Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-15
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CONTINUED From Yesterday

And as a further token OF my es-
-s-teem, DR.. Holland shall drink from my
> glass"
And then she understood, understood
even a S the man she loved received
the wine glass from the man to whom
she was bound. The instinct TO cry out
20 LOUD warning was upon her, but she
.tepressed 1t. She stared AT Holland.
K ia sclnated. What could she do? There
was slight smile upon his lips. but
the smile was not spontaneous, not
. the one She loved.
! She looked at Dwight. loathns him
! for the eager expression OF the butcher
upon his face as he watched the physi-
4 clan for some sign Of a trcmor. She
turned away with a Shudder. conscious
that Holland WAS speaking. She could
not catch the words. The tumult of
her own heart humping against her
ribs WAS too great for that.
-. And suddenly she realized that she
: .loa thcd this man too. RcvcnCe--re-
. vcngc--was that all man thought Of.
{ Liked FOR. died for? The man She loved
had been caught In his own trap and
: was merely shUwin. himself, thor
= GU ghbred And when he fell dead. who
], did they think was TO pay for the
/. scandinavia was to pay"
5-cs She half rose from her chair even
~as the doctors elbow crooked TO sip
at the wine. y second She remained
y there. then slumped heavily against
/, the arm holding the glass. her eyes
!, closing in fcicncd Swoon. David
pwights arms Were about her, lifting
: her, carrying her TO the library and
= placing her upon the couch. When he
left the room. after turning her over
TO the maid. she listened to the excited
chatter, the murmur Of suppressed
anxiety from the departing guests.
't,lulled by her husbands soothing tones.
Out of the corners OF her eyes she had
hos ios 1,n
stairs. could feel herself listening for
some sound that would tell her what
- he was doing.
David Dwight stood in the hallway.
: shaking hands with the last Of the
s guests when she saw the doctor com
s. ing down tho stairs, a suitcase in his
;. hand. She half rose upon tho couch
:, then. moved out into tho room her
: breath coming in little kissing sound
: She could hear the voices OF tho men,
=. then, for the first time IN their mar
. ried life, was aware from the shrill
note in the millionarc's voice that he
= was losing his temper. y second later
.camc the scufflc Of feet and Dwight
land Holland hurst into the room. At
sight of her the husband regaincd con-
troll of himself. dropping his hold upon
the younger man and laughing.
And 30 YOU thought YOU would leave
my house, doctor? You thought YOU
would dodge the collector. oh? You
and then cvadc the payment, my young
fricnd?"
Selma drew closer. 1t seemed to her
she had heard the words before and yet
she could not. for the moment. place
where All. yes. |, had been tho
whisper in her ear. the whisper Of Fate.
Dwight was laughing still, a laughter
from which all restraint had been
secured. lie looked from one to the
other of his prey.
Well, leave the house. doctor II
YOU wish. Leave the house and shall
brand YOU everywhere as the man who
tried TO kill his patient so he could
stcal his wife--or rather take the wife
he already had stolen. You arc at lib
erty 10 leave the house, DR.. Holland"
Suddenly the laughter died out OF
his voice and his face grew grim and
terrible. deadly, mplacahlc.
Oi course, you cannot leave the
house. Neither Of YOU can leave the
house. | am millionaire. and did
not get those millions by leaving things
undone. by permitting bills to 20 um-
collected, gained my mnney---hy buy
Ing il; ] gained my Wife-hy purchase:
bough, my health"
"Health-that ! bought, Ltfc-tha,
I bought from YOU, H"llsn. Woman
of purchttc-whcn ] houcht YOU.
Selma. .shd''in my vault YOU shall
stay-both Of YOU. Hero In this house
you shall remain with me until death.
by natura! means, comes to rc!ca Sc
you. Here in this house YOU shall live,
both OF YOU and YOU shall look upon
each other, YOU shall long for one
another-hut the taller will be here in
this debtors prison also.
"A nun and Il mouk--and q jailer.
IAN unwilling nun, an unwilling monk
-and jailcr. And there shall he no
whisper Of that love; there shall be
no caress that shows tina, love For
shall be a good TALLER And YOU shall
-see TO It that live long Dr. Holland
And you shall see TO IL that Your
husband Is made comfortable. Selma
For YOU arc Hayinc tho price"
WHO PAYS?