The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-13

lis Mrs. .SaI:tster Ii5iS time.
Murgstroyd locked ZIP quickly.
Mrs. chasloner. Why didn't ron say
so before Show her in al once
Nurgstroyd rose and went forward TO
meet her. saying;
How do you DO. Mrs. Challonere
What can do for youy
Il have come 10 see what can be
done for my husband"
Miss Bloodgood was here short
time ego on the same Grand lie OBJ
served. 10 put her at her ease.
Miss Bloodgoodr Amusement leap
ed into The young wife's tired brown
eyes. she did not tell me she was
coming. but that's just ike her She's
friend Indeed. shirley's good
friend
Presently courage came, and she con-
tinued. VIII you tell me. please. what
my husbands chances are:'
Every man Is supposed to be limo
cent until be is proved guilty Rut.
sirs. ChaIIone-. can do nothing for
you. Your husband must stand trial.
Yes. yes. ! know. But you don't
quite understand The man was not
himself. Surely you must know that.
Let him live. Mr.. Murgatroyd He's
worth saving. Give him time-a
chance. He'll be good. shall make
him good. have tried. and shalt
continue to try all the harder
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while he looked up and said:
y am very sorry for you. and I dis
like intensely to hurt your feelings.
But do ron realize that your husband
shot this man in quarrel over
Mrs Challoner quickly cut him short.
That woman. What do / care for
that: You don't know what my bus
band is to me. lore him, no matter
what he has done Besides. it was all
my fault. Let me tell ron how IT was.
Laurie wanted money. His money was
gone. He had spent 1t all. and
Murgatroyd held up his hand.
II cannot let you speak This way.
You are simply supplying me with evil
dence against him.
And I refused him. went on the
excited woman. II hardened my heart
against him. drove him from home.
and theB-tiiis dreadful thing hap
pened.v
1T would he dastardly in me TO lis
ten further. You are making your
husbands Griit more evident with ev-
cry word. When Hargraves was found
he had been robbed OF $4,000! There
is nothing | can do, madam he de-
clared fatty.
Mrs. Chailoner wrung her hands.
She seemed uncertain how to proceed.
In the end she said:
u am going 10 do terrible thing.
1t frightens Inc almost to death. /
don't know how to begin, but my lore
for Laurie is my excuse for what
have to say. hope you won't rnisun-
derstand me. Surprising Shirley was In
Laurie's place-if she were accused OF
crime what wouldn't you do for herr"
THE cases are hardly parallel be
answered indirerently.
They are precisely parallel" she
maintained. You love Shirley as |
love Laurie ] know you do. Don't
say no. Women have way of know
ing those things"
q would do anything to win her."
he spoke up quickly.
u know that sou have great ambi-
fions.' she continued. and with such
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 ratified him. Her words
with such a girl at your side found
a welcome in his heart. On her part
Mrs. chailoner was becoming more
and more composed. Her yoice rang
with conviction as she went on:
You will hare uphill work. | know.
Your party Is against you. and all that
sort OF thing; but, If only for Shirley's
sake. want You you must succeed"
Nurgatroyd found himself actually
confessing 10 this woman that lie
thought he deserved 10 win out.
ITO be continued.)