THE CITIZEN, Fill DAY, JANUAKV 21, 1010. ) PAID IN FULL Copyright, 1908, by Q. V. Dl!llngltm Co. CHAPTEIt XXIV. M 'II. BROOKB would like to tec you, sir. I told him you wero In, but he would not come up and asked mo to let you know ho was downstairs." "Tell him it's all right I'll sec him." "You mean that he's to conie up?" "Yes, if he doesn't mind." Tho landlady went out, gathering from tho visitor's unusual request and her boarder's reply that there had been trouble between them. Jlmsy pushed away the book he had been reading and leaned back In Ills chair to await his former friend's coming. Brooks shuffled rather than walked In. lie did not offer to shake hands, but, with n subdued "Hello, Jlmsy," seated himself on the edge of the arm chair that In former days he occupied as his own. Then he seemed to forget where he was, sank back, shrinking Into his overcoat, and sat as though stupefied, twisting his hat In his hands slowly and mechanically. Smith was shocked at the change In his appearance. Ills face was white and thin, and tho eyes, which were al most expressionless, were deep sunk In the sockets. There was stubble on his chin; his formerly neatly plastered hair was disheveled. ' "Hoy, you're 111," said Jlmsy with concern. "Let mo get a bracer for you." lie rose nnd produced n decanter of whisky, but his visitor declined, this time with a wan flickering smile of ap preciation. "No, thanks. Jlmsy. I don't feel like it Just now. I've been drinking too much of the stuff, and I baven't eaten since last night, I think." "For heaven's sake!" exclaimed Jlmsy. Brooks would have restrained him, but he was out of the door and bound ing downstairs three steps at a time. Brooks sank back Into the chair and relapsed Into his condition of hebetude. In a little while Smith returned, a plate heaped high with sandwiches In one hand and a bowl of hot bouillon In the other. Brooks refused the sand wiches, but he took the bowl, and, holding It In both hands which trem bledsipped Its grateful contents. "Jlmsy, you're awfully good," he sighed. "Oh. no none of that," protested Smith. "Tell me what brought you here. What can I do for you?" "I don't know why 1 came, after after the way I acted last time. I" "Never mind that. Let's forget about It." "No. I have no right here. Jlmsy. I'm done for." "How done for?" "I am. and you'll kick me out, as I deserve, when you know. Jlmsy. I've done it again. I'm a thief a second time, and again for n woman." Smith looked grave, but he said nothing. "What! You don't get up and kick me? Well, well! I suppose It's Just like you, but I rather hoped you would. You're the only man who wouldn't But wait till you hear. I can tell It to yon because you can't help me. No body can. I'm beyond helping." "Better try a sandwich first" sug gested Smith. "There's no hurry." "Thanks; I think I will. That beef tea did me good." no ate three sandwiches ravenously, washing them down with water. "There Isn't a whole lot to relate," ho said. "You can fill In the details for yourself. I tried backing the ponies again; then I stole from the bank. There was an examination of the books at the bank four days ago. I didn't turn up there that day, and I haven't been there since; but of course, the game is up. I wandered about drink ing to try to forget my troubles till all my money wns gone. Then I sobered up, and here I am. This time there's no one to save me. Tho bank couldn't be fixed, even if I had the funds to make my stealings good. They'd get me wherever I hid myself, that's sure. They must bo looking for mo now And, O God. I can't face It!" Tears rained down bis face tears that he made no effort to hide or wipe away "I knew I was going headlong down to hell knew what I was doing saw the certain punishment yet couldn't stop myself. And now I have reached the mouth of the pit" He shuddered and writhed in agony of torment turning his pltlfulj stream ing eyes upon Smith. "Oh, Jlmsy, if you would only kill me and end It all," he moaned. "Oh, If I only had the courage to kill my self!" Smith, greatly agitated, Jookcd at the miserable man In perplexity. "I wish I could help you, Joe," he Bald. "But this time I don't sea bow you can bo helped." "It isn't possible. There's nothing you could do. I'm dono for. It's my own fault" ho sobbed. "I brought It oil on myself. I have been, weak oh, wealc and a fool. And now If s come to this. No; nobody's to blame but my self unless if Emma." THe rose to &j. "Shako" hands with me, J I may," be begged. "It's the band of a thief, a criminal's band, .but you were glad to take It In friendship one, when It wti honest, and Ifa the laat time 111 ever ask you to do anything tor me. Tou'll Smith" grasped the hand held out to him, and his pressure was more elo quent of his feelings than mere words could havo been. Ho could find no phrases adequate to express them, so remained silent but he slipped Into the wretched man's pocket as Brooks passed out of the door a bundle of banknotes that he had taken without counting from a drawer. Snow had begun to fall. A high wind, blowing apparently from all quarters, hardened tho flakes and pro pelled them with stinging force Into ! tho faces of tho pcoplo in the streets. Brooks had no umbrella, nor had be i gloves, and the wind cut to the bone. Yet he paid scant heed to his discom fort and ambled away from Smith's abode, no turned up his coat collar and pulled his hat over bis eyes. More than once when he thought he was being followed he went sick with fear. Every mlnuto ho expected to feel a hand on his shoulder. Why should he lack tho pluck to kill himself? A fugitive from justice, friendless and penniless, everything that was worth while In life gone for ever, what had he to hope from living? The prison door from which he had shrunk with such dread before now was wide open to receive him, would receive him as Inevitably as day would follow tho night He remembered hav , Ing read that n man shot through tho I brain never felt the messenger which snuffed out his life. In the drawer of his bureau was a loaded revolver that he had long kept there for self protec tion In case of need. A movement of his finger would end all. A feeling almost of relief came with this thought, and he quickened his steps. Thero was only one thing to fear now that he would bo caught before he could reach his room. As he trudged along ho found himself at the corner of the street In which the Harrises lived. Emma! How different she had been from the other! She had not taken; she had given. Love had not been dependent upon tho bringing of gifts; it had been lavished upon him. When I he had been despondent she had com forted him; when things were going I wrong sho had encouraged him; when his head ached she had rested it on her bosotn. And It had come to this that he bad lost her and, with her, ' nil; that ho was an outcast at her I door. An Insane desire to seo her took pos ! session of him. It grew, became over powering, swept aside all the objec tions of reason. He was a dying man, Hand nothing was denied to the dying. He retraced his steps and rang the bell. The door opened, and he ascend- 1 ed the well remembered stairs. Mrs. Harris flat was on the first landing. A , maid who did not know him answered bis ring. "Is, Mrs. Brooks at homo?" he asked. The girl shook her bead. "Mrs. Brooks? No; no one of that name Uvea here. This Is Mrs. Harris Sirtmunts. Mrs. Harris and Miss Beth havo gone out. Miss Emma is In." Miss Emmal She had even discard ed his name, then! The blow was hard. "I would like to seo her." "Your card, sir, please." "Tell her Mr. Smith Is calling." The name bad flashed to him with the conviction that sho would not re ceive him If ho gave his own. He followed on the heels of the maid. "You needn't bother," ho said and brushed past her at tho door of the parlor. Emma was arranging some orna ments on the mantelpiece. For a mo ment she did not recognize him. Then she recoiled, with a little cry, from tho wild eyed, disheveled specter who, bat In hand, stood before her. "Yes, Emma, It's me, or what Is left of me," ho said. "What brings you here? now did .you get In?" she demanded, wltn frightened eyes. "Don't bo afraid. You havo nothing to fear from me." he assured her. "I'm going on n long Journey yes. a long, long Journey, and I've como to 6ay goodby. You'll never seo me again. I shall bo no moro troublo to, any body." "There is no need to come here. I cannot receive you. You must go." "Emma, I know how bad I was to you, how" "I cannot listen to your excuses. It i Is useless to recall the past Pleaso i go!" "I havo no wish to recall It I ask ouly your forgiveness ask It as a dy ing man. You cannot refuse." "You have been dead long years to me, and I have prayed God that I might never seo you again. I paid you In full for my freedom. Why havo you como to trouble mo? Go, please, and leavo me In peace." "All right," he said sorrowfully. "I will go. Goodby, Emma." With bowed head he went toward the door, stopped and turned to her with outstretched arms, pleading In his eyes. "Emma, ono kiss my pardon and absolution beforo I die." "No; oh, no I" Bhe retreated, shuddering, terrified. He followed her, desperate, resolved to take by force what she would not give, to feel once more In his arms the little form that once bad nestled there fondly. She read his purpose and shrieked. Mrs. Harris, Beth and Captain Wil liams were just euterlng, and they rushed In with the maid. Brooks turned to escape as Emma, al most hysterical with horror and fear, utter4 scream after scream. He' ran right into Williams, who recog-aiced him at once and dealt him a smashing blow that sent him to tht floor. Thet th captain grasped the half stunned man and, pulling him to his feet held him while he Inquired what had bap- Emma, calmed by her mother and sister, tremblingly explained. ' Wil liams looked nt his prisoner, undivided .what to do. Brooks did not open III mouth. The captain walked him out on tho landing and. threntcnlni; to kill htm If he ever dared to molrM IJiuinii again, threw him down the stiJr CHAPTER XXV. BBUISED and dazed, aching all over and very weak, Itrooks picked himself up and made his way to the street lie had now reached the extreme of hopeless ness and desperation. Everybody, tho whole world, was against him, except Jlmsy Smith, nnd he could do nothing for him. The only being who had loved him had shrunk from him with dread, refused him the sacrament of a last kiss, besought In charity. He hardly knew how he got there, but be reached home without molesta tion and mounted by the stairway un perceived to his room. Once Inside he locked tho door nnd turned oti the light It was nt least gratefully warm there, and he was nt last safe from the clutches of the law. Escape lay at his hand. In a moment all would be over. Nothing had been disturbed during his absence. The revolver was still In the drawer where he had left It. Ho took It and. gazing at himself In the bureau glass, raised the firearm to his right temple, ne was appalled as he looked at the ghastly, haggard face before him and the eyes, fenr haunt ed, that stared out of their dark and deeply sunken rims like the optics of an owl. The revolver shook In his numbed hand, nnd he could scarce bend his finger on the trigger. What was his hurry? Why not wait until be had warmed his hand and make the deed surer? If the police came for him death was at his beck and would cheat them at an instant's notice. His craven spirit Inspired him with the desire to live a little longer. He laid the revolver on the table and rubbed his hands to set the blood circulating. Then he held them over tho heat radiator. Ho remembered that In the clothes closet was a full bottle of whisky. Tho stuff would soon warm him. He took off his over coat to hang It up in the closet and felt In n pocket for his handkerchief. Ills hand encountered the roll of bills Smith had slipped In there. For n mo ment n gleam of hope flashed Its cheer ing ray as he contemplated the money. Here was enough to enable him to get away. But his despondency refused the comfort what was the use? To at tempt escape now would be to fall into the hands of the police sleuths who must be on the lookout for hltn. He surmised that the weather had driven the watchers to take shelter and had enabled him to slip Into the house un noticed or unrecognized. No, he had done with life nnd all Its worries and disappointments. Better death than the consequences of living, no would havo to die at some time or other any how. Ho poured out a large glass of whisky and swallowed It The fiery stuff warmed him all over. He sat down to think, and bis thoughts took the shape of a review of Ills life. Ho had never been auy good to himself pr anybody else never. Brought up by a maiden aunt, who had taken him in when as a young boy ho had lost his widowed mother, he had repaid her with waywardness and Indiffer ence. In the declining years of her llfo when she nei-ded aid and he was a young man ho had kept his earnings selfishly for himself, doling out to her n few dollars at Irregular Intervals, and he was glad when sho had coased to bo a burden by dying In a hospital. He had played his cards well. Ingra tiated himself Into the favor of Mr. Harris, his employer, and by good act ing had won tho love of Emma. This had been the great coup of his career, but It had availed him little. Fortune, after smiling at him, had turned her back, and llfo had been a failure ever since. As bo summed it all up and contem plated himself ns a pariah, a hunted man at bay amid tho wreck of hope, love, llfo Itself, driven to the alterna tive of a criminal's cell or self destruc tion, as he brooded over the way In which he had been spurned and cast out by those who might havo loved and honored him, tears rolled from bis eyes again. "Yes," he groaned, repeating Emma'B words, "yes, I havo been paid In full, aud I havo paid In full." Then he grasped the revolver and faced himself at the mirror again. Thl tlmo his fingers were warm nnd supple. Once more he raised It to life temple. Onco moro palo fear obtained the ascendency. Thero was plenty of time. Why. since bo was to die that night should he bo In such a hurry? Men who wero dying or who voro about to be speeded Into eternity for transgres sion of tho commandment that placed a ban on murder generally prayed, or prayers wero said for tbem. He had not prayed since he could remember What would happen after his leap Into the unfathomable void? no had always derided tho Idea that anything would happen. Still, be did not know He went to the clothes closet and from among some books, mostly nov els, heaped In disorder on a shelf, he brought forth a Bible. It had be longed to his aunt, and he had kept It because it had looked well to have one In evidence In the parlor and be cause it was nicely bound In soft leather. He opened the book at has ard. Us pages divided at Eccleslastea, and he begin to read. Though the liquor was fast clouding bis brain he became fascinated with the great Im mortal masterpiece of pessimism, the terrible monument of nrgatloa In which humanity's everlasting wounds are laid bare a ad bleeding, 1 nave seen all the works that are don under the sun. and, behold, all Is vanity nd vexation of spirit. That which li crooked cannot be made straight, and that which Is wanting can not be numbered. I communed with mine own heart, say ing, Lo. I am como to great estate and hnVn 0nttn mnr wMntti than all Ih.v that have been before me In Jerusalem! yea. my heart had great experience of wisdom nnd knowledge. And 1 gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I per ceived that this also Is vexation of spirit For In much wisdom Is much gTlof, and he that lncreaseth knowledge Increaseth sorrow. "That's right," ho assented, "thafa dead right Nothing's worth while; nothing matters." What hath man of all his labor and of tho vexation of his heart wherein he hath labored under the sun7 For all his days are sorrows nnd his travail grief yea, his heart taketh not rest In the night. This Is also vanity. The verses succeeded each other with their recapitulation of the futility of earthly things. Uls head became There was the crash at a report heavy and the letters Indistinct. He began to have difficulty In grasping tho meaning of the words. That which bcfallcth the sons of men befalleth beasts, even one thing befalleth them; as the one illeth, so dleth the other; yea, they havo all one breath, so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast. All is vanity. All so unto ono place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that coeth upward and the spirit of tho beast that goeth downward to tho earth? A knock at the door roused him from his somnolence, and he looked up with bleared, bloodshot eyes. He staggered to his feet smiling va cantly, aud his groping hand lurched toward the revolver. There was the crash of a report. The apartment house manager who had seen tho light in tho window, apprising him of tho tenant's presence, nnd had knocked to Inquire about the overdue rent, ran shouting for help. When they forced the door they found Brooks sprawling across the ta ble beside the overturned liquor bottle. no was dead, with a bullet in bis brain. TIIE EXD. American Goods in China. Noticeable among the foreign arti cles in the shops at Shasl, China, ac cording to a British . representative, were German and American clocks and watches; British, French and Ger man medicines, provisions and wines; British and German cutlery, nnd ev erywhere the widely advertised British and American clgarets. Serfdom In Hungary. In some parts of Hungary serfdom of the old Russian typo still prevails. Tho peasant Is dbllgcd to work fifty days each year for his landlord with out pay, the time to be cuosen by tho latter, who Is almost sure to choose the season when the poor man can least afford to work for nothing. This system led to an insurectlon In 1S98. i From the Cotton Machine. Ell Whitney's cotton gin was re sponsible for the Immense strides taken by King Cottln.yet It baa been asserted that this machine was but tho practical application of an Idea that found birth In the brain of tho widow of General Nathaniel Greene of revolutionary fame. Increasing Use of Glass. A noticeable increase In tho Imports of glass at NabasakI, Japan, Is report ed by tho British consul. It Is duo, he says to the growing use by the Jap anese of window glass for tho houses. Most of it is fourth quality and Bel glum is the chief source or supply. Paving Roads With Straw. The experiment of paving tho roads with straw has been tried with suc cess by the farmers of Western Amer ica. Every autumn tho roads aro covered with dust, which, after the heavy rains, becomes thick mud, mak ing travel hard for man and beast. After straw had been laid on tho main thoroughfares to a depth of a foot or 'more traveling became' easy. Wedding Superstitions. The Canadian Pacific Hallway Com pany is boasting that Is has accom plished the feat of landing British mails in Hongkong In 29 days from the dispatch from London, or nearly a week less than the previous records. AND THIS WAS LOVE. Great Drama Told In Just Two Thrill ing Acts. A young man and n young woman loan over the front gate. They are lovers. It Is moonlight Ho Is loth to leave, as the pnrtlng Is tho last. He Is about to go away. Sho Is re luctant to seo him depart They swing on the gate. "I shall never forget you," he says, and If death should claim mo, my last thoughts will bo of you." "I'll be true to you," she sobs. "I'll never seo anybody elso or lovo them as long as I live.!" They parted. Six years later he returns. His sweetheart of former yoars hns mar ried. They meet at a party. She has changed greatly: between the dances the recognition takes place. "Let mo see," she muses, with her fan beating a tattoo on her pretty hand, "was It you or your brother who was my old sweetheart?" "Beally, I don't know," ho says; "probably my father!" Inconsolable. Tho surges crashed mournfully In the darkness against the old pier. "This blow," he said, "Is one from which, alnB, I shall not recover. Nev ermore will I look upon the face of woman Bavo In bitterness nnd sor row." Tho young girl, profoundly moved, said in gentlo tones: "Do not tako my refusal so to heart, Mr. Mannerlng, Harold. There are lots of nice girls left, I assure you. I know one at the Surf house who would suit you precisely. She Is pret ty, amiable, clover " "Has sho got any money?" ho In terrupted. Giving It Away. "A woman Just can't keep a se cret," he declared, opposing a state ment. "Oh, I don't know, contradicted tho fluttery lady. "I've kept my ago a se cret ever since I was twenty-four." "les," ne replied, "out one or those days you will give It away. In time you will Just simply have to tell It" "Well," sho replied with confidence, "I think that when a woman has kept a secret for twenty years she comes pretty near knowing how to keep It" How It Happened. Lady Poor man! So you are Just out of Jail? Tramp Yes, mum. I was a victim of fortune-tellers back in 'ninty-nlne. Lady Indeed? Tramp Yes, mum. The District Attorney told mo where I'd ever been and what I'd ever done during my whole life, and the Judge predicted where I would be for the next ten years. RECOMMENDATION, "Nope; I can't take you back after having onco discharged you." "But the baseball season Is over now, boss!" Not Room Enough. While riding on an electric car, dur ing his first visit to the city, a farmer passed the yard of n monument com pany, where gravestones and monu ments were displayed. Turning to his host, he remarked In an awe-stricken voice: "They dew bury 'em closo In the city, don't they?" "Nlco dog, that," said the customer. "He Is, sir," said tho barber. "He seems very fond of watching you cut hair." "It ain't that sir," explained tho barber, smiling. "Soraotlmes I make a mistake and take a little piece off a customer's ear." Somewhat Cheaper. "Is It so, that you used to call regu larly on that girl?" "Yes; she always sang "a song to me that I loved." "Why didn't you marry her?" "I found I could buy the song for 50 cents." "Gentlemen of tho jury," said the prosecuting barrister, "this prisoner la an unmitigated scoundrel; he ac knowledges It And yet, thanks to the wisdom of tho common law, he has been given a fair trial by a jury of his peers." A Memento of the Departed. "1 suppose you carry a memento of some sort In that locket of yours?" "Yes; It Is a lock of my husband's hair." "But your husband Is still alive!" "Yes, but his hair is all gone." His Indifference. "What's your position in this polar eontroversyT" -My position is that I ain't a-going to buy either soak." ACCOUNT E. W. BUItNS, GUARDIAN OF Barley E, Klcnllnc. n feeble minded person. mm ui v.nerry mute lownsnip, wnyno wo., J'n.. deceased. Nfltlm Is lierphv tflvrrt fhnt Hir. flraf And final account of tho guardian above named has been illlrtl 111 the rniirt nt (Vmimnn linn of Wnync county, and will bo presented for confirmation nisi, June 17, 1!)10, and will be confirmed absolutely on June. iB, iy 10. unless exceptions wicreio arc previously meu. M.J. HANLAN, I'rothonotary. Jan. 3. 1910. 1UI NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION, ESTATE OK JOHN KltANTZ. Late of Honesdale. ln. All tinrxOIIS Indrhtnl tri nnlfl ftntn nrn nnll. lied to make Immediate payment to tho un dersigned ; and those liavltu: claims airulnst the said estate ore untitled to present them duly attested for settlement. n .11. 11. KIIAKTK. I'll IMP KKANTii. JOHN K. KHANTZ. ,.. .Administrators. Iloncsdnle. Pa. Dec. 8. 190!). t)7t(J SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLB HEAL ESTATE.-By virtue of process Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayno county, and State of Pennsylvania, and to mo directed and delivered, I havo levied on and will expose to public salo, at the Court House In Iloncsdnle, on FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 1910, 2 P. M. All of defendant's right, title and Interest In the following described property, viz: All tho right, title and interest of tho defendant In and to those certain parcels of land lying In the township of Cherry Hidge, county of Wayne, . State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: FIRST Beginning in tho south ern line of lot of land formerly own ed by Peter Meglnnls, now Lawrence Weldner, being the north-western corner of lot No. 40 In the allotment of the Tllghman Cherry Ridge tract near the eastern water course of the Honesdale and Cherry Ridge Turn pike Road; thence by said Weldner s land and land formerly of Thomas Callaway, now Valentine Weldner. being nlso north line of said lot No. 40 east one hundred and sixty rods to a corner In the public road known as tho east Cherry Rldgo or Sandercock road; thence along said public road south one hundred and sixty rods to a corner In the north line of land late of Geo. Sandercock deed; thence by said Sandercock land, being the south line of said lot No. 40 west one hundred and sixty rods to a stones, formerly a beech corner; thence by lands conveyed by axecutors of John Torrey, dee'd, to Mary Murray et al., north twelve and eighth-tenths rods to a stone's corner; thence by same land north eighty-seven degrees west eighty-seven rods to a corner in the middle of the Honesdale and Cherry Ridge road; thence along the center of said road northerly, one hun dred eighty-five and three-tenths rods to placo of beginning, contain ing 185 acres and SO perches. SECOND Beginning- at the south west corner of land late of John Call away; thence by land late of John Torrey and ono Howe west one hundred and eight rods; thence north five degrees west sixteen and six tenths rods to a corner of laud of J. Greenfield; thence by last mentioned land east fifty-four and four-tenths rods to middle of the Honesdale and Cherry Rldgo Turnpike Road; thence north on said road two degrees cast one and three-fourths rods to a corn er; thence by J. Greenfield east fifty four nnd five-tenths rods to a stones corner In the western lino of said Callaway; thence by said line south eighteen and one-fourth rods to place of 'beginning, containing 11 acres and 120 perches. Excepting minerals, oils and coals as mentioned In deed from executor of Elizabeth Smith to David Robblns, dated January 3, 190S, recorded in D. B. 98, page SY. Upon said premises are a frame dwelling and barn, and about thirty acres of said land Is Improved. Seized and taken In execution as the property of David Robblns at the suit of W. H. Smith, Executor of Elizabeth A. Smith-, assigned to C. J Smith, trustee. No. 1C4, October Term, 1907. Judgment, J3300. 'Take Notice. All bids aud costa must be paid on day of sale or deeds will not be acknowledged. Kimble, Att'y for Assignee. Sheriff's Office, Honesdale, M. LEE BRAMAN, Sheriff. Eves Tested -4 Glasses Fitted O, G. WEAVER, GRADUATE OPTICIAN, U27X Main Street. A. O. BLAKE, AUCTIONEER & CATTLE DEALt You will make money by ha vine me. DKLLPnoNB 9-u Bethany, Pa.