The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-27

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q would hsges aIled NE q a any
son1pIssegF With tpg. on palnengi
n heavy gilt ffanleg sof very period
and school Rembf ansis Guyps, RnSs
taeis Reynelds Corptss Henners
.SemeSon easels. some resting on the
hopti shapdsome French hfonzes
dainty china IN Japanese teakwooa
tables, . ANTIQUE furniture, gold EN-
Rroidered clerical. ysstmeqts hapea
painted screens esstly Rental rugs
rare cs-all we're eonfusety
1umhed together. On Q grand piano
Inaaeorner of the room stood tBo tail
cloisonne vases soe almost ineslmaele
value. onsa desk close by were pllea
miniatures and rare worries Ihe
wallis were covered with tapestries
armer, and frepnles q arms. more
IKE museum than . sitting ii room; y
was the home OF a man -wile made
business Oh art or maae OIL ART a ods'
ness.
Underwood stared modify at t9f
glowing logs In the open CHIMNEY
place. His 1ace was pale ana de
termined. After coming IN from tQe
restaurant he had changed his tux
edo for the more comfortable mouse
coat iNothing canedfhim away tna'
particular SUNDAY evening, ana nc
one was likely to disturb him. Eerrls
his man servant mad taken ms usus,
SUNDAY on ana Wouiu noE return unti u
mlanIsht: Inc aps |sl!Qg was sun a. u
me grave y was SO ngns ABOVE "
street mat NOT 9 s9Hgo reached ~
from ne NOISY broauEay oeloW' vn
derwooa iiKeo tae quet so tnae q.
coulo MINK ana ne was tnlhklns naIu
W ne ~ aesk ~ ~ ELBOW, s!'oI
danny qsmI7tase q gpSck eohee7ln
tasted Insrs WeFe ssasFses ann ~
canters OF Ymsky aaa coralai, ON'
the sumu!ants aid not tempt MN.
He wondered II Alicia would Ignore
bis letter or II she would come 70
him. Surely she could not be so heart
less IS 70 throw him oyer at sucn Z
moment. Crushed in his left hana
was copy OF thegNeW York Herald
containing an elaborate account OF the
brilliant reception and musicale given
the previous evening at her nome
With an exclamation, q Impotence ne
rose from his seat tpreY, the paper
from him, and began 10 pace the moor,
4 Was this the end Of everything!
Had he reached the end Of his rope?
He must pay the reckoning II not To-
day, tomorrow. AS MS eyes wan
dered around the room and ne look
mental inventory Of each costly OBJ
iect, he experienced sudden snocK
as be recalled the thlngs mat were
missing How could pc explain their
absence? The art dealers were az
ready suspicious: They were not 70
be put on any longer wien excuses
Any moment Mey rmlSat lnstsc sltns'
on the Immediate return o. ,tnelr PROV
erty or on payment y lui. ne wy
In the position tq " heltner, ~
articles had heen sota 9ne tne money
lost gambling curse Me l9eK' every
thing aad gone against nun y, iate'
The dealers Woula DeSIu crlninai pro,
ceedings, disgrace aua prison STRIPES
would tollow. fneFe MAS no way 'ou'
Of It. he nag no s09e e,t| 70 Ia n DSS9l ne
could tprn IN tpls erl ISIS s,
And now even Ahcie nag deserted
him, This was tnelasE straw. WINE
he vas still able TO Roast OF tne
friendship and patronage OF tne aris'
tocratic Mrs. Howard JehrleS ne
could still hold his nead nlgn N ths
world. No one would care question
bis integrity, but now she nad aoan'
doned him to his tate people would De
gin to talk. Inere was no use Keep
ing up a hopeless hsn'-Sulclue' "ss
the only way OUT!
He stopped ~ tropt o. . mHro =,
startled at what ne saw there !!
was the face OF man not YET oo' Du!
apparently much older, me features
we're drawn ana hagsate, ana MS os ,Fs
hair was plentituiiy Sueaked WIZ. W.
gray; lie looked like man WGo nag
lived two yves ~ one, to-nlsnt ms
face frightened MN ms eyes hau .
fixed stare IKE those Of a man NJ
had once seen IN n 1', ne
wondered IL men looked ,,ne tnas % 1vas