The Washington times., 1910-12-13

- Wilmington directed. as the
girl entered the room When
she had Obeyed. he reached
| one hand under the pillow where La
/ JhrOp had placed the packet, and ex-
/ tended II toward her.
What am I TO Go with this?'' was her
/ inquiry, as she took the parcel from
him
II want you to 80 with II 20 our
house" Wilmington explained IT'S
empty. you know" He fumbled for a
moment IN pocket and then produced
a latchkey, which he held out Take
THIS, he continued, 1T viii open the
/ front doors After you have get in, so
I up TO my room, the front one on the
second floor. There you viii find a small
IRON safe IN corner Do you under
stand how 20 work a combination -
yes Edna said I have charge of
the plate safe at home"
/ Listen, tEent Once TO the right. 70
twice 20 the right 10 thfrty-three: then
7 10 the left until II stops He repeat ed
the co-1oinaion until the girl had mas
Next open the safe. put that package
inside smut The door. and lock It again,
and come away That's all Can
you do that, Edna But. Of course. you
can! You must. anyhow Tomorrow.
come and tell me how you get along
But ! am not coming here again to
morrow the girl directed Vigorously
An, you must surely come tono--
TOW. Wilmington urged I shall have
something very important 70 say TO
''Abou- Morris?~
Yes And something else. as well
Besides, You must return the key TO
7 can send that to you. Jack" the
girl declared. But III do tbfs othe-
eTTaDd now II IL is for Morris sake -
II Is MlllIngtOn assured her and
II IS Of vital Importance to his safety -
fnrfr -41TTg So
Edna hurried forth on her mission But
IN the parlOrr she was detained for a
minute by Lathrop-
You heardZ'' he asked. HIS voice
! was as calm as ever, but hfs face was
very pale. and showed deep lines OF
suffering
Yes. she admitted gravely; Z heard.
She hesitated for an instant. Then.
as ne made no movement. but stood
with downcast eyes she went 70 him
/ inpuIsiVeIy-
Norris she said. placing one slim
hand on his shoulder. you are like a
! brot-ier TO me 1 want you TO kiss me 90
NO. no, Edna Lathrop remonStrat-
ed 81 am not worthy
But the SRI persisted
1t VIII make me feel better" she
/ feel better, too Kiss me, please
He benz forward then, and pressed his
/ lips 10 her forehead
| God bless YOU, Edna he said rever-
emily, as she turned TO 60
Several times during the hours that
followed L.athroD peered into the cham
/ Der where Jack MillinEton was sup
posed TO Be suffering. and each tine
he thought that his friend was sleep
I ing After a while he wrote several
| letters and sealed them, for he had de-
/ termined that he would paw the pen
atty for his crime-that he would con
/ fess his sin TO Sam MiIlinStOn, and
abide Oy the consequences II was
the only way. as he believed, by which
= If
/ had put upon Il
Then at $40 o'clock. the ben rang,
and the CAPITALIST entered the room.
[ II Jack had been, IN fact, sleeping,
He by no means intended that Lath-
TOD should nave any opportunity for
conversation with his father, so now
he called out loudly
rs that you governor" Where
upon the old man, after word Of
greeting 20 Lathrop, passed on into
the bed chamber
you" were the first words Of his son
ooh, yes. he did" was the reply
How are you feeling now, my boy"
Very much better the son gave
assurance TIL soon De out again
I fixed everything all right in
Chicago Things there are in better
condition now than ever And. oh. by
the way. there is one thing I nearly
forgot If YOU should happen to go
to the WeStmOreland-
81 have already been there" inter
rupted the father, his face darken-
Have voug" Jack questioned. pIa-
cidly- Did you miss the x. L
yes: all Of fl Do you know where
Certainly" came the answer. your
cable amused me very much. Some
body has been putting up job on
you governor"
what do YOU mean -
WHY, I mean that YOU will find YOU
stock IN The safe IN nv room at the
/ house I got in from Chicago last night
at 10 too late TO 20 to the Westmore-
land It IS all in my safe at home"
For q moment the old man was too
greatly astOnished to speak. Then he
/ said.
Are YOU sure? All Of it,"
why did YOU take It from the safe
/ deposit company
Thought might need it. That's
what yOu left the KEYS with ne for,
wasn't it, But It occurred TO me you
might miss Il and be worried, particu-
I Iarlv when I reneD beTed your long mes
sage 1 suspect that omebOdy-TrevOT,
msybe-started the Tumor that got TO
I vas worried-greatIyr the elder
/ Wilmington confessed What is the
/ combination Of your safe, Jack?''
/ Three. thirteen, thirty-three.'' was
the reply. You had better take out
The stock and take It back 10 the West
moreland-''
yes. III do 50, az once,'' the capital
| list agreed you won't need me any
moTe tonight"
No. the son answered: Morris will
| look oft for me- He's better than any
| trainer nurse, for NE"
Sam Wilmington felt that he owed La
throD amends for his suspicious, and.
therefore, as he passed through the par
I lor. he held out his hand The young
man. however. was raking the fire. and
again appeared not to observe the move
meut.