The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
The Lion and the. Mouse
Charles Klein
and
HOTHbiOw

Ryder 10 come forward now at this
critical time and clear him or this
abOminable charge. or IN any case 70
kindly return the two letters he must
have in his possession. as they would
60 far 20 help him at the trial
Three days passed and no reply from
Ryder. On the fourths came polite
but frigtd note from M Ryder'g pr
Eate secretary Mr. Ryder had received
Judge ROssmOre's letter and IN re-
ply begged 20 state that he had a
vague recollection OF some converse
tOu with the Judge IN regard 70 in
vestments. but he did not think he had
advised the purchase Of any particu-
lar stock. as that was something he
never did on principle, even with his
most intimate friends he had no
wish 10 be held accountable in case Of
loss, etc As TO the letter which Judge
ROssmOre mentioned as having writ
ten 10 Mr.. Ryder IN regard to having
receiving more stock than he had
bought OF that Mr.. Ryder had no
recollection whatsoever. Judge Ross
more was probably mistaken as 70
the identity Of his correspondent He
regretted he could not be Of more
service 10 Judge RossmOre, and re-
NAMED his very obedicnt servant.
z was very evident that no help was
h. ae looked for in that quarter. There
WIS even decided hostility in Ryder's
reply. Could It be true that the fnan-
cier was really behind these attacks
upon his character. was It possible
t-dJ one man merely 10 make more
money would deliberately ruin his fell
low man whose hand he had grasped
in friendship He had been unwilling
10 believe IL when his friend ex-
Judge Stott, had pointed TO Ryder as
The author Of all his misfortunes. but
this uusympathetic letter with its
falsehoOds, its lies plainly written all
over its face. was proof enough Yes.
there was now no doubt possible.
John BurI5ett Ryder was his enemy.
and what an enemy, Many q man had
committed suicide when he had in
CURED the enmity Of the Colossus.
Judge Rossmore, completely dIscour-
aged, bowed his head 10 the inevIts-
bic.
His wife, a nervous. sicAiy woman.
was helpless to comfort or aid him
She had taken their misfortune as
visitation OF an inscrutable Deity. She
knew, OF course that her husband was
wholly innocent Of the accusations
brought against him, and II his char
acter could be cleared and himself re-
hablitated before the world. she would
he the first 10 rejoice. But II Il pleased
the Almighty IN His wisdom to sOrely
Try her husband and herself and IN
fiict this punishment upon them II was
not for the finite mind to criticise the
ways OF Providence. There was prob
ably some good reason for the I'D
parent cruelty and injustice OF L
which, their earthly understanding
failed o. grasp. Mrs RossmO-s
found much comfort Ia This philosophy,
which gave "a satisfactory ending to
both ends of the problem. and she WAS
upheld iu her view by the rector OF the
church which she had attended rsgu-
larry each Sunday for the past FIVE
and twenty years. Christian resi- gnatlOn
iu the hour a. trial, submission 70 the
VIII of heaven were. declared her spir-
ituaI adviser. the fundamental prlnci-
pies of religion. He could only hope
that Mrs. Rossmore would succeed IN
imbuing her husband with her Chris
tan spirit But when the judges wife
returned home and saw the keen men
tai distress OF the man who had been
her companion for twenty-five long
years. tho comforter In her sorrows,
the joy and pride Of her young Wife
hood she forgot all about her Snug
churchly CONSIDER. and her heart went
out To her husband IN a spontaneous
burst OF genuine human sympathy
L rlF I'D a
an could 90 something. She wanted TO
cable at once for Shirley who was
everything I'm their Observation-Disclosures
~ iZer manager. adviser-but the judge
would not hear OF It. No, his daugh-
ter was enjoying her holiday IN bliss
ful ignorance Of what had occurred.
He would not spoil it for her. They
would see. perhaps things would i'm
prove But ne sent for his old friend
eN-Judee Stott.
(To Be Continued Next Sunday.)