Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-05

be.denied-ring Of the telephone by the
head Of his bed.
Still little stupid with sleep, he re-
CURED q moment or two to grasp the
import Of the switchboard operators
advice. to the effect that Mr.. Cross.
representing the Evening World,
would like to see Mr.. Brainerd West.
The message was repeated in accents
peremptory before he comprehended
that he had been run to earth.
ASK the gentleman to come up at
once" ho said, and, selling his hat.
left the room a. soon az he had IN.
ished speaking.
Ascending single flight of the
stairway that wound round tho ele.
vator shaft, he waited until the car
began to rise, then rang. A. he had
foreseen. It paused at tho door be.
low to discharge the newspaper man
before coming up for him. As he
stepped into the cage he pressed .
dollar into the operators palm.
Down." he demanded: ground
door. And don't stop for anybody"
A single minute later he was in the
street. Haste being the prime essen.
ttal OF the situation, he lodged round
the corner into Sixth avenue, walked
. block uptown and turned through to
Broadway.
There suddenly. 10 he paused at the
upper end Of Longacre square. doubt
ing which way to turn. what to do, he
quickened to sensibility of his soil
tude. ana knew himself more utterly
alone in that hour than ever he had
been throughout his days.
4 passing handsom pulled in to his
signal. He entered, giving the address
Of Katherine Thaxter's home.
There was q crimson glare Of sun.
set down the street when he alighted
and paid his fare.
Just in time" said Coast; II was
to come to tea today begged tho
privilege only yesterday. -
He paused, silenced by q present..
mont bred Of the aspect Of the house.
At every window tho shades we're
drawn level With tho sllis. The flight
OF brownstone steps, filtered with
wind-ewspt dust and Debris. ran up to
heavy oaken doors, tight-closed. The
seal Of . burglar.protsctve concern
stared 1t him from corner o6 ono
OF the drawing.room windows. Only
In the old-faSnioned basement were
there signs Of life: the arsa,sateway
stood open: gas Jet gnmmered
through sash-curtalns.
u>aw1lv fSoa.$ %,,,s>A s~An $h> o~>a
and rang tho basement bell.
After some time the door was
opened to him and he entered, to have
bis hand caught and fawned upon by
the aged butler who had smusgled
him sweets when Coast in the pride
and pomp Of his drst knickerbockers
had come to stay with Katherine In
her nursery.
"Oh, Mr.. Garrett. Mr.. GARRETT" the
old voice quavsrsd. God bless the
day, sir! I've seen the papers and I
said that you'd be here. sir. as soon as
ever you got back homo. knew
"twould turn out SO, sir. from the
first; I've never failed to stand up for
you and say you never done 1t. {.
But q black shame 1t is Justice was
SO long in coming"
Soames rambled on, garrulous in
Joy. Coast leaned YEARLY
against the wall Of the gloomy base
ment hallway, with no heart to inter
rupt. At length, however, he found
his voice.
Thank you, Soames," he said, gent
~. But-Miss Katherlne?"
The answer he had foreseeu, hope
lessly. Gone, sir-gone this many
day. You know what hap
pened, sir?"
II can guess. But tell me-" He
steeled himself against the disclosure
OF what he already knew with intui-
tive certainty.
Mrs. Gresham died-you knew that,
sir?" Soames named Katherine's
aunt, with whom she had lived after
her parents' death.
During my trial-yes, knew"
'she never believed you guilty, sir.
Perhaps you'd like to know ;"
But Miss Katherine?''
The old man shook his head mourn
fully. Mad, sir, mad he num-
bled.
Coast caught his wrist Aercely.
What's that you say?''
II say she was mad, sir, 70 do
what she done. and that I'll cay
though It cost mo my place.
It wasn't decent three months after
Mrs. Gresham passed away. sir
you'd been-been cent away barely .
she married him"
'BlackstockT"
eyes, cir. She didn't know
what she was doing, cdr. I've thought
1t was what rye heard called infatua-
ton. She didn't know her own mind
when 10 was talking to her. He car
ried her clean OF her feet, 90 70
speak. So they wsre married
and went away"
ITO Germany, I understood, sir"
you've heard"
Never word-not q line. I some
times wonder ct It, sir. She left me
bit Of money to run things "a till she
returned, but that's gone long ago.
Dir. and rye had to draw upon my
savings. 0ho must know.
Biindly Coast turned and resled Into
the servants dining.room. where he
fell fntn \ chair hv tn ta11A DAllnv.