Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-07
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Above the immediate silence there
sounded the note Of bugle, and after
that the long-drawn-out wall of the
bagpipers. Some regiment on the
march forward. Richard Farquhar
lifted his head and listened. 1t came
down to him through the ages, the call
of fighters to the fighting man, the
command of duty. That much was
left. Richard Farquhar turned and
went homeward
AS he entered and saw Robert Sewer
standing by the Preside, his gIoved
hands behind his back. his whole atti-
tude expressive of a cool self-certainty,
his very pulses seemed to stop and
then break into hamme ring gallop Of
triumph. He closed the door sharply,
and Sewer turned.
"Well?" Farquhar said quietly.
II have come for your apology"
'"Then you have come on fruitless
Grand"
A tremor seemed to pass over Sow
er's body. The brown. slightly pro-
| trudtng eyes fickered. Suddenly and
terribly his self-restraint broke down
II am the Jew, am | not-the son OF
| Jew?-Very well-now | shall act
like onev'
He began to pace the room with
short, feverish steps. II am going to
tell you something no one has ever
heard before. Only three people know
it, and they have held their tongues
your mother and Major Mowbray.
No-don't interrupt. You can't silence
me with those damned eyes of yours.
You've got to listen. You don't remem-
Der your father, do you? He was in
India when you were a child. and
your mother does not speak very often
Of him. You see how we'll know
| things. But you are very proud of
him-and rightly. He was a brilliant
soldier and something Of an inventor.
He invented gun that, though it
would be twenty years old now, would
| still rank head and shoulders above
anything we have. 1t was unfortunate
that he spent more than he had and
gambled with what he did not possess.
The British government was, as usual,
dilatory and parsimonious. Colonel
Farquhar offered bis invention to a
foreign power. My father knew ev-
| erything. l was young subaltern at
| the time. My father felt it his duty
to inform the authorities. Previous to
| this he and Colonel Farquhar had been
intimate. AS last act Of friendship
| he warned your father Of his purpose
Your father murdered him.
my father lived a few hours"
Sewer went on deliberately. He was
Jew, but he was a great man He
held your father in his power He
could have had his pound Of flesh He
had mercy. He let your father go-on
three conditions The first condition
was that he withdrew his offer to the
foreign power, the second that he re-
signed his commission, the third that
he left the country. These things be
did"
my father died in Africa" Far
quhar said.
$50 l have been told"
There was long silence. Sewer
studied the younger man out Of the
! corner Of his eyes. There was some
thing he did not fully underestimate
phase Of humanity that did not fit in
with his carefully drawn up catalogue.
| This red-hot tempera ment grown sud
| denly cold frightened him. 1t was like
handling an unknown explosive
Your father signed a confession in
front of witnesses. You will under
stand that In view of the circum-
stances it was felt necessary to have
some hold over him. Here is the pa
per-"
Farquhar accepted the neatly folded
document and took it nearer to the
light. He read it carefully without
any trace of emotion.
II understand" He held the paper
thoughtfully, as though weighing it.
| 'Of course 1t is obvious that this is
of great value to me. How much do
you want?"
Il am in no need of money. 1t is
your career or mine," he said. "You
must resign. Half an hour since |
would have been satisfied with an
apology"
Farquhar nodded
81 give you my word Of honor that
shall send in my papers tonight in re-
turn for this letter.
II accept your word. The letter Is
in your hands,"
Farquhar started slightly and then
smiled
"Ah, might have burned It. You
! are man of remarkable discernment.
Well, our bargain is closed. I dare say
have to thank you for your long 81
lence in this matter. But virtue 10 its
OWN reward Good NIGHT -