Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-12

/ Ma chan0ner, be went on IN tn
SANE tone.
do you see these seakr
yes" she WHISPERED
~Unbroken, are they notT
"fe." again she assented family.
We'll then. you know what is IN
side Of them 1 do not"
~IF fAltsred Miriam. -why--
Then followed a moment Of racking
suspense for ali except perhaps Muir.
gztroyd
Mrs Chsnoner." be resumed. you
told ne oBce that there were $4,000
In Negotiable securities In these boxes
II whEr you then said was true there
they are. coupons ami all
But Mr.. MurgztroydH protested
Ma Challoner. you said that you did
not have any money"
A~ursatroyd smiled
4 spoke the truth But you"- And
now, to Challoner's great surprise,
Murgatroyd fxed bis eyes on him and
said 70 a voice that impressed them
all the more. inasmuch as II was dned
with q kindly confidence rather, than
with distFuSt:
There's $4,000 iB those boxes.
Challoner, belonging 10 Jour Wite
Can yoG stand having Il back AgainT'
Challoner looked puzzled for. as
Miriam had told Shirley. be had had
no reason TO believe that bis wife's
fortune had not all been spent by
them Slowly be began to understand,
but be was too overcome 10 speak
Presently be found his voice and said;
can / stand
yes" interrupted M~urgatroye; you
know what money did for yoa before
what It led to- He broke OF
abruptly, aud. turning TO Shirley, be
added: u told you once. Miss Blood
good. that there was but one way to
cure a bad millionaire. but one way
to reform him, and that was TO take
away bis millions. Well. / TOOK away
his
Ali eyes now rested on Chailoner,
who. oblivI0us to his surroundings
seemed lost in thought and who can
tell what dreams may come to one
suddenly lifted from the depths Of pow
erty back again to afluenceI But in
any event. looking the prosecutor
straight in the face, he said In an easy,
determined voice:
billy Murgatroyd, a little while ago
you asksS Whether Z could stand hav-
ing all this again The past Eve years
Of my life is my answer to that"
This reply brought to his wife's face
a look Of pride, and unconsciously she
Strengthened up in lei chair. while
Shirley sighed percepubiy.
Laurie" went on Murgatroyd. SIN
probing. but not unkindly, what are
you going to do with ali this money!
You'll have to ask Miriam about
that" be returned quickly. and then.
with q charming smile. he aided. II
have learned that a mans mission is
to make money, and a womanIs"-
Suddenly Challoner grew thoughtful
again
TO think OF the time" be said half
AASAAt AAAA a. tVoA 9lAEA1n anu uc 70 l
save SJ00F7
THAT five hundred that you saved"
commented Murgatroyd solemnly, lis
worth mor to you than all this $780,
600"
There's no mistake about that ell
Their, M~urgatroyd." spoke up Challoner
promptly; bat, bending over us wife,
be added, with q fascinating smile;
Miriam. you're going 10 Yet me bGi4d
that hospital aren't your
simultaneously with Miriam's mono
answer Murgatroyd glanced
It Challoner sharply, not forgetting
quite naturally how easy In the past
Il had been for the husband 10 get
whatever he wanted from his wife.
Bis doubts. however. were only mo-
mentary. for presently be pushed the
toward them, saying:
There It Is. 1t all belongs 10 you"
But In all this Shirley had been
strangely silent
mt. Murgatroyd." she now said
Ic1y, do you mean TO tell US that
only motive in taking this money
to save Mr.. ChaiIoner?'
M~urgatroyd took a few steps toward
her and regarded her cooliy.
mo, and you alone were right
brbed- | was corrupt. 1 was a
thief"