The Washington times., 1913-06-25
CHAPTER xxvn-(continued.)

OIJGLAS turned round with a lit
tie breath Of relief Yes, II was
the man whom he had expected
to sec. pale as death, with
sunken eyes encircled with deep. black
his cheeks. shabbily dressed, yet carry
ing In his personality still the traces OF
refinement. He dropped into the one
easy chair. and Douglas watched him.
half fascinated.
You have become" he continued,
leaning his head upon his bony fingers,
"a man Of letters. / believe. I con-
gratulate you. You have stepped INTO
the whirlpool from which no man can
retrace his steps. Yet even this is bet
ter. Ii II not. than what you were? You
were not cut out. think, for parson.' =
..Never mind me and my affairs"
Douglas said hoarsely. II want 70 have
nothing to do with you. l wish you 20
harm-only / beg that You leave this
room. and that / may never see You
again"
The newcomer did not move.
That IL all very well. Mr.. Guest" he
laid. abut / fancy that last time We
met II was as fellow-crfminals. eh?''
1--WE were both trying to rob your
father" Douglas answered slowly, but
there was a difference-aye, and more
besides. He had no right to withhold
II. AS for you-
well. he was my fatner. and OF MS
own will he had never given me half
nenny in NV life. Surely, ] had right
10 something"
.Tet the robbery co. Douglas said,
,eanine across the table. TITS true that
took but my own-but no more Of that
Al least. never raised my hand against
him"
.,,. ~ his fingers upon the table by his
siae. He spoke in dull. unemouonal
'@perhaps not, but while You robbed
he slept. / was as gentle as you ana
n,,teter. but in the midst of 1t he woke
m ana / found his eyes wide open.
vstchinr me. / saw his fingers stiffen
IN 4 moment he would have oeen upon
me-so I struck him down. You heard
him cali. and came back. Yet We neith-
a. ~ ms thought him dead. ! did not
wish to kill him. Do you remember
how we stood side by side and shud'
apon'tl" Douglas cried sharply.
"ron,t, I wish y.su would go away.
The man in the chair took & no noucs; nc s,.
dark ewes. He tapped upon the table
e1.sn With his skinny foreflnger.
sJust a little blue mark upon his tenn
ple." he ccsiSA IN . the same s,nod marc; and
snnIeS al ir.Y FnI,. 1t was close
upon morning then. S1s EqowEit seemed
~ grow Hight as we stood there. didn't
~, You tried to bring him TO. ! knew
that II was no use. / knew then that
nourIas reeled where he stood; and
..,sry atom of color had left his cheeks
sT u,isb YOU would go away. or be
-t,snt :. he moaned. You VIII drive me
mad-as you are
Then the man In the chair smiisS.
ana awful though his fnpassiveness
had been, that smile was worse.
aIt is not / who win drive you mad.
he said s.She will do II in good time
She has done Il to others-she has done
n To me. That is why tried to Kill her.
That is why may not rest until l nave
Killed her. Don't you know why i
ne nted that money? She was at the
nriory. and / walked there to see her
for a moment. TO hear her. voice. hid
in the grounds-it was two days before
.sThen she shrank away from me as
though / was some unclean animal She
would not look at me- nor suffer me 70
speak / had no right, she said. TO
come into her presence in such state.
I was to come decently dressed. In my
right mind-fhen she might talk with
me. But creaturs u yeSsi It wasn't