The evening world., 1915-02-04

Of Ink. bat you will ma Io0 oad ~
till the next Dip In the mb061o e ~
word 'Mahlssit' II the line abovA n
forgsr. Of courss. diDs ofss0oe -
the man with the running PEN"
Scarth bent In sileacs ovor tbo -
his dark face screwed awry. .So(-f
denly he pushed hack his chair, 4 d
'Tt's wonderful" he cried softiy.
see everything you say. Doctor 1uot
" to your view. I should Itke ~
10 allow me 20 convert the hotsl.~
'Not get" said Dollar, risin9, -
At all ~ 10 the actual facts % 49,
case. It's NO uss making bed woeua,
Mr.. 5carth, or taking . dirty txtp&
too seriously. II isn't ~ thouGh tho
forgsry had been committed WITH 3
yiew TO- numbering your yesno
:. Il never dreamed Of thinkans tAas
you are quite right. Mr.. Scssis.
II doesn't bear thinking sbaut -
course. any murderer ingoAi@u1
enough to concoct such thlaG
drop out two noughts: he would hav6
been content to change the mi1tl-s
grams into centigrams, and risk 8
recovery. No sane chemist wou11
have dispensed the pills In dscimAls, I,
But We are getting on tie facts, -
I promised TO meet DR.. Alt o. NJ
last round. II I may tell hin, II
vague terms, that you at least thlnk
there may have been some mistAhA,
other than the culpabls one that has
been laid ut his door. I shall 30 away
less uneasy about my unwarrantabje
Intrusion than can ASSURE yvu I
was In making H."
II was strange how the balance G
persenallty had shifted during an -.
terview which Scarth himself vaD
now eager 10 extend. He wao -
longer the mesmeric martlnet Woo
had tanned an unruly audienss -.
sight; the last OF Mr.. Jingis's saap
had long been In absyanos.
II was early morning In the same
week. the orims doctor lay brood1ng
over the most complicated case that
had yet como his way. More precisely
II was two cases. but 20 closely -.
lated that II took q strong mind TO
consider them apart. . stronger wl1l
to connne each to the solitary brain
cell that II deserved. Yet the cas6 q
young Laverick was not only much
the simpler Of the two. but inflnits1y
the more congenial to John Dollas.
and not the one most on his nerves.
II was too simple aitogsthee. 4
year ago the boy had bsen ali risht.
wild only a. = tobogganer. lucky -
his ear. Dollar heard all about that
business from Doctor Alt, and only
too much about JACK Laverick's sub-
seQuent record from other infOrmantb,
II was worthy Of the Welbeck DtyOoe
confessional. His career at OxfngG
had como 70 Q sudden ignominioun
end. Hs had forfeited his u,otosiAo
! license for habitually driving 70 sh1
public danger. and on the last ocua-
/ sion had barely escaped imprisonmeq(
, for his condition at thu wheel. h
/ visedly that she would ''sooner ~
! him N his comm than going, on IN
/ this dreadful way:" In writing shG
had said II, for Scarth had shown thG
} letter addressed to him a. her ''1aHl
} and only hope" for Jack: and yet svsn
Scarth was powerless to prevent that
son Of Belial from getting down WITH
insolence and wine more nights thaN
not. Even last night 1t had happened
at the masked ball. on the eve of th5l
> mornings races! Whose fault wou1f
II be II he killed himself on the ~.
run after ALT
. Dollar writhed a. he thought up6uI
this csse: yet II was not the ease t8e1
had brought him out from England,
not the reason Of his staying oui
longer than he had dreamed Of doina
when Ats telegram arrived. > h WI
not. indeed, about Jack I.ayerieh tha1
poor Alt had telegraphsd At al. Anl
. yet between them what t6b SnoQ
could have made Of the unfortunae1
It was Dollars own case over 49,
yet he had not been calisd ih-H2t;
ther of them had! ..Ae.f.s
Nevertheless. when, all was ,said
, that cotld be said to himself, OF 49,
! to Alt-who did not quite Asreae
I-avertck's was much the less oSrioua
mst<srt and John Dollar had turnod
upon tho other side. and was grap-
7. his door opened violently without Z
, knock. and an agitatsd voice spoke
his name. - =
TITS me--Edenboroush," Il contin.
. ued In . hurried whisper. 'T waaI
/. you to set into some clothes and comS
: up TO- the ics-run as quick ~ pos'
"why, What has happs.sax
asked the doctor. Jumping out OF ~
, a. EdenborouSh drew the curtalnA
Nothing yet. hope nothiAl
!. But something has!" intsrraptsl
: the doctor. whats the mattor VA
a your eyer" -
3 "Ili tell you as you dress. only b :,
quick as you can. Did you forg0
II was the toboggan races this morn
!, Ing? They're having them at sish
instead Of nine. because Of tho sun
: and It's ten to eight now. Couldns
: you get into some knickbockers ans
4 stick sweater over all the rost
: That's what I've done-wish I'd com,
? to you first. They'll want q Doctor I
= we don't make hastte!" !
n II wish you'd tell me about YOU
9 eye." said Dollar. already In his stock
: ings.
4 my eyes all right" returned Eden
\ borough. going to the glass. mo, b,
r Jove. It's blacker than I thouEht, ans
I my heads still ringing like q Kettle
4 shouldn't have thought Laverlcl
: could hit so hard--drunk or sobsr.s
'That madmanf" cried Dollar. look
= ing up from his laces. 'T thought b,
2 turned In early for once In a way f's
{ He was up early. anyhow" sail
Marlborough. grimly: "but III tel
= you the whole thing as We 10 up I,
i the run, and don't much mind VIII
n hears me. He's q worse hat even thai
I we thought. caught him tamperinl