Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-21

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| >A his fathers baseness
from Frances Gable. and he had been
| told the true story OF Jane. FROM
| Rigby he learned Of the vile trahsac-
tons in which his father had dealt
At first he could scarcely believe his
own ears but in the end he saw that
but half the truth could be told
| 1t was past midnight when he left
David Cable's-not to go to MS own
home. but to that Of Elias broom. He
knew now that the newspaper would
devote columns to the sensation in
high life;" he knew that Jane would
suffer agonies untold, but he would not
blame his father for that; he knew
that arrest and disgrace hung over the
tall gray man who had shown his true
and amazing side at last he knew that
shame and humiliation were to be his
own share In the division. Down
somewhere in his aching heart he
nourished the hope that Elias broom
could ease the pain Of these wretched
disclosures.
AS he traversed the dark streets
across town he was vaguely wonder
ing whether James eyes would ever
lose the panied. hopeless expression he
had last seen in them. He wondered
whether she would retract her avOwal
that she could not be his wife with the
shame upon her; he rejoiced In her
fearless. lifeless promise to hold him
in no fault for what had happened.
Distressed and miserable. he spent
the remainder of the night In Elias
Droom's squalid rooms sitting before
the little stove which his host replen-
ished from time to time during the
weary hours.
broom answered his questions with
direct tenderness that surprised even
himself. He kept much to himself,
however, and advised the young man
! to reserve Judgment until after he had
heard his fathers side Of the story.
1--WE been loyal to James Bansemer.
Graydon, and I'll still be loyal to him.
He's not done right by other people,
J but he has tried to do right by you"
III he wanted to do right by me,
why did he not tell me Of Jane's-mis-
: fortune?" exclaimed the young man
j bitterly.
:. Because he really wanted you to
! marry her. Anybody can see she Il
e without flaw. That's the truth, Gray.
r don. Your father was wrong in his
r desire to make capital Of it in connec
ton with Mrs. Gable. told him 30.
;, don't believe he knew just what ht
g was doing; he was 80 used to success
b you see. Can't you 60 to sleep. boy
|. You need to-
r God, mo-"
l. "I'd advise you to go home and tall
o it over with your father"
Tomorrow will be time enough
y after the newspapers are out. can
. bear to think Of the disgrace. Har
bert has been interviewed. they say
He's told everything"
Talk to your father tonight, my
boy. There may be-may be warrant
tomorrow"
The young man dropped his head OF
his arm and burst into tears. Ok
broom pulled vigorously at his pipe
his eyes shifting and uncomfortable
Twice he attempted to speak and coult
not. In both instances he arose AM
poked the fire. At last the youn,
mans choking sobs grew less violent
broom cleared his throat with raucou
emphasis. took his snaky gaze from
print on the wall representing Dawn
and spoke:
You wouldn't think it to look at m
now, or any other time for that mat
ter, but l loved q woman once-a lon
time ago. She never knew 1t. didn'
expect her to love me. How could
Don't cry. Graydon. You're not lik
was. The girl you love loves YOU
Cheer up. II were you I'd go ahea
y and make her my wife. She's goo
enough. I'll swear-'
:. "She says she can't marry me. Goo
-, heavens, Elias! You don't know VIVA
N a blow it was to her 1t almost kille
= her. And my own father! Oh, 1t wa
-. terrible.'
- Elias Doom did not tell him-nC
had he ever told any one but himself
no that the woman he loved was til
boys mother. He loved her before an
~ after she married James Banseme
" He never had faltered in his love an
"a reverence for her.
~ Graydon waited in his rooms unit
~. the old man returned with the mOrnin
y. papers. AS broom placed them on ii
=. table beside him he grinned chez
Nc fully.
. big headlines, eh? But these al
not circumstance to what they wi
h.. he. These articles deal only with IL
~, great mystery concerning the birth
one Of the most beautiful and popul,
. young women in Chicago Wait-wa
until the Bansemer smash comes to r
:. enforce the story! Fine reading. eh ?
10 Don't, Elias. for heavens SAX
no don't" cried the young man. "Ha,
~ you no soft spot In your heart? b
=" lieve you enjoy all this. Look! Lot
what it says about her! The who
shameful story Of that scene la
" night! There was a reporter the
when it happened"
=. Together they read the papers. The