The Washington times., 1918-06-22
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Esther, Hearing the StOryof the Secret
Marriage, Is Convinced Fleetwood
Is the Man She Welded.


his intention to veil his Identity.
You may go TO your patient as
soon as you please he said. and ]
hope you will be able during the
day to see cause to change your
mind respecting him. Then he sidied
up q little neRrer to me. Get him
up for one hour tonight he said,
and will pay you 81 1000. He will
have little 10 do, little to say. He
can be carried to and fro. For about
ten minutes he will have to stand
upright and speak a few words.
That is all. Now. surely you can
contrive this-for 81 900
Take me to him., ! said. hoarse-
". Let me see how he has passed
the night You notice that / did NOT
refuse as had done before.
There was just a possibility that
the man might recover sufficiently
to be moved-if l was to receive
81 900 for it"
The Miracle Worker.
Basil Fleetwood spoke bitterly.
You see, Mrs. BorradaIe. I am not
seeking to defend myself. I told
you that IT was a confession I was
going to make to you. I was in
debt, the practice on which ] had
spent my little capital had failed me.
and ! saw nothing but difficulties
ahead. Money was All-importAnt TO
me just then"
Money was all-important TO me
once" said Esther, gently. "Hnd that
not so very long ago. I understood
your temptation" How easily she
understood It; had il not been the
HoN
Il found no improvement in my
patient" continued Basil. ''on the
contrary, he was feverish and in
clined TO be delirious. 1t was hope
less to think OF getting him up
a utter impOssibility. ] told the
old man so. He sWore an ugly oath.
You must wait the day he said
he may improve later; he must i'm
prove later
Il knew that there was no chance
OF this, so I shrugged my shoulders
without word The day passed
YEARLY enough between my room.
in which l was always locked, and
that OF my patient saw no one in
the hours but the old man and the
younger one with the scar on his
cheek and the spidery arms. But l
heard many horrid sounds, and
longed for the time when I should
be allowed TO go.
Realizes His Position.
For I realized that was prac-
ucally a prisoner. I had asked
about noon to be allowed TO 20 out
to make some purchases from
druggist for my patient. presuminR
that there must be stores some
where near, but 1 had been per
emptorily refused. You must not
leave this house. the old man had
said. Write down what you want
and ] will send for it, And this
had been forced TO do. Am I TO
consider myself a prisoner I ask
ed then. You engaged yourself TO
come here for twenty-four hours
he replied, possibly longer ] have
paid you for that period, and
mold you to your word Also
warn you against attempting to
wander about this house. It isn't
safe,' he smiled Indignantly. /
hated him. and felt inclined to take
him by his puny shoulders and
shake the life out Of him. But I re-
Trained. ] had not yet been actually
threatened.
Toward evening my patient was
distinctly worse. 1t must have been
evident even to his guardians that
he could not be moved. Then the
old man came to me in my room,
and sat down in one OF the high
backed chairs.
I have a proposition to make 70
you he said.
What is it,
y ouare in need OF money. 1 know
It For a very small return you
may receive an annuity Of 81 200.
What do you ssy+
Tell me what YOU propose
u will tell you briefly. For Ger
tain family reasons il is necessary
that your patient-mad as he is
should go through the ceremony OF
marriage. He is TO be married to a
woman who does not know him,
and whom he will never see again.
The whole ceremony has no real
importance-except to a few people
intimately connected with him. II
Is essential that the marriage. such
as II is. should take place tonight.
He would have his face concealed
during the ceremony"
What il IL you propose" I
asked" Mortified
That you should take his place
was the answer"
My Cod" once more Esther in
terrupted with cry Of terror.
Did you do so? Speak-telI me
qUiCkly--did you do So"