The evening world., 1915-02-04

vellyn's; was At the House Of Com
mons by hak-past six. and at Scot
land Yard EARNED with written In
functions from the Secretary OF STATED
before seven.
At that hour and place the matter
passed out Of the hands of DR.. John
Dollar, who could only hasten home
to weibeck Street, there to enter
upon the most shattering vigil Of his
life-the terrible telephone at his
slbow-and still more terrible In
duiries on the telephone ~ the night
wofe on!
But never one word Of news.
Toward midnight Topham vinson
arrived with the elaborate sandwiches
and even the champagne that he had
found awaiting him at homo. N was
the measure OF o born leader: the
doctor had not broken his fast since
dozed for some minutes In his chair.
But the politician had not the tenn
permanent to wait for the telephone TO
talk to him: he talked repeatedly into
the telephone, set . round dozen Of
myrmidons by the ears, and at last
was rightly served by being SAINT on
to Hammersmith to identity the dead
body OF q defaulting clerk Just re-
covered from the Thames.
I'm not coming with you" Dollar
had said. even when the description
w0ulSn,s ,,S n'. :. drown him's'f-~nd this is
It was being ten years older who
opened his own front door again at
daybreak. His face was as gray a.
the wintry dawn, the whole man
bowed and broken. Topham vinson
stood aghast on the step.
''It Isn't all over. Is it?"
The doctor nodded with compressed
:when and where."
getting up downstairs; there'li BE-
some tea In O minute"
Tell me what you've heardi"
Haven't told your They rang up
Just after you went. He bought
prussic acid yesterdayi"
where did he buy itf.'' .t,,, ~, &.
i'At his own chefnists-.to put .
poor old dog out Of Its miseryl' Hts
very words, yinson, so they tell met
"And It has taken all night to learn
this, has II, from the chemists where
the poor devil dealt!"
Dollar understood this outburst OF
trliculent emotion.
THAT was my fault" said he. II
told them, to confine their attention
to entries made In the poison books
Edenborough had signed his name
and got the stun earlier In the day.
Before you told him anything?"
He had his own suspicious. you
must remember. l had confirmed
them-and her FIRST words left no
more to be said. that he could bear to
hear! II only he had waited another
minute! II only had dragged him
back to face It out!" groaned Dollar
II call myself q crime doctor. yet l
let my patient creep into space with
. a bottle Of prussic acid. and commit
The door opened and Mrs. Barton
entered with the tea try.
Mrs. Barton" said tho doctor. In
voice that failed him as 1t had not
done all night, II don't want to hurt
your feelings. but did that boy OF
|. me he had seen Mr.. Edenborough
out?"
"He did not, sir. and his father
thrashed him for IT." cried the good
woman. And that was very wronl
Of Barton, because was a. bad ~
the boy In not telling You at The
time. So we've all done wrong TO-
Eether, and we don't deserve to stay
as told the both OF them!"
The poor soul was forgiven and
consoled, with an unconscious sym
pathy not lost on Topham Vinson. te
; whom It was extended q moment
take a drink Of your tea" said
:. Dollar. "It will do you GOOD"
what about your"
'I'm going upstairs hrst.
you've thought Of something!"
> "I have" replied Dollar In tragic
whisper. I've thought OF my cham
Der Of perpetual peace"
That sanctuary was on the secont
noor. and It had triple doors SO spacst
that each could be shut In turn be
! fore the next was opened. The hous'
might have been In an uproar, ant
i, yet one might have entered this room
:. without admitting the slightest sount
by the door. The window was o
: triple glass that would have dead
, ened an explosion on It's sill and tn
!, walls were thickly wadded behind al
!. inner panelling Of aromatic pine.
y The hrst sensation on entering wai
one OF ineffable peace and quiet
: next came a subtle, soothing scent
!. as OF all the spices Of Arabia; ant
lastly a surprising sense OF scien
!, tiic ventilation. as though the fou
sound-proof walls were yet not i'm
Y pervious to the outer air. but q
X though II were the pungent air o
pine-clad mountains. in miraculou
2 circulation here In the heart of Lon
don. On the bed lay a man asleep.
II was George Edenboroush lynn
there In all his clothes. a girls pho
tograph beside him on the coverlet
r and beside the photograph . tin
9 phial that caught the light.
d stay where you are!" whispere
o Dollar In q voice that thrilled hi
o companion to the core. And he stol
. to the bed. stopped over II for . lit
. tie. lifetime, and 20 came stealth
y back.
Il How long has he been dead 2" cal
n Topham Vinson. harshiy; but In n
j. ality his blood was frsesing at an un
earthly smile In that unearthly ligh
.. "Deadf" was the doctors husk
h echo. Don't you know the smell I
70 bitter almonds, and have you sgne
II yeti Hsrs's the golden bottle
q hadn't opened whom he lay Aewn-
perhaps Tor tie Asut t3ne ala4e =
,. was 1srs On sunday AiSAs--aal ~