Evening star., 1928-04-04

mrs. Dinah Maris craik. IseG-lss7.
vas a British novelist; nnaeF ,r ns
maiden name of Miss Aui9es snn nt
ths weii known novel. dohn HahisA-
Gentleman.
andrea. a sculptor of Bruges. in the
Netherlands. was at the middle OF the
sixteenth century famous for his cary
tr,gx in wood. he had just finished MS
latest york-a group OF angels. carved
IN wood. 70 adorn the church Of Bruees;
when the townspeople gathered
.ros,nd 70 view the work an incident
occurred which all were to remember
for a long time. A rival WOOD sculptor.
MeIchior Kunst By name. insisted tnat
Andrea had copied the group OF angeN
from him. The charge was Unjust. a.
eyerv ore knew. but before any one
co,,l6 stop him MeIchior had raised
hatchet he had concealed and despoiied
the fragile wood sculpture.
The rage Of Andrea vas great he
ni,ng himself upon Melchior. but their
friends separated theu1. Andrea threat
ened revenge-fhen his usual calm re-
turned. for Andrea was not violent
MN.
Andrea returned home. He walked
along bY the side Of the oark ano
gloomy canal. which the setting light
solemn and more fearful THICK IVY
hung walls. even In the daytime, cast
heavy shadow on the water. and nov
1. looked like some dark abyss. which
no man could fathon. Here and there
come paje solitary ray Of moonlight
uieYced through the branches OF the
scsciax that oyerhung the opposite size.
seeming like a bright arrow flashing
through the darkness.
Andreas heart was heavy. His ni~
en1ph had ended in pain; disappoint-
rnert not only al the injury done 10 ms
work. but st the unjust accusation oi
NejcIaior Kunst. Andrea knew how
ready are the suspicious Of the world
when once aroused and he fancied that
already cold and doubtful eyes exam
ined his RYoup with less favor than
heretofore. - And. besides. the sudden
burst Of anger To which ne mao Deen
induced left an exhaustion, both bodily
and mental. as Is usually the case with
men of Andrea'g gentle and not easily
aroused temperament.
The sculptor walked on quickly amidst
the gathering darkness. for the moon
hso now set. He fsncied now and then
fhst ne heard steaitny footsteps be-
hinG him. and perhaps this made him
Dnconscioisly urge his pace. Andrea
was 10 coward. but IL was lonely
place by the yateTside, and he was un"
armed
S'li. as TIE footsteps approached no
nearer, he Teprozcbed himself for yield
in2 " the ceiuslon Of an imagination
heated Dy the events of the day. All
81 ofne he heard distinctly plunge tn
tl1f water ri some heavy body. Has flrst
ides Wa that some unfortunate had
ended MS ijfe and MS nliseFies but the
soslnS vas 50 distant that he was un-
certain. he retrsced his steps, but
there wss nothing 70 justify his previous
fdougnf. The canal flowed on. silent
ans 0sFk a. befoTe~-not struggle, not
Rrosn, nos cry ROSE I'D from It's
gloomy depths n could have been
Cnly q heavy sbyDe which had fallen
from flae Old wall into the waters be-
meath. Andrea felt cure II this and
went on his WY UDtH hs reached his
j1one~A bonls where, since he left
danger sDo anziety had entered
Three dsys after ttis two armed ON
Gers of justice made their sptles rance
In the dwelling of the seiiDtof ~
EYuRes They came 10 take uT3soner
she master of tfe mouse. accused Of tne
crime ~ murder.
Prom the day ~ the cofItest In se,yin.
taue. Melchiof Kunst had never bsen
ssen until that morning when mis- ljfs >
les fSOoy hsd nosted up from the he'd
~ the esnsl Then some one yepsps /.
here1 thst On the night ~ their ni,sr.
Tel Andrea hsH been seer 10 pas nv
tns gsy thst leo along the canal ard
thst not long after Helchior had fol.