The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-09

that he was about to swoon. When.
almost at once. the crowd began to
press its way out. the old man went
with the others. moving. indeed. with
a briskness and a nervous energy that
seemed surprising In n Of his years.
and dOubly 30 in view Of the emotion.
al strain through which he had just
passed. He pursued his way rapid
ly. That way took the old mar north
ward by the subway to Twenty-eighth
street and afterward eastward to q
house near Third avenue. which retain
ed still traces Of a gentility almost
wholly unaitered BY the years. Here
the man entered with a latchkey and
passed through the bare hall and up
the stairs and 50 came into what had
aforetime been the dra wing Of
the mansion. which now patiently serv-
ed as the living room for u bachelor
Of varied and curious tastes. Thus ar.
rived at home the old man threw OF
the light coat which he had been wear.
ing. tossed it carelcSsly on a chair,
threw the SLOUGH hat beside 1t, then
with a deft movement stripped the
gray locks from bis head and with q
gesture of relief cast the wig disdain-
fully from him. Freed from this SIM
pie disguise, that which remained Of
the unmasking process was simple
enough. The man merely straighten-
- hiu,soiP with n oipl, ~ roIloe n o. bo
inhaled deeply till the lungs were
swollen to their full capacity. Now. in
the metamorphosis Of a moment.
where had been merely a slight form.
with rounded shoulders bent under the
weight Of years. there was revealed a
stalwart man in the maturity Of his
vigors. broad of shoulder. deep chest
ed. thin Of flank. whose 1.-the e~rectness
told Of an agile strength beyond the
usual. Nor was the Transformation that
Of form alone. Even as the short figure
Of the old man had grown abruptly into
six feet Of sturdy manhood. so. too. the
face merged subtly, surpris.
ingly. into a ~cOuntenance alert and
masterful in its expression. The eyes
that had seemed dim under the droOp-
ing Of heavy lids were widely opened
and In their clear gray shone the fires
Of a lively intelligence. He crossed
the to a couch that stood against
the wall and there dropped down in an
abandonment Of grief. for this was
Andrew Allen. whose younger brother
had that day been sentenced to death
for the crime Of murder.
Little by little the expression on the
mans face changed. Where had been
the extreme of grief grew. slowly. yet
~implacably. a grimmer mood and one
more evil. The lines Of the strong.
mobile face set themselves to a wrath
that was all p~ervasive. Andrew Allen
had bound himself to nvenge his
brother.
What in another might have been
only a helpless fury against malignant
fate became in this man a p%urpOseful
wrath against the one who had acted
as the main instrument Of destiny i'll
devoting Henry Allen to death.
Throughout the proceedings against
his brother Andrew had cherished an
ever increasing hatred of Wainwright.
the district attorney. He regarded this
public official as directly responsible
for the death penalty. To his mind.
warped perhaps by a great affection.
which held the accused slayer guilt
less Of any crime. it had seemed thai
Wainwright pursued Il course Of in.
tolerable cruelty toward the innocent
for the sake Of a vaulting personal
ambition. He deemed 1t monstrOus
that the prosecutor should thus jngglr
with a life in order to win the plauditS
Of the crowd. Undoubtedly had Vain
wright been less Jealous in his con
duct of the case the accused would
have suffered Il comparatively light
sentence or perhaps have been acHuit.
ted.
Presently Andrew Allen sprang tO
his feet and began pacing hurriedly
to and fro. muttering to himself dis
jointedly the while. Though Il man OF
infinite precautions. he had now nc
fear lest he he overheard ms from time
to time he voiced fragmentary sugges
tons Of the ideas seething in his few
! erish brain. In that house there was
none to listen. He lived alone. absO
lutely: not even a woman came on oc
casion to set the place In order.
Andrew ceased his nervous pacing
about the room presently and prepared
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