The Washington times., 1910-01-23
HIS BROTHERS KEEPER

Hugh" she breathed- Il want so to
I believe ia you Tell me-.
/ ~ can't I ErOancd- u
AT least can You tell me that this
I this woman is in no way connected Win
I the trouble you are in2'
1 can't even tell you that
ct YOU said just now, she tasned-
/ that you never even saw her until an
( hour ago II was two DAYS ago You
/ tlrSt told me YOU were In distress And
I lu the face Of suri q contradiction you
+ expect me 10 believe that YOU alWa2 3
II did expect it, said J. II expected
+ d. because because ] wanted tO-aud
because Z would have believed II OF you
/ IN IKE conditions. Hilda-'
Again Z saw her eyes waver and
soften But, almost at once they grew
steely once more, as logic overCame the
ple1Qlngs Of her gentle soul
in her eyes / stood a self-COEviCtcd
( IltT- a. the very leaSt-a man VINO had
un|orthliy PLAYED uJon her sympathy
ana VINO, finally caught had tried TO
escape from an embarrassing pTedlCa-
Tuenr by an uutrIth.
/ Il needed no further words from her
{ TO show me the verdict
( You believe the worst Of me. Hida."
said gently And soon you viii hear
what VIII make You think still more
bitterly u u.c. The best ] can ask is
( mat you VIII forgive me for the ChaEriD
/ ] have caused you and that YOU viii try
I 10 forget You ever brew me We shall
Z not meet again Do not judge Mark by
]
{ moids. he and 7 That IS all G0cd
/ ni-Ht- Thank YOU for giving ne q
i C-.af-e I could not taSe-'
she was gazing 1DscTUtahiy al me As
7 ceased her lips suddenly parted. TO
: speak But 7 could endure no more.
/ turned on my heel and left her
I standing there. pale. fragile. wholly
4 lovely. among the palms.
Yes, I fed like q coward ON the
scene OF my defeat Bullets and mis-
! maps ] could stand, from fate and from
} the girl whom I would blithely have Iatd
. Gown my life was more than could
Back TO my room + went. stunned.
{ sick uHutterably weary Of every thinL-
: Hope was fed Nothing remained but
/ 10 play losing game as best might,
{ 10 the near and bitter finish
Al li-dt Brock was 10 call on the
+ uriua donna And / would confront
/ him either going 10 her reception room
{ o. else returning tLitucr-
/ or II no MT opportunity presented It
self then for me TO see him alone and
/ Interrupted. 7 would follow him 10 the
( dark streets and make him by sheer
force disE0-Ee the bonds
f Sending these 10 Mark, 7 would fee
somewhere into the country, there 20
dodge the police as Ions as I might
Until every suspicion Of Marks com
paciLy lf tAe vaughn killing should
have shifted 10 my fugitive self
To would not DO 10 be taken for 4
few DAYS, az least Otherwise the
else who might have seen hO-h Of Is
a. WnippLnEer-S Dock would perhaps
lead The police 20 Ink Marks name
I anallv passed down into the lobby
20 Kill time s--OlliDE back End forth
there. until SiEuoriua FerrI should re-
turn from the Iheatcr and meet Brock.
] saw no sign OF the man IN the foyer.
But 7 knew he would not be likely 90
appear much ahead Of time
As Z passed the desk I'm ore OF my
rounds Of the lobby. 4 beIlbOy was ar
EuinE with the night clerk.
'Tessir.' the lad was sayiT z. Miss
Graves. she give me this note and she
told me To be sure 10 take T. right of
10 M Lees room And II he was out
him. That's right. Mr.. Hugh Fair
fax Lee
81 TELL Won" reiterated the clerk
there's no one Of that name here. 10
. such name on tle register Clear on,
and tell her So
She and Old Nir. Graves. Ieft by the
70 % clock train for some place or 9TH
. err objected the boy 81 cam"
A letter from HiIda- And. because al
the accused alias OF Hayward that
had signed on the register I could no;
claim it,
raised % 2 dying mans lips only TO b
struck away again For Marks sake
dared not reveal my own name here
The police were no doubt already look.
ing for me. But what had HiIda writ.
. temp And whv2
pointed TO I--9- I felt a thrill OF com.
/ ing battle.
Ny nights work was at hand,
The Continuation Of This story VII
he Found In TomOrrow's