The Washington times., 1910-11-26

OF paper OF the sort used BY chemists
in putting Up powder-- These objects
he placed side by side or the desk, and
then surveyed them with a contempt
uous smile
I had decided TO use one OF the other
OF them before morning" he said. grim
ly; decided, as believed irrevOcably-
Now I am 10 longer free to follow my
own choice IN the matter 1 md myself
condemned to live So
He thrust the revolver lack into It's
drawer and tossed the packet on the
Goals AfteTwaTd he seated himself and
watched the burning OF the paper that
had held the poison
George Trevor had been the dearest
friend OF Jason Lathrop, the father Of
Morris Twice his aid had saved the
elder Lathrop from financial ruin Ihe
gratitude thus inspiTs1 IN ire tather
had been passed on 20 the son as a part
OF his heritage In addition TO this.
Trevor was the father OF the girl 70
whom LathTop had become >csaSeo-
CaTIa's sake he must do everything. pos
Sible in Trevor behalf And many y
reason OF personal intimacy with TIE
financieT since his fathers death, MOI
TiS had come TO regard George Trevor
almost as his own parent Ne fels Ior
the old man an affection truly MAI
Thus 4 was brought about that TINS
unexpected appeal from the one man on
earth whom lie most esteemed ana LOFeG
Y Il
by the suddenness Of the catastrophe,
he found himself wholly unable to ex-
plain 70 the broker the fact as 20 ms
oNn shattered fortunes be dared not
confess the cowardice by which he had
planned to make an end Of his lie In
consequence, ere he himself was fully
aware OF the deed. he had piedged us
aid to Trevor. The tnstanlaneols re-
Hsf efTected on the spirits Of his friend
bv this promise restrained MIN tTS-a
any withdrawal Of II afterwaro- Now,
therefore. he had become involved mex
tricsbIv in an undertaking at once ab-
si.rGf md iraoossibIe OF achievement He,
a penaiiesS man. was expected 70 pro
vide irnmeS+sc ely the sum OF haiI a
million dollars
Nevertheless. Lathrop stood I'D sud
denly to the full six feet OF his heiSht
and set his broad shoulders souareiy.
beIlige-ently. and his clean-cut face grew
colo and hard
aloud. softly, "and-somehow-I am
going to do it,
PressTtlv the tenseness Of bis pose re-
laxed- He drew his chair a little closer
to the fire. seated himsvst. and again
became absorbed in reflection
Five hundred thousand hs unused
And the mater asked me for + as easily
as though I could Just step out OF dooTs
end pick IL up anywhere IN the street
we'll I fancy that is what I shall be
comDeIIed to do-with certain mOdinca-
tons can't borrow such sum, al
i
" bring me 500 dollars I suppose that
I might get g, 600. or even SlAo09. from
lack Wilmington on my I O. Z. III have
~ do that fer pin money Great heaven
how I hate the bare idea OF it, Neither
= borrower nor a lender be Plsht Pc
ionius forgot to advise his son against
the evils Of stealing And the simple.
unqualified damnable fact Is that I
must steal half a million dollars be
tween now and Saturday morning
sooner, If I cant
I,athrop glanced hastily at his watch.
4 can catch Jack and some Of the
others at the club yet" he reflected,
land since I an going to make & down.
right sccundrei Of myself, might as
well begin now. Here's TO the crossing
of the Rubicon between honesty and
crimei"
Half an hour later he entered one Of
the top-door rooms OF the club. where
six men Of about his own age were
seated around a green-colored table
He proved to be a welcome Intruder, for
all greeted him warmly
The Continuation o. This story VIII BE
Pound IN Tonorrov's issue
sf The Tines.