop It's revolutions. Time and again tried 70 scream
10 them. but nv throat restricted and / could
not utter a sound Nv hepleSSness 20 interfere Vas
Overwhelming. Though only a few wards removed
they were as far from me as though oceans inter-
vened Time stood still as they vreSted 20 and f-o
and heartbeats marked years The mum OF the
became cruel diapason eerlng me as monster and
ridiculing my distress And always they fought,
Selling nv hat / rushed out OF the office past he
vvonderirq bow and into the hall. In NV dis--r.
pressed as l afterward recalled. the wrong button
and to despair after car passed without stop
ping FINALLY upward bound matted, and
runner opened the door. j shouted my desire 90
down at once. but he slammed the lattice my face
and told me to press the lower button. did and
the car that took me went diStraCtnglv slow stop
ping at each floor spite Of my frenzy Of haste
And again when We had reached the ground floor my
anxiety baked my purpose; for j took the wrong
turn and came ont through unfamiliar entrance
so that | was forced 10 retrace my steps 70 get nv
bearings. Once IN the right street, looked up bur
could see nothing save the ensign OF France SaIlr
tiuttering against the sky
Nv agility returned. and dived beneath horses
heads despite the shouts OF their drivers. barelv
leaned aside in time to escape automobile. and
plunged into the hallway Of the desired building /
caught a car which fortunately went upward rapidly.
| leaped out into the hallway and raced It's length
until came NiIlaons door. / threw II open and
srrang INSIDE
A MAN was sitting with his head bowed over he
"A desk painting and sobhIng and-aIone. !
locked the door behind me and ran 70 the window
Others were leaning from the windows across The
street The cornice hanging wide. baked me- but
what portion OF the far flung paVenents was visible
SlItflCed.
\ strange and rervading hush had for the r-orner-
fallen over the abyss beneath and | can Yer recall
how clearly the mellow, SOrrOWful clang Of am
brIance gong sounded It's chauffeur drove 20 The
scene | drew bach; with my fingers clasred across
my eyes. With trembling hands | drew down the
great window. and the room was still save for The
hard drawn breath OF the man al the desk I wenr
over and touched him his shoulder The aagga-d
bruised face that looked up AZ me with soH start
and the tragic that met mine were Nll.a.0-s
DeImars was the cr1mrled shell outside and lar
below.
Jean" saId. Jean,
He was as d man bereft Of sense and stared az ne
without recognition FOR long. irving age and then
by imperceptihle degrees, he came back % himself
and me-
Il killed him - he Whispered 90 / killed DrIra-
killed Michele Denar-Cr1r old COnrade-a friend