The Marshall republican., 1907-04-26
Friday fhe13fh
by Z.
Thomas w Lawson.

and all my time Is yours" said Bob. a.
he opened the door between his ONCE
and mine. After I had sent a note to
my wife, saying We might be delayed
for an hour or two. ! settled down to
wait for Bob In the general ONCE. and
II was q long wait. Thirty minutes
went into an hour and an hour into
two before Bob and Miss Sands came
out. After he had put her In a cab for
her Hotel, he said In q tone curiously
intent: Jim. I have got to talk with
you. got to get some OF your coed id.
vice. Suppose we hustle along 10 the
yacht and after lunch you tell Kate We
have some business to 60 over. I don't
want to keep that girl waiting any
longer than possible foe an answer I
cannot give until | got your ideas"
After lunch, on the bow end of the
upper deck Bob relieved himself. Re.
hsved is the word, for from the minute
he had put Miss Sands into The car.
riage until thon. II was evident even
TO my wife that his thoughts we're any.
where but upon out outing.
"Jim." he began in q voice that
shook In spite Of his efforts to make Il
sound calm, there is no Disgusting the
TACT that ] am nightly worked up
about this matter, and | want to do
everything possible for this girl. No
need Of my telling you how sacred We
have got to keep what she has lust let
me Into. You'll see as I go along that
II Is sacred. asd | know you will look
ut II as ] do. Miss Sands must be
helped out of her trouble.
Judge Lee Sands. her father. Ia the
head Of the. old sands family OF vir.
ginia. The Virginia Sands don't take
on their bOnnets e. another family In
this country. or elsewhere. for that
matter, for anything that really count
They have had brains. learning. money
and liked position since virginia was
nrst settled. They are the best PEG.
pie Of our state. II is q cross.road say.
Ing In Virginia that a Sands Of Sands
Landing can go "a the bench, the
United States senate. the house. or the
governors chair for the starting. aud
nearly all OF the men folks have held
one or oil Of these honors for genera.
lions. The present Judge has held
them all. ! don't know him personally,
although my people and his have been
bic from away back. Sands Landing
OF the James Is some so miles above
our home. The Judge. Beulah Sands
fathor, Is close on TO 20. and I have
heard mother and father say is a stai.
~ari. q Virginia staiwart. Being rich
-tha. is. what. we v~irginIans call rich,
. million or so--he has been very ac-
49, In AFFAIRS. and ! knew before HIS
daughter told me. that he was the
trustee for about all the best estates
IN u part OF the country. II seems
from what abe tells. that Of late he has
been very active In developing our
coal mines and railroads. and that par
ticularly he took q prominent hand In
the Seaboard Air Line. You know the
road. for your father was a director,
and ] think the house has been prom.
mont In It's banking AFFAIRS. Now. Jim.
this poor girl. who. II seems. has re-
Gently been acting as the judges sec-
rotary. has Just learned that that coup
VI anu MS crown COM
pletely ruined her father. The decline
has swamped his " fortune. and.
what II worse, = million TO q million
and . half OF his trust funds ~ we'll.
and the old judge-well, you and I can
understand his position. Yet I do not
know that you just An, either. for
you do not quite understand our vir-
ginia life and the kind Of reyered posi-.
lion q man like Judge Sands occupies.
You would have TO know that to M
derstaad fully HIS present purgatory
and the terrible position Of this dsugh-
ter. for II seems that since he began
IN get into deep water he has been
ng upon her for courage and ideas.
cur talk ] gather she has q won