Evening journal., 1914-09-21

which through the agency OF his daughter judith, wo
s1 81 violent o % passions s s Da s Ss ne bo wsS n Se
responsible the which rendered helpless
double but in al else her opposite Judith vows TO com
ssyes her IRE and unw!nty and unwll5sy lyon Wins
the old hatred the new love and Jealousy
Rose.
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 sharpbeaked envy, hatred malice
and all uncharitabeness pecked insataDly at MS
vitals Seneca Trine sat waiting with the I'M
passivity of craven figure waiting on his immi
nent hour of ultimate avengement for the wrong
that had made him what he was.
Another hour In sixty minutes moye
hey will be here Judith and Marrophat and Rose
poor fooll-and him In sixty minutes
more they will put him down before me, bound ana
helpless if not dead
A slight pause prefaced words that we're whim'
oered prayer God send that he be not oeao!
Have fingered here in anguish all these weary
years for the fulflment OF my revenge only to be
cheated at the end by Death? God grant that
Alan Law may be laid down still living here at
my feet Then
A bitter smile twisted his tortured features;
Then shall my will be done to him! And then
when I have seen him die his father died-then
All Godi-then at last too may diel-
There was a long silence then groan OF ex-
asperated protest. why do they not come! why
5oes Judith delay when she knows how l suner!
yVhv have I been put off from day to day with her
teIegrams that begged for more time and prom
ised everythng-but told nothing-7until yester-
day Where are those messages she sent me
yesterday"
His one sound hand groped out like a claw and
sought a mass of papers on the desk beside him,
sorting out from among them two yellow forms.
Painfully he blinked over these and SLOWLY MS
pain bent lips conned their wording;
"'AIan and Rose safe with me-will bring both
home tomorrow night without fall" he read the
FIRST aloud; and then the second; "'Have motor
car waiting for me tomorrow morning from three
o'clock Till called for New Bedford waterfront
Judith"
SNov he affirmed with the fervor of one per
suaded nv his own desires: Il must not doubt the
girl She has promised she has performed
So still was he indeed, that he seemed to sleep;
but so deceptive was that semoiance tnal ne was
alert for the least sound The girl entered softly
as If fearful of disturbing his slumbers; but she
found him with head erect and eyes a-blaze'
judith" he cried, his great voice vibrating like
n brazen bell. AT last! Where is he! You have
brought him? Where is he?
drooped her head and let her hands hang Imply
After an instant Of incredulous disappointment
the man shot a single, frigid question at her.
'You have failedT
81 have failed" she confessed
'why?"
She shrugged slightly who knows why one
fails? did my best: he was too much lot me-
outwitted me at every turn Time ana asaln
thought had him. but always he escaped, eitner
by his own wit and courage or with anothers aio
ONLY Yesterday night they we're all three in the hol
low of my hands-but now bring you only Rose
She faltered awed by the glare oil MS Hiuria'eu
eyes LET me explain" she begged
Van cannot explain
The thing is impossible, that you should nave
failed There is something beneath tnls' some
thing you will not tell me-
His hand sought the row Of buttons on the desk
and pressed one long.
Almost instantly a servant glided noselessy into
the -, =.
MY daughter Rose-have her brought here t'
me at once!" -,...
In another moment the replica OF MS oausn'el
Judith was ushered into his presence
Tnon tbis one he loosed the lightnings Of his
wrath without ruth
Rose suffered him in silence His most galnI
recrimnation educed no retort from this one
In a lun in Trines trade Judith chose 70 inter
iect. "Dont he 40 hard on the silly fool: shes
not responsible; she's sick with love for thet gooo
looking simpleton,"
"And you!" Rose turned on her passionately-
"vhat about you? II / love Alan Law, at least
love him openly. I'm not ashamed to own lt-an'
don't pursue him, as you do, pretending meal
to sacrifice him to wicked family feuu ana tnei
spare him every time I meet him, to lead MIN U
believe haven't the heart to injure hm-as yo'
do hoping to work upon his sympathies ant
earn kindly word and pat on the mead iron
bis handi"
Fiercey she leveed a denunciatory arm at ne
sister "There!" she cried to her fatherTh yo
need to know-there stands the daughter who ha
betrayed your faith-as have not, who have neve
even pretended to approve your villainy!
Il think Trine announced in voice Of ice
have learned now what / needed to know
His fingers sought the Of buttons; an
when servant responded, he inquired
"Mr. Marrophat has returned?"
HE is in the waiting room, sir.
Conduct Miss Judith TO him and tell him | hoi
him personally responsible for her safe-keepinl
He will understand"