Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-19
A Ruined Career.

from his person few minutes before with almost
feverish haste His perplexed servant who had only
Just arrived. doing his best to restore the room
to some appearance of order.
present Richards" his master ordered sharply Bring
of the tweed travelling suit like the trousers
have on and then see about packing some clothes"
The ceased his task. He looked around a little
bewildered
DO I understand that you going out of tOvn
am going the continent by the oclocx
train" the curt reply.
Richards was perfectly trained servant, but lhS
situation was too much for him.
you will excuse me- Sir Julien" he said, but there
Lord Cardingons dinner tonight and the reception
afterwards at the Foreign Office. have your cour'
clothes ready"
His master laughed shortly
Il not attending the dinner the reception.
Richards, You put those things back again and
get me travelling clothes"
The ma stood on the threshold of the room open
matically toward the wardrobe.
shall you require me to accompany you. STRIP he
Not at present" Sir Julien replied. You will
have to come on with the rest of my luggage when
/ have decided what to do"
Richards was not more ordinarily inquisitivs.
the circumstances were certainly unusual
do you mean sir that you win not be returning
to London at present.? he ventured t, ask.
Il shall be returning to London for some time.
sir Julien answered sharply. Get on with the pack
ing as quickly as you Put the whisky and soda
on the table the sittingroom, and the cigarettes.
TOO late my dear fellow voice called out from
the adjoining room. You see. have found my way
up unannounced-a bad habit but my profession sX-
everything"
The man stood on the threshold of the room open
ing out from the bedroom-tal hlorid. untidi.y
dressed with clean-shaven, face. ungloved
hands, and terribly shabby hat. He looked around
the room and shrugged his shoulders
What internal messl' he exclaimed. Come
along cut into the sitting room. Julien. want to
4 should like to know how the devil you got in
herer Sir Julien muttered. Il told the fellow downs
stairs that no one was allowed up" s.
He did, ryI7 Ito make himself disagreeable"s the
newcomer replied. However here am-thats
: Julien turned to his servant
Get with your packing Richards. he directed
and let when you have finished"
Sir Julien followed his visitor into the sitting,
ROOM closing the door behind him. His manner was
Look here Kendricks old fellow" he said. II
don't be rude, but not in the humor to
talk to / have had rotten week OF 1t ana
just about as much can stand Help yourself to
a whisky Soda say what you have to say and then
The newcomer nodded He helped himself the
whisky soda. but he seemed in no hurry to speak
On the contrary he settled himself down in an easy
chair with the appearance Of man who had come
to stay.
against it-up against it rather hard Don't trouble
to interrupt know pretty well all about IL !
said the first you'd have to resign There wasn't
any other way out of it"
quite right" Julien agreed. There wasn't I've
finished up everything today-resigned my ofnce APP
piled for the chiltern Hundreds, and am going TO
clear out Of the country tonight -
And all because You wrote a foolish letter TO
woman! Kendricks murmured half to himself. BY
None in the world" Julien replied.
There's nothing that the Press can do to set you
Great heavens, nor julien declared No one can
help me. I'VE to blame but myself wrote
the letter-there the matter ends"
And she passed it to that shocking hetle
bounder OF husband of hers What creature! Did
it ever to you that it was plot2
Julien shrugged his shoulders.
ut makes little difference"
You were in Carraby's way" Kendicks coz
tinued producing pipe from his pocket and lesurely
filling it. There no getting past you and You
IF YOU don't mind" Julien said coldly, I'VE won't
discuss any further, So far as I am concerned.
take part in today's mummery. hated it-that they
all knew. 1 suppose it's foolish to mind such things
and throwing himself into a chair but year ago
it was just after back from Berlin and you
iieve that / had saved the country from war-they
cheered all the way from whitehall to the Man
voices sort of doubling groan felt it, Kendrieks'
1t was hell that ride?
Il suppose you know that version of the letter is
in the evening papers?' he asked
told him. pretty well known yesterday after
noon 1 leave for the continent tonight
There was a short silence between the two men
In sense they had friends all their lives SIR
Julien Portel had been successful politician, Inc
had aspired to be more than clever journalist
of the vigorous type. Neyertheiess' they had o7cn
you made any pians2' Kenaricks .inau're1
fee but don't you think there might be csarce Of
Not chance on earth" Julien REPLIED las 10
what am going to do don't ask For the mme-
date present going lose myself in Normandy
or sonewbere Afterwards thinkI shalIEuove ON
to my old quarters in Paris There's always a little
excitement TO be got of life there.
Hendricks looked his friend through the cloud
@ smoke.
ITS excitement of rather dangerous order. he
remarked slowly.
Il shall be likely to forget that i am an
Enslishman" Julien said. Perhaps may be able to
have you to thank what has happened. Yet yo;
come to me, you hold out your hand. You must for
give nle-I am afraid dull
do soraething to matters right again One cant
tell BY the bye Hendricks" he went go
member when a collese how you hated
women? How YOU used to try and half the
things that went wrong life to their inhuence?'
The journalist nodded. He knocked the ashes from
his pipe deliberately.
II was boy in those days" he declared. I