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ID Frederic Van Kcnssclacr Dcy,
a Author of “Tho Brotherhood of Bilenco," “The •
Quality’ of a Sin," Etc.
Cupj right, 10C1, by Frederic Van Kei.jsclacr Dry.
CHAPTER I.
“enK snAu. tii:n;: as a max and be as
a man'."
f-1 V MAN and a woman faced each
I I other in the center of a hril-
ESPirl liantiy lighted room. Thewo
~'j uian's eyes were tilled with
horror that was only half manifest
through the contempt and proud dis
dain with which her entire being seem
ed animate. Her form was meet, her
head was thrown hack, and her right
hand clutched tightly the knotted lace
which covered her bosom, while the
left one hung loosely at her aide. Her
eyes. dark, luminous and tilled with
loathing, dread, anger and defiance.
were unflinchingly fixed upon the man
who confronted her. Ills features were
distorted with passion. His eyes
gleamed and glinted with Jealous rage.
His forehead and cheeks wen* waxen
in hue, and his lips, slightly parted and
bloodless, transformed what otherwise
might have been a smile into an ex
pression of ferocious triumph. He re-,
turned her contemptuous stare with
one of suppressed but inflexible hatred.
Between them, prone upon the floor,
senseless, inanimate, was the body of
a* man, apparently lifeless, it was a
mute hut effectual barrier across which
neither dared to tread. There had been
no word spoken between the woman
and the man since the latter, unan
nounced. entered the room and dealt
the blow which completed the tableau;
neither she nor the senseless man, be
tween them was aware of his ap
proach. Both had been oblivious to all
things save themselves. She was the
first to break the silence that followed
upon the assault.
“You have killed him." she said.
Her voice sounded strangely calm
and unfeeling, but it belied her. She
nrfTil god hi
P.
The woman started toward him.
wondered vaguely why she did not
scream aloud and tear her hair and
throw herself upon that prostrate body
in a passion of tears, entreaties and
accusations.
“He is not dead: he will revive.” was
the low toned reply, deadly cairn. “It
is you who deserve death, not he. For
hint 1 feel nothing hut contempt: for
you”— he paused, shrugged his shoul
ders with an expression which words
could not have conveyed.
“For me—whatV” she inquired calm
ly.
“Words, mere words.” be responded
coldly. “Recriminations are useless. 1
will not indulge in them. This is the
first time since 1 was a hoy that 1 have
lost my temper. 1 will not repeat the
experience. 1 have a few words to say
before this person revives. They will
be the last that you will ever hear me
utter."
“Say them: 1 listen."
“1 will arrange that an ample annul
ty be j::::d to you. You may make your
own excuses for my absence. 1 will
make none. If the reasons tor my de
parture are ever known, the knowledge
will come from you or from—him; not
from me. That is all.”
He did not bestow a glance upon the
Bilent form at his feet. His face had
regained its wonted calmness; the fury
had gone from his eyes; there was only,
pain there now.
The woman started toward him. Her
body moved, but not her feet. She
could not step across that mute barrier
that was stretched between theta, but
her devouring eyes watched him while
he crossed the room to the door and
reached out one hand to open it.
“Philip!” she said.
He turned and faced her. He did
not reply, but waited for her to con
tinue.
“I—l was about to ask—nothing.” she
finished haughtily. Pride conquered
all other impulses.
He inclined his head, opened the
door, crossed the threshold, reclosed
the door acd stood alone in the silent
hallway. For a moment he hesitated.
Then he sighed mounted the stairs and
entered a room on the second tioor.
Where for many minutes he stood with
folded arms, gazing down upon the oc
cupant of a canopied crib, upon a rosy,
smiling, sleeping baby girl, a living
picture of personified innocence, the
only livii g. human thing in which (iod
has permitted man to behold absolute
purity and goodness.
. “One year ago today you came to me.
1 cannot. 1 will not, leave you here.”
murmured the man.
Methodically he turned away. With
deliberate calmness he busied himself
witli the preparations upon which be
and determined. aDd a half hour lat
“ ’■ and the s‘airs and wept
Tii rotten u. front door. L’Doa his
tert arm rested the infant, still .sleep
ing: In his right hand he carried a
satchel. Behind film was his luxurious
borne, to which lie gave* no thought.
Within It. in the room where he had
parted with his wife, a man had just
staggered to his feet to behold upon
the floor near where he had fallen the
senseless form of the woman who only
a short time before bad stood so proud
ly erect above bis own inanimate body.
Eater the man who bore the sleeping
baby in ids arms was usherea into a
pretentious house that fronted upon
Central park- for the unhappy scene
occurred In the city of New York- and
a few moments afterward was seated
in the library behind (Hosed doors. The
Infant, still asleep, was securely eu
scoiised in the depth? of a huge arm
chair. and vis-a-vis with the unhappy
father was a strong, bushy browed,
square jawed man who looked ten
years older than he really was.
"1 must have one confidant. Max
well.” the self exiled man said calmly,
“and you are the only man In all the
world whom 1 care to trust.”
He began then at the beginning. He
told it story which covered the lapse of
nearly two years He referred to bis
wife not bitterly, not angrily, but with
sadness and pain. lie omitted noth
lug concerning detail, and he concluded
his recital with these words:
“I could not leave my baby there, so
I brought her with me. I shall take
her away, and we will disappear for
ever from the sight and gradually from
the memory of everybody who lias
known me -■ from everybody except
yourself. 1 shall change my name,
and only you shall know who I am.
My property fortunately is nearly all
In negotiable securities and can easily
be transferred. My real estate I wish
you to accept in trust for my wife, pay
ing her tlit* Income from it as long as
she lives, it will amply provide for
her every want and leave her a com
fortable surplus besides. You can
draw all the papers and forward the
new deeds to me.”
“And the reversion—what about that
In case of the death of your wife?"
asked the lawyer.
“Let the reversion be to yon as trus
tee for the benefit of my heirs. If 1
ever want the property. 1 will come to
you for it.”
“Are you aware that you are placing
more than a million in m.v possession?"
“Perfectly. I have twice as much
more, as yen know, in negotiable secur
ities. That will suffice for me."
“You will not apply for a divorce?”
“Certainly not.”
“What name will you assume?”
“Yours. I think that is. your last
one. if you will permit it. 1 will call
myself Richard Maxwell.”
"Why not Philip Maxwell?”
“No: I will retain nothing of the past.
I am only :> years old. but as long as
I am permitted to live my life shall be
devoted to that child. Philip Harring
ton ceased to exist an hour ago i will
sleep here in your house tonight. If I
may. In the morning I will ask you to
take some checks to the banks for me
and secure in their places cashier’s
checks that i may deposit where l
please: also to withdraw m.v securities
from the safe deposit vaults and tiring
them to me. Such other affairs as need
attention 1 will remember before morn
ing. and before night tomorrow 1 will
he gone.”
“Ydhere will you go?"
“1 have not decided i probably will
not decide for some time to come. 1
will let you know in good time.”
"Y’on are very unwise, Philip. Your
suspicions may lie unfounded, your
conclusions wrong "
"Perhaps so.” wearily. “My decision
is Irrevocable, however, so we will not
discuss It.”
“You cannot be father and mother to
that child-to that little girl. If she
were a boy. it weak! pc different.”
"1 will he father, mother—everything
—to her. Do not argue with me. Max.
Will you show me where I am to sleep?
My duties begin at cnee. 1 shall not
avoid them.”
Not until the man who had decided
that he was henceforth to be known
only as Richard Maxwell was alone in
the room that bad been assigned to
him- no. not alone, because the little
girl, still quietly sleeping, uneouscious
of the tragedy that had already occur
red in her young life, reposed upon the
bi'd- not until then did he show any
sign of the ravages of the mental whirl
wind that had passed .over him. and
even then his face did not lose its
calm, although tears trickled down his
cheeks and splashed unheeded upon
the pillow where rested the companion
of iiis future.
lie remained thus silent for several
moments, and then he began restlessly
to pace the floor with bowed head and
hands clasped behind his back, up and
down, up and down, endlessly, cease
lessly. untiringly, his footsteps fall
ing with absolute precision, keeping
time like the ticking of a clock—
oue. two. three, four, five, six. sev
en. turn: one. two. three, four, five,
six. seven, turn—hour after hour. Once
the baby awakened, and its little voice
murmured. “Mamma!" and then the
father went to the bedside, raised the
email head tenderly, administered a
swallow of water, touched the rosy
cheeks with his lips and saw- the gen
tle. sleepy eyes close again in slumber.
Then once more he began that restless,
t!reV-s pn<-Ing nil hep* it jum until tVm
curtains that Bbrouded_ the windows
became transparent with the advent of
dawn, a gray light stole into the room,
rparrows began to twitter on the win
dow ledges, and the world slowly
awakened to anew day.
After breakfast, while the child stood
clinging to a chair lx*tween them or
sat upon the floor in the midst of an
agglomeration of parlor bric-a-brac
that had been hastily provided for its
amusement. Richard Maxwell and bis
attorney concluded the conversation of
the preceding night.
"I've thought it all out.” he said,
"and I have fought it all out as well.
My course is laid as certainly ns is
that of a sea captain who sails for a
distant port, and 1 shall follow it as
blindly, depending only upon my chart
and my compass."
“You ha> e not slept, Phil”—
“Call me Richard. No, I have not
slept."
"Nor rested.”
"No."
"1 know you too well to argue with
you.” said tin* lawyer gravely, "so I
will not attempt to do so. Give me
your instructions, and I will follow
them to the letter. There is only one
suggestion that I will make.”
"What is that?”
"Your affairs in the future, which you
cannot fully prearrange, may require a
reference —a personal reference, 1
mean. Since you have chosen to take
the same name as mine, let it be un
derstood. wherever you are, that we
are brothers. Teach the child that she
has an uncle Dan here in New York
and make your will before you leave
this house, appointing me as her guar
dian in case anything happens to you.”
“1 have thought of that. Max—vague
ly. It is kind of you to suggest it.
Will you draw the will?"
“Yes."
“Everything to the child at the age
of 21: yourself as guardian and sole
executor. You know better than 1 do
how to arrange it.”
"Yes."
“I have thought better of the cash
ier's checks. I prefer to leave no trace
behind me that may he followed. 1
will draw what I need for immediate
expenses. I will give checks to you for
the balance and will draw on you when
I have selected a place of deposit. The
securities you will convert into cash
and repurchase others in the name of
Richard Maxwell. They can he tor
warded to me at any time when I need
them.”
"What is the baby’s name?"
"She has none. We have postponed
giving her a name because we could
never find one that was entirely pleas
ing. But I have thought of that also.
I shall give her a name now.”
"Tell me what It is to be.”
"My mother was a Lisle; let that be
the name of my child."
"It is a man's name.”
“Not necessarily. It may belong to
either: a man or a woman. At nil
events. It suits m.V purposes. Let tier
be named In the will Lisle Maxwell,
child not daughter—CHlLD of Rich
ard Maxwell."
"Why that way?"
"Because 1 desire it. Lisle shall be
my son and my daughter In one. and I
shall educate her to he both. She Is
the only child 1 will ever have. I want
ed a son: she shall be my son; 1 will
rear her as a son. 1 will train tier to
face the world ns a man would face it.
I will teach tier the ways of tile world
as a man would learn them; 1 will in
struct her In all tilings as a man should
be Instructed, and until she is o!d
enough to know for herself she shall
not discover that she is not masculine.
She shall not know that there are wo
men in tin* world."
"You had better cut her throat at
once.” said the lawyer gruffly.
“Max." replied the father slowly, "let
there he no argument or comment upon
anything or concerning anything that
l have decided to do Nothing short
of my own death can alter a plan that
I have made.”
“Very well. What more have you to
say now?”
“Only this: My w ife will apply to you
for information concerning me. Yon
will tell her all that is necessary con
"What a beautiful bnby girl!” she re
marked ycn'tly.
cerning the arrangements for hc-r in
come. Y’ou will say that I came here
with the child—omitting its name—that
I left Instructions with you and that I
went away again without telling you
where I should go. You will instruct
her no further on any point whatever,
and to every oilier human being you
will lie entirely silent.”
♦ * * * * * *
At 7 o’clock that evening, when the
St. Louis express roiled out of the sta
tion of the Pennsylvania railroad, the
stateroom of one of the Pullman sleep
ers was occupied Py a man who wna
traveling alone with a little cbnc
which nestled upon bis shoulder in
happy content, and a woman who no
ticed the child and was attracted by
Its beauty paused, patted its little
bands and remarked gently:
“What a beautiful baby girl!”
“My baby Is a boy, madam,” was the
calm reply, and thus was begun the
strange career of Lisle Maxwell.
pro as contis ijisd.J
WANTS CHINESE KEPT OUT.
| President to Urge Radical Excius
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Washington. Noy. 22. — Pres
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congress will not only recommend
the re-enactment of the Chinese
exclusion act, but will go lurther
and recommend that it be strength
ened to increase its efficiency. The
president gave this information to
day to Representative Needham, of
California. An anti-Chinese con
vention, composed of business or
ganizations of California meets in
ban Francisco tomorrow to take
! action looking to the ie-enactment
of the exclusion law, and as an ex
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the Chinese exclusion act. The
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addition Secretary Gage is the re
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telegrams from all parts of the
country urging him to come out
squarely in favor of re-enactment.
The secretary of the treasury,how
ever, has declined to take any
stand in regard to the law.
One petition from California
asks that the salary of the Chi
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Francisco, James R. Dunn, he in
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many influential enemies. These
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artß-sviile Oct, 7,19,31; Nov, 11, 30,
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pai.l taxes on Dec 2ttli. i have given
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me to cause taxes to he c liected bv the
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an." tax colie tor to -to so it is made
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warn .ou that th“ law relating to tie
fault ng collectors will be rigidly and
strictly enforced and the securities on
yo*.it bond notified if your settlements
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Bv virtue of an order from the Court
of Ordinary of Bartow county, Georgia,
1 will sell before the courthouse and >or
in the city ot Cartersvilie. said county
and state, between the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in December,
1901, (terms of sale cash, the following
lands belonging to the estate of Linford
Abernathy, deceased, to-w t: 80 acres,
more or less of land being all of lot of
land i>umber 440, 17 acres of lot 445 and
15 acres of lot number 420, ah in gist dis
trict and 2d section of said oumy, be
ing ali rbe lands included within the
following boundaries, bounded east and
south by lands of the Etowah company,
west bv Dick Howell’s and E. K Aber
nathy’s lat d,north by E. R. Abernathy’s
excepting from said described
I : ' ( ‘f- jm e arm a bait heretofore
deeuou by Li ltord Abernathy to the
primitive Baptist eh ureh of Macedonia,
where said church now stands, and one
aero in southwest cor *er of said I°t
number 420. owned by W, W. .Roberts,
and the tents for present year, property
herein excepted will not be sold. Sold
lor payments of debts of deceased and
lor distribution.
November 5, 1901.
JOE H. MOON, Adm’r.
Estate Linford Abernathy. _
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