Evening star., 1925-09-06
THE WRATH TO COME
One the 5 Best Mgsry Stories By E. Phillips Oppenhein
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Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Grant strolled on and threw himself
into chair close to the rail. Method
ana reticencet" He thought for a
moment of Cleo's whispered words. If
they were true, and he had never
doubted them. the whole secret of
the poisonous domestic conspiracy,
as much or more to be dreaded than
any avalanche of foreign aggression,
was contained in two small volumes
neat, they would be; precise, they
would be; venomous, they would
surely be-and never so nearly within
ms grasp as now. He fell to studying
the ethics of the much debated prob
lem OF justification by result Corne-
lius Blum. at the present moment.
was probably more helpless than he
would ever be found again. Was il
worth the risk of failure, the plan
that was slowly forming itself in his
mind?
Won Diss. very neat and dapper in
white flannel trousers and blue serge
coal OF nautical cut, came up and
touched Grant on the arm. He al.
ways made a show of being very
friendly with the rival whom he hated.
Il saw you talking to our friend,
cornelius Blunn," he said. His con.
dltlon puzzles me. 1t is q terrible
chlng TO suffer so from such a SIM
pie cause. Incomprehensible, too, He
enjoys sailing as much as any man
and yet directly he gets on big
steamer, he collapses altogether"
He was very i'll coming over"
Grant remarked yet he was him.
His speech at the Whitehall Rooms
was an admirable production"
Won Diss nodded.
He is not DID, he went on. half
TO himself. He is a strong mar.
his mentality is amazing. Yet this
simple illness seems to have thrown
him into a strange disorder. l made
harmless request to him this morn
ing, and he ordered me away"
"A harmless request" Grant felt
sudden inspiration. "A harmless
request Bearing in mind Cornelius
Biunns unprotected state, Won Diss
mad probably asked for the care of the
casket or that II be deposited in the
snip safe. 1t was Il perfectly rea.
sonable suggestion
expect you will find him better
tomorrow, Grant observed. "The
princess is, trust. not suffering?"
she Is a little tired. but she has
no NAL de mer," her husband replied
Il go now to fetch her. Presently
l snail talk with our friend, Cornelius
Blum, again"
he wandered off and Grant made
his. way to where the deck tennis
was proceeding. He sat down and
watched the players for a time. Pres.
entity, without noticing who her neigh
DOT was, Susan came and shared his
seat. She gave a little start as he
spoke and made an involuntary move.
ment. Grant rose at once to his feet
- Pray let me go away" he begged.
am sorry that you find my pres
ence so utterly distasteful.''
he was angry with himself directly
ne mad spoken. She only laughed AT
him and settled herself down more
comfortably.
Don't be absurd" she said lightly.
only didn't happen to notice who
1t was. Don't you play any of these
games?"
Sometimes"
We're having a competition" she
conhded. so far Charlie Suffolk and
nave beaten everybody. Oh, / must
60 she added. slipping off. II see
there is another couple ready for us"
he watched her for a moment or
two and turned away He tried other
parts OF the ship. but some fascina-
ton seemed to draw him always back
10 that little inclosed space where
Cornelius Blum lay with half-closed
eyes He had lost a great deal of his
natural color and seemed somehow
TO have shrunken. Grant hesitated
at the round glass door for a moment
or two. wondering whether or not
TO enter. Then he realized that Blum
was asleep. He stopped down, with
drew the key from the lock of the
door. and placed it in his pocket
Afterward he walked away.
CHAPTER XX.
After resisting the impulse at least
nalf dozen times, Grant finally found
MS way, after dinner that evening. to
the dancing deck aft. 1t was a very
beautlfuIlY arranged Snace given n,.or