Chapter 26 CHAPTER XXVI

"And justice stood at the proud man's side,

'Whose is the fault? Accuse!' it cried;

And the proud man answered in humbled tone,

'I cannot accuse-the fault is mine own.'"

CHRIS got back to Miss Chester's deserted Town house to find young Atkins on the doorstep, staring with horrified eyes at the drawn blinds.

He had heard of the accid