Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-02

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ord he's made since vou.va bce, SON,
rated Nnt only rb,t 1.,,t Dc. Nv, IN,
more than evnr Tbat.s ,-osrel tr,,tt,
too. I know
"Forcivo and forget, Yes 7 bavo
forgotten and Oblivion orsbro,de for
glvcness with 30. Joseph Brooks is
dead as dead for me as THOUGH he
We're iu his crave I have even ceased
TO bear his name. Sometimes I have
wondered 81 he ever existed. II re-.
member him 60 is as one recalls n night
mare from which one is glad TO have
awakened
She laughed "a little mirthless laucI
and. Uiuckin- fern branch. began Co.
pick the frouds from So norvously. Ter
ting thom fail to the ground.
hats al very we'll Emma" ne
objected gently. "hut Joe Is none the
less very much alive and ne Is your
husband You mustn't forget that
ever. And hes al right 1 honestly
believe II he did fan into temptation
ne meant Wen Tie thought he could
put the money back easily enough.
and he wanted you TO have more com
TORT ana he happy The best OF us
a'ust NO better than we should Doe II.
YOU come right down 90 the contem-
platlon ot the naked fact You know
mat the book says, There Is not al
JUST man upon earth that docth good
ana sinneth not To me the man who
Is real sorry Tor having done wrong.
especially sheH his wrongdolng had
Is az good as De was before ne did the
thing"
You arc the one man know whom
I would never have suspected Of har-
boring a trcSTury OF such homeiy plat
itUdcS. " she said scoufuIly.
III 60 Were only question Of FOR
giving man who had siuuod so weak
~ as that. but 20 isn't" ne went on
more is involved his dissolution and
salvation hv duty HI not bv love. En-
ma. YOU are Joe Brooks yyife You
took oath before Cod-nnd Won rneant
% thcn-to stick bv him I'm adversitv
as I'm nr0sporltv To- holm him q, limo
OF trouble Your nloco is bv. his si5c
now Yours Is rho orl,. bo,J thor can
yuidc him rI-bt~
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against hts shoulders ana s,o,t-t,,.
with intense earnestness.
"Enma tbera are soyno th,,os ON
this earth mat ,va,ra caJIea ON - 40
ordained bv an an wise and ,nerc,fri
Providence vVa NAV not III - a.,
them. but it ia NOT motter Of i,cI,no-
ton. We have 10 mako opr decistor.s
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right or is jt wrong lis .arh,trorv
rule. but guess n works out for the
best in the end II has ALWAYS seop,od
10 me so. Therefore saw 90 hacE 70
Joe. vour husband. loo pIeods TO vonr
heart that was his. Tell her, ba ssid
that I'm more sorry than 7 can av,
press; that I'm sorry and miserable
Tell her thar there Is NO liobt in 1,fo
without her. Those were obont his
words"
He released her wrists She had lie.
tened 10 him AT the last With overted
face that was bloodless and looked
CHASTITY under its coat 81 SIM ten Sbo
walked AWAY wrestling, with barsalf
Smith stood as impassive as fote
But on his brow dampness had oath.
cred. and she had seen the sweat heads
ooze there as he spoke.
The little cool clad form with its
clincinc skirt returned SLOWLY
"Jimsy. why did be charge you TO
tell me tEese thingsT