Show q i I My F Friend fend The Madman 4 BY COPE cork I was playing the violin there tHero was wasa rt it knock at the tIme dour door and a man wholly lo ro me ama crime earno Into the he room He lie ed I to lo l Ie c I M ears lU i irs of 1 age sc I lie ft as us small well eli wel built and muscular J Me lie ie mist Hat don donn without ceremony on the sofa Then ho lie took 0 off Ids bus hat lint and revealed re rc- ie veale voided a grey re head that Inspired resl ct ct Pardon me sir siu sl ho he said In iii a n sa sad voice ole for coming In iii II v br being Ing announced I am aumi a neighbor of oC yours TOUTS and arid make bol bold on that account I 1 c music ant heard hearl you OU playing and und I keen d desire to make l your our acquaintance ac ac- ac- ac Crank I thought to myself Your violin has u remarkable tonic tone and amid you OU play with great talent Alas Ius for or human van vanity I This compliment menu ment men eau caused e my dIstrust to lo vanish I 1 possess posses an nut excellent violin I 1 said II It I I Is an Amal Time Tho ho stran stranger er took the tho violin and exam exam- med It on both loth sides I It I Is ono one of the thue be best t I ever er r sa saw he hue said Hald It I Is 18 worth 20 0 pounds pound I know ft is lI a rare violin I tal said The Thc stranger took It up a again aln and drew dieW the hie le bow acro across s the strings strings It I is h s not riot m my Instrument I pIa play tIme thc ho lie sal said When we know each other othel better beler I If IC you 01 permit it I it 1 shall hal bc you kou J c very happy happ to have some music with whim That Thai will wi bo he e eam e I saul said ahl I pia play lda the piano a little I thank you ou he lie i and I once more moie I 1 beg be YOU ou to forgive Jor o the thc freedom with which I 1 Intruded wih on your OUI privacy I am nm rather eccentric I have suffered so o much The Tho stranger er put his fiand rant to hl his imis Ii licad ead cad eadI I lost the thc wife whom I adored he lie went ent on oil al and moreover in the tIme mo most t circumstances I have been mail mai I for Cor a long t time IC My Iy apprehension appi began beJan to return and andI I 1 notIced a pe peculiar u ar look In ha the mans man's mansI oyes e I 1 am ann cure cured now he lie went welt on al and amid 1 I sock seek to forget foret In the time suit pursuit of line Hue Hll arts You ui-c ui u I will wi tell tel you OU m my story Time The secret ct I shall In you OU OUIs Is Is a terrible one Sir I replied I do co not nut dc desire to re revIve revive re- re vive painful memories It I will wil relieve me lie he said ml I waa wu 22 23 2 years ears of oC n age e and anu possessed of oC a good ool name an nn Independent tunic fortune and auth all an that was necessary tot for success In the world orl I went ent about aboul that lint time Ime to stay with the he nl b family Mr lr n by was the time father fathel of two beautiful girls Muriel and Denise I loved them both bolh and had no preference for foe either cither onto one Soon 1 I dIscovered ered that both girls were in in love with will wih me mE After ACer much hesitation lon I 1 decided in lii r fior faor fa- fa or vor of Dell e Iho ho younger and asked akel bier to lo malt many mairy mc me The grief o of Muriel was vas was Intense She conce concealed led U k but from that hat mon moment elt bore boc toward her sister the time most bitter hatred hatred- The Time nuart was waa wal celebrated with functions As Ati soon oon a as the celebrations wore were at un an end I left for rOl Italy with my ray young youn And Ant there I 1 spent spOut tho the hapl happiest sl sla a days o omy of ci m my life ite I woi wo Denise and was waH a atho at atI I tho the oC or In n my Arc After sla ais b i months of ot Joy we wo to my par par- In cuts Muriel received U us with I thought she the had had got Ol over l her r grIef and andI all I cit tel reassured Some time 11 ho hogan bojcun ul to O loo loto tier her h health SheI She Sho I grew thinner anil cl anil he imet char char- chur- chur to chang Sho Simo hC e m r L I el c every da day Tic He asked me rue odd questions and suid anc I thou thought ht that hl lila his ol old age ago had lurid te- te e- e lila hIs Judgment and had nad made mude him fanciful grow rot woi worse c mid arid unc worse olse mid ld was obliged to tu Luke tako to Ian her lied bed I Tier Her ala jg- jg tel toms devotion to her was beautiful F she cr ties Ic er left heft lef her bedside I was beginning to despair One Ono oxen oxen- In lug Ing when Mui was out of or the thc room took m my ni hand hanu George alma sho ho sal said I am am lost i t cried aloud If Jf you OU only know knew who continued In Inan Inan Inan an excited voice voice- 1 t Is hord lc I 1 am ani dying and I 1 ha have hae e been poisoned by m 1 sI sister stem stem- It f Is impossible You Yuu arc Hrc rau aln Last night t JI I saw hem hei ICI pout pour out jolson polon she thought t I 1 was 19 asleep It I la Is h awful I She SIte I Is Jealous of 0 amy mj and suid andI wants to become your OUI wife si Sweat Swear to me ame De I lint hut you ou will wi never nc cI marry ry her She took tool me time In Iii her bier arms murnis and while 1 J gave gan the thc promise she fell rel back baC den dead It I were useless s lc to lo describe to you OU oti my IY grief ici cane came In I 1 seized her bier by the theland land hantl nn and dragging bier herto to tho ho Ie bed I con con- COI- COI fronted he hot her with wih my dead deal wile wife wife Miserable girl I cried behold your OUI work I know It nil all al Sho She threw herself at lii 1 my feet teet and auth con con- COl teased her liar crime saying aln she sho hind had hac done dono it i because of her ler love lo e for fo fome uric me me I shall shah not miot give you 01 up UI to lo justice 1 sal said aid I 1 cannot disgrace ls both toli your yom family amid ml 1 my ni own It I would kill ki your our parents You ou must disappear so 80 that I can n never vcr Ibid nd you again or else else else- I 1 will wi disappear sho ibo sobbed I 1 you yuu ou I will wf disappear I forever fore The Time next du day she sho was found foun dead o In luei hel cr bed bell Shu Sho hind had tal taken cn poison poison tue tie poison the same that hat she sho hc had bad given to lo her sister Tho t two wo sisters left heft lel me mae all al their prop prop- euty I hoped hUlle that all ni was over u Muriel dead CI ead the lie lioti secret was known to 0 me I could coul count on mu the ol old octor On Ott In 1 my W way back from Crol roam the he lie touched mo Inc lo on the shouler er Sit Sir 1 II he hue w said id to me Allow luw mo nic to ou ou understand the theu you you u uses es' es of poison polson I asked I What hat do du you e trial for fur murder I 1 l mean nn I that hat your our will wil cause a n commotion I have lun long bug md had my may of C the tue cause of ol your our wife's death toda today 1 I ha have proofs I have analyzed the tie lie contents of or tho the bot bottle tIc tle tc which you OU used to poison your YOI sis is- is in law What hat You accuse me hue IC I cried You Your think I poisoned the tire wife I 1 adored 1 nr l what pot pose The rIte old oltI doctor smiled sardonically St c whom th their lr dunlin h ho he said You have havo o ha come Into the property of oh the lie Km But Unit timid Is hot nob my amy affair that affair that Is lot for the Judge to decide nl I was astonished Not only would the scandal I J dreaded threaded break out but hut myself was accused of 01 tho tie Joust hurl i blo llo crime clime At t this thu point lie tho auger atm sall said place What S hut sir would you yuu have lave lone done In lii II my 1 But sir But ut-sl ut sir I stammered J I really can cannot not say I did not iRit hesitate he lie went on I 1 confessed I had my may plant plan Doctor I said I 1 am a t very guilty man But I do not my may crime to cover with shame two old and amid honorable honor honor- ruble able families I will kill myself Very well saId Buld the doctor You still have inive some good feelings On Out that condition I will iiIi tell lell nothing I asked for the lie time line to put mum my affairs In order Me lie said he lie would accompany inc and slopped Into ii Iho hue trap I had laid halt for or him Having said lo to my may grandparents we took the train alit together for ir a station In Cumberland Cum berland near an estate that belonged to meAs me As the tue traIn loft left the lie terminus 1 I and and- denly opened the door and pushed Uio old doctor who unto wa wn asleep onto onlo hum thu line It was quite dark The train raIn stopped I called for as- as I declared that lii doctor had tried lo to get off ott the tho train when It was in iii motion No ono one doubted me nie lie II was dead anti and I was saved The rime stranger stopped speaking 1 1 for formy or iii my purl part fell very uneasy Ho lie wiped lila his brow and continued So emotion had my nuu poor 1001 head and I became mad Me lie rose You have rny secret he said In lii u a hoarse voice I did not auk ask you for om it sir After all you only worry me ate Quo Ono of us is out of place he lie led cried t Ii t en I mu g i y Me lie advanced d me mime with staring eyes cs I retired prudently behind tho piano ano because I knew that I 1 Was deal deal- n with an madman I I am to throw you oti unit mil of time lie Ic shook tire the cui cur of llio ho window at looked Into the lie street At Ito tho thome me moment t there was teas a at itt thu bell 11 arid and 1 urn Us to open time tho door A gentleman well dressed and amid ed I came In ln lie Jim wore a a. plain suit Hull u uC and was followed by two tic c attendants 1 am ama Dr Hoxton be he said nId I nut am the 10 director of a. a private lunatic ray isy uin und and one oC of my jury has cs- cs According lo to time the I have received ho lie has bat concealed 11 your house You u inure made no atm sli yo fon have come coins Just In lit lime 1 relieved Heaven be o It is ii Mr nn nim who Wiio went mad utti i his wU wife's tim u lie Imagines that site sho was waH wasI I And ho lie wanted lo to i m ou f I the window 1 I is I Two of my may nt he lie said mild WeI Wo We went hurt Into the thc drawing room Tho I greatly agitated I lie Me to have an aim attack I declared the the- lie doctor I Hu tie made a rush ut t inc mo Tim rite tuy two big us not without difficulty re restrained restraIned re- re strained Your pie serico Irritates him said the doctor o o mo me Would you bo be no u kind as its lo 0 conceal yum self Wu We take tako hun him away v doctor closed time the thedoor door and the lie Ire ice Their TJien I heird signs of a ii g c. c After somo Into all quIet gain Tho Thu madman had U beau captured i In Iii tIme the excitement t of time the moment t thu doctor octor laid hid to my mimy JiO- JiO arty I II I I remained in Iii Unit thai cupboard till Unit hut A policeman lieu heard ni und and let lei mo mild out And the lie madman sir aIrY What madman sir Then I saw that lint my may valuable rim my pictures my mimy anel u p. priceless bracket of Louis XV had niL with else In t thai Iho oi ii orth having I had been ily clevi-ily The llie sequel to the the- story j la lao o en months later when the hue hue- rested arrested the lie lunatic the doctor and lie Iho two attendants for a dating daring batik bank robbery robber Some lime halve laler they were co rind and sentenced raid and the lie country Wits was i d dof of one of thy hit cleverest criminal of recent years LIfS |