The Washington times., 1918-04-22
Part one-(Continued)

n IalnLntEA came over nAlls anu NJ
sank back upon the floor. He
come upon him.
Then. and not until then. did
wilbraham realize some action
was necessary to put an end to the
pitiful scene. He wished to be
alone, and this fool, whose suffer
ings till now had afforded him
pleasure. was in the way. He
brought a little water, and with 1t
moistened Moncriers brow. In a
few moments the agent opened his
eyes and terror sprang into them
as memory asserted itself
acct Outis wIIbraham Ordered.
Get up" said Wilbraham. bru-
tally. Get up and go. There's
nothing the matter with you"
Had it not been for the mental
shock which he himself had en-
dured the surgeon would have
acted his part TO the end. II would
have been easy with a subject like
Moncrief to have banished an i'm
aginary ill by an imaginary cure.
But in his then state OF mind VIII
braham was incapable OF this, and
he did not foresee the consequences
OF a fresh shock
sect up" he repeated. You
have made a fool OF yourself. You
are a fool"
The truth dawned slowly. Mon
Grief sat up and stared wildly at
the surgeon.
Nothing the natter" he re-
peated the words a. though dazed.
"No. Did you think l should
poison you really? I wanted to
give you all the pain OF death. and
I did II through your imagination.
You were -credulous and conscience
stricken. But you have suffered
enough. You may go. and for
Gods sake never let me see your
face again"
A Broken Man.
"You-you did not give me
poison-r It seemed as II Moncrief
could not understand.
NO; gave you a harmless ir-
ritant: something that troubled and
hurt you for a few moments only"
Moncrief rose to his feet He
staggered and caught a chair for
his support. He glanced at his
limbs and realized that they were
sound; he saw the havoc which he
had made Of the furniture in his
moment OF madness; he met the
hooking eyes Of the man who had
tortured him. For a moment he
tottered as he stood. then. throwing
up his arms he gave a loud cry OF
real anguish and fell prone upon
the floor
The sudden reaction. the reali-
zation OF his befOoling. had been
too much for him. He was over
whelmed by a stroke OF paralysis.
A broken man! Wiibraham had
been successful! beyond has eXpso-
tation.
Lillian watts for 8ISnchisf.
Lillian waited impatisntly Tor the
return OF Monc=isf-waited till she
became convinced that either soma
thing had happened 20 him or that
he had played her false Knowing
;hs man, she was Inclined 10 tie
latter suppositlOn. Toward after
noon she could restrain her patience
no longer. and accordingly sent q
message To his rooms, not far away
from her house. Her servant re-
turned with the information that
AIoncrief was very i'll, that he had
been struck down with paralysis
while consulting Mr.. Spencer VIII
braham, the famous surgeon, about
his injured ankle, and that he was
being detained for treatment IN the
doctors own house.
How much OF this was truth LII
Han could form no definite idea
Had WiIbraham turned the tables
upon tho blackmailer ard taken
some terrible revenge for past
wrongs II had been foolhaTdy Of
NonCriaf to assume that he was
unknown 70 the surgeon. he had
voluntarily placed himself in dan
ger.
Appeals to Esther.
In the meantime what was she 70
do She could not live long on
credit. and she had absolutely no
available funds. To whom could
she turn? Now that Mrs. BOrradale
was III and her son, assuming the
reins Of authority, her one definite
source OF income had been taken
from her. II only Esther were In
New YORK. She sat down feverish-
- and wrote a letter. addressing II
To Helm Court. and marking the en-
vslUpe "urgent-plsase forwa ard
Surely they would not fail to send
that on. In the letter she pointed
out that ~ Esther would return and
zee her at once-she underlined the
last two words-It would he very
mach 10 Esther's advantage, more ,
particularly in regard to matter
yhiCh was nearest 70 Esther's heart.
III anything viii bring her back.
that will do IT," Lillian told herself
"a she stamped the letter. 'She
knows that only ( can help her-snd
Harold BorradaIe knows Il. too. Yet
neither ~ them has appealed To me"
She wrlnkled her forehead into
frown, for she did not understand
this silence. and it seemed Of evil
omen to ner-
Another Letter 10 Guy.
After a pause for further con-
sheraton. she wrote a second let
ter. II was 20 Guy Hooking. and
she wurded Il VERY carefully She
said that she was In difficulties
and wished - see HIM. She limited.
too. that she might give him some
Information about Esther which
would please him. that IL was pos
sbIe she might change her atti-
tude from that which she mad as
sumed when they last met. and
she signed the letter. Your wife,
Lillian"
Having disposed y t'-Cge two
letters. a.. SAT thinking. While
she was about It. lad she not bet
ter write more There were
plenty OF people to whom shs
a -