The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-10-30
BY THEGREEN
MONSTER
By DONALD CHAMBER IN !,

away lrOW uOuDc. Ouc dACeTuOOu no
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 man be had never seen.
He was well dressed, and Janeway. In
stead OF taking him for burglar and
supposing there might be some mis-
take about his being there, awaited An
explanation.
Il admit said the man. THAT this
looks bad for your wife. but any man
who will leave bis wife at home for
weeks. sometimes months at . time.
deserves
What do you mean, sir? Why are
you In my house:"
Come: Maintain your equanimity.
Consider that by making scandal
you will injure not only yourself. but
will ruin your wife's reputation"
Janeway was too paralyzed to speak.
he simply gIared ut 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
flict vengeance upon me to your hearts
content. will give you an oppor~
tunity to do by me as. ] confess, l
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 hea ven's 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 be 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 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-
ecending 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 turmoil.
7: Should be find friend and send him
! to the man who had ruined him with
challenge? Not yet He was unwili-
ing to give his confidence to any one.
! Should he 60 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 bis wife?
Was he not asleep and suffering from
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 so to his wife and hear
her story.
1t was Q o'clock when he again open
ed his front door and stepped into the
house.
rs 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. What under
| heaven il the matter?'
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 O
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 .
man has been brought in with arti-
cles on him with our name on them"
Janeway jumped from his chair 40
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 be- took her in his
arms and Rugged her till she cried out.
"What does it all mean?" she asked.
II came home at s o'clock and found
the thief here"
"When was out? Why did you let