Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-12-10

front of her house and she asked him in,
he shook his head: -
"Have you the paper, Gertrude? I
should like to read that story"
walter, how hoarse you are! You
have taken cold, Come in and let me
get you something hot"
mo, mother is waiting for me. Unjust
go at once, If you will get me the paper,
please" -..ss=
She brought 1t to him, hurt at the re-
fusal Of her care, and more hurt that he
offered her no parting caress. Only, as
he gathered up the lines, he bent towards
her. Er tE.rs
ooh, Trudie, Trudie!" he murmured
hoarsely, beloved, goodnight, and God
keep YOU" ..
Ten minutes later he burst into. the
room where his mother sat waiting for
him. She was a beautiful woman, old
beyond her years, on her calm counte-
nance the peace attained only through
great suffering. Her face lighted up as
her son entered. He flung himself down
beside her with the frenzy Of a mailman.
Mother" he cried, "tell me about my
father!"
She looked startled moment, then re-
piled calmly, what do you wish to
know, dear? He died when you were
little boy, scarce five years DID,"
"Of malignant diphtheria?"!
Eyes .
TN the Jackson prison? Mother, for
God sake, tell me, was my father GRIM
fnal? I must know the truth"
She took his hot hands in her own
and caressed them gently my darling
I had hoped to spare you this. l gave up
home and friends more than 20 years ago
to save you from pain and disgrace. Per-
haps was wrong, but did it for the best.
Your father was president of rich bank.
His sisters husband was cashier. Taylor
lost everything gambling. His poor wife
her baby was born it was discovered that
Taylor had appropriated thousands of
the bank funds. Your father had sus-
pected him before, but tried to shut his
eyes to the truth. Taylor contrived that
the blame fell, not upon himself, but upon
my poor husband. For Julia's sake he
said nothing, never thinking he could
be convicted of another's crime. But he
was, and he told me he felt It just pun
ishment for not acting against Taylor in
the beginning. A month later he died in
prison. l came here to the far west, my
one prayer that you should never know.
But, Walter, now that you know you can
appreciate the great soul that could suffer
even disgrace for the sake of another"
Listen" said he, and unfolding the
paper, he read the story Gertrude had
told him. do you know what it means
to me, mother? Gertrude will never
marry man who cannot give her an un-
stained name"
''Must you tell herr"
Mother! Can live a lie the rest of
my days?"
With the fierce strength of despair he
snatched his hat and fairly ran to the
girl he loved There he poured out the
whole pitiful story, not stopping when
she tried to interrupt lest his strength
fail before the end.
"Forgive me, Trudie. Had known 1t
before should never have dared to tell
you my love- All ask is that you believe
me innocent of the knowledge. shall
never see you again, but cannot help
loving you, Gertrude. It is too late for
that. Good-by." He turned to go, but
his unsteady feet did not reach the
threshold when pair of strong young
arms caught and held him. <
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way. You are my promised husband, and
do you think will give you up?".
Don't you understand? My name is
disgraced-my father died convict"
lam proud of your father for his noble
sacrifice. When said what did last
night, did not know-it was SUPPOSE
tional case. I could not marry Sted-
man because did not love him. But,
dearest, this is reality. am not marry
ing you for your family. What does that
matter when a woman loves a man as
I love you? There is no power in Heaven
or earth that can take me from you now.
Oh, Walter, don't you know yet what
love is?"
A scheme whereby q common fund is
to be produced by the contributions Of
various parties, and afterward distri-
buted among the parties contributing
thereto, and valuable preference or
privilege in the distribution thereof is
made to depend upon chance, is held, in
State ex rel. Prout VS.. Nebraska Home
company (Neb.), GU L. r. A. 44S, to be q
lottery.
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