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TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 THE MORNING AST01UAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. OO-OOOOOOOOOO0 The Poison Of Distrust By HOWARD FIELDING. Copyright, IMS, by 0. W, Ifookt, Oo4o4oo4oooooo4o V T may hnvo been about a week I alnct Itlrhard (Havering an J Mu J rltt) Henim became eiitfiffud. Upon certain evening they wit before a cheerful wood Are at her homo, and tlio man's soul awoke with surprise to a consciousness of poaco. Fur nearly a year bo hud been In fetata of torment, harassed by the inoit pressing nnxlcllon, haunted by suspl clons which gradually developed Into certainties mid driven to tho very Inst rotirci' of cunning In sheer self do riTiHo, a business associate, a man whom Claverlng had chINhI bis best frli'nd from tho day of their early youth, had fnlloti a victim fo tho money manlii of tho times and hnd played some trick which even the highest financiers with their sleeve full of extrn area in In lit blunt) to Iml tate. Ill aim bud been a largo prop orty of which (Havering- wat trustee, and he had very nearly stolon It In ucb a way n would have burled Clavorlng under a load of debt and dudumor from which he could never have hoped to emerge. ThI battle was over, but there wan a near of It on every nerve lit Claver ingN Imdy. Kin victory bad brought no sense of triumph to blm, but only horror and a and Iom of fnlth In bu man nature. He bad a tendency to think that everything which woa aeid "DID WHN DKAN1 MENTION OIHTW MoR- TtMKB 7 to him waa n He and that the simplest acta were prompted by treacheroua motlvea. . Even bin jiersonal appearance hnd auffered In tho atrugglo. Ho waa lean and haggard. There wag a deep lino down tho middle of but forehead, and be bad lost a pnrt of that peculiar grace of attitude nud gesture which bad ouce distinguished him. In the firelight, however, he looked moro like himself, and Muriel, who bad never seeu him before the days of hla trouble and therefore could not mini what waa gone from htm, was deeply sensible of the charm that still remained. "Do you remember a Miss Winston?" aald he. "I met her today. Her father had some busluess with me, and she came with htm to tny office." "I do not remember her," aald Mu rlel. "She merely met you onco at some social affair In Carllugford about two years ago. She snld you lived there. I didn't kuow it." "Mother and I lived there for a time not very long. Then we went abroad and ou our return came here." "I have henrd that It was a pretty place. Did you like It?" "Carllngford?" said she. "I liked It so little that I would rather not apeak of It "You have unpleasant memories?" "Yes." The devil that was In Covering's nerves awoke at this. He could not have told why be wished to know what those unpleasant memories were, but he was conscious of a craving. "Doubtless you have friends there." said ho and knew not why. "Noue," said ehe. "I have forgotten that Carllngford exists. Please do not remind mo." She spoke with an earnestness which was clear enough to Claverlug's sharp cued wits, although he tried to veil It What secret lay behind her wish to avoid this subject even In her own thoughts? She hnd given him always the most charming Impression of frankness and good faith. It was thnt which had won his heart, weary of de ceptions and treachery. And yet he now perceived thnt she hud hidden a whole year of her life. It seemed al most like a trick that sho should have spoken like herself, so unreservedly, of her romantic school girl dreams, of the attentions she hnd received abroad, of everything , Indeed except this single passage, this year at Carllngford. What could- have, happened, there? 1 a hud stninglh ommgli to kouu am I nought out of the center of hla mind, but bo bad acquired recently a habit of double thinking. It waa becoming nearly Impossible for blm to avoid this duality of mind. He would listen t what was said to htm and automatic ally Invent and hear another state went which always seemed to be tl truth. Hut In Muriel's presence he bud rarely done this. Now for the first time her Influence was powerless All through the evening be felt himself Impelled to question and amend what ever sho said. His pence of mind was gone. . ' On tltii fiillnwlriir diiv bu mot Mr, Winston again, and only with the greatest difficulty could ho avoid ask Ing questions about Carllugford. The name of that city hovered upon his Hps until It finally obtained utterance, though quite harmlessly. "Oh, by the way," said Winston, "did Miss Donna ever mention to you I roan named Mortimer-Curtis Morti mor? Ilrllllant, but untrustworthy Ho was cutting quite a figure when 1 was In Carllngford-a handsome young rascal and a great favorite with the ladles. I've often wondered what bo came of blm." "I don't think Miss Den no knew blm," replied Claverlng, "Hhe never mentioned him," "Well, that' odd." said the old gen tleman. He eyed Claverlng for a moment and then turned the conversation to an other topic. For more than a week Claverlng struggled wltb bis desire to mention Curtis Mortimer's numo to Muriel. He bad no special question to ask. I! merely felt drawn toward the topic as If by some occult attraction. There waa a family named Mortimer in their social circle, and the name was there fore common In their conversation Whenever it was uttered a sprlug In side of Claverlug's mind would work like tho mechanism of an alarm clock and an Inward voice would say "There was a Curtis Mortimer in Car llngford." One evening be said It aloud. "How did you know that?" asked Muriel In a tone not quite familiar to his ear. "Mr. Winston mentioned him," re plied Claverlng, filled with that pecul lar terror which the man of wretched nervea feels when they betray hlra. "What did he say?" Claverlng repeated the conversation between himself and Winston with such ready accuracy as revealed the fact that It bad been often In bis mind. Muriel was silent for some moments and then spoke of otber matters. When Claverlng left her house tbal evening he dared not go home and be aluuo. He was afraid of bis own un controllable thoughts. He felt no Im pulse toward any friend. Mere ha man companionship, with Its restraints, was all that he desired. There was a billiard room near by where be bad often played. The game waa hla fa vorlte recreation, and he was very ex pert, rerhnps ho might nud some one In tho boll whom be knew, but there was only one acquaintance present and ho already had an opponent. Claverlng watched tho game for a few minutes, when the proprietor of the room came up to him, "Would you enre to play with stranger?" said ho. "I don't know him, but he's a gentleman all right And he plays a good game, ne was practicing here a little while this aft ernoon." Claverlng turned toward the stranger. who bad come In just behind him, a tall young man. extremely good look Ing and very carefully dressed. It seemed to Claverlng that he rcmem be red having passed the man on the street near Muriel's house. "Yes." snld he. "I'll play." It appeared that the stranger bore the name of Jones, so far as Claverlng could Judge by the mumbled Introduc tion of the proprietor, and it presently became evident that his skill had not been overrated, Claverlng was 110 more than his equal lu the best of circumstances,, and upon this occasion his condition told heavily against him. Thero Is probably no other game which Is such a searcher of weaknesses in a man's nervous system. Claverlng lost two games and do dined a third. He was so nervous that his knees were shaking when be stoop ed to take bis coat from the rack un dor the tablo, where it lay folded. As he began to draw it out he was awaro of an object In the breast pocket which soemed unfamiliar, a large en elope containing something hard. This ho pulled out of the envelope to see hat It was and beheld a familiar pho tograph of Muriel Denne. Ho was still stooping under the end of the table. The stranger had gone to tho corner of the room where cigars were sold. A great battle raged In Clnvoi'lng's mind, and he lost. Ho pos itively could not help taking the en- elope partly from tho pocket that he might see the address. The envelope ns torn. Claverlng saw ouly the name Carllngford and the state In Muriel's hand, Shame rushed upon him. lie thrust sck tho envelope and rose. "Those are my things there," said the stranger, approaching. "Yours are at tho other end of the table." "Yes." said Claverlng. "So I per- elve." Ho -walked the streets all nlsht, a prey to the most absurd confusion of thought Ills mind wheeled about like bird and returned always to one cen tral spot. Muriel had lied to him, She had told him .that she had no friends' In Carllngford and that she hnd severed nil relations with the town and its Inhabitants, but she had scut her latest uhotoctrpjih to the man. who called himself ,fonJi Uf Cnrlmgford. "Jones" might ba Curtis Mortimer or ho might not.' Ho mucb as be had seen on the envelope was far more suggestive of Mortimer than Jones. Certainly there seemed to bo an M. Hut Clavorlng was quite willing to leave all this aside, He was willing to admit that Muriel might be perfectly within her rights In sending a photo- graph of herself to Curtis Mortimer, rascal though ho was. He snld to him self that he must refuse to entertain a doubt of Muriel's ability to explain her conduct In a manner which would be satisfactory to the most censorious critic, the most Jealous worshiper, Rut this he knewthat If ho should again become Involved In any maze of falsehood which should destroy bis faith In some one whom be loved and trusted ho must go mad and die. There was no strength In blm for aucb an ordeal. . "Muriel might better shoot me than Ho to me," be repeated frantically aloud In the empty streets. At dawn be stood upon a height that overlooked the town. The eastern sky blazed with color, and be bad no pleas ure In It, he to whom the face of na. ture bad once been a perpetual Joy. He laughed bitterly. "Even tbe sunrise Is wrong," be said. "It's not what It used to bo. The world and Its blue celling are ashes, and I havo Just found It out. Ixt uie think this over. There Is something In !-" In tbe middle of tbe afternoon be called upon Muriel. Tbe gentleman w ith whom he had played billiards on the previous evening waa Just leaving. A moment later they were alone. "Muriel," said he, "has my conduct vexed you?" t . "No," said she. "But I know that It has," be pro tested gently. "I have teen It very cleurly." 'You ore mistaken." "1 have worried you about Carllng ford and your life there. Surely I have." "No," Kuld she, "not In tho least" "You would' not care to have me be have otherwise? My constant Irritable suspicion and fretful questioning are nothing to your "My dear, my dear'" she cried, with sudden tenderness that brought tbe tears of her eyes. "Do you fancy that I cannot see beneath this veil of con duct? Am I some wretched lawmaker that I do not know the difference be- twen a man and bis acts? I love you. I am too Intent upon what you are to waste my time lu worry over what you do. "You have passed through a bitter! trial and have saved your goods and your repute k'foro the world, but have you saved your character? Richard your friend has robbed you Indeed. He has stolen your faith. You must restore the balance of your soul." 'It is true," sold he. "I learn It for the second time today. I learned it first from the sunrise. I tested my sight upon It. The face of nature looked as fa Ho and hostile to me as any human countenance. Then the fault must le in me." "All this may be repaired," said she. "You stand where every one of us Is alwa -1 standing, with the depths of the 1 .t below you and the heights of heaven above. You have the power to rise or fall and as far as you choose, "I know It," he replied, "and I will surely rise, at least to where I stood before. My soul shall drag my body after it. and these nerves of mine shall be as steady as a rock. They know It; they feel It already. You yourself can see It" "cry clearly," said she. "and I am very happy. I think you may hear about Mr. Mortimer of Carllngford now, though I had resolved not tc speak of him to you. I have told yor MR. JONES? SAI? CLAVER1NQ, IBS!" "OH, that my mother and I have suffered some losses. 1 did uot give you the details. For full details apply to Mr. Mortimer, If you cnu tlnd him. The police have been uuable M do so, The reason why 1 did not tell you was that I should have had to lay before you unother character precisely ltkr that of your friend who tried to do fraud you. It seemed to me that tin- spectacle would not be beiiellclal. but now It cannot harm you," "Not lu the least," said he. "There are all kinds of ufen and women, and most of them try r to do right -a fair share of their time." "Speaking of nervea," said she aftet brief pause. "I thiU my own would be the better for some good resolves have Just learned of an odd thins that I did which snows' a loose wheel FAT FOLKS ONE D O L LAR Invested in a bottle of these wonderful, harmless fat reducing tablets ana la 30 days you will be a normat, well-formed person again. Don't carry around your ugly bulk, your ungainy luperflous flesh. 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