The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-16
IY-THE MuTINEER

Within the hour Rose Trine stood
before her father in that somber room
wherein he wore out his crippled days.
in that place of silence and shadows
whose sinister color scheme of GRIM
son and black was the true livery Of
his monomaniaLhis passion for ven
geance that alone kept. warm the en-
bers of life In that wasted and move
less frame.
An impish malice glimmered In his
sunken eyes as he kept her waiting
upon his pleasure. And when at length
he decided to speak. It was with a
rinG Of hateful irony in that strangely
sonorous voice of his.
Rose" he said slowly-"my daugh.
teri am told you have today been
guilty of an act of disloyalty to me-"
She said soolly: "You had me spied
upon"
Naturally. with every reason to
question your loyalty, I had you
watched"
She waited significant moment.
then dropped an impassive monosyl-
liable into the silence: "WelI?"
"You have visited the man Digby,
servant and friend of the man hate
end You love"
N1hN ct~+N, "hHoaI CA Pi So6lOn. SS.
Repeat what passed between you"
81 shall not. but on one condition"
"And that is?"
TELL me first whether Ii was YOU
who sent the rose to Alan Law-and
more, where Judith has been during
the last fortnight?"
shall tell you nothing, my child.
Repeat"-the resonant voice rang
with inflexible purpose-"repeatw hat
the man Digby tcld you-'
The girl was silent. He endured her
stare for long minute. a spark OF
rage hndling to flame the evil old
eyes. Then his one living member
that had power to serve his iron will,
a hand like the claw Of bird Of prey,
moved toward row Of buttons sunk
in the writing bed OF his desk.
Il warn You I have ways to make
you speak"
With a quick movement the girl
bent over and prssoned che kony wrist
In her strong fingers. With her otheY.
hand, at the same time, she whipped
open an upper drawer of the desk
ana TOOK from II o revolver which she
placed at safe distance.
To the contra.y,= she said quietly,
ecu Eli remember that s,.a tine has
passed when you could have me pun
ished for disobedience. You will cal,
nobody; u Interrupted, shant hesi-
tate to defend myself And now,s.-4lay-,
ing hold OF the back OF his chair. she
moved 1t. some distance from the desk
YOU may as we'll ha nniaf while nj
find for myself what wish to know
For q moment he watched In silence
as she bent over the desk, runimaginR
its drawers. Then with an iifuriated
gesture of his left hand. he began to
curae her.
She shuddered little as the black
oatha bl;stered hie thin old lips, ded-
tcafing her and all she loved to sin.
insamy and sorrow; hut nothing could
stay her in her purpose. He was
ereataless and exhausted when she
Strengthened upw it'll an exclamation
OF satisfaction, atudied intently for q
moment q sheaf of papers. and thrust
thens hastily into her handbag, to-
gether with the revolver. ~
Then touching the push button
which released secret and .ittie.used
door, without a backward glance. she
slipped from the room and. closing the
door securely. within another minute
had madeh er way unseen from the
house. iis
vTHE INCREDfBf.E THING.
Broad daylight. the top OF 4 morn
ing are rare as ever broke upon the