Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-12

"But l do. | dor she cried bitterly
"Aad you must blame raer'
Abruptly Shirley's mood changed
Her voice rang with a scorD that be-
fore she ceased seemed to include him
as well as herself
What do I care for success or fail
ure7 I could cut my tongue out for
telling you that my father was q fail
ure. A failure. Why. | know that
not only was be not q failure. but that
he was really great--a man In the
highest sense OF the woodland that's
all w2ns you to be. l don't care an
tote that you should be a senator-I
don't want you 10 be a senator
have sent for you tonight to tell you
SOTO stop for good and all the thing
set in motion" She was silent for an
instant Il want you TO come back
come backr'
In turn he murmured words that
sounded to her Ike Ito you"
Shirley shook her head as though
that were thing out OF the question.
No. TO your honest SELF" she said
earnestly. but kindly: to the Billy
Murgatroyd that was"
For moment they looked steadily
into each others eyes unknown TO
himself. there was an air OF appear.
not wholly free from anxiety even.
for her face was again showing signs
Of hardness as he spoke:
Il can hardly do that I cannot stop.
And. II ! should. where is the induce
ment2 You are beyond my reach"
And as IL 70 disprove his own words
an impulse OF alteration too power
ful TO be checked seized him. and he
caught her hand and pressed Il.
A brief moment only Shirley allowed
Il 10 rest in his. then slowly withdrew
il. and her action told him palmer than
words thar there was 90 be nothing
further between them; she was through
With him. she must despise him.
Shirley felt that there could be 10
compromise. Murgatroyd must purge
himself. even though il involved life
OF shame. And. after he had yielded
up his shameless gains. what then9
Shirley did not know: she could not
tell
And n am out OF your reach it's
your own fault N you had been half
the man / thought. you would never
have listened TO me. But yOu never
cared FOR me. even though you said
So" Shirley said. casting her eyes
down. not daring 10 look him Ia the
face. what you did you did FOR
yourself and not for me. You were
weak from the start Any man who
would surrender his honesty even for
woman Is not a man" She then
concluded with little shake OF the
head.
Il wouldn't marry you now " you
were the last man on earthr
Both rose 90 their feet. Habit per
haps rather than any regret for her
words induced her 20 dismiss him
With a tender expression on her face
With his departure went out the last
gllmmer 90 hope that he would ever
return 90 his better self. Nothing
could stop him now. As for Shirley
the moment the door closed on min
she sank with a moan into chair.
Thorne took an appeal n - the yer
diet OF conviction. lie bad ueen care
questionable evidence.
what dc YOU think. chiefg' asked
McGrath Of MurEatroyd one day after
the appeal had been argued
Murgatroyd shrugged his shoulders.
THAT verdict will stick" was his
only comment
by the way" said McGrath. PEN
mican keeps mum up there In Jan. but
he's getting restless rs thunder. lie
wants 20 know how soon you're going
10 try him on this gambling charge"
Murgatroyd smiled.
in due course" be returned. lint
you can tell Pemmican unofiicially
that the quickest way for MIN TO get
on trial. OF. IN fact. the quickest way
Tor him 70 get OF without triaI, 10 ger
out OF jail. Is 10 let me know the name
Of the man higher up. I'm looking for
John Doe, ana expect 10 keep Penn
mican under lock and key until 1 get
him You UNDERESTIMATE
Shirley and Miriam and even Chal-
loner watched the course of eveurs
with great interest Miriam's mouth
was sealed upon the question or the
bride. but ChailOner absorbed what he
had heard In the courtroom. and. hazy
though IL had been. be noted that Air
Jams manner was still hoDefuI-in
fact, certain. Shirley. too. felt rather
than knew that MurgatrOyd M re
moved from himself not the taint OF
bribery. but the violation OF his com
pact She felt the thing was cut and
dried
One day the clerk OF the appellate
division placed In the hands Of a spe-
cial messenger n document some i've
pages long. IL was a carbon copy.
Take that TO the prosecutor" he
commanded. and tell him it's ad-
vance"
AS Murgatroyd was perusing It Mix-
ley rushed In and yelled in alarm:
Chief. chief. look at thIsr" He
too. held In his hand a document com
posed OF several sheets OF yellow pa
per scrubbed over with a soft black
lead pencil It's from the warden"
he whispered
Murgatroyd took MixIey's yellow