The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-06-03
SYNOPSIS.

yond recognition, an American soldier
serving In the French army attracts at
tention by his deep dependency. Asked
oy the surgeons for a photograph to guide
.hem In making over his face. he offers
IN derfsion a picture OF the Savior bid
ding them take that as a model They do
90 making a remarkable likeness
CHAPTER if.-invalided home, on the
boat he meets Martin Harmon New York
broker. who IL attracted by his remark
able features. The ex-soldier gives his
name as Henry Hiiliard," and his home
a. syracuse. New York He left there
under cloud, and IL embittered against
MS former fellow townsmen. Harmon
makes him a proposition 70 sell mining
stocks In Syracuse, concealing his lden-
uty. lie accepts II. seeing In II a chance
10 make good and prove he has been un-
derestin.ated
CHAPTER I1I.-In Syracuse "Hiiliard''
Gin reality Richard Morgan II accepted
as stranger. lie visits James Cullen. q
former employer. relating a story OF the
death OF Richard Morgan. and II sur
prised at the regret shown by Cullen and
mis- youthful daughter Angela While at
the Cullen home Carol Durant, Morgans
former nsncee. makes a call.
CHAPTER IV.-Hilliard repeats 20 Carol
his story OF Morgans death and In deeply
moved by the evidence OF her deep feel
Ing for the supposed dead man. lie re-
solves. however. TO continue the decep-
ton
CHAPTER v.-Next day Hlllard gath
ers from Angela that Carol had always
loved Dick Morgan. and while delivering
To her a letter supposedly from her for
mer nancee realizes that his affection Is
unchanged His welcome by Doctor Du-
rant Carols father. also shakes his res
oluuon To continue the deception. but he
conduers IL
billiard. lmpelled TO 20 and equally
constrained 20 stay. fidgeted In his
vacillation. He was uncomfortable
and unhappy. yet cur1ously enough he
had no inclination 20 depart. He as
sured himself that he cared not the
snap OF his finger for Carol Durant: on
the contrary. he was intolerant OF her
very presence; still he fingered. wish
ing that he hadn't stultlfed himself.
"And you really came all the way up
here Just 90 be kind TO us?" she said.
"Just 10 be kind TO Dick" he cor
rected
Carol was winking hard; billiard
sprang 20 his feet He could never
bear to see n woman cry; II was i'm
material 20 him who she was. or what
the circumstance he was powerfully
affected-distraught His single aim
was To console her-it was a selfish
aim designed primarily TO relieve him
self.
But it's easy 20 see." he said des-
perately, why he was so anxious TO
have me come. I have twice
as many reasons TO envy him now,
Miss Durant. | really have. And
=. and. unlike your father. can pity
him, too, for"
'Oh !" she said. smiling TREMENDOUSLY
up at him through the misty veil Of her
tears "But y-you see. Mr.. billiard
you're quite mistaken |
wasn't plying Dicky; was
plying mel"
He bit his lip sharply No reproach
could have gone deeper.
THAT was your letter you saidf
"Oh. yes" she said. at c-coudnt
have been for anyone elsel Thank |
you so much for bringing II :"
He WIS trying To analyze the emo
tons which stirred him. He had told |
himself over and over again that his
love for her was numb; and yet here |
ne was Insteadily balanced
tormented by her grief and ly- |
ing 10 her In the next sentence-to |
protect his previous lies. and TO give
TO her what comfort he could.
II want you to have his war cross,
Miss Durant think Il belongs |
to you more than 10 anyone else.
. He stopped and stood lrreso-
lutte; for she had broken down com
pletely. He watched her and slowly
the blood burned In his cheeks He !
tried TO order his thoughts, 10 select
his action II he still loved her.
he was there 10 console her; II not
. he ought In all humanity 10 con-
sole her just the same. even II II took
another OF those inexcusable decep-
lions. For an instant he was on the
point OF succumbing 20 wild impulse
TO blurt out the truth and take the
consequences E.
He started; for she had motloned
to aforementioned him away. lie hes
itated E. was II love, or repentance,
or only his disqulet TO see a woman
cryf She motioned again. hysterical-
ly -.
billiards. brain snapped; Syracuse
had sung his praise too late. The doe
tor with his isms and dlssectiOns was
too late--Carol herself was too late
with tears. His jaws came together;
he glanced at her once more and then,
In obedience 10 her gesture. he turned
and tlptoed quietly from the room.
The front door closed quietly behind
him. The danger OF succumbing was
over and. he believed. permanently,
and yet =.
Even stephenl" he whispered as he