The Washington herald., 1915-04-22

him. Into the drawing room he iseSsd.
ant. his blood boiling.
Sweet. Intoxicating strains Of muse
from the orchestra in the balcony
ssr1sd but to inflams him the more.
The laughter Of the guests, chatter Of
cutlery and china, applause. dazzle Of
color In the womsn's evening gowns,
set of By the somber black and white
OF the men. held him silent for
moment Thsn-thsn the sides Of the
great vase upon the long table In the
center Of the room burst open and
Rita's bswitching face appeared. her
neck and shoulders bare, revealing
Again the vase cracked and she STEP
ped lightly upon the table, dancing
intoxicatinsly there to the hushed I'd.
miration Of her guests. A little sob Of
pain from the clergyman. He covered
his face with his hands a. though
Tending Z blow. then sprang toward
the head Of the table, arms uplifted
- might have appeared John the
Baptist when he first came.
Repent this wickednsss." he
thundered. Repent, for the Kingdom
Of God IL At hand"
"You-you-yo are the one
one who has done this shameful
thing" he ohoked. Tt Is you who
have DRAGGED my child into the gut
tar" he said. pointing to White
he caught the laugh Of Rita, that
familiar laugh It sounded in his
ears. thundersd there, maddensd him.
He leaped at the throat Of the snesring
man before him. Hia fingers claspsd
there and the impulse Of the Wild
came also cunning. Through the
drawing room he dragSsd the man.
needless Of the frightened cries Of his
0Aufhtsr. hsr tug at his arms. Into
the library he DRAGGED his Prey, shak-
Ing him viciously the whls. turning
the key In the Ieck. The voice Of
Rita brought him to himself and he
flunf White into the BIZ leather chair
carrton. He turned to his daughter
and reached out his arms to heF, but
Z bitter laugh came from her lipa ~
abe shrank away from him. The &C.
ton mAddened him anew. He whirled
upon White. who had risen, ais face
white With rage.
down"
Dragged down-down~ Whites
laugh was 20 bitter that even RKs
drew closer. searching her husbands
tece ouriousiy. anxiously. "Draege6
Per down from-What? From what,
ask you? From . den where all life
Ana light was excluded; from q home
that had bars upon the windows.
VINO starved and Gagged her Joyous
nature TIL she thinks Of nething but |
pleasure? Who taught her anything
oh woman's mission In nfsf Who
wife or the privileges Of = vonanf Il
Isk you-Rsvsrend Cyrus psane-how |
mat can bs dragged down which has
never been upli3tsd; I ask you that, |
you who guarded the gates of Heaven |
% sealeusly for others that you made |
prison Of your home, for tear some
harm misht happen to those you had
40 time 70 teach and lovs?"
Cyrus DeeAe could recoliect nothing |
of leaving the place save the sight Of
hi: daughter being disdeinfully thrust
lsfdo BY a bitterly smiling husband
When she would have oiuG to him. He /
had vague impression Of ripping his
way through the throng Of dinner
Iuests hammering at the door he had |
opened. He only knew that he was
1ery tired md very weak and siei-I
dok. He did not know he had been
:ommuning with himself throughout
he night Mrs. Sharpe eould have told
I'm, Tor he had disturbed her slum-
,era And the steady bsating OF his
'lsnched fists upon his chest IN
hythm 20 three words, repeated over
md over. sndlessly. tended TO snsrave
hem upon his brain.
7 have ginnsd-I have sinnsd-II
ave ahmed" the Reverend Cyrus
9eane had cried all through that lenS.
ong night.
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
Abor was discussed It some length byl
he council and Mr.. 0ompefs was di-