Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
THE MASTER OF MAN by Sir Hall Game
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pocket. Then taking drawer out OF the
bureau he carried II to the s0fa. IN
tending to destroy the contents OF IT:
The FIRST thing that came TO his hand
was the letter which Alick GeI had
given him Mt Derby Haven. 1t was
marked ITO be opened after we nave
gone" and turned out to be memor-
andum to his fathers executors. telling
them he was leaving the island with
no intention Of returning TO II. ana
asking las his only renuest) that IN
the event Of an inheritance becoming
due to him, seven hundred pounds.
which had been advanced to him at
various times. should be repaid 70
Deemster Victor Stowell--"the oest
friend man ever had ...
Feeling a certain twinge. Stowell hes
itated for n moment, with the memo.
randum shaking in his hand, ana tneh
threw it into the FIRE.
There were other papers OF the same nt
kind II o US and the iike) whicn
shared the same fate. and then up from
the bottom Of the drawer came leath :
cr- bound book. 1t was "lsobel 8
Diary" He had decided to destroy
that also. As the sanctuary OF Ms
fathers soul he could not allow it to
be looked into by other eyes.
But. never having looked Mt It MN
self since the night OF his fatner
ton to glance through It once more
before committing it to the flames. II
fell open at the page which said:
80 it's all we'll at last. Isobsl. Your
son can do without me now. lie need'
his father no longer. With that brave
woman by his side he will so up ant
up. They will marry and carry on tht
traditions Of the Ballamoars. 1t is tht
dearest wish Of my heart that they
should do so.' -
His throat throbbed. All, thos'
hopes. all wrecked and dead! GoinI
down on one knee before the fire. ant
holding the book on the other. he tori
out page by page and burnt 1t. feelinl
as If he were burning his right hant
also. He was afraid of tears and mac
rarely given way to them. but ne wa
weeping like heart broken womal
before the last page had been consumed
Then. taking Fenella's letters iron iron
his pocket book. he prepared to our
them too. They brought n faint per
fume. a feeling Of warmth. sense
her physical presence.
Most of them were notes of no con
. sequence-appointments to ride, drive
| nSn. SKATE. HI tOuCuCu W hSA -
raillery r"eight o'clock in the morn
ing--is that too early for you, Victor
dear?D had preserved every scra
, in her handwriting. But one vas tn
! letter she wrote to him when he wa
in London. and with palpitating ten
derness he held 1t under the lamp
, read it again q.
Victor, when I think Of the III
that is so surely before you, and tbs
I shall walk through it by your sid
? perfectly united with you, sharing tt
, same hopes and aims and desires, en-
i, joying the same sunshine and weather
ing the same storms. have visio
of happiness that makes me cry wit
joy"
.. His heart swelled like n troubled sci
and to conquer his emotion he thru'
the letter hurriedly into the fame
: But before it was more than scorche
he snatched it back and was prepar
: ing to return it to his pocket when /
bethought himself how soon 1t mu
pass into other hands with everythir
, he carried about him. And then. turn
ing his head away. and feeling as