The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-02
NINTH lNSTALLMENT
XII.

The Triumvirate and Professor
Stilliter were together when Kehr's
c%iphergram was handed TO Barclay.
and although they imagined that its
contents were important they couldn't
help laughing at It's wording.
Suckers WON'T bite. Your muttering
~earburctor Tommy has tiekled Aphro-
dite. Please pound his whlskers
quick.
Something about this blessed son
Of mine" said Barclay. lie opened a
drawer in his writing table and took
out "A code book. and then with the aid
OF the others deciphorod the message.
The plain English Of II wat this:
Strikers won't fight. Your adopted
son Tommy a spoiled our plans.
Please call him of quick.
Well" said Sturteyant. what will
you do?'
"Kohr.' said Barclay. rs blood
thirstily anxious 20 teach the strikers
a lesson. He being the man on the
spot, ! have felt Obliged 90 give him
a pretty free hand. hut I'm glad
there has been no blood shed. II
seems 20 me that this Is a matter for
Her to settle. Silliter-can you make
Her call this strike OF and bring
about a state OF amlty in Bitumen?'
stllitor simply reached for a tele.
graph blank and wrote:
kehrr Bitumen, Pa.
Am sending Her,
and signed II Barclay.
What will YOU do about Tommy -
he asked. Hell be even more In the
way when Colestia gets there"
After q moments reflection Barclay
wrote a telegram to Tommy.
Come homo at once. must see you
on important business"
These kilograms dispatched. Sturte-
want aud Sommes took their leave,
while Barclay and Stilliter sat on for
a time In silence Barclay was the
first 20 break IL.
You will have no trouble in per
suading her 10 COZ
she dislikes me, but she does what
! tell hcr-only ! don't ioll her.
don't understand her aversion to me.
She knows that ! am with her heart
and soul for the omusou good And
she Is willing to work with me. But
! rcpei her
Barclay smiled grimly
You have never made any great
effort to please the ladies'" he said.
"a mistake OF youth OF which ! be-
gin TO repent In middle age. ! have
made the mistake of imagining that
could live and die an abstract In.
tellcct. It's my eyes ! suppose. They
made me hyp%ersensitiye."
But you weren't born with weak
eyes
"No-when / was al college a retort
burnt in my face. had splendid eyes
as a child. Nobody ever had a better
physical equipment than | had
stronger body or "a stronger brain.
am the kind OF man who ought e
marry and have children
Both were silent again, Then still
liter said
I've been giving tho matter NOR,
and more thought Il seems to me q
sort OF duty"
Stnlitcr sat gazing on into space
through the thick lenses which guy'
him sight. and Barclay, a troubled
smile on his lips. sat and watched
Stilliter's face.
You must have someone In mind
he suggested presently.
Stilliter gave a kind Of guilty start
And suppose | Laycf
Tho smile faded slowly from Tar
clay's mouth
~ do suppose that you have N
said steru,y hut don't tell me tina
our plans are 10 Doc wrecked because
you have turned umorous In your mid
die age
Il thought said stlllitor, that
had myself IN absolute control
This iB frightlul'' said Barclay
simply.
"Oh, don't WORRY said Stillitcr
tho great work shall b" poComplisho
first. But Il seems only right to tel
you what my intentions are ftei th
work Is Finished. Has anyone so greo
a claim on Her as ~
You repel her. You have said Il.
- have willcd her 20 like me.
IN the one thing J cannot successful
will her TO do. I'm just say
Ing what my ultimate intentions are.
Don't you think, said BARCLAY
that when her work is done, the poo
child ought to be turned free to live
20 love and 10 be happy"