The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-10

aiuuSt 10 crime now EeauIy dpSoNS0
her OF any blame.
Poor child. poor child.- she moaned.
1T will break her heart. She is SO
proud and so happy"
Yes. she's proud. There Is good
blood In her. don't wonder now that
l used TO think she was such a marvel.
She's-shes not just the same sort of
stock that We are. take 1t as you
Will"
She never must know the truth.
David
shes bound TO find 1t out. dear.
We'd better tell her. Ii will be easier
for her Bansemer's fanSs must be
made harmless forever. He shan't
bother her She'd better hear the story
from us and not from him"
But Graydon? She'll lose him. Da-
vid."
I'm not so sure OF 1t. She's worthy
OF any mans love. and We must know
that Graydon loves her. I'll trust to
that But. first OF all. we must put it
beyond the power OF James Bansemer
to injure her in any. shape or form.
Then. when | so after him-Graydon
or no Graydon-hell know that there
is such place as hell"
BE rational. David. Let us take our
time and think well. dear. 1 can't
bear the thought OF the story that will
go out concerning mellow / deceived
you about Jane for years and years.
What will people think OF me? What
viii they say?" she almost walled.
Frances" said he his voice tense
and earnest. that Is between ron and
me. l intend to say to the world. if
occasion demands. that l have known
from the first that Jane was not our
child. That will be-
"Oh. David. You can't say that" she
cried joyously
II shall say it. dear old partner. I
shall say that you took her from the
asylum with my consent. There IL
only James Bausemer to call me Q
liar, and he will not dare"
That old man broom, Davld-his
clerk. The man who saved me-he
| knows"
HE is In the boat with his master.
| He did save you, though. Ill spare
! him much for that And i have more
/ to fear from him than you think.
Frances, / am sure he saw me night
before last down there at the sea
wall He knows. l am morally GER
/ tain, that you were not attacked by a
robber"
But, David, was robbed. My
rings and my pendant were taken by
some one If broom was the first man
at my side-after you-then he muss
have taken ther
II can't charge him with the theft, .
groaned Gable. He saved your life
and he might ruin mine. / would give
anything l have TO know just how
much he saw OF the affair. / can't &C
count for his presence there. 1t seems
like fate"
at is impossible for him to accuse
you, David"
1T is not impossible, I'm afraid
He may have seen me plainly"
But / have described my assailani
to the police. You do not answer the
description in any particular"
In the next ten minutes the nurse
came in twice to caution him against
overtaxing her nerves. politely limiting
that he should depart at once. There
4 y.
that could have done her 80 mucl
good as this hour with her husband.
| "It hurt me more than I can tel
I you. David. when / saw that you wery
jealous of him. 1 could see 1t CROWNS
| In you day after day. and yet l could
not find the courage to make every
thing clear TO you. Oh how could yor
have suspected me of thatT'
Because i am q man and because
love you enough to care what becomes
of you. ! was wrong. I am happy Il
confess. Forgive me, dear. can't tel
you how terrible the last month ha.
been to me. l can't tell you Of the bit
ter thoughts I have had nor the vi
cious deeds / have planned. I was al
most insane. I was not accountable
/ have much to pay to you In the res
Of the years that I live: have mucl
to pay to my own conscience. and
also owe something to James Banse
mer. l shall try to pay all these diff
ferent debts In the coin that they cal
for"
I'VE owe something, you and
to Jane" said she as he arose to leavl
the room.
"a confession and more love thar
, ever. Frances. | love her with all N,
heart. When you are stronger we vii
tell her that she is not our child. ",
have loved her SO long and so wei
that she can't ask for better proof o
our devotion. That terrible thing a
the sea wall must remain our secre;
dear. Tomorrow ! shall begin pulling
James Banscmer's fangs."
. He found Graydon downstairs wit
Jane. A sharp look into the yount
: mans eyes convinced him that hi
questions concerning Mrs. Cable AIT
, the latest news concerning the effort
to take the bandit were sincere. Cabl
held his hand for a long time; th
: firm. warm grasp was that OF an hon
r est man. AS be stepped out into III
| night for a short walk over town b
E! wondered. with a great pain in hl
D heart. II Graydon Bansemer woul
e turn from Jane when he heard tn
r truth concerning her.