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_ "Don‘t be frightened by a name," he cried, sharply. ‘"Why, you‘re as silly as children scared by the bogey man. He has determined already to throw you to the wolves. But if you still stand by me, between us we shall send him where he can no longer injure you ar me or any other human being." {It was evident that the force and 10.A A Lunatic. E : T that name the three crimiâ€" nals blanched and trembled. F;, Abruptly, then, they knew L why it was that they had been so subservient to the man of mysteryâ€"it was the inevitable tribute of the outlaw to the chief, the instineâ€" tive yielding of homage from their kind to the supreme in crime. It never occurred to them to doubt the truth of this revelation. Wainwright had avoidâ€" ed any explanation to them concerning Andrew‘s identity. Understand that, please! I have said tâ€"L, the Master Mind." "Youâ€"desert me, at the bidding of this e _ _ man here!" f all this incompetent protector whom E’t_ own folly has provided for you, Mr. [ainwright. But you have made your own bedsâ€"now you shall lie on them. , _No, i uiu uol was ihe impetuous %“eply. "Why"â€" Andrew checked himâ€" self abruptly, as if disdainful of yieldâ€" fig'to anger because of such as these rebellious tools whom he despised. ‘But I‘ll not attempt to reason with ""ls." be continued arrogantly.> "In ee words, I could make you see that o one on earth could save you from the consequences of my wrathâ€"least "No, J did t reply. "Why" self abruptly, ing to anger b rebellious too a contemptuo! wright. "Ob, "Well, what ter exclaimed us, didn‘t you HE â€" yOu w{lit)'. do y lly. "And with a Pinkerton right ere in the house every day." \'ndrew. however, received the triple ',gatlon with equanimity. â€" "Have you as yet," he asked generâ€" '.f“sufl’ered any evil consequences from the presence of this Pinkerton in the house?‘ Of a sudden be threw off he pretense of mildness. His eyes amed; his mouth drew into cruel nes. His voice was grating, surâ€" ;i;, with menace. "And so you Rk you can desert me Me. at the No pn've _got no kick rarled. "You ain‘t bee: ith us. ‘See? ?/ drew assumed a s "{' * f 3 _ How so?" he inquired. _ Walter broke into the "Hubhâ€"you!" he ejacu ully. "And with a P was Blount who afforded an unâ€" e diversion. He stood up and d the Master Mind angrily. "Ah, I see! You are engaged in that ;, pation so familiar to those of your ofession, tampering with the witâ€" sses. It must seem to you quite like d times, I fancy. You can almost ancy yourself district attorney again." ‘hen his gaze went to the three crimiâ€" als, who refused steadfastly to enâ€" ounter his eves. vas Wainwright whom Andrew iddressed, speaking in accents of l amusement. ' bate itself left in all its| my own experience how" accustome r savagery? The Master Mird | you are to dealing with crooks t ak appalled from that questiON,} further your own ends." f h offered to make a mock of @ll| =; yenture to promise that you Will ;{He thrust it from him, shudâ€"| nog pe disappointed," Wainwright re z. He jumped up and strode t9| joined, with mordant emphasis. The vf@;a.rzvolltjaggn_x_lit a:;dth;?gs' entrance of Parker halted him, who n presen y be recollec 8 en | said: > T *é firm .control over his emoâ€"| _ «pyp rorbes is here, Sit." and determined to go forward unâ€"| now a little gleam of triumph shone tingly as if none of these strange | in wainwright‘s eyes, which Andrew, s had> entered: at the eleventh,' watching narrowly, detected. ‘ to turn the apples of vengeance! «"one moment, Parker." Wainwright t'ht::’tl So.f wigh * tcu’;‘i’“sl directed. Then he regarded the Master ssness that was foreign to him, i £* with no least weakening of his! C200 rpose, he descended the stairs, went \ aao . u 'i:,'ubrary door, opened it gently | . ex@ . stood on the threshold, smiling tolâ€"} Â¥> € tly on the assembly before him. it desree thc intENSILY 0i UiIS° 1CG . He understood now that he had Jr passionâ€"that of father, f ‘Y-trlend. lover. In a second of % ‘the Master Mind knew y his love for the: dead brother rned less hotly in this hour. It was use the fAames of his heart were | blazing at the shrine of this girl, ene. A new love had put out the %;" There was left only hate of ithat In his n she must U ewn feelin: For long h «ear, that what she v than any But not un wWEDNI CHAPTER XVIII. on, you po got no kick comin‘," he You ain‘t been on the level ntil tonight bad he grasped ree the intensity of his reâ€" anderstood now that he had ure passionâ€"that of father, othe atil e was grating enace. . "And : desert me Me, Youâ€"desert He gesture toward sDAY, MARCH ild you *Â¥ inguired. into the conversation. be ejaculated, wrathâ€" th a Pinkerton right e every day." ver, received the triple equanimity. yet," bhe asked generâ€" ny evil consequences )0 he ha d 1D )I neris _blind worms!" 1 expect?" Walâ€" double crossed uU the manner of paâ€" ) 0 w own that ished â€" het uth, more son in th o you at the made Wainâ€" nc 0 e .w fondl 1916 o him world. w bi The physician‘s first astonisbhment now became an unqualified amazeâ€" ment, as his eyes followed the direcâ€" tion indicated by his friend‘s gesture. "Whatâ€"Andrew?" he demanded. Wainwright nodded regretfully. ‘"*Yes," he said. Andrew himself was standing moâ€" tionless, in a posture of particular buâ€" mility. His eyes were downcast, his bands were clasped as if in mute apâ€" peal. The expression of his countenâ€" ance was shamefaced, with a feebile, varying smile of deprecation; Dr. Forbes surveyed the unexpected paâ€" tient for a full minute, scrutinizing the dejected attitude, the disconsolate face. â€" _"Is bhe violent?" he asked first. "Well, no; he basn‘t shown any symptoms of a violent sort as yet," Wainwright admitted. "But, as is natâ€" ural, I think Mrs. Wainwright is afraid he may get dangerous at any moment, and I must confess for my own part that I, too, feel nervous concerning the matter. Lucene bhas noticed that be has been acting very oddly for some days. I‘ve been so busy with the work of my campaign that I failed to pay much attention to him myself. But the others of the family, being less occupied, have observed his peculâ€" far actions, and tonight the thing came to a head." "‘No," he said decisively, "not a strangerâ€"not by any means a stranâ€" ger." He raised his arm and pointed toward Andrew. *‘There he is!" "A lunatic, eh?‘ be said. "I had bardly anticipated anything of the sort, since I bhave some acquaintance with you all. Some stranger, 1 supâ€" pose." Wainwright shook his head emphaâ€" tically. Dr. Forbes bowed acknowledgment of Lucene‘s invitation to a seat, as she herself returned to bher chair, but he chose to remain standing, while he glanced about the room over the ill asâ€" sorted group with an expression of professional expectancy. "What is the trouble?" he questioned. "As a matter of fact, doctor," Wainâ€" wright explained, "we‘ve had rather a lively eveningâ€"or night, I might better sayâ€"here in the house. The thing has been a bit bothersome, taking it first and last. I shall give you the full deâ€" tails as to all that has occurred in due course; but now it would take too much time. The upshot of the whole matter is that we‘ve got a lunatic in our usually quiet and respectable home. Naturally, we want you to take him off our bands." sician advanced quickly to the master of the house, who, with Lucene, rose to greet him. , Mind for an instant contemplatively. "It is not yet too late for you to withâ€" draw," he suggested. *"I give you that option.‘" Yet he bhad no hope of winâ€" ning thus easily, and the resalt justiâ€" fed his lack of confidence, for Andrew ejaculated only a single word, insoâ€" lently: "*Proceed!" Andrew moved to an inconspicuous position by the wall across the room froolly unconcerried, save"fur"@" Wa* fiickering light of anticipation, which Lucene observed apprehensively. Marâ€" shall moved to a place near the door, in obedience to Wainwright‘s order. The others remained as they had been, but all exhibited something of new alertness, for now, at last, the crisig was come. Soon the door was opened by Parker, who stood aside to permit the entrance of Dr. Forbes. The phyâ€" "Ah, I see!" the phy=wician remark Marshall Moved to a Place Near the Door. t "I venture to promise that you will not be disappointed," Wainwright reâ€" joined, with mordant emphasis. The entrance of Parker halted him, who said: E 3+ umds "Dr. Forbes is here, sir." Now a little gleam of triumph shone my own experience how» accustomed you are to dealing with crooks to further your own ends." j inals, who winced despite tueir new access of courage. "Well truly I am interested," he continued, jeeringly. "I am, in fact, so much interested that I am disposed to give you all the assistâ€" ance in my power. And let me add, Mr. Wainwright, that I await your pleasure in this proceeding with all the more anticipation â€" ofâ€" agreeable entertainment because 1 know out of ] conviction with wh presented his pleéea W a considerable effect trio. 1Ia l LDhe O mC W 6 El 11 h Us cCO 1 10 W on ofi crim Li *"To tell the truth, doctor," he conâ€" tinued, "I couldn‘t make bead or tail out of his maunderings. And Lucene got so worried that, finally, as you are an examiner in lunaey, with the power of commitment. I thought the best thing would be to get you over here and Jlet you take him away and put him safely under observation for &A while." imaglne. First he repeated all these strange imaginings of which you bhave been hbhearing here tonight, and then bhe even was so wild as to tack on one in which he stated that my wife, too, had been convicted of theft and been sent to jail. VV **You see, now, Harry, how it is, The thing came to a cliâ€" max tonight, when I began, with the kindliest intentions, to ask him some questions concerning his/ health. He just glared at me, as if I were tryâ€" ing to do him some injury instead of really wanting to help him in his trouble. And then, all of a sudden, be proceeded to make the most preâ€" posterous demands you could possibly imagine. First he repeated all these "Oh, yesâ€"I remember now," she said airily in her rich voice, in which was no tremor. "Sure I heard him.â€" And you just ought to have heard what he called me. The very idea!" Her face set in lines of virtuous indignation. "Oh, doctor, really it was too terriâ€" ble! Why, he had the audacity to say that I was aâ€"a shoplifter from Milâ€" waukee! And all 1 ever knew about Milwaukee was what I‘ve read in the beer advertisements!" she exclaimed again indignantly. When she observed the mandatory stare of her husband she deemed it the part of prudence to do his implied bidâ€" ding. Mrs. Blount, standing beside Luâ€" cene‘s chair, started. "Who, me?" she gasped, alarmed, Blount scowled at her. . "Yes, you! I say you heard him. Didn‘t you? Sure you didâ€"sure you dia!" Blount shot a glance toward hisg wife. *"You heard him, Sadie," he said, with a significant inflection. "Um! Singular!" the physician comâ€" mented. "He said things to dad too. ‘Tell what he said to you, dad." Blount crowded back his fears. "Why," he exclaimed, "the fellow called me a bank burglar!" "Most extraordinary!" Forbes de‘ clared. you had it out with him, you know." "Yes," Walter resumed. "Why, he actually had the nerve to accuse meâ€" me of being a jewelry thief!" "Indeed!"" Forbes ejaculated. "Yes, and what‘s more," Walter addâ€" ed, encouraged by bhis success thus far and becoming recklessly audacious, "he had the collosal nerve to say he knew I had done time in Sing Sing." te ‘you would wish him to tell you himâ€" self." Wainwright fixed his glance imâ€" !peratively on Walter and addressed him by name, with a veiled note of menace in his tones. "Please tell Dr. Forbes what Andrew said about you." "Obh," Walter explained jauntily, "I‘ve noticed the old chap looking kind of queer for several days now!" He turned toward Blount boyishly. ‘"You remember my speaking to you about it, don‘t you, dad?" "Why, yes, son!" he replied. "Now, let me see, that was"â€" He paused meditatively as if searching his memâ€" ory. é BB Sook e o o o s s | ed noncommittally. "Now, Cortland, 1 | wish you to explain to me as accurateâ€" \ly as your untrained mind will enâ€" | able you to do the exact details of the | disorder displayed by our unfortunate : patient here." ’ "Why, as to that," was the answeLr, *‘the poor man seems to have the most extraordinary notions about the charâ€" acter of my wife‘s relatives. That would be strange enough by itself. But it is worse than that. His de lusion even goes so far that he has the like monstrous ideas about my wife bherself in spite of the fact that hithâ€" erto he has appeared devoted to her service, and there can be no doubt that he himself actually believes these absurd hallucinations. My brotherâ€"inâ€" law, 1 believe, was the first to notice this feature of his insanity. Perbhaps Not Madness. â€" f AINWRIGHT addressed the physician confidently: "Who, me?" she gasped. CHAPTER XIX. RE W anel c before yesterday at of it as soon as Anâ€" e room." Walter deâ€" renammworeonscrumopyavexanen oniendt®" * THE INDEPENDENT, ratively hat â€"«But you surely need a change of some kind, Andrew," he urged. «1 know that, sir,"‘ he said softly. 1 know it only too well, sir." Then a little more of spirit crept into his exâ€" pression. ~Heâ€"took a letter from his pocket and held it forth to the physiâ€" cilan. "I had thought that this might be the thing for me," he ended as Forbes took the letter. "It is from a Despite Wainwright‘s efforts Dr. ' fly. Forbes refused to commit Andrew, and | "But don‘t you seeâ€"don‘t you see?" bhe departed, leaving the oddly assort l she questioned with the fierceness of ed group in the library. one bereaved. "You‘ve hated the man sirt" "Good!" came Forbes‘ crisp comâ€" ment. He turned briskly to Wainâ€" wright. "That‘s the best way out of the difficulty, Cortland, by all means," he advised. "Under the cireumstances, now, an asylum would be the very worst place in the world for hiir. Really, Cortland, I couldn‘t think of advising it." The patient‘s face brightened, and his hands were raised in a movement of entreaty. "Oh, sir, if I only might!" he cried. "I should like it so very, very much, time at least, on his farm. Are you still of a mind to follow this course, Andrew, if you should be allowed? "I‘m under Mr. Wainwright‘s orders." be the thing for me," he ended as Forbes took the letter. "It is from a cousin of mine down in Virginia, sir." The physician scanned the missive. "I see," he said thoughtfully. "As I understand it, then, you bave enterâ€" tained the idea of â€"going down there and living with your:cousin, for some |I PC 11 n D in i1 W D t] dre M to Ol S1 W shion," Forbes said approvingly. Tevertheless, my good man, it apâ€" ars on indisputable testimony that u bhave said these curious and offenâ€" e things. What have you to say to > as to that fact?"‘. Again Andreéew looked up. ‘Well, sir,‘ he said, "to tell the ith, I am not surprised. ~A thing e it happened to me once before, .‘ There was a general movement astonishment, in which even the ysician shared, at this candid avowâ€" of his unfortunate mental condition. es, sir," he went on, with obvious uctance, dropping his eyes; "I lost â€" 1tast place before this in the same PC M t W W iC () 1t oll, now, Andrew," â€"said Dr. s, "how would you like to go with me for just a little while : rested up a bit, you know?‘ the patient displayed a sudden inexpected animation in opposiâ€" o this proposal. , no, indeed! Not to anâ€"an inâ€" isylumâ€"no, no!" He wrung his dispairingly, and his face beâ€" writhen with fear. "Oh, I am that would drive me mad, inâ€" 1 V 1, no,. sirâ€"no, never,. sir. . NOT ibout Mrs. Blount either." hy did you threaten Mr. Wainâ€" it, saying that if he refused to do bidding you would publish these s in the newspapers?" a very sorry, sir," Andrew reâ€" ed, with a quick reversion to his r meek manner, "but I don‘t reâ€" er anything about it, sir." you dislike Mr. Wainwright? he next inquiry. . goodnessâ€"no, sir!" n to your great surprise, eh? 1 you say these things?" i‘t remember saying them, sir. sir, it doesn‘t seem possible at 1 could ever have said such things about the family of my nave hA im aregn muenmn n ars verane n comramennerrnnorines prpFag® m * 4AVENS 1 Wainwright ?" sirâ€"oh, no, indeed, sir. Very 1 d to hear you speak ‘" ‘The answer was uttered most respect.. The Maste! diately advanced to a posiâ€" front of Forbes, where he S11 ucieu 11 ONTARIO ng patientiy. irda what was said?" o my great surprise, ere, peak in this ipprovingly. pl Not the| The ail "Must we go into that now?" the man demanded roughly as she paused. He felt his strength slipping from him. He felt his wrath leaping high, wrath against himself, against fateâ€"not against her. "Yes, we must," she said bravely, "for I may never speak to you again. I have tried to think what it could be. And nowâ€"now I know! I understand at last. It was because you loved your brother so muchâ€"because you loved him so ‘that nothing else mattered t all. Isn‘t that it, Andrew?" "Your : resignation in writing, Mr. Wainwright, if you please." Wainwright spoke listlessly. "I will write it in my study at once and bring it to you here. Come with me, Lucene." 4 Abruptly, violently, the wife tore herâ€" self from his arms. As he rested moâ€" tionless, amazed, she darted to Anâ€" drew, clutched his wrist in her two bands, when bhe would have recoiled involuntarily before this onslaught of the woman he had wronged. Her voice came softly, haltingly, painfully weighted with the burden of love‘s tragedy. The violet eyes, humid, tenâ€" der, infinitely pathetic in their pleadâ€" ing, met his ere be could turn his gaze aside and held him in their spell "Oh, Andrew," she cried, "I trusted youâ€"1 hbave loved you cause of that I have tried to how you could do this terrible to me." The scene failed somehow to give its evil genius the bliss he had thought to find in it.. This lovers‘ rapture made a mock of his vengeance. Yet, even as he asserted this to himself, Andrew knew in his soul that he lied; that the venom of his punishment was even stronger than he had guessed to poiâ€" son the well of his enemy‘s hopes and its virulence would increase, not lessen. Nevertheless there was disappointment to him here in the bour of triumph. He bhad gained all for which he had strivenâ€"yes, all! And something more â€"the misery of Lucene! In a fury of rage against his own weakness Andrew thrust the thought of Lucene from him. His voice broke ecratingly. "There, there!" bhe cried soothingly, distraught by her agony. He stood up and drew her into his arms, caressâ€" ing her hair with exquisite tenderness in the gentle touch of his fingers. "Hush, hush, darling! Don‘t you know, Lucene, that I have you, and so nothingâ€"nothing elseâ€"matters? Wainwright ordered the three crooks | God!â€"not only and the detective to leave the room. , for your sake, 1 In Wainwright‘s eyes shone unutâ€" | quered hbhate, at terable love for the beautiful woman ‘The Master A whose heart was so torn by anguish "I only know brought upon her through love of him. | "that the most At least he must strive to comfort her, | the world has L to assuage her grief, since her love reâ€" | in the hour of v mained to him. As for this other thing, | turned to ashes it was, after all, by comparison, a litâ€" | know that, sin« tle thing. Yet, even as he thought so, | enemy alone, I it was with difficulty that he checked | ail No other c the groan that rose to his lips. It is | Luceneâ€"you‘ve no light thing to tear out by the roots | Lucene spoke the honorable ambition of a »strong | â€" *"Then I was r man‘s lifetime. did love me, ans The husband‘s voice was coloriess. Andrew shook W me : go . Jn spoil your goâ€"let me _ 10l1 jeave Ime no cuoice,. C 5/.0 simply. *"You have won. I shall se ‘tire from public life." "Today, you remember." . "I rememberâ€"today." Lucene started up. "No, no!" she breathed wildly. She went swiftly to her bhusband and placed her two hands on his shonlders and looked down into his face with bher eyes twin flames of dusky azure, burning through a mist of tears. "Oh, my dear, you can‘tâ€"you can‘t! No, I say, you shan‘t! I can‘t let you do this dreadful thingâ€"no, no!. Ohb, let me zo insteadâ€"you must! I can‘t "Yes, that is it." bhe answered husk Iy, yet with a sadness tha greatness of his sacrifice. "Youu leave me no choice simply. *"*You have won. _ revoit against nim veniurou i0 AUUCC! his eyes. They sat in nervous dejecâ€" tion, expectant of condign punishment. Andrew smiled as he contemplated them, and the smile boded ill. The smile grew amusedly contemplative as be regarded Marshall, who was scowlâ€" ing beavily; then of a sudden the Masâ€" ter Mind‘s face set itself in stern lines. He spoke with authority. "Mr. Wainwright will excuse you now," he said briskly to the detective. Marshall snorted indignantly. "I‘m under Mr. Wainwright‘s orders and following his instructions. Otherâ€" wise the situation would be different," be growled wrathfully. "I guess you understand that." & Andrew did not trouble himself to reply. It was Wainwright who reâ€" enforced the command. Andrew then continued. "It was at this hour of the morning, Mr. Wainwright," he said, with proâ€" found solemnity, "that my brother diedâ€"that he was put to death. Well, sir, the time agreed on between us has come. What is your choice?" Wainwright spoke very quietly, firmâ€" that. it proved so utteliy IUCIUUIUCRL He looked slowly over the others in the room, with the exception of Luâ€" cene, from whom he held, his gaze studiously averted. None of the three criminals who bad joined in the futile revolt against him ventured to meet his eyes. They sat in nervous dejecâ€" tion, expectant of condign punishment. Andrew smiled as he contemplated them, and the smile boded ill. The smile crew amusedly contemplative as OT ‘Ingenious, d, with zes ite ingenious t it proved ode forward, so that h« ers closely. arew nsteadâ€"you must! life like this, deart 90 of humility pow Dt & M 1 . _ Wainw1 sOon, . it _1 Its one der _utterly in over the carmen that told the | is scowl the Mas rn lines he Beâ€" think thing have Y ed sxid me was l y bhe Geodesy. Geodesy is the name given to the science of measurinpg the surface of the wm‘ s ; s Authors, The number of poor auihors is as great as the nupmber of antbors whe are poor. Heredity. Fugeniaâ€"But don‘t you believe im bheredity? Clarenceâ€"Sure! That‘s how 1 got all my money.â€"Exchange. of Braithwaite in Spiced Cake. When making spiced cakes always sift the spices with the flour. They, will be more evenly distributed. He Can‘t. Blobâ€"Woman is a cenundrum. Slobâ€"And man never seems to wankt to give her up. Proot of It. "Jack is spoons on Gladys." "Yes, and she sees to it that he forks out." â€" "T ame. "Have you a Sporting Life?" Bookstall Clerk «at lonely country station)â€"Not very!â€"Punch. Steam Fire Pumps. The first fire engine in which steam was used to drive the pumps was thar Any New Methods? â€" "Ain‘t it strange th‘ way Jack beats bis wife?" "I dunno. Hew Goes he de it?" The Poetâ€"It‘s iout a step from the sublime to the ridieulous. The Girlâ€"Watch your step! "The explanation of this inconsistenâ€" cy is very simple. It lies in the fact | that I am a foolâ€"the greatest fool in lall. this world of fools. So, because I | am such a fool, you are safe from me, ( Mr. Wainwrightâ€"now, and always, 1 ! wish you good morning.‘‘ He moved toward the door. ‘ "Is he hard up? "I1 should say so. He can‘t even get eredit for his good intentions." No News, "They tell me your wife is one of the eleverest women in town." "So I hear." Less Time. i "In what month do ladies talk thé least?" ; "In February."â€"Exchange. Lucene made an impulsive step as ## to follow him, thon checked herself. This man still held in his heart hatre@ for the husband she loved. "Where will you go, Andrew?‘ He answered veiy gravely, sadly: "I do not knowâ€"â€"only, not back into: the shadows whesce I came." He paused for a little, and added, wist< fully: "Be happy, lucene, and rememâ€" ber sometimes, if you will, that, after all, it was I who brought you your happiness." Then he went quicklyj from the room, a :d so out of their lives. But the hap; iness that had bee@} his gift abode with them always. THE END. ‘The Master Mind spoke heavily "I only know," hbe said conrusem "that the most unlikely thing in al} the world has hap»ened. I mean that in the hour of victory my ttinmph has turned to ashes in my mouth. 1 omy know that, since I cannot crush ?J enemy alone, I cannot crush him at ail No other couldl, I think, but you. Luceneâ€"you‘ve be:.ten me." Lucene spoke veiy gently, | *"Then I was right all this time. s did love me, and you do still? f Andrew shook his bhead doubtfully. | "Andrew!" sbhe cried. "Oh, thank God!â€"not only for our happiness, but for your sake, too, since love has comâ€" quered hate, at last!" ‘The Master Mind spoke heavily "I only know," be said confusedly But the wife, radiant in ar instapt, would not have it so. An imperious gesture restrained the exclamation that roae to Wainwright‘s lips. A ~_Slowly, at last, the lids drooped over Andrew‘s eyes. He turned his head a little, with a movement of, lassitude. Then the lids were lifted again,. and he looked full into the eyes of Wainâ€" wright, and his own were inscrutable. In his voice sounded a note of futlle remonstrance against destiny. "I‘ve hated you for years," be said quietly, "as you know very well You are aware also that my hatred of you has been my ruling passion since M beginning. In that time, al my days, yes, every waking hour, have been deâ€" voted to the task of accomplishing your ruin. This in the instant of my, triumph. I hold you here in the hoiâ€" low of my hand, with the power and the will to crush you. Web, sir, Iâ€" open my handâ€"and let you go." I know you don‘t, Andrew. . You ate not going to tell me now that hate, not love, is to rule your life and mine... Oh, surely, Andrew, you are not going ko send me through the rest of my Tife hating you as you have Hated bimâ€" not that! No, Angdrew,, you car‘tâ€"I tell you, you can‘t?‘ . . â€" i I love. And because you think he sacâ€" rificed your brother whom you loved now you will sacrifice me in the same way. Don‘t you see, Andrew?" Her eyes probed the farthest recesses of his soul. They tortured him with their poignant reproach, yet he could not turn from them so great was the strength of her weakness. But, though be understood too well, he still struggled impotently against her, against a self he thought dead. ~ "No, no!" he stammered. "No, P‘â€" Lucene went on: â€"*"You can‘t ruin his lifte, Andrevw, without ruining mine too. You can‘tâ€" you can‘t!" Her voice‘s music roge throbbing. "Don‘t you care what beâ€" comes of me, Andrew? Do you know you are turning my love into hate? You don‘t want thats Oh, youn don‘s! in a Bad Way. W arned. 18290 £ 82 id, "that I cam