The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18
THE PURE LIGHT
OF A TRUE LOVE.
The Mystery Of the Man Who Was
Without a Heart.
ROMANCE OF A STEAMERS DECK
WHY the Charms Of All the beauties
Were Powerless Over Handsome
Jack Graham-A Story With
outa Purpose ora Moral.
ROMANCE OF A STEAMERS DECK
Jennie. why don't you make Jack G,

| Jennie. why don't you make Jack Ora
ham fall in love with you?"
The girls were dressing for the german
! and Ruth Morrison turned from her own
| beautiful reflection in the mirror to see the
| effect her question had on her conipan-
| iona tall girl with eyes in whose dark
! blue depths there seemed TO be all things
| true and womanly. One could not help but
| think it ware an easy task for her to
make any man love her. There were sever
al crafty in love with her, and many more
! who had been. All OF them sued in vain but
even when in the parianca of the day Civ
en- the ice pitcher they continued to admire
her. and some had even gone so far as to
say they would never love another. But
this, Of course, was mere talk.
The wounds of the heart. though often
leaving scars, almost invariably heal and
leave no outward and visible sign of Their
existence. There are exceptions, but they
are of the fewest-
Jennie pursed up her pretty lips before
| answering, as if trying to solve the mys-
! terry that hung about Jack Graham.
ITO tell the truth, | don't believe Jack
Graham has heart He is the handsomest
and grandest man l ever saw. But if he
has IL heart he conceals it better than any
one I ever saw He can talk love beauti-
fully. but all the while there is soneth ng
in his eyes that tells you as plain as if
he said it, that he is only doing it to
amuse you or himself; really don't be-
iieve he has heart.
But know ne has. All the boys think
there is nothing like Il m: and when you
told ok you didn't love him, Jack saved
!, rIrn1yirc h 111colf -
Didn't you know that? I thought I
wrote you all about it. Well, Dick was
horribly hard hit and took TO drinking
terribly. He never came home till way in
the night. and sometimes we wouldn't
see him for days at time. One night |
Went to a german with Jack and DICK
came in for a short while. He was drink
ing then I Just couldn't help telling him
ali about it, and asked him to try and stop
Dick He was as sweet as ne could be.
He took me home and then went out hunt
ing for Dick"
Two days later I got a telegram say
ing Dick and 1 having a glorious bird
hunt After they got back Dick was in
his right mind. 1 never knewsllow he
managed it until some one else told me.
Jack never mentioned the subject beyond
saying what fine time they had HINT
ing He had a terrible time getting Dick
TO go with him, after finding him in some
old saloon, and had to knock a tough down
before getting him away. Now Dick wor-
ships him.
THE MYSTERY.
The girls had finished dressing, and as
they went down stairs looking radiant,
Ruth Jennie. there is some
mystery about Jack Graham. See if you
can solve it. have tried and failed
'I'l try was the response. as she gave
daintily gloved hand to the gentleman,
who was the subject Of all this conversa-
ton. Jack Grahna was a remarkable
man. To beg n with, he stood six feet three
in mis- stockings: yet so well-propOrtioned
was he that when standing by men Of
smaller mould they, and not he, seemed
out of proportion. Women raved over his
brown eyes, and men when passing turn
ed to look after his tall and perfectly
formed figure But ii was not in looks
alone that Jack Graham WAS remarkable.
He wGs a man of intellect and though
Young his reDuta ton as q, fine lawyer had
passed far beyond the borders of his ma
tive State He was bright, genial, and
had the faculty of making friends Of every
one he met.
What puzzled the girls, one and all. was
his indifference to their charms. He was
attentive to many, but entansled by
none. and they could not understand
him. There was a mystery about him,
More so, perhaps. than any of his set.
This mystery Jennie Hamilton had de-
ternined to solve. Solved it was, but Miss
Hamilton confessed that she had no port
in the solution, although it was through
a letter received by her that it was final
" cleared up
THE SOLUTION.
About four years before the opening
OF this narrative. Graham. then q promis
inc but imrecuniOuS young lawyer, was
sent abroad to take the dispositions of .
wealthy man travelling over the continent.
On his return voyage he became acquaint-
cd with Il beautiful and refined sirl-a
Miss Hamilton. He did not even know her
Christian name. But nevertheless, during
The few days and moonlight nights Of the
voyage he fell inpetuousy IN love with
her. When the vessel reached port Graham
missed seeing Miss Hamilton. and not
knowing her address ne had gone on toll
.ng at mis- profession and tried TO forget
her. But the vision would not leave him.
and, as he grew prosperous, he determined
to make inquiries and learn her where
abouts He could find out nothing and
resigned himself to the life of bachelor
The flame of love for the fair companion
of his ocean voyage still burned, and ne
continued to Keep on the alert for news
OF her.
When Jennie Hamilton came to visit
tile sister OF ms btSL tlItlQ lie WIS, VI
course. introduced to her. The name
brought back in full force all of MS tender
feelings of the long ago past. He thought,
too he could detect in her face a reserlb-
lance to his sweetheart. whom ne had
loved for all these years. Hearing her
sneak of her sister he determined to
go and see if she We're the lady of his
dreams.
short time after their meeting he left
town. ostensih;y on business. His most
intimate friends knew nothing of his des-
tinat!on OF course. he more talked
of than ever before. a week passed and
nothing was heard of him. Then came a
letter. It announced TO Jennie Hamilton
that Mr. Jack Graham was engaged to
her sister. Margaret. with whom he had
been in love for four years.
..She never told me thing about it,
said Jennie poutinS- But I'm delighted
all the same.
Margaret Hamilton had never forgotten
the tall MISUNDERSTANDING young man
she had met years before. When he turned
up in her native city and told her that he
had loved her all these wears she was not
even surprised. For she had seen the
light of true love in MS eyes and had wat
ed for him. Jack Graham pleaded his