The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-09-25

looked at him strangely. "Do you be
leve--that?'
Il know it. But you needn't be
afraid any longer. Your father Is safe
so far as am concerned That was
settled before you came.'
She turned from him in an immeas-
urable relief to look out Of the window.
The voice Of the congregation rose
again in the closing hymn, Onward.
Christian Soldiers"
The hymn ended. She raised her
her eyes
John Dunmeade," she cried. II
don't know yet how 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. l can't-l
shan't try to thank you. But | shall
always be praying for you all the good
things you have earned rs you 60
and you will go-onward."
He merely repeated an old saying.
Il haven't thought as far ahead as to-
morrow And now you'd better 60 be-
fore church lets out. If people saw
you here it might set them thinking"
Warren Rlake's body was buried and
his tragedy with it. The luck had held
to the last No suspicion OF lurking
mystery had been breathed And VII
liam Murchell returned from the fu.
neral to Il birth
His enemies have called him inhuman.
lacking in moral senslbility. There
are episodes in his career which sup
port the charge bu, deer down with
In him had always laid something that.
long pregnating. now fought to win to
the light He was suddenly arraigned
before himself. become by the trugedy
most pitiless Of judges. The vigorous
mentality that had hungered and
thirsted for action, lusted for sharp
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
potentalities.
1t was the evening after the funeral.
He was alone in his library. But he
was not reading. He was angrily
watching the gathering Of a belated
force in his existence.
He frowned when from the hall came
the sounds of alteration. heated ON
other. Then the door was thrown
open. and Haig. followed by the prot
estant man servant. entered. The nov
clist briskIy crossed the room and
planted himself in n chair before Muir
chell,
The involuntary host greeted him
inhoSpitably. II told Jim | would see
nobody tonight. What do you want7'
You remember. Saturday night l
said you and would have to discuss
the matter of payment? The time
has come. the walrus said"
"Well?"
Senator Murchcll, have yon con.
science"'
Are you trying to be impertinent,
young MANI"
How iml,ertinent? I'm merely try.
ing to verify an impression. The 9th
cr night, while you were watching
Warren Blake die. l got the notion
that you had one. Now Warren Blake
is ont of the way. Hampden won'1
he disgraced There's to be no scandal
Your plans to save the bank are un
dor way, Other plans OF yours are nc
longer in jeopardy. So it's time tt
think Of payment. l have just come
from Dunmea'le. He isn't very
. happy man. Senator Murchell He's
oppressed by the knowledge that ht
; has been weak He has lost his pride
his belief in himself. his sense OF alb
/ solutc honesty-call it soul for short
The poor fool even thinks he Is t.
blame for Warren Rlake's shootin:
= himself You and know better. W.
know who killed Cock Robin" Hal,
t langhed inSinuatingly.
"You have strange sense or ni
NOR Just what are you trying to In
sinuate?'
Il mean that we know that the mai
who killed Warren Blake was tb
| man who killed Creighton. Hawkins
Delehanty, Burns. Schneider. I.arki1
and Blake And he's the fellow tha
z created an atmosphere Of dishonest,
in political banks and public treas
!, nries, made opportunities for thievery
, cncoura ged and profited 10y peculat1o
= in short. the man who devised ant
|, built the machine whose creatures an
! victims have paid the penalty OF thel
T. crimes with suicide Do l make my
q self rlear?"
n Murchell sat up angrly. THAT ISM
!. true I'm not responsible II 1e>
wca killings aren't able to resist tempt;
n t;on and take the easiest way ont,
at was Cain. | believe" f1aig pul
4 red. "who first pleaded that excuse.
:. "See here, Haig! II you have an!
:. thin. important to say, say It Othe
. wise
/ IIaiy leaned over, interruptins mel
: acingly, tapping the senator's Knee
emphasize his words: 'fd advise yo
r to listen. VIII you!
\ "GO on"
@ "rhats sensible Haig resumed n
# easy attitude Lets take up Du'
u ;ueaGe's case. His mouth Is closed Q
his love for katherine HalnlNlen III
!. question now is, who profits most |
q his silence and hence will huve to pay
!, It isn't lIampden think "nde
t stand the political situation pretty we
:. Ju,t ,,,,,y when Won rr tryiu: to Scra