Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-05
CHAPTER XLI
=, t,,s Valley Of tho Shadow

,hs escspc putting his situation to hin,
..t An Where was the harm II Gel
~. ~ s,spected? He had gone with tn
.on,sn he loved. He was happy. Wha
Sonid Ajick care about the evil nam
= lad left behind him?
.Then where's the harm?" he aske,
himself
AZ course he wou id. Only he must max
n Sure that the fugitive had got clea
away. $500
Remembering that he had seen plac
aida OF the Atlantic sailings In tn
ailvsy station. he walked over to tn,
sstion from the glen. 1t was all righ
a Biz Atlantic liner was timed Il
i.sve Queenstown at IL that day. 1
~ now half-past -. Cell and Res
ds could be out on the open sea BY thi
Hme--steaming past Kinsale where tn,
Msnx boats fshed for, mackerel.
"Where's the harm?'
But lust as he was leaving the alta
tion with n sense Of security and ever
triumph train from Douglas drew uI
at the platform.
: me guard shouted something to the
s,tion master: and. looking back
s,owell saw n crowd gathering about q
An. .elsm carriage,
Gomebody was being assisted IA
slirht. It was the Speaker. He was
utterly helpless. Between two members
Al tbe House Of Keys the stricken man
was half led. half carried to a dog cart
that was waiting Tor hin at the gate.
His mouth was agape. his legs were
dragging behind him, ana his large
hands were shaken by senile trembling.
He did not speak. but as he went by he
looked up. and Stowell felt that from
bic red eyes a mute malediction was
being thrown at him..
That lie had done harm then. Was
this the mystery ct sin-that 1t must
70 on and on. from consequence to con-
sequence. deep ns the sea and unsearch- =
able as the night?
On returning to Ballamoar. StOwell
found Janet In great agitation. Mrs.
Cell had sent across to ask II Robbie
could run into Ramsey to fetch DR..
Cucas. The doctor mad come and gone.
The Speaker had had n stroke. 1t was
his second. The third would almost
certainly prove fatal.
All that day Stowell was shaken by
Z chill terror. II the Speaker died
would Alick Gel come back to claim
hs inheritance? II so he would hear
II said on all sides that he had killed
bio father by the disgrace he had
brought on him.
What then? Would he tell the whole
truth under that terrible temptation
and thus bring down Stowell himself to
ruin and extinction?
But what nonsense I'm talking.
thought Stowell.
Gell could never come back. because
Bessie could never do 10. Then who
w9 TO know that 1t was lie that Cell
bad killed his father?
Suddenly came the thought. Il am
70 know =
This fell on him like a thunderbOlt.
HOW was he to marry Fenella with a
thought like that In his heart? 1t
would be with him night and day. He
night even blurt IT out In his sleep:
ASsssin 1t was l who Killed the old
man 1y letting that lie 90 on
u.ir ms ,nJ,,r. ,.'et,sn h % amo unaoIe 10 re.
ths ..srsi no.h m WI, ou. ~ WIZ ""
~ Gs' PUN III iIoht Oh me housr,
nos,.ssIon % ai az .'fs re.ast' MN mn, anu ne TOOK
~ tha 81 Sraanns ml,Se't Ia. again ,;u :. -.
n, ~ Gnd fas speaker ca tron, diss 1t will be the
y. roN,a nUJ nc lnousnt ..,
Netb.r% % woni% " ca,, y! "' way , respohs,o.e; ohsn
ths son with ! iii;nn ,hn to,hou % tn".sII g.. .,J
II = liz Wv" dnn dn,,,ns 'ne ~. 'a.ner ~ woulG
by F,t. tho "meI .ron, u '.e' '''""uiac'"re"
=. w. '"' s''"' hur'
was not as II Cell were in any
C.lI C., tnat would De dinerent. But
wi vas IN no danger-none whatever.
49,. inereiore bury the thing. Bury 1t
'1T ~ 20 On as usual. lie told himself.
h..n,i,,, ,rf,ening was closing IN, 1t was
s.sn a. S, ana nmpid; with high
an NJ SWHsh was walking to and fro
fore him of Cell and BESSIE Coiiister
through the darkening ocean to that
hIss. vi continent where the clouds sailed
sister Elizaho,h Eli'a.u aoi A'ekahaer ana ms
world to he~in n S",nG Som nut 10 the new
u. ~ ." d" new me-
\. ne N. naa visions Of Fenella. too: how
as would go up to Government House
Ss"%ortow morning. Tell him to come |
Oaek to me-" she said TO Jonet. md
now he would 90. How honnr ,. b. m.as mnu
gong to be-
MAJ. surely I've right to some happi.
sss aIter all I've gone through"
,,.n e gave himself up to the intoxica-
tboa @ VI mns. .s'hg BY anticipation through
and md woman who love each otber@th" I'll "h"
., . uohents OF reconciliation after n
Sisht had ,,,,.n :,
Il. H. late birds were silent, and only
,us,,, y. sort young leaves of May were
tS.tl ttSS.ttlins in the darkness overhead with with
|,sh. H|,.ihlar Of angels. All at once a rod
.S.s '1sn, logged up from the gate MAXIM
.SSsaSws H. lows among the trees that borderaS S
-. sGnvp' Gt,ve'
h, uood evenin', Dempster. A Ietter
''l you, m.. ST." # ~, "a ''''ef
.srSas y was killip the postman
s,or.Snsn Thank you, Mr.. KILN" said
sstxel.' sct e. taking the letter. He cc"id