Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23

go white, his lip witch, his eyes glaze with horrible
surprise His arms fell Imply to his sides.
"Good God. kendrick!' he cried.
The voice of the with whom Billy Magee had
but moment before struggled the balcony answered.
eyes, Hayden. I'm back"
Hayden wet his lips with his tongue. "What-what
brought YOU: he asked his voice trailing off weakly on
"What brought me- Suddenly, as from volcano
that had long been cold fire bazed up in kendrick S
eyes "If man knew the road from hell back home
what would it need to bring him back"
Hayden stood with his mouth partly open; almost
a grotesque picture of terror he looked in that dim
light Then he spoke, in an odd strained tone, more
dead, he said 81 told myself you'd never come back
Over and over-in the night told myself that. But
all the time-I knew knew you'd GOMEZ
A cry-a wornan's cry-sounded from just outside
the door of number seven. Into the room came Myra
Thornhill Quickly she crossed and took Kendrick's
hands in hers.
"Davd7 she sobbetl ooh, David-is it drearn-a
wonderful drearn'"
Kendrick looked into her eyes, sheepishly at first
then gladly as he what in them; for the light
there, under the tears, such no man could mis-
take. Magee it. Hayden saw ii too, and his voice
feless when he spoke.
Forgive me, David" he said. Il didn't mean
AND then as he that Kendrick did not listen, he
1 turned and walked quietly into the bedroom of
number seven, taking no notice OF Cargan and Bland
who with the other winter guests of baldpate, now
crowded the doorway leading to the hall. Hayden
closed the bedroom door Magee and the others stood
silent, wondering Their answer came Qulckly,-the
sharp cry of a revolver behind that closed door.
1t was Magee who went into the bedroom The
moonlight strelmed in through the low windows, and
fell brightly on the bed. Across this Hayden lay.
AIagee made sure. 1t pleasant thing make
Of Then he took the revolver from the hand that
still casped it, covered the quiet figure the bed and
stepped back into the outer room.
"He-he has killed himself, he said in a low voice,
closing the bedroom door behind him.
There moments frightened hush; then the
voice of Kendrck rang out:
KILLED HIMSELF | don't understand. Why should
he do that? Surely not because no" He looked
questionnglv into the white face of the girl at his
side. She only shook her head. KILLED himself" he
repeated, like a Weakened from sleep Il don
understand"
~ tptoc the amateur hernits Of Badpate descended
~ to the hotel office. NIagee the eyes of the girl
ofithe station upon him. wide with doubt and alarm
While the others gathered in little groups and talked
he took her to one side
"When does the next train leave for Reuton?" he
asked her.
in two hours tent thirty" she replied
"You must be on it, he told her with YOU will go
the two-hundred- thousand-dollar package have it
in my pocket now.
She took the stoiolly, and made no reply.
"Are you afraid asked Magee gently. You mustn't
be. No harm touch you. | will stay here and see
that one follows
I'm not afraid she replied Gust startled, that's
all. Did he-did he do it because YOU took this money
because he was afraid of what would happen?
"You mean Havlcn?' Magec said "No. This