The Washington times., 1910-10-06
CHAPTER vi.
The Alienist Astonishes Barrabas
And Douglass At the Same
lime.

- ACH day Addison Kingsley
- seemed to lose a little Of his
presumptuous good humor. and
began 20 dread with increas-
ing terror the day when should have
20 90 before an officer Of the civil
State and declare !, Charles Douglass,
an American citizen, from Boston, Of
my own will, took TO be my wife Lucie
Wei, girl Of whom knew nothing.
! had thought and earnestly hoped that
something would happen 10 withdraw
this bitter chalice from my lips. Was
10 be forced to drain It 70 the dregs?
The alienist had not yet called. We
thought It strange that the natural i'm
patience Of a young man to see the OBJ
1ect Of his passion had not made him
come at once.
Mademoiselle and I had made no
progress in our courtship. We con-
ttnued to look at each other like a pair
OF china dogs, but as the eventfuI day
drew nearer she seemed 70 gain IN
frivolity what Kingsley and I lost in
confidence. She was entirely taken up
with the details Of her trOusseau.
Kingsley had ordered everything on a
sumptuous scale, but I was too uneasy
about the marriage itself TO give any
attention 20 the preliminaries. They
could have married me in my shirt
sleeves. 1t would have been all the
same 10 me. The awful fact was that
I was going TO be married. 7 was still
hoping that the alienist would come and
snatch the girl out OF his fathers
clutches.
Very likely your son did not care
as much for Lucie as you thought. Per-
haps he is now having the laugh on
you don't see why you take this
extreme STEP ] suggested to Kingsley.
There is something that you do not
happen TO know. Ny son can treat the
affair in an off-hand manner II he likes,
but he cannot laugh at Charles Doug
lass He viii have TO be careful. ]
was the reply.
If he is not so Interested IN Made
moiselle Lucie. as you think, then there
Will be no occasion for me 10 marry
her" 1 ventured to say.
"Imbecile." he said, Struggling his
shoulders, this is an affair you do not
understand. You don't know what you
are talking about. I know that my son
simply worships that girl, and he will
never love any other girl bat her. Why
man. she Is a beauty, II ever there was
one. She has a look in her eyes that
would drive some men wild. You leave
II 10 me, ana don't tax OF things you
know nothing about"
I know" I began.
You know? You know what? Do you
know that in marrying Lucie Well in
establishing a new identity, the half OF
my great fortune goes from me- There
is one thing L cannot understand Will
liam knows the story OF Colonel Doug
lass life, and L cannot understand why
he does not try to prevent this young
girl from marrying him tell you, my
son drives me madi'
He went out, slamming the door after
him.
1 have said that my room adJoined
Lucies. I heard Kingsley 90 into heI
apartment 1 could hear their voices
raised in an angry discussion, although
II was impossible for me 10 distinguish
what they said. Ny mind was absorbed
in a simple question of figures. 1 was
puzzled. I asked myself again and
sgain why this astonishing price on my
miserable person2
My adventures were beginning to tak'
fantastic proportions What interested
me most Just at this moment and wha'