The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19

ageeratons and batteries q laugh at
themD that speak for you, but your ca
reer. itself. and the brave things you have
done. MY fathers dislike flared into
hatred because you worsted him when he
discovered that he could not successfully
defend the wrong against you ana lei
| back upon sheer insult.
"IIe is a man whom did not know.
| strange as that seeing as write II. IL
is only to you, who have taught me so
much, that I could write it, nave
tried to know him and to realize that
| l am his daughter, but we are the cold.
est acquaintance, that Is all; ano
cannot see how change could come.
| 1 do not understand him; least of all 40
understand why he is a gambler. 1t
| has been explained to me that 1t is MS
/ great passion, but all ] comprehend IN
these words Is that they are full of shame
! for his daughter.
| This is what was told me: he has
always played heavily and skillfuly-
| adding much to his estate is that way
and in Rouen always with certain
coter.e which was joined, several years
ago. by the man you came to save last
| night.
Your devotion to Mr.. Gray has been
the most beautiful thing in your life. 1
| know all that the town knows OF that.
except the thousand hidden sacrifices
| you have made for him. those things
which no one will ever know. tAnd yet,
you see, l know them after allO For
your sake. because YOU love him, ] VIII
not even call him unworthy.
| IT have heard--from one who told I'M
| wIllingly-the story Of the night two
| years ago, when the play ran so terri
| - ub. nd 1,ou ~, be morning when
| they went away all were poorer except
one, their host!--how Mr.. Gray had no.
| thing left in the world and owed my
| father great sum which was to be
! paid in twentyfour hours: how you took
| everything you had saved In the years
| Of hard work at your profession, and
| borrowed tho rest on Your word. and
| brought 1t to my father that afternoon;
| how. when you had paid your friends
| debt. you asked my father not to play
| with Gray again and my father made
that his excuse to send you a challenge.
You laughed OF the challenge-and you
could afford to laugh at It,
But this is all shame. shame for
| Robert Carewes daughter 1t seems to
| me that should hide and not lift my
| head: that I. being of my fathers blood,
| could never look YOU In the face again.
1t Is so unspcakably painful! and ugly. I
think Of my fathers stiff pride and his
look of the eagle-and he still plays with
| your friend, almost always successfully.
And your friend still comes 10 play!--but
will not speak Of that side of It.
MIR. Gray has made you poor. but
know 1t was not that which made You
| come seeking him last night. when
! found YOU there in the hall. 1t was for
| his sake you came--and you went away
for mine. Now that know. at last
now that l have heard what your life
has been (and oh heard SO much more
than l have written)--now that my eyes
have been opened to see you as you are
I am proud and glad and humble that I
can believe that you felt friendship
for me strong enough to have made you
go for my sake You will write to me
just once won't you? and tell me il there
was any error In what / listened to;
but you must not come TO the garden
Now that know you. cannot meet you
clandestinely again. 1t would hurt the
dignity which feel in you now. and my
own poor dignity--such as it isl hare
been earnestly warned OF the danger to
you. Besides. you must let me test my
self. am all futterng and frightened
and excited. You Will obey me, won't
you?--do not come until send for Won.
ELIZABETH CAREwE."
Mr. Gray. occupied with mis- toilet abou.
noon. heard his partner descending 10
inc ofi1ce With heavy step, and issued
from his room to call a hearty greeting.
lonl looked back over his shoulder and
repheo cheerily. though with certain
embarrassment; hut Cratley catcing
sight OF his face. uttered a sharp etacu
iatlon and came down to him.
why, what's the matter. Tom?
ike tse not Gev go'ng to 3s sick2 You look
M. NJ
ed, evading the others eye. "I'm Going
out In the country on some business and
! dare say shall not be back for a
the eountS He sat sat Dc dow s1 t nna dGwn
other his hand, "Gooad.-b W li'iea 'Ae
able"
tend nae = no; vd Its something I'll have to at
Il suppose it's important ana ago. You
God knows you're right! I've shown you
Gea shHsf but hG wt eejHaessnt am 70
You DO some. more of them-without
the the whisky. cralley. They're worth more
than than all all. the Sol having Gray and vanrevel
He descended to the first landing. and
air Of han forgSteh e y III b 'ha
meant to say.
YES. Tom"
This morning at the postoff!ce found
a letter addressed to me- opened it
and He hesitated, and uneasily shift
ed his weight from one foot to the other,
with feeble, deprecatory laugh.
Yes what of it?"
"Well--there seemed to be a mistake.
think 1t must have been meant for you.
Somehow. she--she picked up q good
many wrong Impressions. and, Lord
knows how. but she's mixed our names
up and-and I've left the letter for you.
It's on my table"
He turned and calling final good-by
over his shoulder, went Gathering nolslly
down to the street and vanished from
Craileys sight.
Noon found Tom far out on the Nation
al Road, creaking along over the yellow
dust in a light wagon, between border
ing forests that smelt spicily OF, wet nn,
derbrush and May-apples; and, here and
there, when they would emerge from. the
woods to cleared fields. literally outlined
tie steady jog,,trottlng old horse lifted
MS head and looked 1t d In The
itually, upright, walking, or sitting.