Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-19

settled before you came"
1 She turned from him in an immeas-
urable relief to look out OF the window.
The -yoice OF the congregation rose
again in the closing hymn, Onward.
Christian Soldiers" :-
The hymn ended She raised her
head and faced him. unshed tears In
her eyes. -.
John Dunmeade.' she cried. Il
don't know yet bow much Of what you
have said Is true. And don't know
whether you have been weak or strong
But there are finer things than the
strength OF heartless justice. One Of
them is-must be-to be merciful. to
want to show mercy where you owe
none. where you believe you can gain
nothing. as you have done. ! can't
shan't try to thank you. But shall
always be praying for you all the good
things you have earned as you GO
and you will go-onward."
He merely repeated an old saying.
II haven't thought as far ahead as to-
morrow. And now you'd better 60 be-
fore church let's out II people saw
yon here II might set them thinking"
Warren Blake's body was buried and
his tragedy with II The, luck had held
TO the last. no suspicion Of lurking
mystery had been breathed. And VIII
liam MurcheIl returned from the fu-
neral to birth.
His enemies have called him inhuman.
lacking In moral senslbility. There
are episodes in his career which sup
port the charge. But deep down with
IN him had always laid something that,
long ORIGINATING. now fought to win to
the light He was suddenly arralgned
before -himself. become by the tragedy
most pltiless Of judges. The vigorous
mentality that had hungered and
thirsted for action, lusted for slprp
combat. sought insatiably for power
and ever more power. now turned upon
himself. with precise. merciless strokes
dissected his life for him. revealed Its
essential ugliness, disclosed overlooked
potentialifies.
II was the evening after the funeral.
He was alone In his library. But he
was not reading. He was angrily
watching the guthering of a belated
force IN his existence.
He frowned when from the hall came
the sounds Of alteration. heated on
one side and coolly confident on the
other. Then the door was thrown
open, and Haig. followed by the prot
estant man servant. entered. The nov
ellst briskly crossed the room and
planted himself In a chair before MUIR
chell.
The involuntary host greeted him
inhospitably. II told Jim would see
nobody tonight. What do you want"
You remember. Saturday night
said you and would have to discuss
the matter OF payment The time
has come. the walrus said"
.WellY'
Senator Murchell. have you con-
science?''
Are you trying to be impertinent.
young Inan?''
How impertinent? I'm merely try
ing to verify an impression. The 9TH
err night. while you were watching
Warren Blake die. I got the notion
that you had one. Now Warren Blake
Is out of the way. Hampden won't
be disgraced. There's to be no scandal
Your plans to save the bank are I'M
der way. Other plans Of yours are no
longer in jeopardy. So It's time to
think of payment. have just come
from Dunmeade. He isn't q very
happy man. Senator Murchell. Hes
oppressed by the knowledge that he
has been weak. He has lost his pride. |
his belief In himself. his sense OF abb
solute honesty-call II soul for short
The poor fool even thinks he Is to
blame for Warren Blaka's shooting
himself. You and know better. We
know who killed Cock Robin" Haig
laughed insinuatingly.
"You hive a strange sense Of hu-
NOR. Just what are you trying to In
sinuatef'
II mean thatswe know that the man
who killed Warren Blake was the
man who killed Creighton. Hawklna
Delehanty, Burns. Schneider. Larkin
and Blake. And he's the fellow that
created an atmosphere OF dishonesty
In political banks and public treas
uries, made opportunities for thlevery.
encouraged and profted by peculation
lin short, the man who devised and
built the machine whose creatures and
victims have paid the penalty Of their
crimes with suicide. Do make my
self ciearf"
Murchell sat up angrily. THAT isn't
true. I'm not responsible II few
weaklings aren't able to resist tempta-
ton and take the easiest way out"
at was Cain. believe" Haig pur-
red. "who first pleaded that excuse
"See here. Haig! II you have any
thing important TO say. say It Other
WISE
Haig leaned over. interrupting men,
acingly, tapping the senator's knee to
oynnhasiza his words. "I,d advise you /