Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Rovers Return.

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his private secretary and Higgins had Just
| assisted him to the library, his 1nteiiect
receiving its customary amount OIL blame
| because there was still some pain IN MI
Banningtons foot
| ..Higgins, | wish 1t were cold enough
! to have fire. complained Mr.. Banning
ton. tanning himself.
! yves sir. if would be pleasanter," ac-
| quiesced the butler.
But it would be damned unnatural
and probably cause a lot OF sickness,
| said Bennington, shortly. intimating tnat
| the butler purposed using underhanded
means to produce such condition. Il
wish nv nephew had as much sense and
steadiness as young Lorrimer, continued
| the old man.
Eyes. SIR" said Higgins. in a mild in
| jured tone.
what! What do you mean by such
| impertinence?" demanded Bennington
| who used the same voice in talking to
himself as he did when addressing one OF
| his servants. and scolding the servant
| who failed to answer when spoken TO, or
who answered when he was merely think
ing aloud.
II merely meant that by the time that
Mr. Dick begins to settle down and goes
into business with you it will take lot
of worry off your mind and
"A lot you know about business-or
worry either. for that matter. inter-
rupted Bennington. LAS soon as Dick
comes in / want to see him. 1t doesn't
matter what time it is. l want to see
him. Do you hear?
him.
Seems to me as if he ought to be in
by now ~.
Eyes, sir should think So"
You should think SO! What business
have you to think about my nephew S
actionso | wish you would learn your
place before you get too old to be OF any
service at all.
At this moment the door bell rang vio-
lently. Higgins stood in surprised mac
ton. why don't you answer the bell?'
cried Bennington. DO you intend to
keep them waiting all night? Hurry!
The old man continued sitting erect. In
his chair with his eyes turned anxiously
toward the door until the two Austrian
keepers entered, leading Emil, whose raj
ment was sadly disarrayed.
sir" he cried. Indignantly. Il protest
me against such treatment. Never was
like this before treated. come with
your nephew to his native land as a guest
Of him at his invitation, to assist him IN
o. Of, H'''
Careful, careful" cautioned Banning
ton; you are getting among the break
ers. Now. go slow and don't sputter So
Il have behaved myself with decOrum
while in this house. but this evening yet.
while l was walking in the park for a
stroll. I was set on and thrown to the
ground hurled into the den of an absent
bear. dragged forth by these two ruff
fans
You are discharged. You haven't
sense enough to be hanged for murder.
said Bennington to the guards. VINO stood
in stupid silence.
But we only obeyed orders ventured
the larger keeper.
"Orders.'' scoffed Bennington. Il told
you to capture any women you found on
the grounds and drive off all men who
looked like tramps or socialists.
Yes sir" said the keeper, but We did
CAPTURE one woman and shut her into the
builting; and then a strange female OF
large PROPORTIONS did race through the
bark. and ven We chased her to a certain
spod: man leaped on us from ampush.
and she turned and sat on our heats
and
1T must have been Miss Burton. ex-
claimed the old man with grin.
I've were tied and bound fast. and into
our mouts was gag showed and We
were troWn indo tie bushes"
Who did all this?" demanded Banning
ton.
I've cannot say. 1t was done with great
swiftness. but dis one helped. We heart
him talk. Then tie large female and one
OIL Ie men lDOh le SlII ITOIIl lc pi ISOi
put dis one dere and vent away"
ooh. this is all nonsense" said Ban
nngton. You are just making up
story"
mo, 1t is tie druth. After a while We
rolled over pack to pack and united each
tie others tongs and escaped. and brought
dis one to see vat you would make wit
him.
Higgins called Bennington. pay
these men a weeks extra wages and turn
Al hol;a oN6 f1Nayy
say. but they've been put to some trou-
BILE"
AS soon as the men had left, Emil. who
was still smarting, began: 1T was not
Intentional that l entered into this. but
your nephew
Sir" interrupted the old man. with a
grave politeness. which entirely concealed
the amusement he felt at Emils plight.
believe me- there has been a great mis-
take. 1t was impossible to find Amei-
cans who would accept the kind of work
wanted these fellows to do. and 1t is
evident that they did not understand my
instructions. 1 realize that under the
circumstances apologies are entirely in
adequate. but as that is the best l can
do, / offer my most abject apology
Bennington held out his hand and Emil
grasped it, bowling low. as his habitual
good humor returned Sir he sad, Il
hasten to accept it, and to assure you
that you have done all that a gentleman
could. Now. with your permission. l
shall retire myself and put in order my
attire
Emil started to leave the room. but
Bennington, who was nervous because of
Dicks absence suddenly had whm for
company ard said: IF there isn't any
God. how can there be any SIM
SIM" repeated Emil. taken by surprise.
'Oh. well, now, sin Is merely a term
which for convenience we use to call an
action which is not at present a proper
one. What is for you a sin, is not al
ways for me a sin. Sins differ with times
and places. Murder is still looked on
among the savages as great virtue. Sui
the ancient Romans. was as a heroic act
regarded. The Spartan boys were encour-
aged in the killing of slaves in order to
do away with the Unborn prejudice against
taking a fellow humans life. The czaro-
dulge always his own desires. none about
him being permitted to controvert him.
Sin is-nOw my idea of sin is doing some |
thing to harm another What 1 am able !
to do entirely as an Individual cannot be |
sin. Providing l have none at present
In me interested, and guard against hav-
ing any offspring. l can abuse my own
body as much as I please, even to the |
taking of my own life: but as long as my
act Is part, even a small part Of the |
social life. then | am not to consult my
self only, but society. Judged by this |
rule
You'll have to own up that without
God, good would be unthinkable"
Not so. Without experience good
would be unfhfnka hlo 49,