The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-24
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night. The more reviewed details.
the more they seemed to fly apart
from any reasonable association.
charged as they were with one mys-
terious electricity. II some accident
or sudden trouble had befallen tho
house, the nocturnal alarm would be
motivated; but what motive would
that furnish for driving out the
guest? Some unwilling provocation
OF my own Though | could imagine
nothing OF the sort might have made
my further presence unbearable; but
what OF the anxious hustle. the hasty
conferences, the errands OF the man
we had met at the gate? And who
was he, by the way. that he should
have a latch-key and the airs or init
macy, without being. from what had
observed. an inmate OF the housef
The fear OF infectious disease was
the only thing that could imagine
that would explain the .immediacy or
my expulsion. But II was the bearer
OF a plague, why had Lady been al
lowed to talk with me In the hall.
Or IL one OF themselves had been
stricken, why had she denied me for
all time, or indeed made any mystery
OF the matter? Then | remembered
her silences during the day. the ring.
hidden In her breast, and her hssita-
ton and doubt over asking me TO
stay the night. Whatever the trouble
was, II had cast It's shadow before:
and I could not rid my mind OF the
conviction that all these matters
must be fitted In, that they must all
ultimately find their places In the
explanation. At any rate, an ex-
PLANTATION was due me. and l meant
to have IL. Either there had tcen
some foolish mistake or / had been
treated outrageously. II was not curl
osity. I told myself; the sorrows or
the skeletons OF this family were no
business OF mine. but l would know
by what right they had elected me.
over the telephone next morning,
Mr.. Tabor was ominously agreeable.
Certainly" he said. You have
perfect right to the reason. When
you have 1t. think you will agree
that you have no more cause for com
plant than you have for remaining
In the neighborhood. will be down
at once"
Half an hour later he was seated In
my room, polished, choleric, aquiline,
man to DE fierce friend or q diff.
ficult enemy. He wasted no time In
approaches.
you ask why you were scnt from
the house last night Well, here II Is:
You have arranged to go TO Europe,
and are actually on your way there.
You see nay daughter on a train. You
force yourself into her company, pre-
Stunning upon very slight acquaint-
ance, and follow her home. You come
upon US In such way that we can
hardly avoid receiving you as guest.
Then IL develops that you spent two or
three hours between here and the sta
ton instead Of coming straight over;
and you arrive after dark. Now. In
any case"
That's distorted and unjust" IN.
terrrupted, II haven't forced myself
upon anybody. Besides, we came
home as quickly as possible. The
trolley"
We'll? he asked, drawing his white
brows together.
had remembered Miss Tabor's yer.
sion OF the accident. Go on" said.
let me hear the whole of this first"
I'VE needn't discuss terms; the
facts are that you throw aside your
arrangements very conspicuously; that
you follow young lady entirely out
of your way; and that you bring her
home at an unreasonable hour. after
wandering or lettering about the
country. In any case this would have
been ofiicious and inconsiderate. But
In the case OF man with such past
as yours, Il might compromise her seri.
ously. To have you staying 1T the
house afterward was out OF the quesr
ton"
This was too much. What do you
mean?" said There's nothing the
matter with my past. I've nothing
whatever to be ashamed of, and this Is
the first time in my life I've been ac-
cused of any such thing. My univer-
sity position Is proof enough OF that
It's a mistake or an Internal SANDER"
tTo he continuedD.