Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-02
CHAPTER VIII.
THE GRAVE OF HONOR.

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Let this chapter be pr nted within deep
black border Let it be in mourning Let it
be illus rated with all The emolems which
can be gathered together of ds race and
di honor lhe Valley of Tophet with is
baleful fin s. may furnish trontisp ece-
there may be funereal cyl ress henbane.
deadly nightshade, and the poisonous
flower of marsh and ditch II ay adorn the
CO ners # its pages. There sbou | be
draw ing of Adam turned out of p idi e,
viii PORTRAITS of all the most cele brated
renegades turncoats and traitors. and he
most eminent sneaks in history. For man
NAV do manv things wicked and base and
ye find OF giveness; he may drag his name
in the dust and tramrle on his self respect
and give reil to his passion and yet be
welcome back into the worl | al honorable
men. But the thing which Dick Murridge
did was one which can never lie forgiven
him in this world save ~ the girl 10 " b m
he did tn wrong And she, l think, has
forgiven him a ready,
He did 1t o the Tuesday morning, to
DAYS befo q his week exl ired. He spent tha
whoe of Mo lday in putting his case upon
Paper in the form of d report. On lue dav
he went in O own before his father, and on
hi, arrival followed him INTO The inner office
with roll of aper in his hand.
II think sir b. said, that have done
all q in this matter. have put down
on aper what have to tell you-for you
private inf rm ration
DO YOU mean that you have found the
hief anu forger!
4 think have"
9Th nk . an. you to re sure And
what , o you me IL bv talking of my private
information. If you've got the IN n, III
con show you how private | will keep the
information"
III you, wi read these Papers
'Afterwar,l Tell me who dill it."
"N ell, hen. 1t was-none oh THAN
your Dr. vate erk-Norah Cronan."
Dick looked his ia her steadily in the face.
spe king slow y and deliberately.
81 dom, believe y
Mr. Murridee sprang to his feet and
f;anced the taple with his fist
Read these papers, then
ID ok. | don t ELI We it! The thing is
impossible! Where a e your proofsP
"Read these papers"
"Norah Crona )! 1t canno be"
Dick mi.ed. as one who is on a rock of
certainty and can afford to smile.
What have YOU always told me, sira
Never trust anv body. Every man is for
himself. Livery HILL udS LII ~ 40. Lively
body think, of nothing but himself. Very
well, then, remember tn se maxms before
YOU say that any ng is impo sib 9. Ii on
VIII real tn Sc papers you Will lind
Read the paper yourself. Let me know
all that YOU can prove. Read the paper your
self. Quick"
4, e threw himself into chair and waited
wi angry light in hi eye
Everyt thing happens the way we least
exp Ct Dick had ma lie up his mind that he
would lay the paper upon the table with
solemnity suitable the occasion, AMI len
retir,, eaving the document to produce S
natu! al eff. CT lie further ca cula g that.
ter reading the paper, h lat Ter wouli
mot likely n Tor HIM and enjoin him to
say nothing more about he matter. That.
at leas-, was what he Hoped But be had
not expected to asked read The paper
aloud, an he naturally he -ita ed. He Lad
commi ted to writing an enolmo Is lie, or
a her Chain and ser es of les-all rong
MASSIVE, We connected forming together Il
tale which, for coward ce and meanness,
never had an equal ince the day, when men
rst learned to tell lies, swop yarns. inven
xcuse. and pa on the blame. Certainly it
wou d never have u. ierior It write such
d hing however, was enc thing; to read i.
almly and colby was another.
When Dick had once ma lie ap his mind
hat escare was only pos ible by on method,
ne cave his whoe thought and devote he
latest ossole pans to make the narrative
complete in all its par.s and mpregnab.e at
every point. He wro,e and le-wrote every
: ng sentence half a dozen times; he read
over and over again; he ex mined the
.,c"'nenL critically; he put himself in he
pace of hostile and suspicious critic; he
even read it aloud, which is the very lest
wav rcssible of testing the strength of such