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He caely unresponsive to his tender inquiries Her thoughts were of another, was his quick conclusion as he fled from her presence before the harsh accusations could break from his eyes

In his den once ave hihts He recalled his words to her, uttered years ago, half in jest and half in earnest; he had horrified her beyond expression by telling her hoould punish a wife if he were the husband she deceived With a grim, lurid smile he remembered the penalty He had said he would not kill; he would disfigure the wohtfully and per heroff her nose--these were two of the penalties he would inflict He now felt less brutal He ure For an hour he sat and wondered what had been the feelings of his old friend George Driscoll just before he deliberately slew his faithless wife He re to other friends at the tiht of black shadows--he did not sleep at all--was really the beginning of the end He forgot the presidency that was to be handed out to hinawed into his heart and brain

Day and night he writhed in silent agony, a prey to the savage jealousy that grew and grew until it absorbed all other emotions Scandal, divorce, dishonour, murder swept before the mind of this man who had been of the people and who could not condone The people kill

For a week he waited and watched and suffered What he knew of men told him that they do not devote themselves to the wives of others with honourable motives behind them He convinced himself that he knew the world; he had seen so le week of jealousy and suspense His face went haggard, his eyes took on a strange glearave trouble

Day after day this piteous, frenzied man ayed thousands with his hand stooped to deal with the smallest movements of one man and one woman Despite his her channels, he found hi with but one low end in view

He employed every acute sense in the effort to justify his suspicions Ti all the while that heBansemer there He even visited thein the fact that he found hi; he planned to go out of nights and then hurried hoh it all he said no word to Frances Cable or Jane He asked no questions, but he was being beaten down by apprehensions all the while