The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-04
WHERE HONOR IS INVOLED
BY NELLIE CRAyEY GILMORE.

BY NELLIE CRAVEY GILMORE. Copyright. 1905. by Daily Story Pub #."@ fishing Co.) A low, hurried tap on the door
 deep absorption. He quickly pushed
 aside the pile of briefs in front of
 him, and turned in the revolving chair. =-.-. A woman. closely yelled, entered quickly and sank down in the nearest
 chair. For a moment she did not ven | ture to speak. and the young lawyer observed that she was trembling vio- lently. He waited in silence till she
 should have recovered herself. A di-
 vorce. he thought. or something of the sort: he had had experience with that kind before. .s~ -.-. After a bit. the woman lifted her hand-thin and white and covered
 with a net work of delicate veins
 and drew back the heavy chiffon from her face. She raised her eyes. half hesitatingly. almost apprehensively. to the enauiring ones fixed upon her. "Well-Do you know me7" Carleton started and drew in his breath sharply under a swift spasm of recollection. Do I know your" he asked tensely. 'Leonora! Do you think 1t possible that I should ever forget you?"
 A QulCh ok tCdtS Aok e hioHiChes dimmed the woman's eyes. T am glad of that much. Richard" she re-
 marked half bitterly. half wistfuliy. my friends-friends you understand have found 1t only too tnconvenient to remember that such a girl as Leon- ora Warden ever existed" But I don't understand--" What brings me back-here? sha asked. smotheripg a sheer.
 
 That is exactly what have come
 to tell you today" Carleton regarded her kindly. his
 manner as thoroughly deferential as though the circumstances were not what they were.
 Tt is probable that could have
 expected from the first, only" "Yes?"
 There is a child now--a little girl. and" She broke off. seeking en-
 couragement in a half desperate fash ion that showed itself keenly through
 the strained eyes and quivering mouth.
 Then. I presume. you are looking
 for redress of some sort?' Tt seems to me that have some sort of a claim on Jim. now. anyway" Carleton turned back to his desk for a moment. and taking up a pen ell. began to scrawl idly across the back of a blotter. Where is my
 brother now. Leonora?' he asked af- ter a bit.
 Herein New York: or was when heard from him last" What appears to be his attitude in the-this matterT
 The woman hesitated a second.
 then opened her sachel silently and
 extracted q frayed letter. 'He wrote
 me this about three months ago." she explained a trife unsteadily. T just | succeeded in locating him then, after | two years hopeless search. I thought. perhaps. If he knew, he might be diff ferent. but-you had better read 1t yourself" she said abruptly, that
 will give you a clearer idea of things than can. Maybe. then. you can tell
 me what Is best to do." l Carleton took the letter mechani- cally and opened 1t. His face looked
 much grayer than was its wont as he | read:
 Dear Leonora:
 "of course I love you just the same
 as ever. but you must not expect too | much of a man situated as I am. There are, you understand. duties of | a social. financial and business nature generally which, of necessity. must
 come in for the greater share of my time.
 T gave you exactly two years out of