The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-30
Copyright. 1909. by Dodd.
Mead q Co.
tcon,inasd from Yesterday


"And the money vegtured Shirley
Like dinsouriniac--a reformed
dipsomaniac-i put that money rs be
might have his bottle. on the shelf
corked. There IL was could have
It any tine | wanted H." His face
became more serious MS he proceeded:
"Then J kept on being thief. for
there was a new and overpowering
motive thar got the best of me. Like
fhe reformed dilsalnaniac- -mas-de=
termiHed to see what | cou Id do with
out 1t. Ii became II passion with me
knew that every move ! made meant
the expenditure OF money 4 hundred
times-yes. thousand times-i aaye
had my fingers on those seals. about
TO break them. and then have crawled
Away-once more to d. without the
money. Somehow ! knew that my
time mus, come Resides. there was
that Overwhelming neutrality-suspicious.
ed by n woman"
Shirley hung her head
Yes" he Went on fiereeiy. "a wom-
an who must have her due 1t was up
to me To he something more than
merely honest Anybody could be hon
sst. she told me. bur NOT everybody
rould be great.
Shirley veEiurcd to iook up at him:
but. meeting his Saxc txed an her face,
she shifted her eyes instantly. Then
there was the United States senator.
ship--the fstrest office In the state
which / knew tonid buy WITH the
money for which had sold nv s0ul
Again aud asain came into this Of
Gee and went 60 that yaa.t there dc
termined to break the seals Of the GOV
ers on those bosrs~to bug the United
States seitatershir. hut ! could NO,
bring myself to do IT, Something M
ways said 10 me. 'YoH must do icifkoH
II. foa mast be honest You maSt u4Jis
O eiecH rghf' lei still WIS u tEie:.
holding thousands that didn't belong
10 ME. But always upon me was that
oil ubsorblng passion-~a passion net
10 use, but TO Go without the thing
which WAS al ny tingers' ends, $40 ia.
centive without which csulti not sue
coed And So" he concluded. Il went
Ia and won without IL"
Probably better than any one pres
ent Challoner realized to the full what
Murgatroyd had suffered. Manlike.
however. he was more than willing to
permit the great work Ibat Murga-
froyd bad done 10 overshadow eoGi-
nlTfely bis questionable proceedings.
aware that the prosecutors actions
viewed In the light OF successful
campaign wore an entirely different
aspecr than they would had he failed
TO obtain the senatorship. In the lat
ter case ii WAS inevitable. no matter
what moral satisfaction he could de-
rive from the return of the money
aud in fairness to Chalioner be IL said
that he never once questioned it-that
In addition To the humiliation OF
ruined career the prosecutor would
have TO endure the nfertiBcatfon of
knowing that his loss of self respect
was wholly futile. but In any event
Chaiioner was too generous not 10 ac-
cept without reservation Murgatroyd's
contention that--at least in part-he
was actrased By praiseworthy de-
sire to save his wife and him froti, the
results OF bis designations. And so,
rising. Challoner grabbed impuisiveiy
Murgatroyd's hand. saying:
Not another word, old man. It's oil
right"
Thank yon." MurSafroyd said. visit
bly, affected. and then added ''Uniy
one thin. more reina.ns TO be done.
Mrs. Chuiioner, | must ass you to
break these seats, -
~Oh. no. MIR aiurcntroyd" she said
"Surely you ,nust Know that beiievs
you,'
Hut Mur:atro"d insisted. and. cbcy
ing him finally, Miriam broke :he
seals. aud presently she showed 10
them the securities niitiisiurhed. Just
az Murgatrnsd had rak..n then. Dollar
fpr dai.ar, bond nuti uond.
Suddenly Murimtroy0 felt touch on
the arm.
And ! believe ynu, RiIly." said
Shirley contriteiy.
An eulgmafica! smile passed across
the prosecutors face.
'Do you. nidred." he said dryiy.
A slight pucker showed an Miss
RioodEood beautiful nrnw. nut she
replied. quite ,aru,i!ti
WIZ, of course | do after NIL yeu
were honest. weren't ynnt'' And. nat
waiting fur ils answer, aaaea sssxa,iu.
ousiy. "inn were nd u thicf.''
Murgatroyds race became very seri.
Gus.
Yes. was" he protested Il was
thief And with that he turned to
Clailoner aad said in Il roire OF great
feeling: "cha.loner. rhss nioney Is ycur
wifes: take II Ant.. great tod. man,
he Grnaued. don't duust fnrgrt what
u did TO you wnat II made you years
ago
Mrs GhailnDpr shivered Chalioner,
hesi,afing. advanced ana said;
Vel tnkc u i'm not pit afraid
now. Mufgairoyd. for .kaolr- And
then. noitiing out his hand. ne cant,n-
l,ed kindiy. "isilIy. ii you mann, taken
where would nave i,ren to-day =.
"frep~-frPp AZ Yeti urt. now. xn Id