Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10

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aes- ] wazas ysa ii g'as family. ci1sse T.
Is | weEt yeuF Fsssgsees. M girl
weat jour isve- ! vast % can +
knew eaag buy t. There's q Teas
aIes II egeey uaAu's argnor. al taEs =
Essue. always want what raa't NeE.
AMI ! cant So yogF love uatsSs earn
tt
shirley rcnaiaci penslge. Her
thoughts were oaf on Long Land at
Aassspequa. she vas tslln&iag q taeir
Joy when they heard the news-lev "a.
Tier. her mother aaI Stogt. She VS.
thinking Of the future briSht and glo.
rsoas with promise again aoW that tie
dark clouds were passing awax. sac
thought Of IrEgersoa, and a soft light
came into her eyes as she for.saw =
happy wifeAossi shared with him.
Why 40 sohcrg" demanded Ryder.
You've gained your point Your "a.
thcr Is tc - restored 70 yog. Yoau
marry the man you love"
I'm 50 happy murmureL Shirley.
Il doa't deserve t. I bad Do faith
Ryder released her and took out his
watch.
I leave IN ffteen minutes for Wash.
inSton.~ be said "wIl you trus, the tn
80 eiouey'
4 trlst you gladly she answered.
smiling at him. Il shall always 10
/ grateful to you for letting me convert
you"
You won me over last night" he re-
I Joined. when you put ~ that dgh,
8 - n 4 xF.,A
that n girl so loyal 20 her father would
F be loyal to her husband. You think"
F b. went on. that do not love my
son You are mistaken. do love him,
and want him 20 be happy. am
/ capable OF more affection than people
! think II Is Wall street" he added bit.
terly. that has crushed all sentiment
out Of me"
Shirley laughed nervously. almost
/ Historically.
Il want 10 laugh. aud feel ike cry
/ lnS-' she cried What will jefferson
say? How happy he VIII be-
How are you going TO tell himF' In
qulred Ryder uneaslly.
Il shall tell him that his dear. good
father has relented. and
No. my dear" he interrupted. you
will say nothing OF the sort. draw
the line at the dear, good father act
| doa't want him 10 think that II comes
from me NJ all"
But" said Shirley. puzzled. Il shall
have to tell him that you''-
What. exclaimed Ryder. "Ac-
knowledge 90 my son that was wrong.
that I've seen the error OF my ways
and wish 70 repent? Excuse me" he
aided erimly. Its Eos - come from
him. lie must see the error Of his
wars"
But tie error Of his way" laughed
the girl. was failing In love with me.
can never prove 10 him that that was
wrong"
The fuaucler refused TO BE- convlnc-
ell. He shook his head and said stub
bosuly:
Well be must be put in the wrong
somehow or other. Why, my dear
chill" be went ou. "1hat boy has been
waiting al has he for an opportunity
to say I, nae. Father. knew | was 10
tie right. and knew you were wrong.
, Cent You see hc asked. what "a false
position It places me ia: Just picture
his Triumph"
Hell IL too happy to triumph" Oh
. jected shirley.
Feeling Il l!ii.e ashamed Of his att
iude. be said;
4 suppose yon think I'm very obsii
, nate" Then DIS she made I'd reply he
added. Il wish didn't care what VOC
thought
Shirley looked NJ BIN grayely for o
moment aud then she replied serious
~:
: MIR. Ryder you're great man
you're a genius. your lie Is fun ~ ac
, t.sn. energy. achievement But Il AZ
pears to he only the good, the upbl,
aud the true that you ara ashamed u
When your n4onsg irlgIphs over prla
ciple. when your political power Sc
!. fcafs Ihe ends ~ justice. you glory e
+ your victory. But when you 10 n Kind
Is. generous fathevly act. when yur
win grand aai mobile victory Owe
yourself. yua are ashamed 81 g. Il wnI
). a kind. generous Impulse that ln
prompted yOu 20 save my father IN.
!, take your son and myself 10 you
heart Why are you ashamed % e.
LIN see it, Are you afraid b. viii iov.
: yogs Are you afraid shall l2ve ypu
/, open year heart vide to o. u; u
/, love VOC.
= Ryder completely vaneEIshed. o.en
ei his arms. and ShiT.ey spran- Tor
= ward and embraced him a she woul'
i have embraced her own father. \ soil
J. tary tear couTsed down the hnancIeF'
;. cheek. In thirty years be had not Eel
!. or been touched By the emotion OF hu
a. man affection.
!. The door suddenly opeaed. ard Je'
4 ferson entered. TIE started on seein
Shirley In his fathers arms.
II -JcT. ny boy" said the fnancier n
leasing Shirley ana putting her han