The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23

the laws q. naa aa> God. the most
sacred: who has corrupted the source
Of justice. who has bought that which
the law denied him! This man has
used
had been getting angry and was
looking the minister In the eye pretty
fercely. At that moment Sarah gave
a little groan. She was very white.
Come l whispered to her. getting
up. Come! It's time you got out OF
this"
At first she shook her head. but as I
refused to sit down she rose to follow
me. had stepped to the aisle and
turned TO give Sarah my arm when
she fainteG-just sank down with Q
grOan In my arms.
80 this is the gospel you preach!" ]
called out TO the minister, who had
paused ana now stepped forward to
help me raise Sarah. LET her alone!
You have hit her hard enough already.
Another time when you undertake this
kind OF business you had better know
what you are talking about"
He stepped back to his desk and kept
silent. while l aud one Of the ushers
who had come forward to help me lift
ed Sarah aud carried her to the door.
When We got to the end OF the aisle
Sarah opened her eyes and stood up.
Il have had enough of your gospel,
my friendr' I called back. Il am GO
ing where I shall hear religion and
not newspaper scandal"
Sarah groaned and pulled gently At
my arm. Once In the carriage. she
turned her face to the window and
looked out as II he were st.ll shocked
and sick. tried to say something to
comfort. but could only think Of
curses for that neddlesome Pharisee.
who thought 1t was his duty to judge
his flock.
Don't tall; about it," Sarah exclain.
ed. as II my words gave her pain. :
So We rode home in silence all the
way. At the end she turned to me:
"Just say IL isn't true. Van!'
began to say q few words Of expla.
nation.
"No. Just say 1t isn't truer' she in.
terrupted. II can't understand all that
you are saying. Just say that you
haven't done anything wrong. That's
all I want"
"SoIue people would think It was
wrong. Sarah" had to say after
awhile.
She give q little grean and shut her
lips tight. When We entered the house
May was there. with her children.
sSVVhv Ia ~A l~Sv
seeing US. what brings you people
back SO soon? Sarah looks sickv'
Sarah was ready to faint again. May
helped her up to her room. and I went
Into my study. Pretty soon May came
down to me.
whats the matter with Sarah.
van?'' she asked sharply. ''She Seems
all queer and out Of her head"
Then I told her what had happened.
Did you see the piece in the paper1"
asked at the end.
May shook her head. But l shouldn't
wonder II Sarah had seen 1t"
"Why do you think SOP" asked.
"Why, she seemed troubled about
something yesterday when she came
into the house after she had been
downtown shopping. She asked me
whether generally believed the things
1 saw in the papers. l asked her what
kind Of things. and she said. Scandals
about people In business thought II
was queer at the time"
"She won't talk to me about 1t"
said.
May didn't make any reply to this
and we sat there some time without
talking. Then May asked in a queer
little voice:
Tell me. Van. is there anything in
that story? Is 1t true in the least
way?"
"I'll tell Won just how it was" I an
swered.
May was not the kind OF person that
could be put off with a general answer
aud l was glad to give her the inside
story, so told her the circumstance.
of the case. 1T was blackmail and
robbery. The judge was waiting to b<
bought. These rats stood between III
and what we had q perfect right to do
There's hardly a business man in THU
city who under the circumstances
would not have done what we did"
81 don't believe that. May exclaim
ed in her sharp. decisive little way.
She sat looking at me rather sternly
with the same look on her face that
had remembered for twenty years. AND
| said:
Evan, you are always a great hand
to think what you want to believe d
the only thing to believe! You know
that
She smiled unconsciously, with thu
| little ironical ripple which 1 knew 81
well. and l smiled too. I couldn't hell
myself. We both seemed to have gone
back to the old boy and girl days Bu
l was angry as well and began to de
fend myself.
NO" she interrupted. 1T isn't {
mite Of use for you to buster and ge
| angry, Van don't trust you!
haven't for some time. have beer
worried for VIII. Don't let him mil
himself up in your ways OF doint
| things, Van HarringtOn!'
IF he ia SO terribly precious" SID
| hotly, 81 guess you had better taxi
him back to JasonvilIe."
| Maybe SHALL" she answered quiet
| ". I'D take him to the meanest LITTLE
! place i'm creation rather than know b,