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Show KiXQLLYS' STOM. Tliosovrho know mjr frioml Kml Ijr only auually nru aj.t to sot lihn down m a cynic, Iicciium) nt tluira lm h a mini jf raturnino humor, kUlii toriJlailingbraoiy mil clim-ltywi naJnuni lut I know danger liolili no diwiil for lilm, uml limoactiilon lallj liipiwncil on eomo of liU (,-wxl Ucds. To ino lio lnw ulwnj s kcuuicd man of unusually kniuit jtnl-merit jtnl-merit initths Uio Ut couktruttlon pontlblo on tho n 11 actions of lib f 1 1 lows! though his own llfo Ii brautl fully iluin, ho tiilcm jxI'lo iw ho llmln them, not fcclliiitoalkstl ujwn to uttcmnt to i ovolutionlzo tho orlJ If I am unrqusonably proml of my f rioudshlp wipi Knoll 8 It Is pardon uhlo, for ho U uu cxj riincol limn of tho worhl, who must Lo iicarini; tlftj, whereas I am not jet thirty. It hail hocn arruupul ilurins hlo hhort stay 1th us In Now ork, that In two months I nhoul 1 Join him in Londoni and tho piwiwct of nnothc r ilelluhtful run through 1 nroi with him iindoinoBomowhnt forgetful of tho fact thatltwushlslutnlbhtln Uio clly Ho luul rtslily promised my cousin to hit hi row) Kanlcns, ami on th it uftonioonrcdmiiMlilswonl ;Micii wo mot at tho club I noticed tint Knolljs numiroil tliixl Ho ctood at tho window, npirt fionttbn other tnwi looking acrons at tho J luji, mid did not nt flrrt notico mo Imippow) it was irkeomo," I t-piii. t-piii. for Tom am talk of nothing but hUrowannd hlswtfn Ynuwxi , Y, u' n uin lnB 'wl'" "C moo" flicir nltairs lookc.1 , rv I lad. for a timo, but midknly rlRhtoil thim "th in. and their fritnds ara kufforinu thoioiHiiiuonics" Knolli a coa-eil to w otrh tho w nu r-liiff r-liiff klindou of tho tnw, and turned in lulringlj It waj a lnixuiuh ratanding " I coatimiid, as wo wnlki ilout to dlu 4 uir "lorn forgot that npiicaraiicii H nro often inlili mliiirf, an 1 klio was I unabli) to furnish n fatlsfattorj os 1 l'UnaUoaofhwcoudu.t., ' I couJuctun.il winctlilUK of tho kind fiom what ho told liiocoinlui; bad. to Iho t itv, and it remlndul mo HroiiKlj of n littln c Uolo in tho llfo ofnfrkiid of mlno And kho, too, in somo lndLllnalilo w u f omo turn of Uio head or til k of tliooiw recalled my friend s w Ifo. Ulio story iaJhtintim.tou I am inuto kiiro it would," I ro-turned ro-turned niKiilj.for Kuolljs Ualwnjj well wortii luailng 'It all happened koino J cirs ago, but 1 think 1 nuumlir tho iwiuts quito will," ho commuictil, kiniliug faintly i ' I am not so eirtulu, how. ocr, thatlkhnll ls ublo to du tho story Justice, fur I am not u dour raconteur, nud ou wilt j rub:ibly surmbo tho end long ero I Invu rcicluil It Mj fikuil no mliJit ull him hmltli m fritril hinllli was ublo to lxi of kimiUHinkotoii mill whom ho met in u foreli.ii laud Tho man met w 1th n fatal nceideiit 1 few dijs liter, mid, together with tho ik t, Smith oluntei ml to nurso him '1 ho ktiaue r, feeling ho had a claim ou Finltli lieeaUMJot tho liivt faor, 1 mile mil lilm with tho jkas ant task of bearing tho now of hU death tu his w ifo "Ujion hmlth s return to liclaul hotanhil out hiimUilon, nnilha-iug nnilha-iug bono omo, went oguiu bho was aerj )0Uiig woman, mil nrj lieuu tlful and hmithwiw invsl-.tibl) at-traded at-traded Her liusiml hil beMi n kcounili-el nnd, after n decent h4D of time, bho marrliil Smith Tor tho tlit four iiirsof their unit riaf,o they wero so InteiiM-ly happy that It Is km tlblothcy iruteil rather llrisomoto their friends Alnut thit tlinohmlth liegnn to inifs mouoy an 1 other artl ckn of iiluo, and was finally ablo to tnico tho thefts to tho bntler Tlu ruin alul denied tho ehaige, an I, nllhough nono of thomluiur alu ablworu foiinl lu hU 1hmmm1oii, ho wai ilkth irgul without a ehinie tri This mild nieiMiro wiw adopted berauso of Uio intgiiwislona of my Winds wife ' 1'or kouio weelji bmlth entertained enter-tained no doubt that ho hail fasteneil tho burglaries on thoiro!,K.r Iirl), but on ixtuniliM homo uuo 0Mtiinf he fojrd hU wifo In tho llbraij Bho hod ojMied his desk b) means of u filso 1 oy, and in In her hand hoi la mil of notes. Oullt was ile Llctel la oory feature khucowereil efoi-o lilm khow.u cbjeet ill her toaiillco " Hioneeileil tho tnouey to bho a biother,"I brul o In authorllath dj "No, for klio lui 1 no brotlu r ui un near lelallvo who inlhht need hdp" lenolljBKild as bos t down his hloiJ "Tlijiunn ninioujtollilBoiuoeiiwo for he i, tuwetittd this, but it was foi nuulitliv Hwiwfm lurselt jitum hid . mted for nothing that lm uov coul 1 buy or hno doeibe Ho miJit not hao(oJK Ived her kin to lies) llsgriut hail kho not jiennltUil tho korvnnt to suiter lu lur ktiail r fit as it was lblo Smith madi) restitution to tho man, but Ii bar kit iicobIio hmleotnktod herstlf of i tho most heinous of all tnuisirretr r-Ions In her husband s eves Tliero was ono uu) only lu whldi hoeuuVl evplaln tho matter to himself lie It 1 1 nuer liclioMil in 1 lopionmni I , until thin, lut It was tho i uu thin; iipoiiwhkh his mind was (intiiKl And khu ennfewKil slio had ortea ft It iniclkil totuko nluallis forwhlch khu uml 1 a o no isivsiblo neeil ' Ho was a proul mm and ho was tortured bvlilsillscoui) rholmdiv irmkil his wire, his child an I him keif as I x. I ilk' mndii of lli i elav than tho lest of rnankln 1 Ills disillusion was iinni Me Tho dn ufttr sho was uiimnskiil kho came into n rjiku did lulu ritunce, but Smith riaOiumly ri fused to iieimlt tho i Hieiidituro of ' any of it in tho houseliol 1 Hod ircl not lea o her for an InstTnTihlnkln tho deslro mlxlit eiimo lauK to lm. i HoKncriiiud hUinidol) telling tho tiifoatato of nir.ilm to her mull n tnisteil Knant, an 1 tofotlier tl oy i kept ilgilint guard over hoi It was tho most Insidious ertnlty h'j loulleimtriio ouo that lnustlmu w mm hil her f nrel) . Sho w us uci er iiemiitteil to lose kight of her kins. Ho was inlleiblo in his course-, kivp Ins hei alunjs unl.i his rilontleui in. 1!) friend Smith thought hbu , keif in tliu-o daju qulto niiuillonf ace-using ami judging his pilsourr i and set lug that tho scutouco w us h roper 1) corrinl out Whcir she I M-eineil to foi'uit fur nil Instill t her. I JMst enor Smith oer so huitly ' turned tho thumliscruus .h ho reiUI) delikil mode of exiitilsito toi-turo toi-turo that ho khould peiH.il ex-1 ex-1 Into her crime 'No shodld not tobcli khudieat-ily khudieat-ily neieptetl theix.iialty of her mis Hip At lirst sho Hied In deadly fear lest ho should send her nwny from hinii but whin sho found it I w ii3 j art of his plan to bo with her I I enuvtuntl), klio koemed content bho mull not rather woult not, glow Leeaitoinnl to tho thought th it sho hud forfeited Smith slotc During t tho flrst few da) s sho ho cr td nrouud i hint luting to lilroHOiiieespreBKlon I of luirdon from him somo wonl of loio Neer forgetting tint sho boro his nan e, ho treated her w Ith ft eold 1 ehilit) tint wasmoro frhhtful to I her than would hnto 1st u an oxhibl I tion of bnito fono Ho was disci I plluiug himuilf all thowhllolu lt-. , renting lib feelings for. us i ou I hao jsrhai isirspocted ho loieil tier uipamlonaul) usurer 'Sho iloiotcil lieixlt exclmhdy to thu ihlld, who had boeomo 1 ourco of constant? agony In Smith If ho took n fmlt or sweetmeat tint I had lieiir turblddiii lilm, it Isiiimo to Smiths fevered imagination cti hneo that ho hud Inherited Ids mothers weakness; In other ill sit i woull hinoheemcdachlliU lonllo fault in j 1 1) 'Tho thill lct in thotnnthers iiKirtments mil Smith win alout to letliDono night wheti his wifocamo in hurrieill, blldlug lilm Mini iiu-meilliUl) iiu-meilliUl) for Hull jlijsldtn for tho llttloououuscliikhi) Smith went Kill, with lur, ami nftirkeeiug thu ihlll left tho nsjin-kho thought to kerd fur tlrof ii iHv liHi m Sho' unil tho kiinlo nriiiiles tint for-1 meilyi lined tffixtiul but without I nnll bho rtilsed lm i)i toSinljh lu iigoniiing ii )K id 1 ut ho lu ide n i ' liioMiuiut At lne.th ho told her. that hu hat not suuiinniied n j h) ri lm KlIoMii ll Utter that thu chilil khuuld die " I MMiati' Ierlid igluist, my lou 1 tone in iiuu kill coiitmst to his lo.i, iinhurrleil wonls. "Yon uro not eitlri'" riruarl nl Kuolljs us ho lellntliel) nganlwl tho Is'ul thut had foinuil nioun1 tho edgo of Ms e.liN4 ' You aro ratoundul nt in fileiiilsiietlon lut hohtiusdf did not qu ntlon tho wisdom wis-dom of his course in ihu s it did not isxui tuldm tint heeould irr Ik I ter,Jio thought, toeiuiw hluisilf onui khn laug than untill urUi 1) to I tho bitter did In tut holslioMil ho was doing n ii-j bnivuikeil to (ouslju jour chill to dtiithis not fciidi a siiiii lo liuitti r as It iul(,lit up x.ur Win n tho niuthir Inn mil what lie had done, sho was wildl) ludl.iuiut forim iuctiint then quletl) pi iced thu child In his crib nnd stole ally watched his nilTerings And what hud ueomeil iputu right and coumgioui in hlmsilf struek SinlUi us monstrous in tin mother, u uro neglecting jour filet You will Uriel It' ' Hut tho mother) ' I reminded 1 ilio notheri' eehueil Knoll) s, wianl) ' ou j r-ogr toonipldl). Smith Mosul lo to iIImiiIm fiuiiihls mluil tho Ideu that ho ha 1 been in fctrununtnl iir I ringing about tho lit tlo fellow a doalh, for it would hil u lie-en linjicfsil lo for thoilsle-iau to liadithohoiiso befoiv tho child ex llred 'Hi i) inothei, honoMi, did not reanou w ith so much huewsi, an 1 ufter tho deith of her dill 1 failed lsibl) In llils liihtniuij li)klani werueallod In but what tin) mli.ht, lm o Vx en ablo to do for tho dull, i thuy euld not do for thu uiuthur I It is tmo li.ieoull not timolol life er) Jo)ous lut Iir dm tor tu,mi tint tin) hid nocrlKfiin seen tiny iiiioknditci mined tooeuiH from this moiII flieiv was noil! ness- imI) u truwlng I luguidiuin. i gradual lulling i of thusmillek tiesksanln want of Mill toitmui If oir n womiiii died ol a 1 rokt i hear t It was in) friend s w ife ' 'Did she gho no explinutlon of lur u oilm t (" 1 demanded, hailing uu t)iotililoheail) Knoll)SWislisiking nt somcthlui' U') oral me and did I ot heir mo uu til I li 1 1 li iter iteil in) question 'So joit il not 1 llou sho iMih a kleitoniiintie) 'Jlio exi lanatlon dil not eomo from he r, but from another qu irt r,"hofliiAllyjiriK-eoiil ' he wusddlrlousfuiiiiuil) awciklsforo lur d ,illi In lur ludd moimuts khuwoill uxk thu ilute thin Mum to rmillect something th it cluiul) iindul her She was conduit ill) mil muring nluut komumnru) tint was to Iwsciit lukoinn ono -win in, thi) eoull rrot determine Smith hail lmwlth her all the dm, mil toward in i nine, feeling liu must lu alolio foi awhllo to kliovcnt to his minr), went to tho llbniiy Ihu mornings mail was auulting lilm The tof riiot It tti r was addiitiil to hi rin aiiiaiisiuifaiiilhtii hand Ho ton) it I'lwii lilkil villi ins.mo Jeal ou) Ah ofiourse jnujKrctho from whom itwai. oirnro In thu Mine jiositloir as tho not el rutder, who knowing Isilh sides of tho storv, Is uwarouf tho end long Uforo tho lu ro and lu initio halo llud it out Vn fortunately Smith knew old) his jiortlorr of thotalo. ThomikAliopiir lirtil to cunio fiom lur lint husband hus-band whom Smith luul hdisil bury, but whom bho Wlluui to In still alive, iiiidtaiitioneilhtr to furnunl his nun thly allow alien nt oruv, or ho wool 1 lio uuder tho jiainful necus-'lt) of deelaring himself to Smith with outdclu), It was n I It) ho bill not dona so long Is full', as Smith w ould haiu ri cognized tho seoundrell) but It r You seo ho hu 1 for rnontlis lm jHwcd ein tho w ifo and blai kmalkil hcrln tho ltlkf that lur worthhwi lirst huskiud wns still nliio uud do-mundiil do-mundiil inoue) Sho IshoMil that if Smilli learned of his t xlstenco sho wotntlohohls loiu uud lilm Disk Itnotsetmaltokitheilruisikkiblothat she should hiuo lieen so eredulousr 'So, )0U KV tllO lll)Stll), Wiling Snillh had IsJiotcd to bo no ni)s ti i), was ckaiiil without hil ak ing but u littles too lm, fi i while Smith was muling the letter she eisstil unity, having him in utilize of mad Ruing lelleetlous Hu has luJ a lou.- whllo to npi recUto tin. bitter imthos if tho Inciknt mid koiiii times ism lers on tho i nibliirii of wlulhtr she would h-iotinftil had hu not kiu,i,iktcdtoliirtlioi I eti.-e t f kkptom inli Knowing tho kiiuheit) ef hit riiomls, hucomjte-hiniUtlioktrugglothtiu hucomjte-hiniUtlioktrugglothtiu must bile Uiiiwhilu tho lutln wus siilTiriiii, foi hi r 1 think Smith would line Imloiuil her for taking tlio run n) to bu) the man ko that lm slut il I not liiaku hiimslf knnniri umiiIIiii own klhnci hail ho liu cunsekni it was il uio thut rho might not In mill ruled fn m him Her love for Siuiai was tho ono iiiisloiiof lui life, an) kho )ul 1 fi r It dearl) ' 1'is rwoumii, Iluiimil.Miltrttd Knoll) s ruined his hind, his li) lulled in a shidowy smik "Note how woditTu I klmull sii), 'Hxir man' Sho is in a place of imici." 'lam glul I am not ucqualat'il with )our frli ml Smith " I obs it eil tr)l"i! to khako i IT tho gloom ol Knoll) s tor) ' II j must Id a er) Fomlier eiimisiiiiou Vj ou see iiuiliof llillll "Thoworll kruws nothing oCVik hlktmysliedoes not wear htliiM.lt ou his khiiM) It Is only to nmllliit ho coufewtit how dull lio lluds lit Yes I seen great ihal of in) fraud , Sinlth agn-itdiil tisi mm It Iil us drink to his early demise llejnia nie, it Is what woull plttiuo hlui Lent ' Argonuut |
