The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-25

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g could Snot stop Mark drink
sssfnE.ss Cayleyss letter went on, but
Kept him thin certain bounds.
@sNes;a Except him outward1yfd decent;
III and sperhaps now ] was becoming
Ike the cannibal who Keeps his
victim in good condition for his
;SoWn ends. used to g1oat over
MARX thinking how utterly he
was mine to ruin as pleased,
morally, whatever way
give me most satisfaction
chad bn t to take my hand away
sfromT I'm and he sank. But again
was mo hurry.
Then he killed himself. That
futile little drunkard. eaten up
swft tn ibis own selfshness and van
81 IL. offered his beastliness to the
truest and purest woman on this
SNeaYth. You have seen her. Mr..
but you never knew
Event he had not
8beens drunkard. there was no
schance for her Of happiness with
tEg8 h1n1: s# q 5 NJ
z e. had Y known him for many
butEnever once had seen
him moved by any generous emo
B ii on have lived with that
sshriYe1ed little soul would have
hell for her; and thousand
hell when he began
drink
sSoShe 3had to be killed was
nth only one left to protect, her,
mother4was in league with
about her ruin.
8swould have sho him openly for
sssherSsake. and with what giadness,
sSbu had no mind to sacrifice
yse1fsneedlessly. He was in my
Igcould persuade him to
almost anything by fattery:
s;surelySit would not be difficult to
ggsgiyegh his death the appearance Of
San accident.
ssslzsssI need not take up your time
you of the many plans
made andrea For some days
5Sl SI ssinc1ined toward an #un fortunate
s$boating accidentsin the pond
sssNtark, & avery indifferent swimmer,
almost exhausted in gal
hold him up.
And then he himself gave me
the idea, he and Miss Norris be-
tween en-. and SO put himself
in8my shands; without risk OF dis
fScoyery. 4 should have said. had
you not discovered me.
We#were talking about ghosts.
MARX had been even more vain.
and absurd than usual,
&andssI scould see that Miss Norris
was irritated by it. After dinner
Sshe suggested dressing up as al
ghost and frightening him. I
thought it3my duty to warn her
that Mark took any joke against
shimself badly. but she was deter
family. Reluctantly. also, i told
eTs the secret of the passage.
stFThere1 is an underground pas
the library to the bowl
ling green You should exercise
enuity, Mr. Gillin CHAM. in
strying8to discover it. Mark cIme
gupomits by accid emit year ago. It
was a godsend to him; he could
drink there in greater secrecy.
sButs heAhad to tell me about it. He
WANTED an audience, even for his
vices.
~. told Miss Norris, then. be-
eau itswas necessary for my plan
shat Mark should be thoroughiT
w Without the passage
she could never have got close
to the bowling green to
alarm him properly, but as ar
sranged Sit with her she made the
most effective appearance, and
Mark was in Just the state of rage
and yindictlveness which l requir-
ed Miss Norris. you understand,
SIS aprofessional actress. I need
not say that to her appeared to
he animated by no other feeling
than a sboyish desire to ccing off
N good joke-a joke directed IS
smuc asainst the Others as against
Mark
EEaS1ss!...FIe came to me that night as
Expected, still quivering with In
Miss Norris must never
sbe asked to the house again; was
TO make!a special pote Of it; never
again. It was outrageous. Had he
not areputation as host to keep
next morning.
b s...I comforted him. smoothed
down his ruifled feathers. She had
sbehaved very badly, but he was
quite right he must try not to
SHOW how much he disapproved OF
her And Of course she would never
come again-that was obvious.
And then suddenly began to
laugh He looked up at me indign-
sant15'
Its there joker he said cold
ssSssIs laughed gently again.
ss3 was. just thinking I said.
E.that it would be rather amusing
sitsyouz--well had your revenge
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