The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-29

toIeO manner. ana now ne wondered
whether he should not detain the girl
who moved so slowly. 80 remorselessly
across the deck toward the cabin
stairs. He started forward to detain
her when tho owner came heavily.
YEARLY up the stairs. His listless. dull
case fell upon the girl and then he
staggered back a. from . heavy blow
In the face.
Captain Judd moved away. some i'm
pulse drawing him out of range of the
sight For 4 long time the eyes OF
the pair held, then the passionately
bitter cry Of Felix Lynn sounded res
onantly. appealingly over the waters:
For Gods sake. won't you end this
torture7 Always those eyes and never
a word. Marry me. Be my wife.
But end this torment-this hell on
earth you have created for me-"
Something In the voice halted the
captain.
Marry me, Alicia. owe It to you.
Marry me and"
Captain Judd turned the corner of
the wheel house barely In time to
see the silent figure OF the woman.
Then he caught the slow, deliberate
negative shake of her head For
moment something In the attitude of
Lynn held him. Then he sprang for
ward as, with a wild curse. Felix Lynn
snatched deck chair and darted upon
the woman.
She leaped aside behind another
chair and the one In Felix Lynn's
Mailing hands smashed down upon 1t
with such q force 1t WAS torn from
his grip. He seized another, that same
insane series OF cries racking his
throat, and leaped upon her. closer
closer even as her shrieks of terror
brought the crew on the run.
Captain Judd leaped at the mad
man, circling him with arms and legs,
finding himself being tossed about by
the mans maniacal strength like
pygmy. Others joined him and, under
a tangle OF legs and arms and bodies,
Felix Lynn was borne to the deck.
And Alicia Knight. trembling like
. runaway horse, stood close and
watched. her eyes luminous now, her
face twitching In sympathy at every
sound Of the madman-the man she
had driven to this pass.
There's . private sanitarium on"
She did not hear any more She
only know that her whole heart was
going out to the man they held so
tightly. the man whose eyes blazed
SO fiercely when they rested upon her,
the man who redoubled his struggles
10 long ~ she was near.
vi.
Doctor Breadner looked down at the
struggling Felix Lynn. Old friends
they had been and, somehow. the spec
tacle struck deep at something within
him he had thought long since crusted
over.
He had listened carefully to the
captains report and dove-tailed the
scene with the chance gossip he had
heard. At times Lynn was quiet, at
other times he would rave and tear
In the grip Of the attendants with
the strength OF ten men. And always
In these struggles would he be pur-
sued by the eyes and the lips that
never opened.
Finally with shrug, the doctor
left the place. a rather foolish smile
upon his face, a certain decision in
his step that came from the indeci
sion actuating move that his asso
ciates might have construed as par
taking Of the sentimental He turned
In at the Halstead residence, finding
Esther there clad in deep mourning
He plunged squarely at the heart OF
che matter.
Miss Halstead," he began quickly
Il have come to you on behalf of your
husband" He lifted his hand as
she drew quickly away from him, her
eyes hardening with decision.
Felix Lynn has suffered complete
mental breakdown. Not the break
down which demands few weeks rest
but the sort that may possibly be
cured II the correct methods are ap-
piled Immediately"
You mean-he is
Insane. Miss Halstead. Yes. that
10 what l mean. He is violently in
sane. l would not ask you to take
any risk but
Her eyes fared deflantly, while her
shoulders Strengthened.
Il am not afraid
His eyebrows lifted in surprise as
Esther suddenly left the room, to re-
appear almost Immediately. her hat
on for the street. Without a word
nd th