The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02
+. fiAPTER xIlI-continued.

l0<9 Wifhin the room. he became his
14I.:1us self once more. "Be seat.
be begged. indicating a chair In
HAIf gloom. AS she took it, the
u sprang into sudden light He
E1Iled the string which regulated
f|'rtains over the glazed panes in
cling. Then as quickly all was
1|1 again; he had let the string es
rom his hand.
HALF light is better" he muttered
E8ue apology.
#as a weird beginning to an IN
R|eW whose object was as yet in.
1pFehensible to her. One minute a
10Ing glimpse OF the room whose
'aIi5 were so varied that many of
**U still remained unknown to her
next. everything swept again into
.A10w through which the tall form of
E genius of the place doomed with
1e|ancholy suggestion!
4he was relieved when he spoke.
Mra. ScOville (not Deborah now)
ave you any confidence in divers
Eord? Has there ever been anything
Ills conv ,~sation as you knew 1t in
etroit to make you hesitate to re-
4" the judge persisted. as she con-
ned speechless.
No; nothing l have every con-
ence in his assertions. should have
IL 1t were not for this horror"
Forget 1t for mopent. Recall his
.ct upon you as man. prospec-
son-in-law-for you meant him to
<<y Reuther."
lrusted him. would trust him in
<( ways yet"
ould you trust him enough to be-
That he would tell you the truth
44 asked him point-blank whether
Hands were clean Of crime?"
IS" The word came In a whis.
but there was no wavering In it:
had felt the conviction dart like
ROW through her mind that Oil
might STAY a man In his hate
& even conceal his guilt for years
~ that he could not lie about it
n brought face to face with an ac-
er like herself.
Then ! will let you read something
wrote at my request these man.
Ars ago: An experience-the tale
one awful night, the horrors of
ich. locked within his mind and
ne, have never been revealed to q
Ird person. That you should share
h secret nov. is not only necessary.
q fitting. It becomes the widow OF
*hn Scoville to know what sort of a
y she PERSISTS In regarding inno-
he. Wait for me-"
fifth a quick step he wound his
among the various encumbering
es Of furniture 10 his bedroom.
e he fingered so long that. without
conscious volition of her own she
I'd herself on her feet, but she
not had time to reseat herself
N she beheld him approaching with
e bundle Of loose sheets clutched in
b hand.
II want you sit here and read" said
laying the manuscript down on a
pail table near the wall under gas
which he Immediately lighted 81
m going back to my own desk. II you
INT to speak. you may; shall not
working" And she heard his foot
BPS retreating again In and out
nong the furniture till he reached his
wn chair and sat before his own
Rble
This ended all sound In the room ex.
epting the beating OF her own heart.
mich had become tumultuous.
N,ank God! the manuscript was
ghie. divers handwriting pos
essed the clearness of print. She
&ad begun to read before she knew It,
Pa having begun. she never paused
" she reached the end
was fifteen. 1t was my birthday
Pa ! mad my own ideas of how want
10 spend it. My hobby was model.
ng. My father had no sympathy
ltn this hobby. To him 1t was q
aste OF time better spent In study
such sports as would ct me for
-ndy- When on the day l mention