The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-30

! Mrs. Cha'inner quickly rose aud put
4 an end TO tht conversation.
Come Laurie" she said abruptly,
/ and. holding out her hand. 'Goodby.
/ Mr. Murgatroyd. I'm afraid we have
I taken up altogether too much OF your
I time"
Murgatroyd shook hands With the
I CbalIoners But on Shirley making
I her adieus he said:
May | bnve moment with you.
= Nj is~- ftuodgoot p W cn. rotf--sffit,-
! please%
Mrs. ChaiIoner answered for the
girl:
shirley. don't be In any hurry. Lau-
RE and | will wait for you in the ante
( room" And rs they passed out Chal-
! Toner called. Wait until you see that
concrete hospital. Murgatroyd"
For moments that seemed hours
Shirley and Murgatroyd stood facing
each other. neither having the courage
To- speak. the girl filled with shame nj
the great wrong she had done TO the
man she loved. while he. feeling as IL
INV Nttui uuo ttFtEh hPVu Ha7
soul hid Mt last rolled away, was
drawing deep Notwithstanding like
q man who has Suddenly come out of
darkness into daylight Shirley was
the FIRST to break the silence. aud now.
booking up at MurCatroyd with little
shake of the head. she asked
Billy. do you care to know what ]
think Of you?"
"perhaps liz / had cared less IT,
But not for a moment would Shirley
( listen now to his eensuring himself
further. and quickly she cut him OF.
I Il think 1t Was a far finer thing to
take the money and not touch IT." she
declared with true fefninse logic.
! than never TO have taken 1t at all"
But what il this hablt should grow
upon me:" be retorted smilingly. "Ev-
identity Miss Bioodsood doesn't know
/ what graft awaits ue In Washington"
Shirley laughed softly.
'',ro think that you accomplished all
this without money" she said hap
PLY
But the worst is yet to come" be
observed. lit means that one has TO
keep up the social game, the club
game. the political game. and Lord
knows what other games on $500 q
year An unmarried MIN must starve.
aud heaven help the married senator.
He and his family must live on back
street In the capital and freeze. That's
what faces a senator who lives on his
salary"
i-~ But doesn't poverty always travel
hand In hand With greatness:" she re-
marked enthusiastically and with SUI
perb disdain fer anything that she
may have said heretofore to the con
trnry.
Murgatroyd looked at her with ad-
miration. Never before had she seem
ed to him so lovely,
There's one thing--one thing that
didn't tell Chailoner aud hts wife" hc
said. lowering his voice almost 10 a
whisper. "cau you guess what that
something was that always umde me
keep my hands of those iron boxes"
Shirley lifted her eyes to bis In quick
understanding.
at WINS my love for the woman who
wanted me TO be great" ne went on In
voice ST. shaken with emotion that
she scarcely recognized Ii as belonging
to him THAT WAS the motive that
bear down all others"
And will ron forgive the foolish
lips that told you TO 90 wrongw
For answer he held ont his arms to
her. and she came to them. Then he
stopped down and. catching her face
between bis hands, raised II slowly
and kissed the lips tenderiy. murmur-
Ing lovingly:
Her soul would not let me go
wrong"
After q moment shirley slowly drew
herself out af his arms and, placing
hand on each Of his shoulders. asked
lsurhingiy. looking deep into his eyes:
And we'll so 10 Washington
YES dear" he smiled hacE. Were
going to Westinghouse freeze and
strive together Oh that back street.
Yes. my revenge Is pow complete"
Before be could Kiss her a second
time Shirley darted to che door. opened
II and called:
Miriam. Laurie. come here come
back
i One lock nj the face Of the girl that
she had left In the office was sufficient
to tell Miriam Tint she had great news
to communicate. Nevertheless she ask.
ed innocently
What for. my dear? Are you going
to lynch him.
Flushing furiousiy. Shirley waved
her hand at the boxes on the table and
said:
N'Isilly says thu, you've gone OF and
forgotten all your money"
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