Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
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all but given up hope for my recovery But there was
series of treatments which the doctors thought might
my he He hesitated. They very expensive treat
ments, absolutely beyond means"
The words systematically as if were a great
effort for him to force them out 1T all fault
put my entire savings In that stock purchase
you about l had sunk Mauds capital Maud
didn't know of because she's very vague about
money But the children knew. They knew had nothing
and that the treatments the chance me-
He paused 'Ivor there at the time living at his
estate outside the city. We had quite lot of him.
He'd become interested in Elaine then, think
although didn't realize it, In therther desperation
the children thought of him. He rich Surely he would
lend something Terry went to him. He told him the story
begged for loan to save me-"
Gilberts eyes were very bright now bright with
remembrance of anger.
This is where said you couldn't believe if you
didn't know Ivor. He couldn't resist his almost insane
desire for power people Terry had always disiked
him. despised him. the the young and prudish
despise who lived life like Ivor Ivor knew per-
fectly Terry and CALLED him. He
Terry for not having fallen FOR his charm. then
Terry had come to him to beg for me-"
Gilbert said quickly: "Ivor could written check
for the full without turning a he didn't
and what he did infinitely GEOGRAPHICALLY cruel He
raised Terry's hopes promised him a check He
wrote it and brought to Terry He was smiling and he
said Perhaps this will teach you not to disapprove
people and try to exploit them at the time" lie
hesitated THE check was for one dollar"
His voice was soft now husky What Terry did
crazy, stupid. But understand He desperate
he hated Ivor with every fiber of his body he probably
didn't much about anything He thought of nothing
he changed the figures One dollar to thousand dollars
He forged the check. Kay"
He her bleaky Impulsivey she leaned
the card-table, laying her hand his
And the miracle is that the check cashed without
comment at the bank None of us knew thing" He
laughed only that Ivor with his characteristic generosity
had saved the day, took the treatments They made II
possible for too be here today And Terry never
told We guessed a thing We all thanked Ivor
profusey- And he never said word either"
He looked down at his hands. You see the money
meant nothing to him in comparison with the power the
had rhaay haCk
to him from the bank of course He called for Terry He
forced him write signed confession of what he had
done He kept it and the check.
From then Terry the boy who had dared dcspse
him. entirely his power. He had constant weapon
against him Whenever he wanted TO- he could turn the
whole thing to the police and Terry would be put
in jail"
LAY felt the reflection of Glberts anger OF all the
atrocities that had committed this seemed
the most wanton than what he had done
to Rosemary Because it had been directed against a
nineteen year-od boy, boy who had nothing 70
him and who pitifully defenseess
Gilbert watched her Later, Ivor invited all 20
Bermuda We came of being grateful thinking
him patron saint And Terry had to too hating
him but being able say word because he knew how
important Bermuda for my health. And all these
months he had been keeping 1t to yesterday
morning"
Gilbert older than years now, old very
frai Yesterday Terry and told the whole
story He'd been hoping I'd need TO know of
But Ivor going spare him that final humiliation
left New York this last trip Ivor had told
him that as a peace Offering planning after the
wedding the forged check and Terrys signed
statement the family He not going 10 give them
Terry himself though He going 10 give them 10 ,
You he wanted 20 deliver that final stab wound
Terry He laughed That going to be the first act
of his life Elane's husband"
His fingers slid up and down the Of the wheel
chair Il couldn't believe it when Terry confessed to
Enthusiastically against my opinion Of Tvor But
night he telling the truth After that
with Terry dinner Ivor TO me- He was in
dangerous mood
time he didn't about keeping
up the pretence with He very brutal and 10 the
point He told that If there any nsoence
from Terry he'd have him thrown in Jail
"He gave the whole story and in those few moments
I the real whom I'd imagined before.
/ that he what he said. He'd kept the
the for evidence he told He had
them always with him that folder He angry
because Terry had really you In spite Of
thing he'd kept his integrity, he'd never fawned 1vor.
realized then that Ivor wouldn't think twice about having
him arrested running his lfejust TO bring him 10 his
His grim mask Il realized then also that
really kind He just enjoyed having
us dependent a cage experimental animals"
He paused and in the heavy silence, made even more
engulfng by which heraded the
deluge the storm Kay felt if Ivors ghost
lowering very close malicious evil, watching tri-
umphantly of these people whose destiny his
death had distorted cruelty his life.
enough myself If I'd had the strength
Matters His lips pale and tight you what
that