The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18
Braving the Truth.


Braving the Truth.
''They did lie to me-" she continued They lied to
me and they knew it. And 1T was only within the
week that there of them who was brave
enough to know that I brave enough for the
truth And he whispered into my that was
going into the eternal night And he seemed afraid
of what ne had done He seemed afraid. Oh God.
David could have kissed him for ending that
peusc'
He put his finger her lips TO silence her She was
nervous and overwrought, but he was never cooler
in his llfc.
81 am eoing-blind" she again whispered to him.
He shook his head and smiled at her
You are NOT" he said.
"You do not understand" she protested
Il do understand he said in his blunt way. y
have been through hell. l wrote you that. They
tried to crush me, to break me, Abraham Bassford
went to every bank in NorthHeld and said that was
on the edge of bankruptcy-he said that-and Serton
Brlstow and Of those others began TO believe
him They had the narrow edge and"-he
locked at her svly il seeking her permission to
smile frankly upon herr never forgot for mo-
ment about that horse aud carriage and the hired
girl"
she lifted face II o protest once again, bus
lie would not hear IT,
oJt isn't the money as money that l sought" he
said 1T was the good that money might do There's
your potency in coin and in stocks Of greasy bills
It's the pull Of money IL had the pull once
He stopped of his volition, He could not
even think OF his mother, and he began anew.
"I've the money-the whole cursed pull OF it, now
and Rhoda YOU not going blind. I'll not let you"
lie caught her In bis arms and for long time she
was silent. Then she lifted her delicate face once
gain-and-ths'-
II know now David" she whispered. "I am con-
ndent 1 al going TO give up. I can look a long
way ahead and family the sunshine there"
Paul Craver walked the streets of New York for
five DAYS with q companion. That companion was
The truth as Charlesworth had told 1t to him. He
knew now what the girls black spectacles bctokened
and his mind still set, He did not love her. ne
kept telling himself but stDl he could not stand By
and see her drift helpless Into the eternal night
When that came she would lose her position and
the IIttle wage 1t gave her, and after that-what?
Paul Craver had gone TO the almshouse to
illustrations of types there and there had been
an old dronng woman who was blind Paul Crayer
could not forget her Love no love, let the test
mony of old Mr.. Jonvers go unhcard. God sent
situations so that might meet them. responsl-
blltlcs that they could In no honor dodge Besides.
Rhola was dear
Paul Craver refused TO look upon himself as a
man who was shoudering a great sacrifice. He
simply looked upon himself living up to the re-
sponsbIlitics OF who was refusing to close his
cvcs upon woman drifting out Into black, black
night helpless and alone
1t was his for letter this Digbt-a big, lat
letter which being opened, emitted moneys fat
check with promise of more. Now, that was 4 be
ginning
IJp the stairs in bounds noisy certainty that Mr.
Janvers would be sputteriDg protests TO Mrs Lar
kIns upon the morrow-but what OF that tonight
Tonight a light under her door-toDight courage for
n single knock
Then nnswers-not whispers through tiny crack
in the door like many time before-but the door
Gung wide open Not the lonely lodscr but Rhoda
With posy in her hair and color in cheeks-Rhoda
ON the mountain peaks of happiness She began talk
Ing before Paul Craver could speak
"Now, IL you're rich'--
81 am rich" he interrupted, waving publishers
pink check
srhen Paul you fall heir to this big castle OF
nine
He did not understand. but she gave him no time
to ask.
II am going out OF the castle. dear Paul." said
she.
But stlll he did not understand.
.'Not into the nightf' he persisted,
NO thank God. going out into the sun
shine--the great sunshine OF my llfe.r
wns going out OF his life. He cried himself Sleep
like disappointed girl
CTo be contlnued)