The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-04-14

should he hold mere slip of girl
responsible for putting into words
what every woman thinks; Ridivu.
IUus. Aud the United states senate
was her conception uf greatness. All
that WAS Tor rhOrup The urganizn
tion. the brewers. the railroads.. wouln
send him there buy him the job.
| Presently the waiter brought hi
luncheon Nome OF the dishes suite
him. Finally. muttpring to himspl,
against the clubs cuisine. Murgatruyd
pushed away his plate and hastened
out uf the building
lie sank wearlly into the seat at his
desk II was thus that Mctiratb found
him when he entered to announce thai
he had brought down Pemmican.
MurgatrOyd stared ut him duly
"pemmicanY" bP repeated. "Whu
the deuce Is pemmicanT'
"Thunderation" burst from the lips
NJ McGrath. why. your star wit
ness In the Challoner caser'
This brought Murgatroyd to earth
We'll don't bring him in" he said
impntiently.
Another lady to see you. counsel
or" said M,d;rnth. half apOlogeticalll
ITS Mrs. Challoner this time"
Murgatroyd looked up quickly.
Mrs. Chnlloner. Why didn't you say
so before? SHOW her In AT once.
Murgatroyd rose aud went forward Z"
meet her. saying:
How do you do. Mrs. ChaIlonpr :
What can ! do TOR youY'
II have come To- see what can H.
done for my husband.
Miss Bloudg0pd was here a shori
time ago oil the same errand." he OBJ
served. to pui her at her ease.
Miss Bloudgund." Amazement leap.
ed into the young wife's tired brown
eyes "Shp did not tell me she was
coming. hut that's just like her. She $
friend indeed. Shirley's u good
friend ''
Presently courage came. an,i she co1
tinued. will yon tell me. please. what
my husbands chances arpI"
Every man ~ supposed TO he limo.
cent until ne is proved guilty Hui.
Mrs. ChallOnpr. can do nothing tor
you. Your husband must staud triai
Yes. yes. KNOW But you don I
quite understand. The man was nol
himself. Surely you must know that
Lei him live. MIR. Murgatroyd He =
worth saving. Give nm time n
chance. He'll be good | shah make
him good. have tried. ana shall
continue to try all the harder"
Murgatroyd sat mOtionless After n
while he looked up and said:
II am very sorry for you. and | dis.
like intensely to hurt your feelings
But do you realize that your husband
shot this man IN quarrel over
Mrs. Challoner quickly cut him short.
That woman. WHAT do | care for
thai: You don't know what my nus
band Is To me. love him. no matter
what he has done. Besides. II was all
my fault. Let me tell you how II WIS.
Laurie wanted money. His money was
gone. He had spent II all. and
Murgatroyd held up his hand.
81 cannot lei you speak this way.
You are simply supplying me with evi-
dence against him"
And | refused him" went on the
excited woman. II hardened my npari
against him. drove him from home
and then this dreadful thing hap
pened"
1T would be dastardly In me TO lis
ten further You are making your
husbands guilt more evident with ev-
cry word. When Hnrgraves was found
he had been robbed of $1,000. There
Is nothing can do. madam" he de-
clared fatty.
Mrs. Challoner wrung her hands.
She seemed uncertain how to proceed
I'm the end she said
81 am going To do a terrible thing
II frightens me almost to death.
don't know how TO begin. but my love
for Laurie Is my excuse for what /
have to say. hope you won't misun-
derstand me. Supposng Shirley was In
Laurie's place-if she were accused OF
crime what wouldn't you do for her?'
'The cases are hardly parallel" he
answered indifferently.
They are precisely parallel" she
maintained. "You love Shirley as
love Laurie. | know you do. Don't
say no Women have a way of know.
ing those things"
~ would do anything to win her."
he spoke up quickly.
IL know thar you have great ambi-
tions." she continued. "and with sucn
a girl at your side there Is no reason
why you should not become great
man."
This sudden interest on her part IN
matters concerning his future for the
moment rattled him. Her words
with such a girl at your side found
welcome in his heart. On her part
Mrs. ChallOner was becoming more
and more composed. Her voice rang
with conviction AS she went on:
"You will have uphill work. I know.
Your party is against you. aud all hat
sort OF thing: but. II only for Shirley
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