New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

golden and TcpToaChleSS IN ITS orlgln- whereas
had no such privilege there being no possible
way t. make mIne respectable.
She Knew Her Boy
HOW easy II Is l. make people believe a lie
H and how hard i Is t. undo that work
again Thirtv-fye wears after those evil
plots Of mine ! visited my old mother. whom
had not seen for ten wears. and. being moved
bv what seemed 10 me rather noble and per
haps heroic impulse. ! thought | would hum
ble nvself and confess my ancient fault II
cost me a great effort To make up my mind |
dreaded the sorrow that would rise IN her
face and the shame that would look out Of
her ewes but after long and troubled rcticc-
ton the sacrifice seemed due and right. and !
gathered my resolution together and made
the confession
To my astonishmcnt there were no sentl-
1nentaliiIes no dramatiCs, no George Washing
ton effects, She was not moved IN the least
degree. She simply did not believe me. and
sand so was not merely disappointed. !
was rettied. to have my costly truthiutncSs
flung out OF the market in this PLACID and
confident way when ! was expecting 10 get
= profit out of I asserted and reasSertcd.
with rising heat. my statement that every
single thing ! had done On those long van
ished nights was a he and SWlndlc. AMI when
she shook her head TRANQUILITY and sand she
knew better ! put up my hand and s""re To
II. adding a triumphant, Now what do YOU
saw,
i did not affect her at all. il did not bulge
her the fraction of an inch from her position.
II tins was hard for me 10 endure II dld not
begin with the blister she put upon the IA"
when She began 70 put my sworn oath out "i
cour, with arguments 70 prove that ! vas
under a dcu-Ion and did not know what
WAS talking about Arguments Arguments
10 show thar person on man outside can
know better what Is on ms INSIDE than ne does
himself had cherished some contempt tor
arguments before ! have not enlarged my
She refused TO be
hevc that ! had invented my VISIONS myseIi
she said II was follv that was only child at
the time and could not have done IT. She
cited the Richmond FIRE and the colonial man
sion and said they were quite beyond my
capacities Then ! saw my chance saId
She was right didn't invent those. | got
them from DR. Peake Even this great shot
did no damage She sald Dr l'eakc eEl-
dence was better than mine, and he had SAID
in plain words hat II was impossible tor me
70 have heard about those things. Dear, dear
what It prutes4uc and unthInkabe situation
confessed swIndlcr convicted oi honesty |
and condemned 10 acquttal bv circumstantlal
evidence furnished bv the swlnilcd'
realized with shame ami with 1mPotent |
veyatfpn that was defeated all along the |
line had but one card left. but IT was |
formidable one / played ft-and stood rom
under 1t seemed ignoble 70 deinollSh her
fortress after she had defended II 50 Val1antlN |
but the. defeated know not mercy PLAYED
that master card. It was the pm sticking |
SAID sJlennly
give YOU my honor. a pm was never
stuck INTO me without causing me cruel pam
She only sand II IS thIrty-hve wears.
believe YOU do think that now; but was
there ana know better You never wlnced-
She was So calm and was 50 far from IT.
so nearly frantic
oh. my goodness" l said. let me show
YOU that am epeaking the truth. Here IS
nv arm. drive q pm into it,-drlVe 1t to the
head shall not vince
She only shook her gray head and said.
with simplicity ana conviction You are a
Won, Zyere only a child then. and could not
have done II.
And 80 the lie which / played upon her IN
nv youth remained with her as an uiltlidI
i..,3oe,II,. truth 10 the day Of her death Car
Ivle said. \ lie cannot live 1t shows that
he did not know how 10 tell them. II ! had
taken out life policy on tins one the premiums
would have bankrupted ne ages az"
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