The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-10
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ZAMLTON OSBORNE

Let him live, Mr.. Murgatroyd; hes
worth saving. Give him time-a chance
He'll be good SHAH make him good.
l have tried. and l Snail continue to
try all the harder y.
Murgatroyd sat motionsess. His pro-
file was toward Mrs. Chalfoner. 1t was
a clean-cut profile, and upon it's con-
tour there was no sign Of welding.
After a while he looked up andssaid:
II am very sorry for you, Mrs. char
loner, and I dislike intensely to hurt
your feelings. But do you realize that
your husband shot this man in
a quarrel over
Mrs. Challoner quickly cut him short.
THAT woman! What do l care for
that You don't know what my hus-
band is to me! 1 love him no matter
what he has done. Besides, it was all
my fault. Let me tell you how 1t was.
Laurie wanted money-his money was
gone-he had spent 1t all, and"
Murgatroyd held up his hand.
Il cannot let you speak this way. You
are simply supplying me with evidence
against him."
And 1 refused him. continued the
woman, too excited to hear what the
prosecutor was saying. 81 hardened my
heart against him-drove him from
home. and then-this dreadful thing
happened"
1T would be dastardly in me to listen
further. You are making your hus-
bands guilt more evident Svith every
word. When Hargraves was found he
had been robbed of $40. OOO!" And with
that Murgatroyd rose as if to indicate
that the interview was at an end.
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he declared fatty. and then added
There eve was but one way to ours
a man like Challoner; it's too lats
now"
Minute passed Murgatroyd
watched her intently. but she did not
move; she sat rigid as If preparing her
SELF for some ordeal yet to come. All
OF a sudden her attitude changed. Mis-
,rustlully she peered about her once
more then leaning far over toward
Murgatroyd she whispered:
We are alone?
me lawyer regarded her with par
oonanle curiosity before he answered:
yes. Why do you ask?'
MRS. Challoner wrung her hands: she
seemed uncertain how to proceed. In
the end she said:
l am going to do a terrible thing.
IL frightens me almost to death 7
uont know how to begin, but nv love
Tor Laurie is my excuse for what 7
nave to say. | hope you won't mis-
understand me. Surprising Shirley w.s
IN Laurie.s place-if she were accused
OF crime, what wouldn't YOU do for
her?' ''o oo LOT
Ihe cases are hardly parallels. be
answered indifferently.
rrl.-- A
ihey are precisely parallel. she
maintained. You love Shirley as
rove Laurie-I know you do. Don't saw
no-women have. a way Of knowing
nose things,' Her eyes sought his for
'onirmation, Am I not right?"
would do anything to win her." ne
spoke up quickly; evidently she took
me rest Tor granted, for she continued
to p~ersevere:
l know that you have great ambi-
IONS and with such a girl at your
ue mere is 40 reason why you should
not become a great man."
This sudden interest on her mart N
matters concerning his future, for the
moment ratified him. Nevertheless he
was conscious of a decided sensation Of
Iehef that the conversation had taken
us present course; and her words.
win such a girl at your side" found
. welcome IN his heart. On her part.
yrs, Challoner was becoming more and
more composed. And now in a voice
'nat seemed to him ringing with con-
~viction, she went on:
you will have uphill work., I know.
your party is against you, and all that
sort Of thing; but II only for shirley's
sake want you-you must succeedr'
for some reason which he did not
attempt to explain Murgatroyd found
nmself actually confessing to this
woman that he thought he deserved to
. win out. -
Cro he Continued remrxr~A