Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-27

| beginning Saturday. April LIST. Read the
story in The Capital.
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Continued from previous issue.l
Tne negro Knocked the coal cInders
from the glowing iron. Palidori's mus
cles hardened. But stnI he was silent
Brand the dog" commanded Gold
en-. And after today / warrant this
handsome face viii bring dishonor in
TO fewer honest"
Once, and once only. as the heated
metal scared the flesh. Pandori
| screamed aloud
That's enough Golden suddenly
gasped, as he steadied himself against
one of the cellar pillars. Now turn
him loose. And if he is seen on this
island. after an hours time, shoot him
| like a dog!"
A nervous sweat still showed in a
scattering of high lights across the
planters sinewy face as he locked him
self in his study and stared blaukly
about the empty room. The wine OF
rage had already ebbed from his
blood EMULATION no longer shoue In
his steely eyes. He crossed slowly TO
the window and closed it. He failed
to see, as he did so, the stricken figure
that SUNK like a wounded snake out
through the garden shrubhery the
figure that nursed a crushed hand, yet.
at the brink of the manor garden,
turned wrathfully about and held his.
uninjuTed arm above his head as he
said: May my other hand wither off.
If you do not pay, and pay a thousand
fold, for this"
But Golden neither saw nor heard,
for all his being was centered about
his own misery OF mind
His face was still buried in his
/. hands when the old negro nurse
opened the door and his little dausl-
ter, Margory, in her nightdross and
holding a doh under her arm. cropt
in to her fathers side.
Where is mammal" asked the child
at her fathers knee Golden steadied
himself with an effort.
You have no mamma" he finally
said looking away
But mamma was here"
II was too much for the torn and
passion-tossed father
Take her away" he cried out 20
tue Ola negress. 'tor God sake take
Her away!
yet even when alone again has
agony OF mlnd renamed with him- ana
AGAIN ne sat IN stupor 81 misery
before ms desk
ne was Fouseu by the suuae" clam
or OF voices me excited cries o' f.'
ning negroes ne stared stup.a'N
anout him. pulling himself together.
Ihen ne rose ana went 70 the window.
as ne ana so negro, hatiess ana coat
Tess staggered ~ through the study
cor.
someone done opened aii the
siuice gates. Inc sea a-Aootan the
island.
Solden was ALREADY on his feet
Gei Johnson ana ms men down 10
.ii- i+..at "G.D rs a''' stuart lAeLh work
A'-' ne '''ieu our. a' you ala'f
''le' ems anu JAYS .d'.. on. - ''.
..'i'' gates ana y DIR 'nei" 7i'a' 'e'
" Si.'- = you nave % SWIM oal ~
Iia-I'
"Taint no use, masta." cried tho fer
rified negro. "Bcv's Already goodad
more'n man-deep. And we'se all q -qoia
to he drowned-O Gawd. we'se all
goin to be drowned"
Get down to those punpst" thun
dered Golden. and get those sluice
gates Shut
lie had crossed the room. catching
up his hat and coat as he went. and
was already out through the door as
he finished speaking. Twenty stems
brought him to the loggia railing. And
Golden knew that no time was to be
lost, for already the sea had crept to
the lip Of the manor garden itself
Get down to the wharf-cut and
bring the boats" he commanded. Then
he swung back to his household serv-
ants ordering them to carry above
s'alrs everything they could seize.
men, as the water rose about his
Ieet' ne suddenly turned and rushed
PACK INTO the manor house.
Margoly' ne called, Ike a man
gone MAD. Margory, where are your
But that call remained unanswered,
Tor the Old negro nurse, at the first