The Washington herald., 1914-09-20

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1.-THE HOUSE DIVIDED.
Alone in that strange place Of silence and shad-
ows-that den of the devils livery, crimson and
black-chained to the invalid chair wherein, day
in. day out for years on end, he had suffered the
Promethean torments Of the life that would not
die out of his wretched wrecked carcass though
without ceasing sharp-beaked envy, hatred, malice
and all uncharitableness pecked insatiably at his
vitals, Seneca Trine sat waiting, with the i'm
passiyity of a craven figure waiting on his immi
neut hour of ultimate avehgement for the wrong
that had made him what he was.
"Lnother hour!~ = In sixty minutes more
they will be here, Judith and Marrophat and Rose
poor fool!-and himi In sixty minutes
more they will put him down before me- oound ano
helpless If not dead F.. -.
A sI;obt nause prefaced words that were whim
pered prayer: "God send that he be not dead!
Have fingered here in anguish all these weary
years for the fulhllment of my revenge only 70 Dc
cheated at the end by Death? God grant that
Alan Law may be laid down still living mere al
nv feeti's o.. Then
bitter smile twisted his tortured features:
Then shall my will be done to him! And then
when have seen him die as his father ded-then
All, God!-then at last too may die!
There was a long silence, then groan OF ex-
do OOf
does Judith delay, when she knows how l suner!
Why have been put of from day to day with her
telesrams that begged for more time ana prom
ised everything-but told nothing!-unth yester
day .. Where are those messages she sent me
yesterday"
. His one sound hand groped out like claw and
sought a mass of papers the desk beside him.
sorting out from among them two yellow forms.
Painfully he blinked over these and slowly mis-
pain-bent lips conned their wording:
"tAIan and Rose safe with me-will bring both
born. tomorrow night without faIIIS" he read the
FIRST aloud; and then the second: "'HaVe motor
car waiting for me tomorrow morning from three
o'clock TIL called for New Bedford WATERFRONT
Judith"
shaded by his own desires Il must not doubt the
eirIv She has promised, she has performed
so still was he indeed, that he seemed to sleep;
hut so deceptive was that semblance tnat ne was
alert for the least sound The girl entered softly
found him with head erect and eyes a-olaze.
.Judith," he cried his great voice vibrating like
g brazen hell AT last! Where is he? You have
brought him? Where is he?"
with no more answer than a sigh, the girl
drooped her head and let her hands hang Imply
with palms exposed ~
Alter an instant Of incredulous disappointment
the man shot a single, frigd question at her:
You have failed?
Il have failed" she confessed.
'eWhy?"
She shrugged slightly. Who knows why one
fails? l did my best: he was too much for me,
-outwitted me at every turn. Time and again l
thought 1 had him. but always he escaped, either
by his own wit and courage or with anothers AID
Only yesterday night they were all three In the mol
low of my hands-but now bring you only Rose
She faltered awed by the glare OF his tnfurlated
eyes Let me explain" she begged
He snapped her short: You cannot explain.
The thing is impossible, that you should, have
failed There is something beneath this, some
thing you will not tell me-.
His hand sought the row Of buttons on the desk
and pressed one long.
Almost instantly servant giided noiselessly into
the room.
INV daughter Rose-have her brought here to
me at once!"
IN another moment the replica Of his daughter
Judith was ushered into his presence
Upon this one he loosed the hghtnings OF his
wrath without ruth.
Rose suffered him in silence. His most CALLING
recri1nination educed retort from this one.
In lull in Trines TRADE, Judith chose to inter
ject:. Don't be SO hard the silly fool: she's
not responsible: she's sick with love for that good-
looking simpleton!"
"And youi" Rose turned her passionately-
what about you? If love Alan Law at least
love him openly. I'm not ashamed to own it-and
1 don't pursue him, you do, pretending mean
to sacrifice him to a wicked family feud, and then
spare him every time meet him, to lead him to
believe haven't the heart to injure hm-as you
do, hoping SO to work upon his sympathies and
earn a kindly word and pat on the head from
his hand!" .... ... ..a
Fiercely she leyeled denunciatory arm at her
sister "There!" she cried to her father-"f you
need to know-there stands the daughter who has
betrayed your faith-as have not, who have never
even pretended to approve your villainy!"
81 think" Trine announced in voice of ice-'T
have learned now what needed to know"
His fingers sought the row of buttons; and
when servant responded, he inquired:
"Mr. Marrophat has returned?"
He is in the waiting room, sir"
Conduct Miss Judith to him and tell him hold