The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
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Judge Varney's Encouragement
nv AGNES BOOTH.

II followed it all. That boy died.
all right
~ ou've lived--like man! I've
known you seven years. About nine
teen, were you, when
when / played fool? Twenty. I've
never touched a drop OF liquor since,
Judge Varney!"
And the girl -
she was the daughter of enc Of
/ the professors. Seventeen then, ana
/ know, now that I'm older, that she
cared tor me hut | was an 'unde-
sirable' from the first. and ] never
had a second alone with her--she was
so Internally well cnaperoned! Her
mother meant her to make great
match The girl gave promise of
wonderful beauty, and for some rea-
son the professor hated me as the
devil hates holy water
Mn" murmnred the Judge
thoughtfully. Il think / can account
Tor yoar expulsion
i was as proud as | was foolish.
I made no attempt at Justification.
perhaps If ! --d---oh. what's the
use It's past and gone! Let the
dead past bury its dead!
That's right the judge agresa
heartily. you've shown your worth
here in Wyoming. You've lived white
playing the game of life like a man.
! You've made good with the money
: ee+4r.--tv-tti tr,ritr--
rich man before you are forty, Now
IT YOU q 0hTY forget That girl
! Fairfield raised an impatiently in
( terFupting hand You mean wei,
Narney. and I'm not wearing my
heart where the DAVIS can get AZ IT..
but--there'H never be another girl fer
me. knew 1t when WIS a boy.
l know 1t now"
suppose" unused the judge, in
voice of unwonted gentlencsf. sup
pose you were 10 meet her again.
suppose you found you were RICH; IN
believing she loved you long ago.
Suppose she still cares
Fairdeld's tanned face paled. anu
his strong. brown hand pulled impet-
uousiy at mis- collar.
Don't, Judge. you only open an
old wound, We won't mention 1t
again. / don't know what possessed
me To speak of It now--even to YOU
But II you should meet her" the
Judge persisted, and could get
chance 10 see her along %
Great heavens. man" cried the
other roughly. I'm no longer boy
wouldn't wait to see her alone. one
look into her eyes would tell mo an
want to know, and I'd take her into
my arms IL all the world stood star
ing"
Checking himself abruptly, he
walked toward the window. asking
In an altered tone VIII YOU SO to
lunch with me, NarneyF'
If you'll wait about ten minutes;
7 must sign some letters first"
Fairfield answered ahsentlS. look
ing from the window with eyes that
saw nothing of the familiar scene he-
fore him He heard the door open
from the outer office; he was on
ecious that the Judge was speaking
"a sa,na one lie Aia Ret t4At Fe~v--asi=
thought were back In the past he
e had tried to forget. He seemed 70
. SEQ again the shy little gni whose
ryeE .THt' answered tho WORDS mr.
could not speak whose sornowiul
: face had looked down at him from
her window when he, defiant and
reckless had turned to shake a hoy
'ah Est at the college walls he was
leaving In dt@grace.
A gentle hand touched his arm and
n sweet voice said; Dexter, ! n 'pe
, you haven't forgotten
Grace"
II was the cry az o str1ug mar
with empty arms and yeArninh heaft
> a cy, that was answered by ct1ngint
arms
I'm not conducting a matrimonial
leireau exactly" the judge explained
later. but when this young lady AZ
dressed the district Judge asking AZ
distance In locating "a certain DeNt"
- r. Windsor, but only in case the Sa''
Windsor ~ not married my sNspl
Il clous were aroused. and I vr"te |
% her To come on and help me Identi'
the--the chump'" he finished tnn1ls
"A his hand on the young man Sh"h'
der.