The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-10-31
The 0rsddoeks.

NSTINCTIvEl.Y the hoy expert
enced q singular. instantaneous
aversion to this immaculate In
truder.
Get out.' he heard Brnhdock roar
after him as he paused nt the partition
to look once more at the stranger
The man was bowling low before the
straight. motionle.s figure Of Mary
Braddork. Her chin was high In the
air. and David could almost have
sworn that he saw her nostri's dilnte
From q place beyond the nap in the
partition he surveyed this disturbing
| visitor
He was not long in supplying a rea-
son for the sudden antipathy he felt
toward this man whom he had never
seen before. In the FIRST place. the
mans face was a peculiarly evil one.
His dark eyes were set quite close to-
sether under bulging forehend His
eyebrows were straw colored and so
thin that they were almost Invisible.
4 broad, fat nose. with spreading nos
trils not unlike that Of an Ethiopian.
gave to the upper part Of his face n
sheepIike expression. Ills lower lip.
thick and blue and loose. protrudrd
with dabby insistence beyond its mate.
which was short and straight. The
chin receded. but was Of surprising
length and breadth. His ears sat very
low on his head and were ludirrons!y
small. Above them rose massive
dome. covered with thick well brushed
hair Of yeIlowish hue. pnrted exactly
in the middle His cheeks were white
and fiaccid. and there was n fulness in
front Of the Jaw point that suggested
approaching bagclness. He smiled with
his lips closed. and broadly at that.
The picture was even less allurinc than
when his face was In repose. In the
subdued gray light Of the tent his com
rlexion was singularly coloress: David
thought Of very sick man he had once
seen.
But this man was apparently In the
best Of health. He was spare. and his
sloping shoulders did not suggest
breadth or strength. yet there was that
about him which made for force and
virility. His hands were long and slim
and very white. A huge diamond gilt
tered on one Of the fingers Of the left
hand: another quite rs large adorned
the bosom Of his shirt One would say.
guessing. that he was tNirtE-siN or
thirty eight years Of age. As matter
Of fact. he was fifty-five.
David noticed that he never allowed
his gnze to leave the face OF Mary
Brnddock except to occasionally trhv-
erse her figure from crown to foot. He
experienced fierce desire to rush out
and strike the man across the eyes.
He could not hear what they were
talking about. Braddock WIS urging
something on her In low, inSist'nt
tones. His manner was that Of one
who espouses forlorn hope He
argued with the inSinuatiaG. doubt
ing earncstness so characteristic of
the man who knows that he is opor-
ating against his own best interests III
the face Of one who fully understands
the weakness that impels him. Mrs
Bradtiock stood before him. cold. pas
sive, uncOnvinced Her Erectin: for
the newcomer had been most un-
friendly. He stood close 20 her elbow,
the trace Of smile on his lips.
suddenly her tense body relaxed,
Her chin dropped forward. and she
nodded her head deiectcdly. EraG-
docks next remark. uttered with con
siderable gusto. came 10 pavid'S ears.
"Eood" ne said, biting his cigar with
approving energy. I'VE can talk i!
over there. think you will see it my
way. Mary. You'll see if I'm not
right. Come on. Bob. This is no place
to talk"
She preceded them without another
word. an mir Of utter wcnrlne>s char
acteriZirg her movements. The stran-
ger smiled his bland. hateful! smile.
When Braddock In genial relief essay