Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-19
BY THE GREEN
MONSTER
By DONALD CtiAA1BERLlN

Janeway's business called him often
away from home. One afternoon he
returned from one of these trips glad
to get back and opening the door with
his latchkey. went upstairs In the
upper hall he found himself face to
face With Il man he had never seen.
he was well dressed. and Janeway, in
stead of taking him for a burglar and
supposng there might be some mis-
take about his being there, awaited an
explanation.
II 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 bouse:"
Come. Maintain your equanimity.
Consider that by making scandal
you will injure not only yourself. bur
will ruin your wife's reputation
Janeway was too paralyzed to speak
He simply glared at the man, who con-
tinued:
Take your revenge on me- not on
her. will meet you at any time or
place you wish and enable you to in
dict vengeance upon me to your hearts
content. will give you an oppor-
tunity to do by me as. confess,
would do by you under reversed sim
Lar 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 clinchng with him.
If he had had u 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 b.
found?"
Edmond Trowbridge, Calumet club
Janeway stopped for no more De
scending 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 friend and send him
to the man who had ruined him with
Z challenge? Not yet. He was unwill
Ing to give his confidence to any one
Should he so 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
horrible nightmare? Was there not
some mistake? Gradually his feelings
20 far subsidized as to permit him to ex
excise common sense. What did com
mon sense dictate as the first thing to
Do? Why. to 60 to his wife and hear
her story.
It was o'clock when he again open
ed his front door and stepped into the
house
SIS that you. dear:" came his wifes
scdce from upstairs why are you 80
hte? You telegraphed you would be
home to dinner"
Janeway did not deign any reply tc
these remarks. he was trying to make
up bis mind to the disagHeeable WORK
before him. He staggered into the liv
Ing room and, throwing himself into
IN easy chair, covered his face with hi.
hands. Hearing step in the hall b.
withdrew them and saw his wife
standing in the doorway gazing at him
with frightened look.
"Frank"' she said What under
heaven is the matter?"
There was ring at the telephone
She paid no attention to 1t, but, ad-
vancing. kneeled beside him and took
bis 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:
"1ts the chief Of police. He says
man has been brought in with arti
eles on him with our name on them"
Janeway jumped from his chair as
though raised by an electric shock.
Rushing to the phone he snatched the
receiver from his wife and called for
. 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.
II came home at o'clock and found
the thief here"