El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09
(Continued from last Saturday,
CHAPTER XIII.
A WOMAN IN HIS PATH.

with law paper when his son enter
ed his presence, but at sight of that
sons face he dropped the paper with
much engaged with his own thoughts
90 notice.
Father" he began without pream.
bic or excuse, 81 am in serious and
Immediate need of $3.50. I want 1t &c
much that l ask you to make me q
check for that amount tonight, con-
scious as am that you have every
right to deny me this request and that
my debt to you already passes the
bound Of presumption on my part and
Indulgence on yours. 1 cannot tell you
why / want it or for what That be-
longs to my past life, the consequences
of which 1 have not yet escaped, but
that you will not be the loser by this
material proof of confidence in me /
feel bound to state, as 1 shall soon be
In a position to repay all my debts.
among which this will necessarily
stand foremost"
The old gentleman looked startled
and nervously fingered the paper he
had let fall. why do you say you
will soon be in position to repay me
What do you mean by thatp
The flush which had not yet subsid-
ed from the young mans face ebbed
slowly away as he encountered his IA
theirs eye.
81 mean to work." he murmured.
81 mean to make a man of myself as
soon as possible"
The look which Mr.. Sutherland gave
him was more inquiring than sympa-
thetic.
"And you need this money for a
start" said he.
losing the faculty Of speech. The
clock over the mantel had told OF five
Of the precious. moments.
IL will give it to you" said his ia
Their, and he drew out his checkbook.
But he did not hasten to open 1t. His
eyes still rested on his son.
"Now," murmured the young man.
sThere Is a train leaving soon. I wish
to get 1t away on that train"
His father frowned with natural dis
trust
81 wish you would confide in me-"
said he.
Frederick did not answer. The hands
Of the clock were moving on.
81 will give it, but should like to
know what for"
'Tmpossibler' groaned the young
man, starting as he heard a step on the
walk without.
"Your need has become strangely i'm
perative," proceeded the other. HAS
Miss Page
Frederick took a step forward and
laid his hand on his fathers arm.
'It is not for her." he whispered.
ct goes into other hands,"
Mr.. Sutherland, who had turned over
the document as his son approached,
breathed easier. Taking up his pen he
dipped 1t in the ink. Frederick watch
ed him with ever whitening cheek.
The step on the walk had mounted to
the front door.
'.Nine hundred and fifty?" inquired
the father.
mine hundred and fifty" answered
the son.
The Judge, with a last look, stopped
over the book. The hands Of the clock
pointed to a quarter to 10.
"Father, have my whole future in
which to thank you" cried Frederick,
seizing the check his father held out
to him and making rapidly for the
door. 81 will be back before mid
night" And he flung himself down
stairs just as the front door opened and
.Wattles stepped In.
"Ahw exclaimed the latter as his eye
fell on the paper fluttering in the 9TH
ers hand, Il expected money, not pa
per-"
1.-THE paper is good" answered Fred
erick, drawing him swiftly out Of the
house. 1T has my fathers signature
upon It"
"Your fathers signature"
Eyes,"
Wattles gave it look, then slowly
shook his head at Frederick.
as it as well DONE" said he, las the
one you tried to pass off on Brady"
Frederick cringed and for a moment
looked as if the struggle was too much
for him. Then he rallied and eying
Wattles firmly said:
"You have right to your distrust.
but you are on the wrong track, Wat
ties. What l did once it would be i'm
possible for me to do again. and hope
1 may live to prove it. AS for that
check, 1 will soon prove it's value in
your eyes Follow me up stairs to my
father"
His energy-the energy of despair
no doubt-seemed to make an impress
sion on the other.
"You might as well proclaim your
self a forger outright as to force your
father to declare this to be his sigma
ture," he observed.
81 know it." said Frederick
"Yet you will run that risk"
'1f you oblige me-"
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