The Washington times., 1918-07-12
Part one-(continueO

with bitter emphasis. Naturally
must be a mixture OF both now
that know. believe that the
man OF Park Lane was q forced
unnatural character; designed
him, trained him, made him-till
At last he lived separately from
myself. It might have come about
at last that should have merged
my real self completely in the arti-
neid creation / don't know, but
At any rate that will never be the
case now. ! am by nature the muir
oerer and the thief. 1t is from soil
mat ! sprung. It Is to such soil
that / must drift back. / know
i'll feel it My money matters
nothing. II is in the blood. Look
At Rachel my sister. Is she happy
here? Is she content? No; she
would willingly return to the old
home tomorrow. II Is so with me
and perhaps that is why the arti-
ncial man was created"
IF you had never known-if 1
had not watched you" fsltered
Lillian.
Il had to know as soon as It
was evident that the real man was
q thief and murderer. You are
not to blame, Mrs. Willoughby;
you have done your duty by me
nobly and deyotedly. I am not go
Ing to make apologies to you for
what happened last night: you
know very well that such words
would be futile and absurd"
Then you know everything now
you associate the two lives to-
gether?"
An Part Of Scheme.
Absolutely; as clear as had Ge-
signed IL and carried II out as q
scheme. And that is how / know
that the true man is not the owner
Of this house. not the millionaire
merchant but the degraded crea-
ture in whose company you have
spent the last week. / kept the
shop when started in partnership
with a friend in the city. When
I got on, and began TO make
money, remember quite well
telling myself that the new Won
Geldenstein must be put apart
from the old, that the old must
die But the old would not die.
Instinct, habit know not
what-attracted me, and went
back, and stnl again-back.
struggled against IL. but always
knew that the old life was too
strong 70 be resisted. In my city
life l had designed absolute hon.
SGty, and I kept to my purpose;
the other self was a thief. q son
OF a thief and the grandson OF a
thief So, by degrees, the two
lives dTifted apart Do you see
how 1t was7 Can you understand
it7 would not allow the one to
think OF the other, and ~ degrees
II forgot. In the city I was
and respected: in the slums 1 was
Izrale Meyer, the thief, the scoun-
drel and peddIer. As the two
characters drifted further apart,
so the more completely 1 forgot
It must be many years since one
knew anything Of the other. But
Lass night you whom 1 know, ap-
peared to me in the other. You
spoke OF the millions Of the mil
lionai-e to the beggarly thief who
had sought to rob you; you aroused
me to memories which had long
been buried"-he sank into a chair
land this is the end OF it"
as il not rather the beginning;
Mr.. Won Geldenstein?" said Lillian,
gently. Can you not let Meyer
be merged into Won Geldenstein1
This II the true life, whatever you
say. Shut up that wTetched little
shop. There will not then be the
temptation to go back to it. Let
your wife come here, your wife
and your children. Think OF them:
for their sake you must struggle
70 adjust matters"
'Ach," interrupted Izrael," for
their sake, mein Gott, l will do
much. Ach, yes, It shall be much"
''Give up your ideas OF society,""
pursued Lillian, then no one will
wonder at your wife or your child
rem Make a fresh start some
where"
Better Instincts Disappear.
He shook his head. AZ should
drift back" he said YEARLY. II
I cannot be wholly Won GeIdenstein,
the man OF honor. have the other
instincts in me. the instincts to
cheat and steal. They would come
out in spite OF myself"
you think so noW?" cried Lii
liam.
Il know It," he replied. at is no
fancy. And IL could not 90 away
10 cheat and steal how much worse
IL would be In the end. / should
bring disgrace upon my wife and
the children II Is of the children
think: there is nothing now in the
world for me but them" A faint
smile crossed his face. ITO think
how I longed for a son." he went on.
how ! was about to marry Angela
because I wanted a wife and hearth
how lucky that she escaped me-
and all the while / had both, All,
my kinder"-he sighed as he spoke
IT must go back 10 you soon
you cannot go back" said Lii
Ian. You must not They must
come 20 you, here"
But Why's? The man sat up in his
chair, clutching the wooden sup
ports with nervous fingers. II have
thought Of many things must do
Il have arranged for everything
but first wanted 10 see my child
rem. All, IL you knew how the
thought OF them came 70 me as /
ran wildly through the night! It
was that thought which supported
me. otherwise believe / should
have made for the river But said
10 myself: No; you must wait:
there Is much 10 be done first And
so / ran on. / was soaked by the
rain, cold, and half-maddened by
my thoughts. I remembered every
thing. Once started, II was Astonish-
ing how memory came back to me. /
ran through the streets all night I