New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-19
CHAPTER lX-Continued.

"Here. Right back here"
There was vibrant glndnesS in hei
tone. He came slowly toward them.
MY brother is not ut home, so
came over. How select you are, with
your balcony"
"Can you see the step?"
"Coming, with bells on"
X. had risen and pushed back his
chair. His mind was working quickly.
Here in the darkness he could hold
h situation for Il moment. If he
could get Sidney into the house, the
rest would not matter. Luckily. the
balcony was very dark.
as anyone liz"
Mother is not well. This is Mr.. lie
Moyne, and he knows who you are
very well, indeed"
The two men shook hands.
"Tve heard II lot Of Mr.. lie Moyne.
You're the most popular man on the
Street"
"Ive always heard that about you.
Sidney, if Doctor Wilson is here to see
your mother"
Going" said Sidney. "And DIR.
Wilson is n very great person, X, so
be polite to him."
Max had aroused at the sound of
lie Moync's voice, not to suspicion, Of
course, but to memory. Without any
apparent reason, he was back in Ber-
lin, tramping the country roads, and
beside him
"Wonderful night! VIII you have a
cigarette?"
"Thanks; ! have my pipe here"
Is. struck a match with his steady
hands. Now that the thing had come,
he was glad to face it. In the Care.
his quiet profile glowed against the
night. Then he flung the match over
the rail. Max stared; then he rose.
Blackness had descended on them
again, except for the dull glow of KS
old pipe.
For Gods sake"
"Sh, The ncighbors next door have
a bad habit of sitting just inside the
curtains"
"But-you"
"Sit down. Sidney will be back in
a moment. I'll talk to you, if you'll sit
still. Can you hear me plainly"
After a momcnt-"YeS."
i've been herein the city, I mean
for II year. Names lie Moyne.
Don't forget it-Lc Moyne. I've got
a position in the gas office, clerical
Wilson stirred, but he found no ade-
quate words. only "A part of what X.
said got to him. For a moment he
was back in "a famous clinic, and this
lievablei
ITS not hard work. and it's safe.
If ! make IL mistake there's no life
hanging On it,"
Wilson's voice showed that he was
more than ~incredulous; he was pro-
foundry moved.
"We thought you were dead. There
were all sorts of stories. When a year
went blythe Titanic had gone down,
and nobody knew but what You were
on tive gave up. lin June we put
up a tablet for you at the college. |
down for the-for the services"
Let it stay" said Ks quietly. I'm
dead as far as the college goes, any
how. I'll never go back. I'm lie Moyne
And. for heavens sake, don't be
sorry for the. I'm more cOntented
Than I've been for a long time"
The wonder IN Wilson'S voice was !
giving way to irritation.
"But-when you had everything l
Why, good heavens, nab, | did your
operation today. and I've been blowing !
ibout it ever since" {
al a man in profession has Is
/ certain method. knowledge-call it J
THAT you like-and faith in himself.
ost my self-confidence; that's all. Ger
ain things happened; kept on happen {
ng. So | gave ii up"
IF every surgeon gave up because
lie lost cases-rve just told you | did I
-our operation today. There was just
chance for the man, and | took my e
in my hands and tried it The {
,oor DEVILS dead v
K. rose rather YEARLY and enptied b
lis pipe over the balcony rail. +
That's not the same. II That's the b
nance he and you took What hap
IN ma vas-different" la