The Dolores star., 1922-07-21

-ta,s- INTO the swollen Nai.ky-soakei
sulS Of the man dying now On the
lounge.
Fog his state that day the man
blamed BENJAMIN Corvet. Alan, fore
Ing himself 10 touch the swollen face
ShutdeEed at theGEht Of the truth un-
5eriylng that accusation, BENJAMIN
Co-vet'S sct-whaieyer II might be
that this man knew-unioubtedly had
destroyed not only him who paid the
h!ackuail but him who received it;
the effect of that act was still going
on. destroying, rlighting. Its threat OF
shame was not only against Benjamin
CoTvet; it threatened also all whose
names must be connected with Cor
yeT'S. This shame threatened Alan
Il threatened also the Sherrills. What
Sheriff. had told Alan and even Cor
vets gifts to him had not been able
TO make Alan feel tnat without ques-
tion Coryet WAS his father, but now
shame and horror were making him
feel II: in horror at Corvets act
whatever 1t might be-and in shame
at Coyert's cowardice. Alan was think
ing Of benjamin Coryet as his father.
This shame. this horror were his in
heritance
lie left Luke and went 10 the win
dow 10 see II the doctor was coming.
He had called the doctor because in his
first sight Of Luke he had not recOg-
Ia. IL. hn III a
of doctors and because TO summon a
doctor under such circumstances was
the right thing TO do: but he had
thought Of the doctor also as wit
ness 10 anything Luke might say. But
now-did he want n witness? He had
no thought of conceaIing anything for
his own sake or for his fathers; but
he would. at least. want the chance to
determine the circumstances under
which II was to be made public.
lie hurried back to Luke. what
is 1t, Luke?" he cried to him. "What
can you tell? Listen! Luke-Luke,
is II about the Miwaka-the Nlwaka?
Luke"
Luke had sunk into n stupor; Alan
snoOk him and shouted in his ear
without awakening response. As Alan
Strengthened and stood hopelessly look
ing down at him, the telephone bel!
rang sharply. Constance SherrillS
voice came to him; her first words
made 1t clear that she was at home
and had just come in.
The servants tell me some one was
making disturbance beside your
house a while ago." she said. land
shouting something about Mr.. Corvet
Is there something wrong there? Have
you discovered something's"
He shook excitcdly while. holding
his hand over the transmitter lest
Luke should break out again and she
should hear it. he wondered what he
should say to her.
please don't usk me just now, Miss
Sheriff." he managed. 'IlI tell you
what | Can-later."
His reply, he recognized, only made
her more certain that there was some
thing the matter. but he could not add
anything TO it, He found Luke, when
he went back to him, still IN coma !:
the bloOdshot veins stood out against
the ghastly grayness of his face, and
his stertorous breathing sounded
through the rooms.
Constance Sheriff. had come In
few moments before from an after
noon reception; the servants told her
at once that something was happening
at Mr.. COrvet's. They had heard
shouts and had seen man pounding
upon the door there, but they had not
taken 1t upon themselves to go over
there. She had told the chauffeur to
walt with the motor and had run at
once to the telephone and called Alan !;
his attempt to put her off made her
certain that what had happened was
not finished but was still going on.