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Bwa j -'JfTnaBvTTfEH !. i nMHHBHityu. .a k BTH SessssssssssssssseR paoBOEaeBxoan II Title Insurance S A Q e L sag'rsgopae SF238! A. THE MASTER OF MAN :-: By Sir. Hall Caine An Outspoken and Mevihg Study of a Deep Sex Problem by the Noted Auther of "The Manxman," "The Deemster," "The Eternal City," "The Weman Theu Gavest Me," Etc. Man's Law Toe Hard for the Weman in the Case? la Conscience Enough Punish ment for Him, While She Pays the Legal Penalty? In This Frank and Griming Story the Man, as Judge, Sits in Sentence en the Girl Tried for Their Sin, THIS BEGINS THE STORY Victer Stewclt, son of the Deemster or vmcf Judge of the Ilc of Man, is handsome and of fine nature. He is in love teith Fenella Stanley, daughter of the Governer, a beautiful airl nnd with advanced views en the rights of women. In a moment of mutual passion he has had illict relations with Bessie uelltster, a handsome peasant girt, stepdaughter of Dan Baldremma, a harsh firebrand. She is loved by Alick Gell, Victer's chum and fellow at torney. Viator feels he must marry her, especially when he learns she is trying te educate herself, nut he is unable e te ten his beloved secret. Fenella his sordid AND ?? IT CONTINUES CHAPTER XV The Weman's Secret IJJHEN Stowell awoke next morning VV at Rallamenr n fleck of sheep, liberated from, a barn, wcre bleating before a burking deg. He lind passed a restless night. All his soul revolted eirnlnst the re nunclatlen he had lmnesed urien him self. It was like life-lone imprison ment. Yet' what was he te de? He must decide and decide aulckly. Suddenly he thought of the Governer. The strong sense and practical wisdom of the Governer might help blm te u decision. B u t Fcnclla's father ! HALL CJUNB Hew could he tell his story te Fcnclla's father? At lat nn idea came te him whereby lie could obtain the Governer's counsel without bctravinc his secret. He was at the crisis. On what he did new the future of his life depended. And net his own life, only, but Fcnclla's also, perhaps, and Bessie Collater's. At 3 o'clock he was at the Govern ment offices in Douglas. Police inspec tors were at the deer and moving about in tbe cerridrsrs. One of them took him up te the Governer's room n large chamber overlooking the street and noisy from the tramcars that ran under the windows. The Governer's iron-gray head was bent ever a desk-table. "Sit down I shall net be long." Stewcll felt his heart sink in advance. Never would he be able te say what he had come te say. "Well, ou gave us the slip nicely, didn't you?" said the Governer, raising his head from his papers. "I'm sorry, sir,' said Stewcll (he felt his lip trembling). "It was an im portant matter, and I've come te town today te nik your advice en It." "Something yeu've been consulted about?" "Well 'yes." "I'm no nutherlty en law, you knew." "It's net se much a matter of law, sir, as of morality what an honorable man ought te de under difficult circum stances." The Governer looked up sharply. Stowell struggled en. "A client I should say a friend engaged himself te a young woman awhile age, nnd new, owing te circumstances which have arisen since, he finds it difficult te de cide whether it is his duty te marry her." "Manxman?" "Yes." "What class?" Stewcll felt his voice as well as hln lips trembling. "Oh, geed enough class, I think." The Governer picked up bis pipe from the table, charged it, lighted it, turned his chair toward the fireplace, threw his leg ever the rail-fender and said: "Fire away." Then trembling and ashamed, but making a strong call en his resolution, Stewcll told his own sterj an if it had been that of another man. When he had come te an end there was a long silence. The Governer pulled hard at his pipe and there was no ether sound in the room except the rattle of the tramcars in the street. Stewcll felt het, his lips felt dry, and puililng back his blink hair, lie found bweat en his forehead. "It was a shocking blunder, of course," he said. "My'man doesn't do de fend himself. Still he thinks the cir- ciinmlnni'i'M " "Yeu mean it wasn't deliberate?" "Geed Lord, no!" "In fact a kind of accident?" "One might say se." "Any harm done?" Harm?" Stowell turned white and began te stammer. no, I've never that is te say no, Heard ' "And yet he premised te marry the girl?" "He felt responsible for her. He couldn't be a scoundrel." "Did he care for her love her?" "I can't say that. sir.. He might have thought he did." "And new he lecs unethcr woman?" "With all his heart and soul, sir." "But" (the Governer was puffing placidly) "lie hns premised te lunrry the little farm girl, and she's away somewhere educating herself te become his wife?" "That's it. sir," said Stowell (his head was down), "and new he is ask lng himself what it I his duty te de, I liave told him it I his duty as a man of honor te carry out Ills premise te marry the girl, whatever the conse quences te himself. Am I right, sir?" Tlifre wus another moment of silence, and then the Governer, taking Ills pipe out of his mouth, and bringing his open palm down en the table, said: "Ne!" "Ne?" "It would be mailing the wrong woman, wouldn't it?" "Well jm, ene might say that, sir." "Then it would be a crime." "A crime?" "A threefold crime." The Governer rose, crossed the fleer, then drew up lit front of Stewcll and spoke, with sudden energy. "First, against the girl herself. She's nu attractive young person, I suppose, eh?" Stowell nodded. "But uneducated, illiterate, out of nnether world, as they .,..' . Htewell nodded agaiu, nu , 5"aH ueea ; wi3ibidy ,4m fyt 'Taw afu t , 'ge IRI y ",; -v. aVaflFW RmhwV? s ..sBebvbbbbbS a 'Jkkkkkmmmmm four an suppose mat ey i irum, '? iw je .wi-niu-.ierfiy ehhdWif r few months Hay XhavCfeiwl . that I dV.aet Jei the tlatefw ttklMll JVW&t?V Umimij It's net se much a matter of law, sir,- as of morality what an honor able man ought te de under difficult circumstances" Is that hew he expects te make her happy? Ten te ene the girl will be a miserable outsider in her husband's house te the last day of her life. But tbet'H net the worst, by a Ions way." "Ne?" "If he marries her it will be out of a sense of duty, will it net?" "Yc-es." "Well, what woman en Ged's earth wants te be married out of n sense of duty? And If he loves another welnan de en think hiu wife will net find it out some day 7 Of course oho will. And when she docs what de you think will hannen? "I'll tell you what will happen. If she's ene of the sensitive kind she'll feel herself crushed, superfluous and pine away and die of grief and shame, or perhaps take a dose of something we've heard of such happenings, naven't we? And If she's a woman of the ether sort she'll go farther." "Yeu mean ." "Suspicion, jealousy, envy! She may net care a brass farthing about her husband, but her pride as a wife will be wounded. She won't give him a day's peace, or herself either. He'll never be nn hour out of her sight, but she'll think he's with the ether woman. And then what's sauce for the geese is sauce for the gander! If he hns another woman as likely as net she'll have another mnn we've heard of that, tee, hnven't we?" Stewcll dropped his head. His heart was beating high, nnd he was afraid his face was betrevlne it. The Gov erner touched him en the shoulder, and continued : In the next place, it would be a crime against the man himself. He's a young fellow of some prospects, x suppose?" "I I thinK se." "And the elrl has some family, hasn't she?" "Yes." "They mnv be geed and worthy folk of whom he would have no reason te be ashamed. But isn't it just as likely that they are people of quite another Kidney Misters and bretners imu cousins te the tenth degree? Some vul gar nnd rapacious old father, perhaps, wne nnsn t taken tee much troueie te keep the girl out of temptation while she has been at home, but freezes en te her fast enough after she has made a geed marriage. Possible, lsn t It.' "Quite possible, sir." "Well, what are your man's own friends going te de with him with a menagerie like that at his heels? Ne, he has fettered himself for life te failure as well as misery, nnd while his wife is railing at him about the ether woman he is reproaching her with btandlng in his light. Se the end of his nob!e en deaver is that he has set up a little private hell for himself in the house he calls his home." Stowell was wincing at every word. but all the same he knew that his eyes were shining. The Governer looked sharply up at him for n moment, lit his pipe afresh and said : Then thre the etner woman. I suppose her case is worthy of some con sideration?" "Indeed, yes." "If she cares for the man ." "I can't say that, sir." "Well, if she docs, she, tee, will suffer, will she net? And what has she done te deserve suffering? Nothing at all! She's the innocent scapegoat, isn't she?" 'That's true." 'Fine woman, I suppose?" 'The finest woman In the world, sir." 'Just se! But your man would deem her te renunciation a solitary life of sorrow and regret. And se the only result of his praiseworthy princi ples, his sense of duty, as you say, and all the rest nf it. is that he will have ruined three lives the life of the woman he marries and does net love, the life of the woman he loves and does net marrv, and his own life also." "Then seu think, sir you tnink he should sten even yet?" "Even at the church deer, at the altar-steps If there's no harm done, nnd he is sure she Is the wrong woman." Stewcll felt ns if the vapors which has clouded his brain se long had been swept away as by a mountain breeze, but he thought It necessary te keep up the disguise. "I feebyeu must be right, sir," rising te go. "At all events I cannot argue against you. But I think you'll agrce that that If my man can wlpe out this bad passage in his life without Injury te anybody and without scnndal. 1 think you will agree that his first duty is te tell the woman he loves ." ' "Eh? What the deuce Geed heavens, no!" "But surely he couldn't ask a pure minded girl ." "Te take the ether woman's leavings? (Vrtalnlv he couldn't It alie knew any thing about It, But why sheu'd she? hy should a pure-mlndrd girl, as you my, be told about something that hap pened bcfeie she came onto the scene?" Stew ell's scruples were overcome. He had argued against himself, but he knew well that he had wished te be beaten, lie was going off when the Governer, following him te the deer, laid a hand en his shoulder and said : "When n man has done wrong the thing he has get te de next Is te say nothing about It. That's what your man has te de new. It's the woman's secret, Isn't It? Very well, he must never reveal it te anybody never, un der, nnv ciicumstnnccs never in this wer.'d!" II Next dnv, at B.illamear, nfter many fruitless efforts te begin. Stowell was writing te Bessie Celllstcr. "Dear Bessie I am sorry te scud you this letter and it is very painful for me te write it. But I cannot allow you te leek forward any longer te something which can, never happen.' "The truth J L must tell seu the band.. That being se, I cannot de you the great wrong of marrying you. It would net be either for your geed or for mine. And since I cannot marrjj you I feel that we must part. I nm miserable when I say this, but I see that in justice te you, ns well ns te myself, nothing else can be. " He could go no further. A wave of tenderntMs toward Bessie came ever him. He had visions of the girl re ceiving nnd rending his letter. It would be nt nlsht in hcr little bedroom, perhaps the room in which she burnt her candle te learn hcr lessens. Ne, it would be tee cruel, tee cow cew ardly. He would net write he would go te Derby Hnven and break the news te the girl himself. But that evoked ether and mere fear ful visions. They would be walking along the sandy path at Lnngaess with tl;,,Btnr.,fnWh "Rhtheuse nt the end of it. 'Bessie," he would be saying, muse parr.; it will be better for both of us. It 1ms all been my fault. Yeu hove nothing te reproach yourself -;i i ,1: . ,UURC ,r.y t0 f0r8et me, and if there is anything clse I can ll0, . A,ntl tb(;n the wpreachca, iSi-.MCml?!lMen8' the teflrs' th "ap plications, the appeals: "Don't threw me ever! Yeu premised te stnnd up for me, you knew. I will be geed." his heart bleed. Nevertheless he must bear it. It was a part of his punish ment. ,.Ml!hn.d! t0Jn un hls letlcr nd was putting his hand en the bell te order the deg-cart te be brought round te take nlra te the railway station, when a serv ant came into the room and said: Mr. Alick Gell te see you, sir." Gell came in with a gloomy and half shamefaced leek. H3 tall fisure was bent, his fair hair was disordered, and uls vlce trembled as he said : old fellow? I have cemcthlng te say." I den t knew hew te tell you," he began. They were crossing the lawn Se!" p,antatien- "It,s "bout "I I'm madly In love with her." Stewcll stenped nnd looked without speaking into Cell's twitching face. I knew; you wouldn't be able te be- that0" dn,t leek at me like "Tell me," said Stowell. And then stammering nnd trembling, hi . i!0iI(l 1,ls trery- n ,1Idn't new hew- it began. Pcrhnps it was pity. He in that lonely place, se he went down at first just te cheer hcr up. Then he had found himself going frequently, buying her presents nnd taking her out for walks. Micn he had realized how hew things were he had tried te pull up, but t was tee late. He had struggled te be eyal te strengthen himself by talking of Stowell praising him te the girl, excusing him for net coming te see her but it was useless. His pity had developed into love, and before he had known whnt he was doing Bessle was n his arms. At the next instant he had felt like a traitor. He was fran tlcally happy and yet he wantedte kill "It "was terrible," he said. "I ceuldn t sleep at night for thinklns of it. Bessie wanted you te be told. In ceu dn t help loving each ether, and ask ng you te release her. But I ceuldn t let her go that far. 'Then go L i,"., lc" .Ulm yourself,' 7L ? J". And nt ,a.8t J ve conc- And new- new you knew." Stowell listened in silence. His first feeling was one of wounded pride. He had really been n great feel about the nil! i Jh.nt, jne'"1"" depths of con ceit had led him te think she would In ,V?itihei,0.ng s,r,,RSle between 1 Is FA? . i :,UV'-W,mt,'1 mountebank r Ate seemed te have made of him ! But his next feellnir un ..r " ',.... ll boundless. innxnrtt.f.ilii eiu mi.. ?' chain he had been drm-pin '..,- i.i... had been broken. He was free ! UCll. Who WOH llrnnfliln- l...i watching Stowell from under! u' I w-nieu was pulled down ever his fori feri head. 1 hey were walking in a path that was thick with fallen leave . .i ".iVi'I ,.un ill, rtuuilfl inp bnm. n n ........ .. . -- , mm it HIVIU .I... .i ... """" umt'iilH e tht of the rustling under their feet. but tv.'l Li"? !yeM Vt?K eW fellow? ; i. J , . t,,u 1 knew. But '"' " eiiKu, non t torture me Strike me in tee tace with your flsr r ra"Anck".f?Mny Tl'" weuW " Alick, said Stowell, puttlne- his arm through Cell's. "I'm going te tell you something." b h ' tc" "What?" ,h90i,i1"iew. hat T wn" n the point of doing when you enmc? ( e- sl'e t'eTt IS,' 1Uw t0 . "Because what's happe'ned te hcr hns happened te me also-1 ive somebody "Ne? Really? But who . who Is the ether girl? Is It It's Fenella, Isn't it?" "Yes." "Hew splendid ! I'm glad ! And of course I cengrntu ate vnn i-ri would v ....... -,...; . '". that will .;".'u '"." usspii ncr yet? Tint be all right of ceurse it will!' Te be continued tomorrow (CepurtuM. IMt. Inttrnntienal Uapatin, Ce.) Office anvl BankSupplecs Machine Bookkeeping SpA v?$: iL ...,,7".. ....- JJSJHJr Jmh vfcV hfateEsssi Anniversary Menth at C. J. 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