Evening journal., 1922-09-08
(Conrimcd From our Last Issue)


sequence. He jumped up in fright
imagining that his grandfather sud
denly had suffered from a cramp OF
other physical seizure.
"Why. grandfather, you want
some whisky? I'll get you"
Lucas controlled himself and
stood up. indigestion, he mum
bled. Caviar here tonight. Go on;
what else happened?"
When Bennet Informed him that
nothing else transpired at the Sc
ance. he thought for a while that
his grandson was arceahne
something: but at last 81 SIZED
himself that he knew all; "-a he
went to his room.
For Lucas never did anything at
all at Galilee except meet James
Quinlan there and there direct j..
O TO the deed that was 10 be done.
1t was marvellous how. through
nut the forty-six years which had
passed since that meeting, Lucas
had carried consciousness Of his own
euIlt always associated with the
place Of meeting. ''Galilee." He had
not known that Quinian had done
so too. He had supposed that Quin-
Ian had lived out his life with
different association. And yet this
was natural enough.
Natural enoughl" Lucas NUT
tered TO himself. "Galilee!"
But ]. Q. was dead; Kincheloe
had nut his body in the lake. Who,
then knew about Galilee and could
associate Il with flaming torch 2
No one else in all the world but
Lucas himself Yet Ethel and that
Loutrele and Bennet had found out.
By. God. II they drew "Gaiilee"
and the torch from him, what else
could they draw7 If they obtained
II from the dead. how much more
would the dead tell2
That was a stagger for Lucas,
who had acted upon the simple ana
effective formula that dead men zen
IN tales. "Galilee and flaming |
torch," Lucas WINGED and swung
hack 10 his window. So old J. u
though dead. had told? How couid
Lucas shut up a ghost?
An idea, half formed. seized him;
ann he stood stark. 1t progressed
in his mind: and he laughed. In
reactlon. II revolted himself; ne dis
carded Il; but It came back 10 him'
more convlncingly, more complete
a nd IL promised him triumph.
n was after nine the next morn
,,g o<fore Ethel awoke; and then
q was SO delightful to lie in bed
! raa ming over ths hours OF the
svan,nr that she made no STIR ana
Il was ten when maid knocked az
her door. She answered 1oyousiy'
some one for meT
.sYes. Miss Carew. Mr.. Lucas Cul-
len. your grandfather. |
ya.hel hastened down and FOUND
her grandfather, with his overcoat
~ and holding his hat in his gloved
and. standing IN the center OF tne
drawing room and gazing critieaiS
bout. -
-You little fooii" he accused her
Cant you lee4 7
ven when your own flesh ana olood :
ries 10 protect your"
Prom what, grandfather IL
4sT4ad 1. ever occurred TO you that :
he reason your father never came .
1 nv house was that he couldntf
no" Ethel said. Z,
Think over II minute. !,
ssWhy?"
"yhy wouldn't have him thereY y
5e couldn't tell you. wouldn't n
hought I'd never have TO; but \
-on've forced me. This fellow you
an Loutrelle- II
''You believe that your father-so =
Bennet's been telling me-got in =
touch with this fellow called Lou =
treile after your father died7 That . .
started your interest In him7" y
yes" =
why DO yor suppose your father a
did that7 Why ala he pick him. I 0
msan7"
..yghy-why, grandfather; he was I
zotng 70 meet me. Father knew
hat some way
ssromfooleryl Look here. your q
ather was killed. and after he was S
Iead-so you think-he tried 10 talk a
o this Loutrelle. So let's just take :
our own information; your fathers c
pirit. the first thing after he was /
cad. goes about looking for a fellow I
AIMED Barney Loutrelle. Now a
Dirits-alI I've heard of-usuaily s
o first for those closest 10 'em, $
ont they?~ &
why, usually. grandfather" h
4~Weil. what makes you think this
an exception?"
Ethel shrank back, comprehend
ig less his words than the ugliness
!, his infection
what do you msan?" she de- :
anded. :,
'weu, who more natural for 81
.ther TO seek than his SOM"
my fatheri" Ethel said. You're
liking about my father?"
Before he was your father.
new him7 He was about st. Flor m
ntin quite a little in the old days a
ute a littlel You may remember sh
would not have him marry my
laughter. So they ran or. / knew IN
there was a girl 10 90 10 Resur. OF
lection Rock" W.
Ethel flung herself at him and ca
Win her little fists clenched tight he
she pummeled him on the chest.
' You he-you he-you nei Nv m
fatherl You lie-you lie" HI
he caught her fists and held her
brutally before him. He saw that
be had not at all convinced her; but
be had not expected TO simply bv n
This statement OF the false before ts
combining It with what was true. X
ae was too old and shrewd in ex- j
oerience TO fail 20 know how n
ruth told may carry with It a lie. y
who was his father then?" he :,
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