The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-16
lie Was
Reformed
The Turning Of tile Il:
Tide For Two =
Rersons
BY KARL X. sHIr1A,NsKY
Copyright. 1910. By American Pres
Assoeiatiea: i,

white satin gown. ~ s
Going away again r, asked herShps
band wearily, putting down IFS paper.
Eyes, JacksgSshe5 repliels tonight
there is a meeting ,.ofsths woaian's
Rights club. It's a very Important
meeting. TOO. We're going to elect a
!! new president. and the; contest lsgbe.
tween Mrs. Albert and myself. You
viii wish me good luck. wont you,
de9r" she criel, ,ppitlns. her arms
AROUND his neck. s0-IJ ia
"Laura." said her husband slowly,
you know,l want sou 10 have, all the
good luck III, the world Rut,of what
use are: all these cluls: You belong
to at least five. Tbe literary club Is
all Right; that does .go,l4s srtai deal
Of good. And Judge I.npilers tnld me
!. today that yoursSylsitstl A; tie juvenile
court could hardly he .djspppsed. With,
Heisald that. you. had reformed; several
apparently tipcerrlglble yy0ungo men!
Those are the, Kind determinations! you
shonld Ike Yous have sGone.,to three
card clubs this week, andatlley do goo,l
to no one, In fact. you gel no tplens,
uret from cards unless you win. And
you 20 more and more every week
Here be paused. lbreathless after his
long speech. al rs
His wife arose Gand leaned against
the, mautel. lookinGiRt him in ,dlsndy.
Jack" she said,iA n surprised voice.
Jack She stopped. not knowing
what to say In reply TO an argument
which in, the, depths. Of her. sonl, she
knew to be right. N ~
why don't you stay ut home some.
times and take care OF james instead
Of leaving him entirely with, tbe
nurseT continued Mr. Sanderson, with
considerable, spirit ."You. are forget,
ting how to keep house. What's he.
come of the hundred and one lIftla
! plans TINT used 10 engage your time
for our mutual entertainment? Things
arc different now go. ....,., 4
1 His, wife swept, out Of, the room
!, without q word. She paused at the
! front door,. rs! Il !. =,
"Goodby. Jack" she called softly.
"Goodby. Laura" said her husband.
:i.Tt you don't Bnd me here, when you
return. don't he. worried5t, 4 z.isgs +
,ts . n-is - IN a. - ~
! About 10 O'clock that night the front
door OF the Sanderson mansion slowly
opened, "A well built, man clad In
evening dress md. carrying a sIlky hat
entered the hale BE, walked quietly
through the deserted, rooms until be
came to, the. library. where. a small
light was burning, :. g..,,sl
he, slipped. u cleaning little, auto;
matte pistol Into "a convenient pocket
and went lightly up the stairs. -
The. clock on the, library man,el had
just struck the quarter after 10 when
the. burglar again entered the. room
In, bis hands lay q glitteringi mass Of
precious stones, s,ts 80, ~.
My. what beauty" he cried and
then looked around, ,apnrehensively
lest he had been heard, The object
Of his admiration was magnificent
ruby set in a simple gold band. Sud.
denly he seemed to crumple up. and lie
sank into the great. leather chair which
stood before the table,.
whats the use OF all this?" he eI.
claimed In n listless. voice.
.As he lay there. his eyes closed In
: reverie. the warning was being flashed
far and wide over gllstenlng copper
wires that Gentleman Jim. the IA.
nous thief. was at work and bad been
!. seen In Philadelphia. ss,A
Gentleman Jimy tossed the jewels
back on the. BILE. One alone be held
in his hand. and sfhat was the great
ruby, His head sank forward. md he
stared at tie stone with n gaze Of
infinite tenderness.
Suddenly there was a noise as Of u
door opening. and the thief; whirled
arounu. his pistol cleaning. in Ills
hand. There before the door stood
Mrs. .Sandcrson. leyellpg. q revolver at
his head. 1, Sue looked superb. With, her
head thrown back and her eyes sleam-
Ing with unaccustomed brightness -,
sit down." she commanded calmly,
and lay that gun on the table. /, !,
Gentleman, Jim glanced around the
room and took step forward Her
pistol clicked suggestiyely, and. giving
slight laugh, be dropped the revolver
and sat, down. "a 49,. 5,t.s !,
Airs. Sandersopt walked. slowly to-
ward, the telephone. debating in her
mind whether she should call for the
police or wait until lack returned.
May smoker" asked the thief as
he saw her 80 toward the instrument.
Sure it isn't a gum" quericd his
captor sstisplciously. 1.a *
Gentleman Jim smiled and pulled
out a package of cigarettes, Mrs
sandersoni looked al him thoughtfully.
why wouldn't Il be a good scheme
to treat him as we do prisonersin the
juvenile courts E. she asked herself.
~ will" she decided and turned
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