The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

and she was hungering 20 KNOW IuoIe
OF it. II was as IL another had come be-
tween them to widen the gulf which time
and distance had already effected. But
then the unfortunate man who had so
strongly appealed TO her lovers sympa-
thy should have her support also. With
in a short time she was ready to post
her reply. expressing her feelings some
what strongly In these terms:
Il do not see how you could doubt for
an instant a woman's point of view on
such a question-especially mine. Any
woman with heart and soul would BE-
only too glad to receive back a lover
under such circumstances. Has not his
whole subsequent life atoned for his
early sin? If the woman he was en-
gagged TO rejected him for that early
crime. she is not worthy OF him. Men
are harder and less forgiving than
women, and sometimes they think of
us through their own Drejudiced and
| distorted views of right and wrong.
| should like to see this man. know I
should like him. II he will not go back
to his fancee let me hunt her up in
New York, and l will send her to him.
l think 1 have the powers Of persuasion
to do this-if she is worthy Of him
When a week later another letter
was received from Wambeck it contain
ed less news of his reformed friend,
and more about himself; but in a post
script II said:
II am not making much progress
with my poor friend. He is as down
cast and morbid as ever. II worries me
night and day. l showed him your let
ter. and he was more than grateful tC
you; but he cannot get up the courage
20 write or go to New York. I am al
most IN despair for him. l feel tina
my fate is wrapped up In his, and tina
cannot return until he does
Then, Lefty, dear, you would re
ceive back a criminal who had re
formed and accept him as your low
or? Are you sure of that? Do you know
what 1t all means? Now answer tina
question honestly, ana consider It vel
beforehand II some day the ties
J should be put to you would you shrinl
from II? Most women would. l think
Don't your
This questioning OF her love and fait'
nettled Lefty. She put down the lette
with a little Indignation mantling he
brows.
HE has no right" she murmured
But then men are all skeptics The
don't believe until a thing is prove
to them"
little malicious light entered he
eyes. She took down pen and paper
and wrote with extreme brevity he
first love letter on half sheet Of not
paper.
Eyes, dear, l would receive you bacl
e IL you were the criminal and not you
. friend. AS for other women. l cannc
i speak. One should be suihcient FOR an
man"
That afternoon Lefty grew restless.
j had been four months since Wambec
= left her side to go West on an emergeno
e call TO settle some mining property ie
. him by a deceased uncle His hurrie
:, departure had left little time for el
: plantations, and his letters ever since ha
been too vague and uncertain to plead
u Lefty.
r Lately her friends had remarked q
e the absence of her lover, and his que'
- mission West Under these constal
&" queries and innuendoes. Lefty felt h
n anger piqued to the point OF breakiu
d She brooded over the matter until sue
e denly a new resolve entered her mind
=. When Judge Strong returned hon