Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
= OTHER MAMIE Frederic Reddale

md. But when. ambushed In the tai
grass, he saw you gather untold wealth
the demon Of avarice took possession
OF him. and he determined to have the
treasure. even II II came to the taking
of life. You were nothing to him then
he simply saw IN you one of an army OF
adventures. many OF whom would have
served him the same way. He left 20,
for dead. fed with his spoil to the coast
and thought that his secret was buried
In the desert. He was rich. and he be
came richer: from that hour everything
he touched turned to gold. But he hs6
Of remorse. and-of love. Sir Arthur
and Miss Dysart. / am the man who
shot and robbed your brother
He ceased speaking and turned away
There was silence in the room. save FOL
the dull swapping and flicker of the FIRE
while from the darkness came n won.
ans sobs, answered by a deep eroan OF
anguish from the bowed form of the
man who had just signed his owr
death warrant.
The two men. Sir Arthur and Richard
sat looking at Kane in dumb amaze
The former was the first to find his
tongue. although usually the more un-
ready OF the brothers.
This is a most extraordinary-er-
confession. Mr. Kane" he said Il pre-
sumo you are aware OF the full impor,
OF what you have told us-and-er-ot
the consequences" this last signif,-
cantly.
Kane. old man." said Richard. TN
unfeignedly sorry, ia rather 1t had
been any man but you. / won't say but
what: since we saw old Pfish yesterday
I've had certain misRivin9s hut / was
unprepared for this"
There was-there fs-there can be
no palliation or excuse" said Kane
hfting his head: The guilty knowledge
became more than I could carry after
all your kindness and" The sen
tence was unfinished. for his voice
broke.
I presume you realize that this ends
everything. MI kane." said Sir Arthur,
Stella was sitting sobbine softly.
God help me, / do" was the reply
wrung from the anguished spirit. but
my punishment is greater than I can
bear" and with these words he left the
room
Kane groaned and staggered, and
would have fallen but for the help OF
friendly tree trunk. against which he
leaned his hand heavily in an excess OF
Stella broke down utterly then, and
would not be comforted.
Send for Marcia she walled, and
knowing nothing else to do Rick set
out across the park to beseech her to
come to the motherless girl in her ex-
tremity.
1T is too dreadful. too horrfblew said
Marcia, as they drove back after she
had been made acquainted with Kane's
confession. Suppose he had killed
you, as he meant to do, the wretch"
she painted. I'll never forgive him
never"
'Oh. I don't know" said Richard,
coolly. He came mighty near II, but
he just missed 1t, you see. II I'd
caught him red-handed. or even three
months ago. I expect I'd have been
pretty hard on him, too; but now, you
see. It's different"
Il don't see." said Marcia, vim
dfctively.
Wait till you meet Stella" said Rick,
Significantly.
''She ought to hate him, too- in
sisted Marcia.
We'll. l fancy she won't" was the
quiet reply. arguing that Master Rick
possessed rather more insight into the
workings of the feminine mind than
might have been expected.
Curiously enough. much OF his own
hot anger and indignation had left him,
and he found himself looking at the
matter from the position of an out
slider or an on1ooker. No doubt Stella
would readily enough admit the enor-
nifty OF Kane's offense. but Rick could
see how it might appear to her an q
mere episode in q daring and adven-
turous mans career. Then, too, the
beggar had made q clean breast of it.
However, Stella kept her room all the
next day, and 80 no one knew what her
feelings ware