Evening star., 1923-06-25

no other course for him. l can see Just
| how he decided that the exposure of
| all this would react against the rep
! utation of the college. That the SEN
| sation and scandal that would fill the
papers would harm the standing of
| the University of Corinth, and that
and that alone-caused his decision.
| l knew him so well that l can tell you
| life to save himself trouble or sor-
row. but for others sake-and / in
clude Mrs. Bates-he made the sacri-
| flee.
/ say-how he realized that the press
and the public would forgive and con-
done a dead man. when, If he lived,
the brunt of the whole matter would
fall on his beloved college and on the
woman he loved and respected.
'Now--as I feel sure he foresaw-
such of this story as must be made
public will have far less weight and
prominence than IL he We're alive. /
know all this is so-for 1 knew John
Waring as few people knew him."
A grateful glance from John War
ing's daughter thanked him for this
tribute,
THAT $4,000 checke" Trask said.
suddenly, for his mind was still con-
cerned. with the financial side.
II think that must have been sent
to my mother" said Anita. She. as
I told you. returned to the'u OF her
maiden name, and during our inter-
view my father told me he should
write her at once and send her money.
/ feel sure he did So
without doubt" Lockwood said.
"and. if SO, the letter would have
been mailed with the collection next
morning. The returning voucher VIII
show"
ALSO the letter he wrote my
mother will corr>borate all I have
told you." said Anita, and both her
assertion and Gordon's, later came
II felt" Anita said. by way of fur
ther explanation. that Mrs. Bates
ought to know all. So when Mrs.
Adams practically put me out OF her
house. and 1 had no wish to accept
here, nor" she smiled affectionately
at Lockwood, could I fall in with
your crazy plans-I just went next
door and told Mrs. Bates all about II
She was very dear and sweet 70 me,
and now, If you please. l will go back
there. / am weary and exhausted
cannot stand any more. But when
YOU want me I can be found at MIS-
Bates. 1 leave all matters 70 be ue-
cided or settled. In the hands OF I,ihuy Mr;
dear, will you escort me home?
with a suddenly acquired dignity,
Fihsy rose, and stood by her side, and
in a moment the two went away To-
gether. 49, .,ars
were absorbed in the discussion Oh
the mysterious death of John Narlns.
"Tm inclined to give Il up. Flem-
ing Stone said. thinking deeply. -
Don't do It; F tsr stone 70 fiPsd and Saut out
You never. have gave up case"
NO, Well. Fibs, which way snail
we look?"
A strange embarrassment came over
over the boys face, and then ne saio'
difIidently: ,ot.
alone in this room for little while?
I don't say / kin find out anythln -
but I do wanta try.
Tho lapse into careless enunciatton
told Stone how much in earnest MS
youne colleague was. and ne rose
saving: You certainly may, my boy.
The rest of us will have a conference
in ron,e other room as to what part
of Miss Austin's story must be made
Left to himself. Fibsy went at once
to the bookcase that held the ae-
faced copy OF Martial tnat t John
Waring had been reading the night
small wonder that the was nom
plussed, for this was all he read:
MARTIAL's EPIGRAMS
Liber Nv, Epigram XVIII
Qua vicina pluit vipsanis porta CO.
lumnis
Et madet assiduo lubricus imbre
lapis,
In iuguium pueri, qui roscida tecta
subibat.
Decidit hiberno praegravis unda
gelu:
cumque peregisset miseri crudelia
fata,
tener.
ouid non saeva sibi voluit Fortuna
licere?
Aut ubi non mors est, ST iugulatis
aquae?
His chin in his hands, he pored over
the Latin in utter despair, and, rising,
started for the door.
Then he paused; "I must do it my
self" he murmured; "I must"
So he hunted the shelves until he
found a Latin dictionary.
He was not entirely unversed In the
rudiments of the language, for Stone
had directed his education at such
odd hours as he could find time for
study.
And SO after some hard and la
borious digging. Fibsy at last gath
His eyes shone, and he stared about
the room.
''It amt possible he told him.
SELF land yet-gee. there amt moth
ing else possible!" He rose and look ed
out at every window; he noted care
desk to the small rear windows of
the room and back again.
TITS the only thing" he reiterated,
the only thing. Oh. gee what! what
a thing"
He wen. in search of Stone and
N oI,,,t -
living room and with them was Nogi
Stones persevering efforts. by ad-
vertisements and circulars, had at
last succeeded. and the impassive and
non n-committal Japanese was there,
and quite willing to tell all he knew
Ffbsy interrupted his story.
Go back" he directed, ITO the be-
g. o.nR.nf; F.. E. 8" %es me hear 1T all. It's
# was attending to my dining room
the water tray to the e study. nao ! fawes was
weary and hoped the master would
soon retire. So occasionally peeped
through the small window from the
dining room. 1 saw a lady come and
make visit, and then I saw her and
the master would go to bed. But, no,
ne was very busy. He wrote, letters,
he burned some papers, he. moved
ABOUT much. He was restless. dis
.urpea. then he sat at his desk and
read the book"
This one?" cried Fibsy, eUcitedly
waving the Martial"
think so--one like that, anyway.
This was the one! Go on"
~. nInen-oh. ne It was strange! Then
WINDOW at the back of the room"
The one BY the big globe, and he
opened IT. But for q moment"
cried 1osS
yes; I suppose to see If it rained.