The Washington times., 1910-01-21
HIS BROTHERS KEEPER

He is dead killed him I who
Wouldn.t knowingly XIII even dog
Yes said, you who last night
rushed out Of this house fOaming al the
mouth and screaming that you would
4nd and murder him II is late In the
day Tor that sort Of penitent talk We
must face the facts Now, II 1 ara 70
save you, you must pledge yourself 10
put the whole affcir in my hands and to
be guided absolutely BY me- Do you
give your solemn pledge TO do that7"
On, do. / do. I'm in your hands
I think the frank contempt in my
eyes pierced even the terror that en-
comprised him and made HIM ashamed
OF bis puerlle cowardice.
Let us look at the facts" I began
In the first place you stole bonds from
the company's safe Only one man
could prove YOU stole them. And that
man IS dead The bonds cannot De
tracked back 10 you Three men ndd
access 10 that safe one is dead The
Second-lnys ef-wtll be out OF the way
You as third
rupted, i don't understand Are
you
so" / pursued. unheeding- III you
sit tight, 80 on with wour work, and
behave as # nothing had happened, you
are moderately safe"
But the killing Of Vaughn
You read about BlatchfOrd's recog-
MIXING the man who was on the dock
was found2 1 was the man"
You When did,
When I went back for the watch
Suspicion turns directly 70 me, not to
you The police must think that I've
fed the city or that ! wouldn't be Zoo!
enough 10 come here openly They
are, no doubt, searching for me every
wnere-eNcept IN the right place I
must get away before they connect me
with this house and come here for
me"
you are going to hide2 That isn't
l IKE you And anyway you can
THAT YOU are the man they vant?''
he understood at last He tried 10
speak, but could not grip my hand In
Go ba,z to philadelphia" I said.
I keep thy hue and cry after me as
long as i can before I'm run down
tnat VIII keep suspicion on me and
on OF you me ponce are not Akely
10 let my name get into the papers
until they have their hands on me So
mother need not know'-yet-'
when she does" ne whispered IN
awe, 1T Will xiii her"
No" I answered sadly. "she win
gTleve- But more for the stain OIL our
oid name than for me. II Il were you.
now, u would break her heart. That
Is my chief reason for coming to your
ald- To keep shame and sorrow in
Laelr worst forms from the woman
VINO aCOr5s YOU as only the youngest
born can be adored- And from the
girl whom you have dared 10 love"
When IIiida and I are married he
burst forth, 7 shall tell her about r..
She shall bless your name
And curse -ours2' 7 suggested IF
you are wise, you viii keep your mouth
shut There is one thing more. You
pounding a felony By letting you-a
tEief-go back unpublished 70 the en-
ploEer you have robbed L am not.
sj-npunished7" he echoed. DO Won
think I don't suffer- That u
That YOU are badly scared, hut AT
That is rot all ySu stole BONDS nI,fse 10
rhe value of s55s.GI- Those bonds
must he returned
Returned How
70 look for them II they were on
Karl Vaughn when his body was found
the newspapers would have mentioned
e. The fact that a drowning man had
bin Of news TO be overlooked Yet he
had the bonds when he was IN Boston
he didn't take them back 20 Phfadel-
pliar because he didn't stop OF there
what his game was Z don't know But
7 GO know that Brock must be IN IT,
And 7 believe Brock has those bonds
with him I am going 70 End Brock"
But II you faiI2 Or II he hasn't
got then2T
Then It viii be time enough for YOU
10 go 10 M Graves Ike a white man
y
To confess he Easped-
ITO confess" 7 repeated. You sure
" didn't think 7 was going 70 let
YOU remain a chief for life. Confess.
and beg him 20 let you pay back 10
him every cent Of your salary. and TO
let YOU do extra work to earn more
for him. until you can pay az least the
interest on the bonds But there's time
enough later for that. In the mean
time. I'm going IN search Of those
bonds. and have an idea IN going
10 get them"
But where-and how can
It don't know. But I'll follow Brock
across the world II need be TIL I find
him and make him disEorEe. Now
must make ready and be OF II I
haven't already wasted too much tine,
-
A quick knocking at our door-thun-
derOus. loud and imperative 70 my star
tied senses. broke in on my words
Mark Ieaped 70 his feet, Uvid, trem-
bling
Don't let them fnr' he shrfeked.
The Continuation OF This story VIII
BE Found In TOmOrrovv's
Issue of The Times.