Show I S h t H if 1 5 r By George Barr a s IS am e C m. m bj G E r I SYNOPSIS r reader Is 15 s ushered at once without Without with With- THE I out tiresome passages Into the tory tor What's HIn hat the Incongruous Incongruous In Incongruous In- In congruous h husband of ot a a. popular ac actress ac ac- tress trese I IB 15 thrown upon the tha c with witha a A. short snapPY twist of or the tho authors author's S wrist aa as Is also his daughter Phoebe with whom ho lives In the suburbs while hUo his wHo sump sumptuous apartments In town Nelli a Duluth What's HII Namoa Hla S famous leads him a merT merry 11 life fe Co Sho literally fell Into prominence from her box in tho the chorus at an early earl age Realizing that tho legs that t brought ought her into the tho limelight cannot last foro r. r she Eho uses her keen brain to her nest with the result that her b husband sees little littiA of her end and Broadway a t A great creat deal doal She astonishes 8 Fairfax her latest admIrer adm with tho the Information tion cruelly Imparted that she eho Is Ia mar mat ned ried husband whom she ehe delights In calling Is ts approached ap ap- ap by Fairfax with A proposition tion that Phoe Phoebe bo be bo sent I to a A convent con Con- vent ent while Nellie shall IO go o to Europe Harvey HArvcy demurs Ilar harvey Insists that his hl depart rt with him mm and ane In order to I I avert fl a n scene which both she and Fairfax fear tear ehe he complies They argue over aveI overa a 0 separation until hp ho yields fIelds On Christmas day dey Nellie sends I for very every one but him A package from Fairfax contains a diamond slipper for his hla Cinderella Cinderella Cinder Cinder- ella Phoebe The girt gift enrages s Name His and ho confiscates It A telegram summons Phoebe and andhor nd her hor nurse nUNIe to the m and to supper In Nellies Nellie's dressing room i b 1 He accompanies them and while they are arc at nt the performance strolls along Broadway lb Ho orders a sot drink Inn in ina a n cafe Cf and tans tt a seat at a table only to put out ns os a loiterer ln he roams tho street When ho returns to to the tho theatre he finds rinds that tho the stage doorkeeper hau orders not to admit I him He Ha waits WHitS outside and sees Phoebe and anc nd the tho whisked awa away In an tin n au au- tie Ho rejoins them on the tho train tram for Cor or Ta Tarrytown A few tew days later Tie he conceives an Idea of ot threatening to commit Taking an old r. r re revolver volver volve- he SOPS goes to New York ork forces his Into hato Nellie's Nellies apartment and anc way u S I in HJ mo ui Ul a U I. party part There I Is consternation Fair Fairfax tax and nd the other othor guests and when n h he displays er revolver they be he become come como panic stricken The admirer harking back blok to othor other notorious co cases JS J'S concludes he Is 18 about to be murd murdered red I and 1 hides beneath tho the table Tho The husband nd realizes that Hat he has gotS got himself Into a very unpleasant predicament S ment by ty flourishing this revolver r without really having ha tho Intention tl to t kill kUl and concludes to turn tho the weapon upon himself elt Vor Very politely ho agrees to go RO out into the hallway and do theS the deed but on tr trying ln several times discovers dis S covers that tho weapon Is not 10 loaded S In the mo meantime the police p hMo havo been called and the young oung wife aids him hini himIn I In tn l' l escaping through h the back way ami anil Int Into tho tile alley her heart hoart ln l having suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly b been n touched by bj his distress HP lIe fears arrest at his home borne in an and 1 Is 18 In desperate straits Two days later lator a lawyer lawyor representing S tho the wife appears at tho the homo with tho the I word 1 that sho sno Intends to close the tho house and store the furniture and to take tako the child with her tier to Reno fleno emo plans plana to got get a a. divorce If It ho does docs not agree to this proposal then sho will order his arrest Of Ot course he Is obliged to give In There follows the description of his last few Cew days In tho the with tho packers dl dismantling it It and the departure do- do de do- of ot the child for Now York Later on In the railway station tatton ho sees sacs her depart with her mother for the far west vest 4 and d all his hope Is gone S CHAPTER THE LAWYER S S T rcman of or the g gan nS' nS doubtless I 1 r VitI i a n shrewd purpose In fn mind opened halt half ho he windows In the house thus forcing his men to work faster and furiously or freeze Harvey Harrey almost per per- in the Icy ley draughts He lie shut tho I front door tIft times or moro more and was waa beginning beginning- to sniffle and sneeze when Bridget took pity on him and Invited In him Into the tho kitchen Ho ITo hugged tho vo for several veral hours mutely watching tho the two servants through llio tho open door of ot their Joint bedroom off ott tho the kitchen while they stuffed their meager belongings Into a Do couple of at trunks At last It occurred to him that It would ouId be well to go upstairs and pack his own trunk before tho the workmen got to 2 asking q questions He lIe carried his set Bet et of ot Dickens upstairs not Dot without In Interrogation In- In terro and aDd stored tho volumes away ny at the tho bottom of ot his trunk So o few tew were his Individual belongings that thattie ho tie was vas hard haid put t to fill tilt tho the trays com corn th to tt pr r vont tho shifting of tho contents When b n the Job jOb W vaa R lone done he locked th the tho trun trunk tied a ropo around und it and then sat down upon upon It It to o think Had d. d ho left leet anything out Ho emern- emern 1 red something Ho untied tho the knots unlocked thO the tho trunk shIfted of ot tho contents put tut In n hl his hla fishing tickle tackle and an clock Nellie had given him hini I for Or r Christmas t two wo years rt Later on hd hO repeated the tho operation arid and made pado room for tor a handsaw handsaw-an ar auger auger au au ger ger a a. plane arid and n a hatchet also a R smoking sokIng Jacket sho had b him i and anda a LI lot of ot paper paper dolls Phoebe had hal loft left bo bo- bo hind bind Lato JAto that night after tho the lights were were vero out out- ho remembered tho the trained framed I motto God od m Bless ss Our Home lorne which hl I I his dear 01 old 1 mother had bud wor worked for tor him him himin In in n yarna arno of qt f variegated hues hue while whilo they wore honeymooning In Blak The home was this very very cold and still and the I Inn floor nn with no ni 11 a. a Tint hilt t trot ot I out of bed and put Ut ut th its tho t treasure s In the top tray ot of ot tho trunk Along Alone about 4 in Inthe the afternoon ho be experienced a sensation of at lt ss even even alarm It hogan began to tOI look as ar as' as If It the tho workmen would havo the entire Job completed by nightfall In considerable trepidation bo be accosted th the foreman I hIt If I Its It's Just tho same samo to you OU Id I'd rather rathor you Ou pack the Eho beds bcd until until un un- un- un til that that Is is of course Bourse If It you jou ou arc aro coming comIns back tomorrow Maybo get around to em cm and maybe mayb-e we wo we wont won't said eald the f foreman car carelessly Weve got to pa pack lt tho kitchen It he things tomorrow and tho ti china You see Il Its It's this wa way said Harvey cy I sec eec said ald the tho foreman and went wenton on with his work wont l leaving a cy harvey In doubt S h he be asked after Have cigar a doleful pause Tho man mm took It and looked at rt It k keenly S Ill smoke It after a while I ho lie IQ said saM Do the tho best you lI can about tho the bei heil t I In the tho back room upstairs said Harvey Harvey Har Har- vey voy engagingly p An express wagon camo came fit nt B 6 o'clock i and removed tho servants ants tr trunks A Afew Afew few tow minutes later Inter tho two domestics and cloaked came up to s say goodby to him Youre Yr not leaving today he cried aghast ac S If It Its It's Just the same samo to you sor 1101 said cald Bridget Weve e c b both h got places be S But who'll cook coole my nn my- you OU worry orr about that thit sor or I left a 1 dozen av nv eggs some bacon bacun rolls lolls and and and- andAll All thI right Goodby brol broke c In the time master turning away Good GoOI luck t sOr Eor or said ab ably Then they went away auay His dismal reflections ns weh b by tho the foreman who nho found him him In tho thu I. I Itch on Well V ll be back early in iii tho the morning and clean up o Tho van nn will willbo willbo bo hero here at 10 Is everything e hare litre t to togo too so go o to th the warehouse e I r 1 notice somo things that look 1001 t. t cs i though h the they might belong to you ou personally There wore were a 1 few pieces s of ot furniture and brIc-a-brac brIc that could claim as his own He lie stared gloomily at tho the floor for a long time thinking Of what use wore they to him now nos' And where was ho lie to put them In Sn case ho claimed them I guess you'd better store every every- he ho said eald dej dejectedly The They they hey all go 10 together tos The The your your trunk sir ho how about that or orIf Jf Jr you ou think ou o got ot room for It I I- I Sure we WI hn have Tako Take It too Im I'm going to pack what clothes I need In a 1 suitcase So Fo much ca easier ler to carr carry than a n trunk Ho lIe was unconsciously funny and did not understand the well meant guffaw o of the foreman It was waR a dreary desolate night that ho spent In the tho topi topsy y cottage Ho lIo was quite alone alono except for the tho queer shapes and shadows that l 1 him When ho lie was downstairs he lie could I hear bear whisperings above aboc whom when 1 he was wa up upstairs the were below belo T Things stirred and creaked that had hod never shown signs of animation before The Them coals In tho the fireplace spat with a a. malignant nant fury tun a as 38 If It blown upon by ovll O spirits lurk lurking In In tho time chimney until he ho went to bed bcd BO so that tho they might como come forth and revel ro In tho gloom The howl of the tho wind had bad a different note a n. wall wail that seemed to conin from a n child In pain forbidding sounds Bounds came up front from tho the empty empt cellar cel lar always there ther was something that th stood directly h behind him ready ady to In lay layon layon on a ghostly hand lie He crouched Inthe In lit the tho chair feeling never nc so eo small never nO so impotent as now flOw Tho The chair wits WAS partly wrapped for crating Every time ho moved there thereas was as a cv crackle of ot paper p that Bounded lIke th the rattle of ol thunder before tho the final oar splitting cra crash h. h As still as a mouse he tat sat and listened for Cor now oW sounds Rounds more sinister I Ithan than tholo that had gone gono before beCore an anti and Uko hiko tho mouse ho Jumped with cAdi eacil recurring sound Towering crates tes scorned seemed on tho the versa verge of ot sf on bly him and bar bar- roI IB Appeared p r d to to draw closer c closer i together thor to present a barrier against an any means of oC escape cords and ropes wriggled with lito as ho he stared Blared at them thorn tine things that kept on creeping to toward toward toward to to- ward him never away nO Oh Oh for tor tho the sound of ot Phoebes Phoebe's voice 1 tho the raven ravon nevermore That sombre sentence haunted him He lie to to loso his hla ears ear against It It but to no o oI purpose It crept cropt up from some Bome inv Inward ard I lurking pl place co In his being crooning a R hundred cadences In spite of all nIl that ho could do to change the tho order of ot his thoughts Far In tho the night ho ha dashed fearfully up to o his lii dismantled bedroom a flickering flickering flick lick ering candle In his hand Ho lie had gone Iono about tho the place to see ECO that nil all of ot the tile doors and windows wIndow fastened no- no moving mo his shoos and his coat cont he ho hurriedly hurriedly hur hur- crawled In between tho blankets and blew out tho the light Sleep would i not come Ho He W was sobbing Ho lie got ot up twice c and lighted l the tho h candle once e to I I dI n tUl IU n l LU HJ IJ Ci CiU U Ul vu Ulof of the tho trunk tho thio cabinet photograph photo photo- graph of ot himself anti and Nellie and t the tho o baby taken when the latter was three years ears cars old Hugging this to his breast he lie started back to bed bcd A sud sudden en thou thought ht staggered rel him For a long time he stood In tho the middle of tho the room shivering as lie he debated the great groat question this thought pro pre At last lust with a n shudder ne IC urged his reluctant feet to cur carry 1 him hini lm across s the room to tho the single gas Jet Closing his eyes CS lie he turned on un the tho gas full lull force orce and then thell leaped Into the bed boil holding hoMing the portrait to tn his heart hoart The Tiie i h he waited for cot th tile the end of or c thing I Whom he opened his ce eyes In oat ilaI clay ila I light was Will 4 tl earning tj In upon him Hom I one was vai aH pOlln pounding on un tl tb tie door n ilo I I Ho in leaped out of or bed ami bigun bi- bi I gun gall to pull on his hit dollies clothes HU It to lo him that Uh In hy hyall I all alt lie ho should JJ V be j lug 13 stiff and cold cold sU suffocated I by bt tl tie c csc oscap p- p Ing gas Ho lie sniffed the the h ah was U no nn odor of gas ns With Ith a II t gUSI of or alarm ho rushed o cr and anil turned off time stopcock a 0 cold coM perspiration coming coming- out all all- allover over him Gee I hope Im I'm Im I'm In time he groaned aloud I 1 dont don't want to die le I I it I Iti In tho the The Tho darkness did it I 1 Im Int Im consid hope Then considerably crab puzzled d. d ho Interrupted himself to turn tho the thing timing on again Ho lIo stood on oil his toes to smell tho tip D By Dy Jingo I remember now that r fellow turned It off oCt In tho the meter metor yesterday Oh Oh Lord what a close call 1 Iya Y had He lie was so eo full fun of ot glee gleo vh th when i r h he opt neil the door ti admit 1 the tho p pl li lith th that t thc In th their thir lr they neglected D ton h. h ment men t. t to 9 w r R at t him for tor k keeping them standing In Jn tho coM cold for cn or twenty minutes k Thought Though t maybe you'd oUd gone clone it raId ald the foreman polson or r turned turner on the gas or om You was wasi blue lu yesterday est v m. Ir Mr Duluth S Wh the time arrival al or of th van vail h ho set RH setoff setoff oC off to tu p pay J the thc bills the iho traders traders- people In t town wn returning r u before Core no noon n j with Evil all tho thin and 1 I 1 lIke 20 SO left o over r The The did Iid no not look daik rk and BO 50 dreary to him now In minds mind's eye eo ho he s saw v himself s lt roI ro- ro I I habilitated d in In the tight of or tIC tho prospering ore orel long to Bu such h tin an extent I that not only would ho hmo bo 33 o aho to re reclaim Te- Te reclaim claim Phoebe but Q oven oen n Nellie might bo be perma persuaded eci to h herself on his Mi neCK t bog beg for tor reinstatement In his go good graces gracd i With Hh men men nen lIko like Harvey Ham Har Ye vey th the ill Hi wiz wind r bl blows blows' V long or orI I it if blos th tho h hardest undercover under undercover cover of oC nl night ht The Tue sunshine takes Stakes tho the keen bl bitter tt r edge off rind It It becomes be ho- comes come a n balm balmy zephyr zephy c Already he W was S planning tho the read tea of oC his fortunes At length lens tho thoan tan xan wa was loaded His case caBO sat lIat on the thc front porch puny punO and pathetic Tho owner of ot th the tho house was there superintending the boarding up o of th the windows ws and doors door Harvey stood In tho the middle of oC the walk lookIng looking look look- Ing Ing- Ingon on with R. 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