The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-12
BY THE GREEN
MONSTER
BY DONALD CHAMBERLIN

MS AatSAhey, MSut upoldhs. Al Lh'
upper hall he found himself face tt
face with man he had never seen
He was well dressed, and Janeway, in
stead of taking him for burglar ant
supposing there might be some mis-
take about his being there, awaited ar
explanation.
IL admit" said the man, "that this
looks bad for your wife, but any man
who will leave his wife at home for
weeks, sometimes months at a time,
deserves
"What do you mean, sir? Why are
you in my house,"
"Come, Maintain your equanimity.
Consider that by making a scandal
you will injure not only yourself, but
will ruin your wifes reputation"
Janeway was too paralyzed to speak.
He simply glared at the man, who con-
tlnued:
"Take your revenge on me, not on
her. / will meet you at any time or
place you wish and enable you to in
uIIL fCnSChANG hPOh fAS w yOuL hCdAt .
content. 1 will give you an oppor-
tunity to do by me as, / confess,
would do by you under reversed SIM
liar circumstances. But the real cause
of our quarrel need not be known.
We can invent some pretext."
Where is my wife" Numbered
Janeway.
"For heavens sake keep away from
her, at least for awhile! In your pres
ent state of mind you are liable to COM
NIT murder"
Janeway hesitated. A fiery furnace
was within him. He knew the man
spoke the truth. 1t was all he could
do to avoid clinching with him.
If he had had weapon he would
have killed him. But one idea took
possession of him-to get away, some
where, anywhere, that he might free
himself from a temptation that would
put him behind bars and might bring
him to the scaffold. He turned, de-
scended several steps, stopped short
and said:
"Your name! And where can you be
found?"
Edmond Trowbridge, Calumet club"
Janeway stopped for no more. De-
seending the stairs that few moments
before he had mounted with such pleas
urable expectation, he rushed through
the hall to the front door and went
out. What he did during the next hour
he has never been able to distinctly re-
call. The time was occupied walking
the streets, but what streets are blank
to him. His brain was in a turmoil.
Should he find a friend and send him
to the man who had ruined him with
a challenge? Not yet He was unwill-
ing to give his confidence to any one.
Should he go to his wife and hear
what she had to say? Doubtless her
visitor had told her what had occurred
and she was prepared for the worst.
He was lost in wonder how the wo-
man with whom he had lived happily
for dozen years could have so de-
ceived him. Could this person who had
done this thing really be his wife?
Was he not asleep and suffering from
a horrible nightmare? Was there not
some mistake? Gradually his feelings
so far subsidized as to permit him to ex-
ercise common sense. What did COM
mon sense dictate as the first thing to |
do? Why, to go to his wife and hear
her story.
1t was 0 o'clock when he again open |
ed his front door and stepped into the
house
as that you, dear?" came his wife's /
voice from upstairs. ''Why are you so
late? You telegraphed you would be
home to dinner"
Janeway did not deign any reply to
these remarks. He was trying to make
up his mind to the disagreeable work
before him. He staggered into the liv
ing room and, throwing himself into
an easy chair, covered his face with his
hands. Hearing a step in the hall he
withdrew them and saw his wife
standing in the doorway gazing at him
with frightened look.
Frank she said. 'FWhat under
heaven is the matterT'
There was ring at the telephone.
She paid no attention to it, but, ad
vancing, kneeled beside him and took
his hand.
Answer the phone" he said, in or
der to gain time.
Going to the instrument she took
down the receiver. Then she said to
her husband:
Its the chief of police. He says a
man has been brought in with arti-
cles on him with our name on them"
Janeway jumped from his chair as
though raised by an electric shock.
Rushing to the phone be snatched the
receiver from his wife and called for
4 description of the man arrested.
When he had heard he took her in his
arms and Rugged her till she cried out.
'what does it all mean" she asked.
81 came home at o'clock and found
he thief here"
when was out? Why did you let
him go?"
HE told me a cock and bull story"
''What storyT' L
"Why he said-he said-that you were
lead and he was the undertaken come
o measure you for your coffin" ,
what assurance! Now / under
tand what you were suffering when / ,
anne into the room" II
They chung together in an embrace.