The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
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........s.................. ........................ backi' She crunched them up and tossed them to his feet. When she looked at him now there was smile on her face.
 We meet and part tonight" she said. You have fallen on Sicilian days and sensual rest too soon. You might have cajoed and fawned and played your trait or's part little longer. and grown a lit- tie richer. You purchase your voluptuous retirement dear"
 What devil possesses youY' he de- manded. menacing her at last. He scowlei1 around as if for something that would help him to conquer her. but with the same indomtable spirit she opposed him without faltering.
 'I single out in you,'' continued she. @the meanest man I know. the parasite and tool of that proud tyrant, that his wound may go the deeper and rankle more"
 He licked his hot lips. The wet stood on his forehead. Had she faltered once, for only half a moment. he would have pinioned her But she was firm as a rock and her searching eyes never left him. "We don't part so." he said with ferocious gesture. DO you think I am driveling. to. let you go?''
 Gods mercy on you if you try to stay me by coming near mer' she replied. I have thrown my name and fame to the winds. have resolved to bear the shame that attaches to me-resolved to know that 1t attaches falsely-that you know it, too
  and never shall. For this am here alone with you at the dead of night. For this have met you here. For this we have been seen by those men. and left here. Nothing can serve you now.' He would have sold his soul to root her, in her beauty, to the floor and make her arms drop to her sides and have her at his mercy. But he could not look at her. He saw that she was desperate and that her hatred of him would stop at nothing. His eyes followed the hand that touched the concealed thing in her white bosom, and he knew that it would strike surely.
 He did not venture, therefore, to ad- vance toward her But the door by which he had entered was at his back, and he turned to lock 1t.
 Look to yourself.' said she, and smiled again. You have been betrayed, as all betrayers arel It has been made known that you are in this place, or were to bel"
 Its falser cried Carker. He set his back against the door, for he saw a change in her, and fancied that she would try to pass him, But in mo- ment she was gone through the door be- hind her. As soon as she turned as soon as he was freed from her infiexible, un- yielding look, he recovered his boldness. He followed her. almost at once. The next room was dark. She made no answer to his call and he retreated to get l light He held it up and looked around, expecting to sec her crouching somewhere. But the room was empty. He followed through room after room, till he found the little door leading to the corridor. He went to it and found it fastened on the outside.
 He tried to force it, but could not. And now there was great knocking at the outer door, and a bell that had been rung violently little while ago renewed it's clamor and did not cease. Finally those who were knocking began to beat at the door with hands and feet. He was no coward: but these sounds, the sudden illustration of his schemes, ths strangeness of his position, all drove him into panic. He opened window and looked out The leap was too great. He returned to the little door and stroye so furiously that. at last, he burst 1t open. He crept down. found himself in a silent | side street and fled blndly. hunted man. who henceforth was to know no rest from helpless rage and helpless ter TOT till it hunted him to his death. Copyright 1912. by J. W. Mullero Title of next Sundays article: Ell sikes-Dicxens' most startling character.