Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1910 — Page 6

CAMEO KIRBY

By Booth Tarkington AND Harry Leon Wilson

Adapted From the Play of the Same Name by W. B. M. Ferguson Copyright. 1909, by the Ainslee Mlgszine Company

CHAPTER XIV. AJ y' X that disheartened attitude 1 Buuce eventually found KirSKS by. From the balcony win--ssl dow the fat veteran had witnessed Adele’s silent contempt, and he now laid a sympathetic hand upon his partner's shoulder. “You see how you stand with her, don’t you?’’ he said quietly. “I won’t say she ain’t a fine enough woman to make any man act the fool about tier. But, Gene, you’ve got to hold up your head and git over it. It's too late for you to start your life again, and you can’t drag her into it. Take one good look at yourself; Gene Kilby, then take another at her. Rut, say. she wouldn't take yon if you was au angel stepped right out of the first front floor of heaven. What could you ever be to her? Nothin’ but a d—d gambler. I seen the way she treated you.’’ “That’s because she doesn't know what I’m going to do.” replied Kirby, • striving to convince himself “Look at that paper.” Bunce examined the deed, then turned indignantly upon the signer thereof. “I’ve seen you give some pore young feller his money hack after you’d won it, but I never knowed you to do it if | the feller Slapped you in- the face] first,” he said withering!} - . “The girl won’t stay long enough in the same room to wipe her shoes on you. Don’t that hurt you?” - “It won't hurt so much after this,” replied Kirby, indicating the paper. “When the fool maker made you I reckon he quit work. He knowed he’d reached his high water mark,” commented Bunce, with a despairing shrug. “Now, I’ll make her speak to you.” Kirby shook his head, his relaxed figure stiffening with sudden resolution. “NO,” he said quietly. “You and I’ll get out of here. I won't see Miss Randall again.” But the other, giving no heed to the words, quietly left the room, while Kir-, by remained seated at the table abstractedly toying with the cards, utterly oblivious to surroundings. His fleeting resolution had already vanished. His grip on the present had relaxed. He felt singularly hopeless, heartsick and utterly alone. He did not know—nor, knowing, would greatly have cared—that Judge Pleydell’s plan was about to be executed. He did not know that Mme. Davezac. Miss Pleydell and-the General were already in the carriage waiting to be conveyed to their neighbor’s plantation, waiting for the coming of Adele, who had been inexplicably de- I layed at the last minute-delayed by Bunce, who was putting forth every persuasive effort, “pleading, coaxing, threatening all in one breath, in a desperate attempt to bring her back to the drawing room, to make her grant a farewell interview to his partner.

At length, in the midst of his broodings, a sound from the window attracted his attention, and. listlessly turning, he discerned young Randall, old Pleydell, Aaron and M. Veaudry, all scrutinizing him intently with a look there was no misinterpreting. They considered the ladies safely away, and the time had now come when a judicial murder might be perpetrated. Before a word had been exchanged Kirby fathomed their purpose, but no hint of cognizance was evinced in his manner. He arose leisurely and with the courtesy of guest to host rather than with any intention of self defense, alarm or eveu interest. And j for a space and in silence the four < men surveyed the one. Then young I Randall spoke ominously and, for him, ! with admirable restraint. “It’s pretty dark outside. Mr. Kirby—too dark to shoot straight. Shall we settle it here? We are going to give you a chance, and you'd better get yourself ready to take it blanked quick unless you prefer to be shot like a /' . > “If you leave it to me,” said Kirby mildly. “I prefer not to be shot at all.” . “Do you realize that in giving you a fair show we do a common gambler an honor?" returned the boy. struggling hard against his passion. He resented Kirby's serene composiire, for* against it be was placed at a humiliating disadvantage. "I am deeply sensible of your kindness to one of my profession.” observed the “common gambler," bowing with courteous formality. "You seem to be making quite elaborate preparations, gentlemen, but I think you’re putting yourselves to unnecessary trouble. Mr. Randall, you and your sister”— “Don't you dare mention the name of any lady of my family!” menaced Tom. “But that is necessary, sir,” suavely knurmured the other, “because you and your sister. Miss Adele Randall”— had ever been the personification of evil. Tom had blindly nourished bis hatred Now be felt strangely bewildered. seif distrustful and unclean. HM credulity had been shattered with Us seif respect. He flushed hotly at f ••/ *• .. „ • • ‘ « — — ■' : * i : .' - • ;

“You woffl” snarled the boy. and he struck with ail his strength. The alert and pacific M. Yeaudry eaught the descending arm, and before the outraged and now thoroughly Incensed boy. furious at Kirby’s deliberate repetition of Miss Randall’s name, could wrest himself free and renew the attack Adele herself bad entered the room, followed by the successful Bunce. Her presence instantly prohibited further hostilities, and young Randall sullenly turned away, raging against her delayed departure and unexpected intrusion. The self satisfied and beaming glance cast upon him by the portly veteran Bunce did not improve his temper, although in a measure it afforded an explanation of Adete’s presence. “I have yielded to this gentleman's request.” said the girl stonily, waving an ironic and contemptuous hand toward Bunce. while her eyes looked accurately through the top of Kirby's head. "I grant your interview. What is it you wish to say? Kindly he as explicit and terse as possible.” He handed her the slip of paper Which before this he baji sought to offer. V v '; ; ?L

■* "i fear your brother may be too excited to read it." he said indifferently. She eyed it wonderingly. scanning it twice over and yet again before digesting its brief contents. In silence she handed it to her brother, and he. after a long, jacredulqus stare, exclaimed: “He gives it back to buy his safety;” “Read the date.” commanded Kirby, addressing the girl. In tiie same mechanical manner she obeyed, spelling it out as if it were written in some strange language with which she was but vaguely familiar. "lie wrote that the first day the doctors let him set up to a table after Jack Moreau shot him." sharply explained Bunce. angered at the reception accorded what he considered a sublime, act of generosity, forbearance and asihinity. .

Siowly Adele raised her eyes from the paper and looked steadily at the “common gambler " “This was in remorse—for my father?” she whispered. “No." It was said quite simply and emotion lessly, as if the question were too absurd to seriously consider. He would have employed the same tone in refuting the statement that he was a Chinaman.

“That doesn't agree very well with Colonel Moreau's story," sneered young Randall, loath to credit such an enemy with one worthy motive. “You bet your bottom dollar it don't,” agreed Bunce. “That will do. Larkin." said Kirby sharply. "There's nothing more to be said. We re through here.” Despite A dele's earnest request to remain and the plea that she had the right to kuow the meaning of this strange contradiction of .evidence, he resolutely turned to leave the room, his partner obediently following. But once again M. Veaudry, sinking his own interests in those of justice, stepped forward and detained his sometime rival. “Make him speak, Tom'” he cried, turning to young Ranaau. “This miniature of your mother we found in Colonel Moreau's portmanteau.” And he handed the other the red morocco box. “But—but my father lost it to you!” exclaimed the bewildered boy. turning to Kirby. “No, not to me, Mr. Randall." Again that saifie patient, emotionless tone, totally devoid of resentment or even interest.

“If—if we’ve been in the wrong," tremulously whispered Adele, raising her head proudly, but pleading supplication speaking strongly from her eyes, “you will set us straight, you will be fair?”

For a long moment Kirby hesitated, then finally turned to the now eagerly waiting boy. —— “Mr. Randall,” he said, with elaborate irony, "the question involved in my conduct is so purely professional that it may be almost impossible to. clear it up to the satisfaction of a layman. Mr. IJunce. being one of the brethren, would comprehend me perfectly, but I shall have to point out that in my profession there are separate castes, both high and low. each controlled by its own standards.” “You accuse Colonel Moreau of being a gambler?" said young Randall as the other paused. “I regretfully admit that he had some claim to the title." replied Kirby, with intentional elegance of manner, “for the group to which the ‘colonel’ belonged countenances certain practices, such as the intoxication of opponents and the elimination of chance in the fall of the Cards, and this, we feel, shows a lack of foresight tending to bring discredit on the entire profession. which might in time drive its followers from their legitimate field of industry. For that reason” when I discovered the late Colonel Moreau in a private stateroom of the Shotwell despoiling a gentleman who was—who was not himself, i took charge of the despoliation cf what remained, intending to make restitution in the morning, when the victim should be in bejter condition.” „ Young Randall being one who cherished his hatreds and affections and renounced them with difficulty, this new and obviously accurate version of his father’s suicide left him in a state of mental fog. Where Adele was only too willing and eager to believe, the boy was loath. To the girl Kirby had once appeared all that woman can think of man, but to her brother he the thought of how implicitly and on such meager evidence he had believed the specious and totally unscrupulous Moreau, how from such a tissue of falsehood he had carefully erected his elaborate feud. He had even stooped

to the unutterably foul act of swearing a murder upon this man. who. rather than being an enemy, had stood his fathers sole friend. To him it was difficult to relegate unto himself a new viewpoint with the "common gambler” as an object for admiration rather than vilification, to disinter and transfer the halo which Moreau had calmly appropriated and taken with him to the grave to this erstwhile master rogue, this arch fiend, titles for which his name of Cameo Kirby had been a synonym. “You meant to protect my father?” he faltered at length. “For the honor of the profession.,*’ said Kirby. “That’s all right. Mr. Randall." lie added gently as the boy. utterly crushed and filled With a bitter self hatred, strove to 'verbally interpret his abject thoughts, to frame some sort of fitting apology, "If you'll lend me a horse to get back to the city we'll rail it square. I’m ready. He held out his hand.” and young Randall, flushing hotly, grasped it firmly, then turned away and.'sinking into a chair, buried bis face in his arms. Adele. placing her hand on her brother’s shoulder as if be were a child, raised him gently and escorted him from the room. At the door she turned. looking steadily at Kirby. “You waited for me this afternoon When there was danger." she said tremulously. "Won't you wait for me now. when there is none?” (To be Continued.)

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THE RECKONING HOUR Matthew 25:14-30—October 9 ‘Bis Lord said unto him , Well done, thou 'good ond faithful terra nt; thou hast been faithful orer a fete things, I trill make thee ruler orer many things; enter thou into the joy as thy Lord.” study follows the one of % y last week. It also illustrates the fact that Messiah at his Second Advent, before appearing to the world in power and great glory and in the time of trouble, will be present amongst, his consecrated people and many of them will know of his parvusia. or "presence,” in this time. He will dq amongst them a judging work—deciding their rewards in proportion to their faithfulness. It is well that we keep in memory the difference between the parable of the pounds and the parable of the talents. Both represented money. But a talent is sixty times as valuable as a pound. Iu the parable of the pound each servant got one pound, but in the parable of the talents the numbers given varied. In some respects all of God's people have one common footing and common privilege of service, as represented by the pound. In another respect their opportunities, privileges and advantages vary? as represented in the present study, the parable of the talents.

This is another parable of the Kingdom. The Great Tea- her himself went into the far country, even heaven; but before departing he delivered unto his servants certain blessings, privileges, opportunities—"to t a h according to his several abilities." The beginning of tjjfis parable was in the days of the Apostles when Jesus ascended up on high and at Pentecost sli d forth in the Father's name the holy spirit, communicating a blessing upon each one of his followers, as represented in the talents and opportunities of each follower. All through this Gospel Age these servants have been making more or less use of their privileges and more or less wisely exercising themselves to serve the Master. Some traded with their talents, or used them iu preaching. teaching, etc. And others hid them in the earth, perhaps under cares and responsibilities. After a long time

the Lord of these servants coineth and reckoneth with them. This long time is this Gospel Age. and the presence of the King in the end of the Age to report of his servants and to reward them represents the paroasia (or presence) of Messiah and his testing. sifting work in his Church. We should distinctly note that this testing and proving is not of the world, for Christ never recognized any as his servants, except the consecrated. Many Christian people believe that we are now in the time when the servants of the Lord are rendering up their accounts. and when he is saying to some. “Well done, good and faithful servant: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” and when be is saying to others. “Thou wicked and slothful servant * * * take ye away, therefore, the talent from him. and give it unto him that hath the ten talents." All of this testing and rewarding of the servants of Christ is manifestly prior to any outward manifestation of the King in his glory, because the worthy ones are to * share with the Master in his glorious manifestation and this testing must demonstrate the worthy ones, in advance of the revelation in glory. The one who had received five talents*and used them wisely, energetically, faithfully, loyally. . doubled them and was to share in the Master’s joy and glory. His reward would be to sit as a ruler of many. In other words, the service of the present life is but an insignificant one in comparison to the glorious, serf ice which awaits the Lord's faithful people in the future —when they shall sit with Messiah in his Throne and. as kings and priests, bless and instruct and uplift and control Israel and all the nations of the world. The approval of the one who was given two talents and who was equally faithful, was in equally kind and .benevolent terms. He also was a good and faithful servant over a few things: he also would be set as a ruler over many things; he also might enter into the joy of his Lord. The servant who failed to use his talent was branded as wicked and slothful. He knew in advance that the ta) ent was given him fqr use and because he had professed to be a faithful serv ant. His failure tot use the talent

proved him disloyal, unfaithful. He lost the talent. It is not for ns to say that the Lord will have no blessing for that unfaithful servant He was a servant all the time. He respected the talent He did not ‘ lose it. But he did not use it properly. He seems to represent a very similar class to the one described in our study of a week ago as tiie foolish virgins. This class will, fail to get into the glories of the Kingdom, but will surely get into the time of trouble and its outer darkness, disappointment and chagrin, with which this Age will end and the New Age lie ushered in. The Lord grant that this lesson may help some of the Lord’s consecrated servants to be more helpful, more careful, in the use of their consecrated talents, that they may glorify' the Lord and hear bis “Well done" in the end! Ong difficulty with many of ns in the past has been fear of the Master. We should have gotten better acquainted with him. We should have learned more respecting his real, true character and his purposes. If now the eyes of oty understanding are opening. if now we are seeing the beauty of our talents and privileges of service as never before, let us quickly dig the talent out and wash it free from all soil of the earth and use it earnestly, zealously, vigorously, for the praise of our King, redeeming the time, knowing that the days - are unfavorable. Even now y e may show our Lord that we are getting awake to the great privilege and enjoyment of being his servants and mouthpieces and that we will delight, at any cost, to show forth the r-ruises of "him who has called us on t of darkness into his marvelous light."

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