The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-12-24

bright world wIthout-streame the Few
rays of light that showed only more clear
ly the horrible desolaton of the place.
Fortunately Aunt Sophy did not share
Alice's discovery, and so she brought to
her service that sublime power of human
self-control that hides so many agoni :
ing secrets, and she asked quite calmly
OF the attendant policeman the oIfense of
the prisoners on that tier, and learned
that ''they were all pulled in gambin
hell last night"
Gambling! This was the mysterious
occupation that she had idealized as some
work of art or literature. Strangely
enough Aunt Sophy, who had always had
her supicions, was the deus ex machina
of the betrayal. Somehow Alice endured
the drive home, pre- idcd at luncheon,
and then excused herself to her guest.
Alone at last. face to face with the
horror which had suddenly darkened her
life, she regarded with bitterest loath-
ing her luxurious surroundings. They
were the wages of sin The perfume Of
rare flowers tloated around her; the De-
cember sunshine flooded the room: the
birds sang blithely, careless that their
a. -. mae -,
~ a. ms tlnle tue crishlnai IN MS cell
hilce no longer ioentlneu Win her nus
life so bright that she had often won
dered if heaven could be better. He was
suddenly lost, and with him all faith.
She felt as those must who have for ynars
anchored their hope on the old fashioned
religion and then had it suddenly swept
" ~ ny ns so,Io "pos'io ~ .ne NEW liSnl'
w. wno ius no'nins " ohei ior 'hc oio nrm
~. ;s.,, ,.,
oro+nd s th hro VIZ ~, Ino Slowly le,t'
inc go; sne aaho " ' "a uhpeu li ;s,
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cr;m;nor - H. i"u aa,ien en-, n'o was
ca,,aana 80 Plaon a. wi ~, w hlSh'
dnld al" ho an. ~ i;ha moe " tiai, Iel nc
l,;ss - ~ ~ r iioy W 'aAo hoi hanu, W
na,;na ;ntuanno oe IPJ III 1 onu oon'a mh
nnin rafnne 10. u his P.eSei 1r, me
omast;au Say 10y ..uyh hlsn'. m hgh .ne
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avnr 49, NV ioiuSI Ionlou W nohe' now W,
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tory. every nicture and orpomont Ire
Dy 80 " i''
m;ght he ,vaa,, annrnh - " S
share a life Of npilt Sho wonId ar no
away from self II noss;blo How o.
came there or how ,pnor tho ;o,,ruor hnS
been She c,nId revor teIl L,,t shn -
hcr, elf With Tho muIt;t,do thnon,;n
BRIGHT BROAD wayNbnt how the tbotS
oughfore wos cbonrod, She bad nnt
noticed tbe shadows in tbo n;otmro tbo
pa,,nt fitrrr,s sLivor;nn - .bo '.;n.a ~
Blast like snectrns from a neither wnrld
payinU lonIinolv Of ~ I,oa,,t;f,', th;na,
in witch tbov b,d nv sbn.a rhu ;n,nss
wos not for tbom II onJv dofinnd ",nr ~a
sharnlv the GREAT rplf tyed botwoon +bo
rich and tbe ronr 'iio
Nioht was falling Tho time wos oom
ing to make ber wav r. +bo doriI r;,or
The Journey tool her tbromnb m.
fon,;I;or stroot, N nv 49, IN IN
guarded and innocont l;fa Revolt;nn
s;obts exnonents If nr;rno o,d dast;t,,S
tion were nl,;niy ronoaloJ ovon IN H.
dim Iirbt IN a;thor bard ,r.ra tbo
homes of drrnkords thieves and mr.
derers. Homes
WIZ r,,,,.;s..,,oD
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Tho ,rrotoboa ao,;, uo.. A.,
s;oht of rosnnota t,;,,tm ond aeoo.aS All, ;ne
we, n ;nsnItIno o,,;thc,, hut show 49, 80 nu
hy no ;,d Gas sho "e1 VII H
wa. th;s ~ o,a ,' ,,ho " hnd aiuoaa, assn aS
tha h;ttorn ons WY vs. d ha aI; passe .i
thuo,rh ',,re.", y. uen'n. Ills PAN at
horrog tbat hadS s md1 o p, ~,o VI ,m
hor comb,ora u voro IT,. tha;, n.y.
t;nn in tha Inn, wi" oaIoolpa ,'ins 20 . 10.
u;ot;ms ,nred w tho ,ia,, Iov -, ' ..;,a