The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16

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We needn't pretend any longer. Nov
how--knowlng oil you DO kho ',, yoe
suppose thut we could be IA thoroughly
frank and straightforward. wo girls : Al
l could do, all I did do, was TO try ant
settle Maggie. OUR beauty, well Il, IN !, l is,
to your uncle, should .hnMs pntted my
self on tie back, folded my hands, nnt
been happy over after Ana SO Woul'
She"
girls heart count for nothing with you
i'oh,5 heart! Nonsense!" said CLAUDIA II 4
mpatienly Its only yrd rc p }a}3 ab nl
hearts, md thatissort .}of stuff! %Fi Wher
s 10 is It's t sonrSIduty1y yourself and
to everybody togak'o thu best mn rrlas g
'And It's tho duty 81. MI her relations =;
to work forItle same end, NJ suppose =
said Deverll dryly.S I, !. z, !. I, !,
But Claudln answered Quite 1r IT 1N
&C "of course it Is. And I've worked like
n horse 10 that end" 8 y}t, so
Eyes. TO do you justice, you sh M g
You've lied 10 me-
You've told me tales about Kentucky IN 'NI
Jim, who didn't axis 86 n
yes" said Claudia
.You,vc coaxcd and threatened. anu an
worked upon ss ia 70 81 &c n dant
NE, And i, to deceive young one wl'o'''
D'Yes.'' said the girl agnln;; . I. !, !, 5. !,
And you don't seem TO- tLm ". :, y,vhi'e
You, encoufa ged her4tto think that ST
Wiifrid was attentive to her for my sake Axe
and you knew very well al inc tline 'ila'
aS3"O oh, well, l was Quite sure that it,Wou ,!n
end in his wanting TO marry her. and re-
member. was with her or aglwaiys' and very
OFTEN my, father was Y,asn t1u vo we're de-
ccivng her. letting her think ne would
sconsentto her marrying me. and lnd! ict !,
her refrain yscng me- nmdfp e. { hs
WSHa S i ala Il for Tic best And Il she
hadn't had just n little less sense than !
r riaus"' said sHd Claudia boldly. And now
what have YOU both done for yourselvcs?'
well I've got the wife ,Io WANTED or b tor
things" said Devcrill boldly.
Glpuda uttered , sSe b Sign
ITO get money BY honest work IS only J, y
Hf aes work neeaeh e only se and
proper way Of getting money IS by open g, !:
ng your hands and letting money fall INTO 9
them And nat at way you yourself have
cynicism, daring, nagrant, as It was,
was perfectly genuine, and 50, no doubt =.
was er f @eS,on sister, ana her
II shall make Maggie happy" said he
in low voice, it n,
..oh, yes If d way I'VE no doubt you
wll, she anSsMered with contemphtu o9,n
and a small income. and Just enough
money to be always shabby and nnconl.
Portable upon! We're used 10 that" she
sic, who Is good, dear girl, wlll % her
duty and make both ends meet after a
fnshon-..a ,disheartenng. dsprting,. mis-
cradle fashion. But what n life for a
been the Wife. Of a man withgthlrty thou
sand a !ear!'
Does nothing count with you but
m%9nsys a ssksa Deyer Ii, ndgnan
youth, nor loyalty? DO You really think
that 4 managed marriage OF a young girl
( to an old man Is a better, a happier thing
than, natural marriage. one OF lnclina-
Certainly do. A natural marriage
may have been. all very well In the days
when people led natural lives. But in the
era of diamonds. late dinners ana motor
should we waste time in talking? 3, she
added YEARLY, as she rose, and hut$up
me portfolio. The things done, and
, 'he,.s!s an end OF lt-for YOU. Not, UNI
:. do you mean BY us
why, your uncle will find means OF
revenslng himself upon US for his dis
very Vulnerable" said she with sigh.
Hes not likely to do anything 10
injure you. now that your sister is a
member Of his own family" said Dever.ll,
not, however, without conviction.
. Sir N I1frj6 In han ,po t,,p ! 10
whole business, very nasty"
Then you don't know him as well as
We do" said Claudia. Good night"
She would not shake hands. She was
TOO angry; but even greater than her
anger was her despair; and Deverill,
not entirely happy himself, plled her with
all his heart.
lie found Maggie very respondent and
fearful when the time came for him 10
bid her goodnight She was even more
despnirlng than Claudia, ana felt convict
ed that she had been the ruin Of every
would soon hate her because she was
the cause of his loss of fortune.
Why, you're as bad as Clnudia,' whs-
percd he tenderly. do you. too. think
so much Of money!"
why, yes. do have to-" she replied
dsmally. Perhaps you don't understand
what going without 1t means as well as
We do. And the dreadful part of it Is
that It's ! who will have made you
learnt"
But he soothcd her. assured her, as
all the lovers have assured their sweet
hearts from the beginning of the world.
that money was nothing compared to the
priceless possession of womnn's heart,
With more of the same fervent but frothy
sort, comforting for the time, II not cal
culntd to stand the test of hard wear.
When she had gone upstairs with her
sister, however, Dcverill who had made
up his mind to leave the house very
early IN the morning without going
through the ordeal Of meeting his uil-
Gle before the rest of the guests grew
restless and uneasy, and began pacing
up and down the great hall with Ions
strides. EaHp4 aF
Sir \Vllfrid had not yet left his study
although most OF the household had nov
| retired. THIS was not unusual with him
and the fact that he had remained fol
more than two hours shut In by himself
without ringing his bell caused no I'M
I easlness to his valet. whom Dcverill IN
| tcrr0gatod on the matter
But when another hour passed, and still
Sir Wilfrd gave no sign, Deyerill deter
mined to make one effort to get at leas
u word OF friendly farewell from The
| only relation he had, and the man who
| had stood to him In Il no relation of guar