The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-14

- H'ld Jtlst been PAID several tli6a=
sagt dollars which be could not bank.
The money, indeed, was in a letter tray
ON his desk. ready 10 so into the safe.
There was great hurry burly In the
ofieeL people coming and going, clerks
getting ready to shut up everything.
The judge was in and out OF the main
officeaa dozen times while your father
sat beside the desk and the tray OF
money. Two men, clerks there, saw
him pick It up and finger the bills In
Il Two others heard him entreating
the judge a little lateF 10 lend him
even Thousand dollars. The judge
refusedr-,l
t'ot course. Hewould refuse money
to the dying" Emmy broke In. her
eyes flashing.
Miss Bronson frowned. .He Is a
just man and kind, else where would
we be?' she said. @But to 30 ON. Ny
brother kept the Judge so late every
body else had gone, and the safe was
still' TO be shut The money tray and
several other trayswere upon the desk.
Your father helped the Judge hustle
them Inside Il then rushed away from
him and took a train for the city. Next
day when the Judge opened the safe
the tray and the money were missing.
He was sure he had put IN whatever
John gave him. he had knelt In front
of the safe, setting things on the door.
and then fitting them lin place. The
lock- had not. been touched, and the
money had been there with just the
two Of them, The Judge didn't have II.
The Inevitable conclusion wasp--- 2 ~
Il won't believe IT. 1 can't. II was
wicked In you TO believe OH. know
what you did-repiaced the money and
kept everything qulet--on condition
that my father should-disappesr. He
accepted your condition. would NOT.
should have fought, It Is because OF
him ! hate the race OF Gorton. win
never mary .Cline-hot though YOU
turn me In the street" ''f ~
"Yol know shall not do that" Miss
Bronson said heavily. Understand.
though, you shall marry nobody else.
gave up my comfort to save my pride.
You shall let no stranger know-our
secret-perhaps, to spurn you when he
did know" = '''s."
"Aiy father was innocent. But until
1t Is proved shall abide by your ,will,''
Emmy said, her color coming back.
Because 1t is his wish--and my moth.
er's,Y she addedras, she walked to the
window, Almost instantly she turned
from II, saying huskily: Judge Gorton
is coming aImost-and with
out his hat. What can 1t mean?'
More trouble" Miss Bronson said,
her mouth setting hard. Next minute
the Judge burst into the room with
face of ashes He had.something in his
Understanding fiat and square and
dusty.
Look, Margaret!.' he cried, holding
It out to Miss Bronson. "Here Is the
money-every dollar. We found 1t I'M
der the safe when It was moved today.
There is just little space-hardly an
inch. l must have crowded the tray
into it in my fidgeting with the other
things. God forgive me that did not
think Of the possibility then. But, re-
member, never accused that poor
boy
"But you LET him acknowledgement
and punishment" Emmy cried, spring
ing forward. Now viii you atone by
helping me find hlmT"
Gladly" said the judge. at was
the first thing / thought Of We VIII
find him If he is living"
'eYou will not need to search far"
Miss Bronson said, with qulverlng lips.
81 have never lost track OF him or let
him suffer for anything-at least not
since poor Lena died"
Next fall there was wedding at the
Bronson place-very quiet but very
happy. The groom's name was Hy-
land, and the bride was given away by
her father, who had very white hair
and, perpetualiy breeding eyes. Miss
Bronson cried little to see Emmy 80
away, but after all was over she laid
her hand softly upon her brothers
shoulder, saying:
after all, Jack, we have each other
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