El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-02
Charles Requital
By $. BrentIey.


ers was one Of the wealthiest
most honored firms on the stock
exchange) drove homewards, his face q
mask.
It's skin was dull gray-almOst putty
/ hued-and the flesh a. the corners OF
/ his haggard eyes and the ends Of his
I set, grim lips shivered now and again,
I while a pulse in his temple hammered
! and pumped, making his eyebrows
; twitcn-
! Mr. Charles in, john he queried,
as he hung up his coat IN the hall
Yes, sir-in the smoking room
answered the footmsn.
Byam paused. drew a deep breath,
l closed his eyes. screwed them up till
/ his ugly. rugged face was scanned and
scared with myriad Of lines and
wrinkles. Then he opened the door,
Z closing IL behind him, his hand on the
latch, his eyes on his brother
~Byam.' gasped Charlie you knOw?"
Yes" he nodded Il know"
He walked steadily. with firm, IN
faltering footsteps TO the fireplace.
grpped the marble ledge, his back 10
mis- brother, staring into the fire.
You know; then, for heavens saks,
be angry, storm at me. lose your tenn
per. I've been fool. but not so great
a fool as not TO know the meaning OF
my fOnyl"
i am not angry" The great shoul-
ders stiffened. heightened Byam
lifted his rugged face, shaking his
cry with you, Carlo, never since moth
er died, and putting you into my arms,
asked me-her dying wish, Carit-
asked"
Hang it, Is It time for sentiment"
burst out the younger man, Quivering.
I've ruined you; don't talk OF affec-
tion. don -
There has always been that quality
that quality Of affection which you
wouldn't permit" broke in Byam
sternly.
You turned up your nose at me. I
WASH presentable, nor my clothes nor
my manners, nor my ugly facew
He gave q short laugh and answered
quickly:
7 don't blame you Heaven knows /
that's true / didn't mix with your /
smart set-With- your idle men out Of I
bandboXes. whose silky. smooth fingers I
grated on mine like steel on a file!" He .
laughed sgain more loudly. little I
recklessly-
You went your way. mine" said /
Charles jerkily. What in Hades IS the 1
good OF raking up the past2 Isn't the 4
present purgatory enOugh2 What're z
yom going 10 dO7''
The firms at an end
The huge. almost ungainly head I
was lowered between the working
shoulders, the rugged face hidden by I
the tu-1itung sleeves which clothed 4
his great upper arms.
'TrebOTir brothers has ceased to eX-
lst I have seen yOur-OCr principal
creditors and come to an arrangement.
Itey are TO be repaid every shilling
every cent-bit by bit-by me-
-IOw2" gasped Charles
"A certain sum IS settled on US both
you know that You will in future !
receive the interest on it-about $4,000
per annUm."
And your"
"Tf room for me yet" said
Byam 'OomF'-and he raised his head,
his eyN shining-"or, by gadi I'll make
room. Room in the world way in
a
who says I'm too old lies, and III
teach him he lies. Pm beginning
again, and III have room for my feet
on the ladder, room for my elbows.
An old friend has offered me job in
mines-they want an or
ganizer; I'm going
Ard what am TO do?" said Charles
desparingly. What's man TO do on
''There's-Eve"
A long silence fell. Byam had turned Z
away a little his brother could only
see the curls-which he detested-On
the back Of the others head. Eve
Aevern. an heiress-a beau Z
ty Byam had met her once or twice
on the rare occasions when he had ac-
companied his brother into society. On
the first occurrence he had driven home I
n silence, had bored Charles to ex-
IRENE, had made mOnOsyllabic replies
with his thoughts obviously else
where
Then suddenly. just as Charles had
been yawningly lOunging from the {
smoking room 10 go TO bed. Byam had
said.
'CarIo-Carlo have never seen
.nyone so perfectly, flawlessly beauti-
.who. Miss Nevern? Eve? Yes. she's
charming. But you mustn't try TO cut
ne out. YOU dear AdOnis"-and he had
aughed. not meaning to be rude, but
he merely stated a fact in s
lis sarcasm. I've had my eyes on 7
Eve for an age"
They had met again-Byam and Eve Z
they had talked together long and
earnestly. till Charles interrupted o.
.aem. There had been a third and
,urth meeting. till Charles made S
ne cutting comment on The butter f
Byam emerging from his chrysalis." D
asked bluntly If Eve was the at ]
ye I been gsyer than usual?" s
bad asked, and thereafter had b
lmSelf in the city and its af-
s,ber no more. s
nee was broken by
said again. as t
ilent IF she Q
boy, I don't
Roor won't s