Show A Year Fear anc and anda a Day aDay by byRan Ran ph do Lich Lichfield field WeIl JR Is distinctly weaker San i San Go Crey Godfrey RIchardson fingered erel glam tho the Jug the nervously n ns Ir if he were re fee feel feel- texture of oC the tho lini tinted paper and ho he out Ut of his office of- of lice fice window ow apprehensively 4 s eaker ho fc iv IY weaker Great heavens l lie he cried S I hoarsely SUl Surely J fate isn't going to 10 destroy me at the tho el eleventh hou houm- St Ho tool too UI UP hIs hat and gloves 3 amid went out nut Ut Saing n as its lie he passed a n through rn the hC 1 Clerks clerk's room that he hC he away from froni the ollice somo om 5 i Ito Ho hal haid not nt gone tat tar i through ugh th tIme the huS Vu t Unos-s Unos of oC the tho ctt city w hoi o hii his were t situated d when he hd be- be camo aware h in hm was heln being shadowed h by 13 a n man nn oti th the side Ii of or th the theM M Mi eel t. t 11 Ho lie stopped l nod and looked 1 at the l' l man then crossed d the road You ar ari are watching me me ser sergeant cant 1 ho lie Inquired oti pulling on nn one moo of his gloo Gloe Li to disguise l the fact that his hands were iere u tl trembling ambling news o havo you heard rI r- r i I I understand tand that Mr 11 Wells is 1 Inking Mr 11 Richardson rt replied the J man who Ilo his tweed suit stilt and J s fell Il hat h ho ro it he till stamp the pour polio tom tom-eu gives J I I Sinking repeated Richardson on I hl his pale pal al face assuming a u more haggard maggard look I had a telegram from Di Dr f- f Sanders s. who Is attending attending- him hini a 11 lit littie lit lit- i tie tle while ago saying Ming he was distinctly t- t weaker hut scarcely Implying that lu lie jo to L. L S' S was ag v Well ell of course 1 don't dont know th the I. I exact wording of oC tho the telegram telee th the bt chief got rot returned d the policeman All ll I 1 know Is Ive I've got to watch yo you for fOI the next few leiv hours 1 But nUL m my thy halls hall's all sal said rh Richardson on with a n. ghastly smile antI an Ive I've surrendered Urr myself regularly a athe all the time tJ Oh I know kiloW OU Oll have o sir you Bu Dut you ou see youre you're In Iii rather a queer posh posh- lion Hon Tho The char charge c on which you ou have hav c- c heen been up imp to C court UIt from week weck to tn week rind and l month to month as night say for Cor the last twelve months month was isas J une 01 OI Air l wens with ivita intent i to do grievous ous harm and your youri our 4 i 1 friends went vent ball bail for you ou on that charge chare while u u were iero remanded and remanded to see sc how Mr 11 Wells ells went on J Yes I know know know-I I know said mid Richardson Rich Rich- ardson ardson- But ButWell But Well you see se sir sim h. h If IC he dies lies within within with with- in the year ear and a dav da th the charge will wm have haxe to be altered to one of oC murder and that's quite another her sort of ot charge e. And the times time's not up until the day dayS nt after r tomorrow II S Yes Yc I know knon- all that Oh I r know all that But that is fH not tho time point point point- i not what I wanted to 0 say MY My 1 point J is that I am out on ball bail and have ha surrendered sur sur- rendered myself 1 ever every o time I have ha beon beau called d upon I have haxe never once thought of or running runnIng- off olT from time the con con- sequence of or m In ny nCI act I have haxe done dono ox os' I ing with within I ii my J or 0 tor g t.- t. thing mortal man moan do to m mend url I j t 14 IJ JU my mud mail net aid At t. 11 grout at o ha sent a 11 specIalist st lo to cJ L l tt en tO tt l n I have have have- No Zo 0 doubt sir Mr But another view might bo be t taken lm of yo your r net act People might ht 5 sj S.- S. that It was wan your Our life n as aswell well as 5 Mr Wells Wells' that tat Dr Sanders was sa that he was acting us s your scout ut to warn you ou when to tn strike yom tnt tent ns- ns you U ma nay may say Richardson turned away 0 1 en thy thyS S Well U lie he said Mid starting down the street a as youre you're going oln to to- follow mo me 11 It H. H rn y jou you U some trouble to know that I 1 am tim t to tel ter now nos to see se rj J Without o. o a reply h r- r ried away r i. i The at afternoon afternoon- was w well 11 advanced i S 1 whan n. Richardson alighted alighted- at BuoyS Buoy'S Buoy Buoy- r S 'S ch chester st r. r Short though the journey was ivas It seemed to ha have Va aged ac 11 hi I inconsiderably ably ho thought as ns he lie caught sight of or his reflection in a n mirror advertise advertise- mont meat Many men melt who had hind known him In Intimately Intimately In- In a 11 y yar al' al e. e passed in inthe the lie street without a glance of oC recognition milLion a and amid 1111 not because of or what whal tile the they knew about JIm him for Cor mo most l of oC his ac acquaintances ac- ac acquaintances sympathized with him it r generally understood that Hupert Rupert Rui Ru Ru- i pert herO Wells had hall acted in a manner most pro to a n man of oC Richardson's Richardsons Rich ardson's artison's quick t temper mp r anti and innocently innocent innocent- l ly b chough Mamie l Sherwyn had hall prok provoked pro- pro I k ol okel him also allo I by allowing him to suppose she RIH encouraged Wells to Ia pay II her hor or marked attentions S But nut she sho was like many another of h her tr e In enjoYing enjoYing- the lie evidence site she 1 could Induce of or th the completeness tene o of lid her conquest st all the lie more so o perhaps per per- 4 haps because he cl decayed so o long the declaration of his love According to the of perfection per per- cellon so plea pleasantly applicable to tor r others Wells was to 0 blame The oldS old old- S established friendship between him hint antI and Richardson should not have ha allowed allowed al- al lowed hewed him hint to lo lose hose e his temper when with traitorously attempting charged char himself lie Ill should to win Mamie it with a n laugh laUg of course coune have de denied |