Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-01
Continued From YESTERDAYS,

finding a good berth for him. which
is more thar he deserves, and o both
ought to be grateful. Now, listen, |
want you to go to New York with him
tomorrow. Take him to your own place
and don't lose sight of him until he
Is safe aboard and away. If he leaves
you notify me at once. l intend to be
certain that he has left the country;
do You understand"
AN who's to be takin' care av me
/ poor lamb upstairs all the whlle?
| Sheila demanded, her brogue broaden
ing and her hands braced aggressively
against her lips.
Mr.. Tabor glanced quickly at me.
1--WE can do hat very well, as we have
done. or course your husband can be
sent to prison for ~blackmail, If l can't
otherwise be rid of him, but for your
sake | should rather have him simply
go away. If you are not willing to
help, Sheila, you need only say So
For a moment l thought she was 60
ing to refuse. But after a vain appeal
or two she gave way rather sulleniy
| and agreed to leave early in the norm
ing.
That's the pity of those people"
Mr.. Tabor said to me, as he closed the
door after her. Let the mai do or be
what he will. the woman he has pos
| sessed will hold by him to h end of
her days; he can't quite lie away her
faith or kick away her tenderness. l
suppose it's beautiful in its way, but
it gives a foothold to a lot of misery
we'll, now, Crosby, the rest is your
part. l believe Sheila will keep her
word; but it's against her husband,
| after all, and / want to make sure.
VIII you go to New York, too, and
keep an eye on them until Carucci has
gene? It's an unpleasant service to
ask, but | can't do it for myself. And
since your vacation trip would natural
" start from New York, it won't be
far out of your way" / looked full at
him to be sure that I understood, but
knew already that he had weighed
his words.
Il see.'' | said slowly. lis that all,
or do you really want me to watch
the Caruccis"'
Certainly ! do, If you will. I'm
going to be very rank with you,
Crosby, because you've deserved it. j
did feel at one time that your former
trip was managed with a little too
much gallantry-that you had with the
best intentions involved us in a melo-
drama, been the means of bringing
these people down on us. But that
wasn't just, Nobody could have done
better in your place; and If any one
was to blame, it was Reid for allow
ing you to go at that time of night.
OF course, I was away from homo
when you started. Well, you've helped
us and been loyal to us, though we had
no claim upon you. 1t all ONE down
f.. this: Mrs. Tabor's health is g cause
OF great concern to me, and has been
for a long time. 1 feel that she must
be guarded from every possible shock.
As | told you, there is a condition here
which we are keeping to ourselves,
which is dangerous to her, and which-'
you must take my word for it--may be
aggravated by your continual presence.
I'm eliminating, SO far as 1 can, every
disturbing element, and you are such
a.. element, through nc fault OF yours.
I'm not ban.shing you; l only ask that
| your visits to us be no more than oc-
casional. Once in a while, a little later.
we shall be very glad to see you, l
hope; but not just now. Is that clear"
'AI Out lIiC ISdSOH IDT IL II SaiIt
and [ won't ask that"
81 won't make any pr~otestations or
apologies" he added very deliberately.
II think you trust US. And l prove that
| trust you more than you know, in
telling you as much as / have
suppose that a more sensible man
in my place would have lone very diff
ferently. On his own confession Mr..
Tabor was telling me only a part of
the truth: accident and warning had
combined to make me suspicious of him,
and l knew by my own experience how
plausibly he could lie, but whether it
was his age or his Difference, or the
fact that he vas Lady's father. all the
Don Quixote in me came suddenly to
the surface,
"TIl do as you say, sir" | said. Let
me know when / can do anything
more" and / held out my hand.
His own was moist and hot. and |
noticed under the stronger light of the
hall that the veins in his temples were
swollen and ~throbbing and that he
moved listlessly, as though he had been
under a great strain. Before | could
think about it Lady parted the cur
tains of the living-room.
What is it?" she asked quickly.
HAS anything happened"
'dOnly that / am going to New York
to see Carucci sail away 1 answered.
land | don't know just when | shall be
back 1t was plain that MIR. Tabor
had not meant me to say 50 much, but
that was my own affair.
She followed me outside the front
door. THAT means that you are going
away-I knew it must come to that
She was twisting n%ervously at her
chain.
"one word from you and l won't
60"
She shook her head mo. I want
you to-gGod-by."