New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

TT was an operation that brought me back to London
| at half an hours notice. Anybody could have per
formed it; but the patient caught at my reputation,
and these Straws of confidence float sinking man. So
Ibroke into my brief holiday and came up from Scotland
by the night train.
The sleeping carriages were all engaged; but ! OBJ
tanned first class compartment to myself, and lay
down with a cushion and rug, and went TO sleep for
several hours. | reused the last stopping station.
glanced at my watCh,-hat past three,-and dozcd of
again Immediately | was reused atreSh as the tram
moved off by a rush Of cold air and man stumbling
into the carriage. glance at him woke me completely
and sat up
Slight Young fellow Of about five and twenty-but his
manner and the disorder Of his attire made him qucs
tionabe companion. He had no hat, and his coat was
torn and his collar had come untastened His hands
scratched and his clothes were SplaShed with mud
and his shoes were covered with IT. He painted as II he
had been running. His eyes wild, and he was cv
IDENTIFY laboring under great excitement
He answered the question in my eyes. 81 know look
queer, he said; "but am all right. You needn't be
afraid Of me-
laughed angrily | should not have been afraid Of
couple Of little fellows like him; but was annoyed at
the prospect Of being mixed up in some unpleasant bust
ness as d witness. Il will see that you have OppOr
tuny to prove that you all right, when get to
town. promised. "You needn't look at the commit
ncaton cord. I'm not going to pull It, can take care
of myself, you'll tind.'
He rested his head on his hand and sat silent and
shivering He looked less guilty than miserable. sup
pose a doctor gets into habit Of pity. Anyhow, felt
SOIly IOi i4lIi
The police l remarked would Judge YOU like
police. | should Judge you like man. Perhaps you'd
prefer TO explain to me-
He looked at me doubdully. you can't Judge me
fairly he said, "a big strong fellow like you. If you
were a small man Do you know Id have killed YOU
rather than have fuss in town.
nodded calmly. "Ill Judge that with the rest, |
SAID "and III try to Judge you a small man
AS a cowardl' he said bitterly.
"Well?" asked. "What have you donc:'
And then he told me this story.
TALWAYS suspected that was coward; but dldn
it, even 70 myself, till a few days ago made
believe that | kept out Of rough sports and physical
contests only because my physique doomed me to fail,
urc and not because feared to be hurt. got on all
right in my own sctstudcnts and writers and artistic
people. was one Of the students and ID done pretty
well in that line. got lot of scholarships and prlzc5
at Cambridge. | finished there four years ago
haven't any profession. My father left me money.
Sometimes | think that my misfortune went III
for mathematics and history.
Il had a friend who coached for the army exam,
nations. He fell sick just before one came on, and
couldn't get a tutor to take his mathematical class
took it for him. Just of friendship One OF the pupils
was the Hon. Frank Exbury. He was an awful duteT
at mathematics; but liked the fellow particularly
took end of trouble 20 work him up, and got him