Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
LIE MASTER OF MAN:-: By SN Hall Nalne
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n middle aged man who had since mar
ried rich widow.
At Easter, Morrison had gone of with
the feet to the mackerel fishing az
Kinsale, and while there he had received
an anonymous letter. 1t eold him mat
his young wife had given birth. less
than six months after their marriage,
Morrison had said nothing about the
letter. but he had made inquiries about
the man who had given him the boat;
and been told that he had borne bad
reputation. "a
At the end Of the mackerel season
Morrison Ind returned to the islnnd
with the rest Of the feet, and for
everybody else there had been the usual
joyful Homecoming.
II had been late at night OH the first
| Of June, when the stars were out ana
| the moon was in its first quarter. AS
soon M the boats had been sighted out. :.
side the Castle Rock the sound signal
had gone UP from the Rocket House,
and within five minutes the fishermen g
wives had come flying down to the
| quay, with their little shawls thrown
over their heads and pinned under theii
| chfns. 'r
Then, as the boats had come gliding
Into the harbor, there had been the
shrill questions Of the women ashore
and the deep toned answers Of the mer
afDat: ,,,,. go, :. ,,,
self. Nancy"
Some Of the younger women. who hat
had babies born while their husbands
had been away, had brought them dowI
with them, md one young wife, holdinl
up her little one for her man TO see. b!
the light of the moon and the harbor
masters lantern. had cried:
think of him.
Almost before the boats could b.
brought to their moorings the fisher
men had leaped ashore in their lonl
boots and gone off home with thei
wives. laughing and talking. :.
Morrison had not zone. His wifi
had not been down to meet him. Some
body had shouted from the quay tha
she was still keeping her bed and wa
waiting at home for him. But he ha'
been in no hurry TO 20 to her. Whel
everything was quiet he had shoulders
his boat to the top Of the harbor, un
stepped her mast and run her ashor
on the dry bnnk above the bridge.
Then going back to the quay. whic
was now deserted, he had broken tn
paddock of an open yard for ship
stores, taken possession Of a barrel O
pitch. rolled it down to the bank b
pulled out its plug. applied a mate
to it. and then waited until both bar
rel and boat were afire and burnin
fiercely.
After that he had walked HON
through the little sleeping town to hi
= house in the middle Of a cobweb Q
streets at the back of the beach. Open
ing the door ct had been left on tn
latch for him) he had bolted IL on til
; inside, and then going to the bcdrOoI
and finding his young wife in bed, wit
IL frightened look under timid smile
he had charged her with her unchas
tity, compelled her to confess to It, an
then strangled her to death with his bi
hands--the marks Of his broad thumb.
black with tar. being on her throat an
, bosom.
In the middle Of the night the fisher
men who lived in the streets nearest {
the harbor. awakened by a red glow i
E their bedrooms. had said to their wives
"What for are they burning the gors
E on Peel hill at this time of the year ~
. But others, who We're neighbOrs
l Morrison's, having heard cries from h
4 house in the night, had gathered /
g front Of his door in the morning. ant
, getting no answer to their knOckn,
. lying dead on the bed and the man hud
, died up on the floor at the foot of II
To be continued tomorrow
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