The evening world., 1914-02-13
"Yss, he will kill himself like .

man."
Madeleine. Gertrude and Coriolis
sat and looked at one another. Pa
trice saw that the same inexplicable
young mans startled brain. began to
assume the figure Of a monster.
They reached the house. II was al
most incredible. hut Madeleine seemed
TO have recovered all her strength.
She was the first to alight. entirely
unaided. Patrice stared at her in be-
wilderment: she was a. white a. her
dress. all the same.
She said aloud. after listening to
the silence Of the house:
He il not here"
"They have not come in. Perhaps
Zoo had made him listen to reason.
Oh, dear. II only Zoe has persuaded
him to so for q stroll! in the Jardin
d'Acclimation!"
Exploring further. they discovered.
lying at the top OF the stairs. with
her arms outstretched and her face
covered with blood, Zoe. They cried
out with terror. Coriolis flung him
self upon the inert body and raised q
"she has received q Terrible blow
on the head" he said: Out she IL not
killed."
They carried her TO her room and
laid her on her bed. Coriolts hold
some iammoAia to her nostrils. She
opened her eyes.
At the sight Of the young woman
In the bridal dress who was tending
her she was convulsed rs though with
an electric shock.
Inn not dreaming ?" she cried. "It's
you Madeleine? You here? oh. 20
away! c. away! Go away! Made
leine. darling. so away" see
They tried to silence her. to calm
her, but in vain. She seemed en-
dowed With an incredible strength to
push Madeleine from her.
go away! He's coming! Hes
coming. and he will kill you!"
They could see that she was deiiri-
Gus. but the words OF her delirium
ayes. he will kill you! When he
saw that you had gone of with Pa
trice, that you had run away from tho
restaurant. there was no holding him.
locked the door Of the private room
the moment he was inside and hid the
key. He struck me. dragged mo by
the hair. weeping all the time, saying
that no hated me: that he would Kill
me II did not at once tell him whore
you were. gasped that you were at
the Care de Lyon.
"Then no gave one bound to tho
window. He went out by the window.
hut ne will come back-he Will como
back! And. as I have told him lie.
he will kill me! don't mind: I only
came back for that. But my strength
my strength failed me at the top Of
the stairs-and fell on the stair.
II thought I was going to die. !
want to! want to. because no will
never. never love mel"
And Zoe. who had half raised her.
self, fell back upon the pillow and
closed her pretty eyes.
Madeleine wiped the blood tenderly
from her little friends young and sor-
rowful face. kissed her on the fore
head and. wept bitterly.
Let us fy!" said Patrice. Lot
us fly from that monster whom you
have taken into your house, and who
has nothing human about him!"
"Yes. go!" commanded Cor1oliss
gloomy voice. go! You see. Made.
ieine, what ne has done to Zoe. Col"
won't mind Zoes voice. but that he
has always obeyed NINE"
"Patrtce. take away your wife!"
commanded Coriolis.
Then have you no faith left In
your work. father?" asked Madeleine,
in her calm and harmonious voice.
Coriolis stalked across tho room.
prey to some mysterious agitation:
but suddenly he stopped opposite
Madeleine and. looking her straight
In the eyes. said:
what II we have not drlsd the
beast:"
Madeleine did not lower her eyes.
II swear to you that the beast Ia
dead. why would you-not believe
me? All this would never have hap
pened. He has tho right to be spoken
to like O man."
But Zoe's voice was raised in fren.
ziad appeal:
60! Go! He will come back and
do murder! He will commit murder
with his tremendous hands!g
me" sa!A Madeleine. sitting down
by Zoe's bedside. he will not COM
init murder. because I shall remain
and speak to him."
But Zoe. avoiding ths aTuis that
tried TO restrain her. slipped from the
bed and on her knees sntreated Mad
eleins and Patrtce to nee without
delay.