Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-07

effective formula hat dead men tel
no tales. "Galilee and a flaming
torch!" Lucas WINGED and swung
back to the windowr So old j.. c..
though dead, has told? How could
Lucas shut up a ghost?
An idea, half formed, seized him;
anc he stood stark. 1t progressed
in his mind; and he laughed. In a
rca ction. 1t revolted himself: he dis
carded it; but it came back to him
more convincing, more complete
and it promised him triumph.
1t was after nine the next morn
ing before Ethel awoke; and then
it was so delightful to lie in bed
dreaming over the hours of the
evening, that she made no stir, and
it was ten when a maid knocked at
her door. She answered ~joyousiy.
Some one for me?"
Yes. Miss Carew. Mr.. Lucas Gull
len, your grandfather"
Ethel fastened down and found
her grandfather. with his overcoat
on and holding his hat in his golved
hand, standing in the center of the
drawing room and gazing critically
about.
You little fooli" he accused her
commiseratingly. Cant you feel
even when your own flesh and Hood
tries to protect you?"
From what, grandfather"
Had it ever occurred to you that
the reason your father never came
to my house was that he couldn't?
No" Ethel said.
Think over it a minute"
"Why?"
"Why wouldn't 1 have him there?
He couldn't tell you, l wouldn't. l
thought I'd never have to but you've
forced me. This fellow you call
Lo%utrelle.
You believe that your father-so
Bennet's been telling me = got in
QUO with this fellow called Lou
trelle after your father died? That
started your interest in him?"
ayes
"Whv do you suppose your father
did that? Why did he pick him. 1
mean"
"Why-why, grandfather; he was
going to meet me. Father knew
that some way"
"Tomfoolery! Look here, your
father was killed, and after he was
dead-so you think-he tried to talk
to this Loutrelle. SO let's just take
youl own information; your fathers
spirit, the first thing after he was
dead, goes about looking for a fellow
named Barney Loutrelle. Now
sririts-all I've heard of-usually go
first for those closest to 'em, don't
they? ?"
"Why, usually, grandfather"
well, what makes You think this
is an exception?
Ethel shrank back, comprehend
ing less his words than the ugliness
of his infection.
What do you mean?" she de-
manded.
well, who more natural for a
father to seek than his SOM"
my father" Ethel said. You're
talking about my father?"
Before he was your father. 1
him! He was about st. Flor
quite a little in the old days
quite a little! You may remember l
would not have him marry my
So they ran off. l knew
there was a girl to go to Resurrec-
ton Rock"
Ethel flung herself at him and
with her little fists clenched tight
she pummeled him on the chest.
You lie you lie - you lie. My
You lie-you lie
He caught her fists and held her
.rutally before him. He saw that he
had not at all convinced her; but he
had not expected to simply by this
statement of the false before COM
it with what was true. He
was too old and shrewd in expert
ence to fail to know how a truth
told may carry with it a lie.
WHO was his father them" he
of his granddaughter, half
her. d you know? Then
tell me! l don't know, of course;
not like maternity; but
mis- mother Do you know who she
Agnes here!" Suddenly he
dropped Ethel and gestured horribly
with both hands. your father and
your fathers acknowledgement"
"Oh! Oh! God" Ethel cried.
Her grandfather said not another
word: he stood for only a moment
mere, looking at her; then, satisfied
h, pulled on his hat and stalked 10
door.
In the whirI of her emotions, she
was endeavoring to fasten thought
Upon Barney only as cousin Agnes
sen; but against her will, and revolt
ng her, thoughts of her father would
in.
Oh, last night he had taken her as
/ lover. Agnes's son and - her
fathers? She was here in Agnes
house-Agnes who might have been
might have been
She heard some one coming and, |