The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-10-01

| puc1t evil, something real and tanE1.
bic, in the stead of vague, imaginary
horror. Of the sort that had striven to
haunt him since the receipt of the first
white card.
Andrew grinned m~alevolently.
with %pleasure" he declared. There
could be no doubt as to the sincerity
OF Joy with which he pronounced the
trite phrase. It summed the culmina.
ton of weary years through which he
had toiled for hates sake to this end.
Yet he hesitated still for a little before
he began the calculation of his schem.
ing to compass the ruin Of the man be.
fore him. "For every human action
worthy Of the name, Mr.. Wainwright
he said at last, speaking with a new
Formally, there is a motive. Mine,
as you must already understand, was
to avenge the death Of my brother at
your hands,"
Again Wainwright interposed.
AT the hands Of the law" he said
quietly, yet de~terminedly.
well not bubble over TERMS" An
drew said arrogantly. 1T may seem
odd to you, but I loved him. He was
only a boy-a boy whose heart was
broken-because he had loved one un-
worthy. He was the only thing that 1
cherished, the only creature life had
given me to are for with all my af-
lection, with all my soul. When he.
for no fault, was condemned to die l.
well, I-suffered" Presently he
continued, in a colorless voice Of re-
preston. II swore then to make you
suffer as he had-as l had. You pre-
sented to me a very difficult case"
Andrew continued. "You were rich.
honest. intelligent. You did not spec
ulate. Your relations with women.
even, were beyond reproach Of the
most scrupulous. For a time, I con-
fess, I almost despaired Of you-de-
SPARED of finding your weakness, your
Vulnerable point. Yet, not quite! You
went abroad. 1t was a simple thing
for me with my to gain ac-
cess to your apartment. 1 went there
and made it my dwelling place until l
had gained all that I needed. I search
ed your private papers. One day l
noticed in your study a portrait-the
face Of a young girl. 1t was done
rather crudely, perhaps. but it was
done with sincerity and with a certain
effectiveness. l found also some en-
tries in IN old journal which explained
that face. Then l began to hope. We
searched, you and I, for the same girl,
and I found her. I found that the cir
cumstances Of this girl. who was the
original of the portrait and of the en-
tries in the journal, were ideal for nv
purposes. The essential thing is this:
l desired you to marry her. In order
to bring that to pass certainly it was
necessary to prepare her, by education
n experience of the world, to be
your fitting mate. That was done. In
fine, sir, you married her precisely as
had planned that you should"
EYES," Wainwright agreed heavily.
IL married her. I understand. Go
on, please"
"And now" he went on, with q
drawing contentment in his u%tterance,
you have just surprised her here in
the act of leaving the house with her
well. let us say, with the young
friend of her earlier days-Creegan."
The voice of Wainwright came
roughly.
VIVA do you mean?'
= Andrews smile was haunting.
Its clear enough. isn't it," he
jeered.
YOU! In a gust of rage Vain
wright remembered the revolver offer
ed to him by Marshall that same even
ing and accepted. His hand went
swiftly to his hip pocket. There was
no responsive contact with the Weapon.
AS he stood astonished Andrews
voice sounded again with a vast en-
tertainment derived from the circum-
stance.
"Your servant, Parker-my servant,
Parker-is really very capable. You
did not observe when he thoughtfully
removed the weapon Mr.. Marshall had
provided" Then abruptly the mock
ing tones We're filed with virulent
hatred.