The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04

really before. and It's CERT lniy taken
me a damn long time q find unt
Bat ! know NOS. al
Despondentiy lie Went down 10 the
,sIdewali; and merged himself with Tho
crowd. moving with ii. though 1 thou.
sand miles apart from II. and prescntiy
.diyerglng, struck across town toward
the Worth street subway station. y
sAnd the worst of 81 Ii he's too
sharp not 10 and 'itso1t- he hasn't
by this tme-and too, decent by far
to lot me know II he has icah't,go
on this way with US. n can,tiIet him.
Got to break with him somehow-now
today. II won't let HIN think me
what I've been all along 10 him. Bless
his foolish heart!' :, i IN q. hi
There was no depreciation Of Eel..
1oss's goodness In his mood. simply de-
termination no longer to be charge
upon 1T. TO contemplate the sum TO
tai of the benefits be had received mt
Kellogg's hands since the day when
the latter had found him III and half
starved. friendlcss us u stray. pup. on
the bench in Washington square stag
gered his Imagination. 8
He could never repay It. he told
himself. save lnndcQuately. little 10y.
little-mostly By gratitude and such
consideration as he purposed now to
exhibit by removing himself and Ills
dIstrcsses from the others ken. Here
was an end to comfort for him. IN end
to living in Kcllogg's rooms. eating
his food. busying his servants. spend
ing his money. not SO much borrowed
as pressed upon him.
There crawlcd in his mind n cltmmy
memory of the sort Of housing he had
known In past days. and he shuddered
inwnrdIy. smelling again the eilluvia Of
dank oilcloth and musty carpets. Of
Gshbnlls and fried ham, Of old style
plumbing and OF 50 n week humanity
in tho unwashen raw. the odor of mis-.
cry that permeated the lodgings TO
(which .ihIsoIackaofs means had Intro
.duced him. He could see. again. and
with a painful ylvidness Of mental VI
.sIon, thot degenerate s.lrownstonc
frontsrt5 that mask those liluntsi. Of
,wretchedness. With their flights Of
lcrumblIng Sfbrownstone steps leading
Up, to ;onkens portals :haggatd wltbFtlnk-.
Ing paint. aankcd BY squares Of, sSilcd
note paper; upon which inexpert hands,
had traced the warning. not "Abaudnn
hope oil ye who enter here" but fur.
nished rooms to let with board"
And TO this he must return. to that
treudmll round Of bllShted days and
joylcss nights must set his face.
Alighting at the Grand Central sta
ton, he packed the double weight of
his luggage and his cares few blocks
northward on Madison avenue ere
turning west toward the bachelor
rooms which Kellogg had established
in the roaring Forties. just the other
side Of the. avcnue-Fifth avenue.
The elevator boy, knowing him, OF
old. neglected to announce his arrival.
and Duncan had Els own key ID the
doot OF iKellogg's apartment! He let
himself in with futile STEALTH Az was
quite rIsht!nnd proper, Kellogg's man
Robbins WAS In ATTENDANCE. II stupe-
fed Robbins, thunderstruck BY the un.
expected return OF his masters friend
and guest. Good Lordr' he cried ut
sight OF Duncan: ::%Bcgayour pdrdon.
sir, but4but 1t emit he your'ti' if}j+
"Your amistnke.l Z Robbins. I Unfortu-
nately 1t, Isl Duncan surrendered his
luggage stt.Alr. Kellogg mr. s,.,,as4
mo. SIR But I'm expecting him my
minute. He'll II: isrprised to see you
back - ~ :" iHa ''i'S's
"rhink som::ss!s.il duncan duly. "Hc
doesn't Know EN.lt he is.", eGg dItDs
"You see. sir. We thought you was
out west" Ill :; sIi!...
$50 you did" Duncan moved to-
ward the door of his own bedroom.
Robbins following. ~
ut was only yesterday I posted n
letter to you for Mr.. Kellogg. sir. and
the address wns Omaha"
II didn't get that far. Fetch along
that suit case, will you please? want
to put some clean things In It"
~rhen you're not staying In town
overnight. Mr.. Duncanf'
II don't know. Pm not staying here
anyway, Duncan switched on the
lights In his room. "Put Il on the bed
Robbins. III pack as quickly as can.
I'm In hurry"
Eyes. sir; but ! hope there's nothing
wrong" 81 4
"Then you lose" returned Duncan
grlmly. "Everything's wrong" He
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