New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-11

choice, whom duty said he must cause
to suffer. He yearned to take her in
his arms and wipe away the tears, but
he knew that she would repulse him.
He throbbed with the desire to prove
to her his love by assuring her that
the attack on her father was ended
but his duty whispered, Mo-
And to himself he repeated the mo"
For he must go on, and she must en-
dure, and the judge must pay the price.
The voice of an outraged people had
spoken through the pen of Wheeler
Brand, and he was one of those men
price Of silence.
He led the girl he loved to chair,
even as she sobbed and whispered,
wheeler. Wheeler, Wheeler" endear-
ingly from her hearts depths. Brand
looked down on her with a world OF
sadness in his eyes. He we'll knew,
and the world would soon know, that
those who sit in the high places must,
pay the penalty for sin, even as the
lowliest among us who more blindly
goes astray.
Judith Bartelmy had been long
enough in society to learn the art of
the control and the concealment OF
emotions under many trying circum-
stances. Probably in any other situa-
ton than in one where her father
and the man she loved were so deeply
concerned, as in the present, she
would have been able to retain larger
degree of self composure. Several
minutes passed before she was able
to speak in evenly balanced tones.
Wheeler" she finally said, IF any
one had told me that you would or
could do what you have done against
my father, against my family"-her
voice began to break again-"against
me, l would not have believed it. And
you have not told me that you will
cease your attack"
Brand thought to palliate her. He
seated himself on a corner Of the man
aging editors desk and bent toward
her as she sat in chair near him.
Nov, Judith, let me try to explain"
ne said entreatingly. II think L can
make you understand. You see, the
Lansing Iron company owned lot Of
valuable properties-ore ranges, ma
chinery, railroad trackage, etc. If it
had been managed halfway it would
now be a wealth producing business,
but some of our spectators down
town were trying to5 get hold of it to
gamble with. They wanted to milk
1t, as the saying is, by watering it..
They did have stock market battle
or two, which profited nobody but the
lawyers on both Sides But they final
" got it by juggling it into a receiv-
ership, which they never could have
done if United States judge had not
been willing to exceed his functions
That judge was your father.
''Since the works shut down." he
went on strongly, 1.-The men are out of
employment, and the gamblers have
got rich because the company's gone
broke. That's just what happened,
and that's all said.''
But it wasn't your facts, tell you
1T was your insinuation that was
false"
"Not insinua ion-interpretation.'
S'But it wasn't true-it wasn't true"
"Oh, yes it was true, and more"
Judith verged on the hysterical
again.
IF you loved me as you pretend to,
NO matter if you thought it true or not,
you could not have written that arti-
Gle"
"Can't you see that wasn't writing
about your father, but about United
States judge who"-
She moved farther away from him.
'That's splitting hairs, Wheeler"
he walked to her side.
! judith. please-please don't let's
quarrel about this.'
The girl turned to him impulsively.
"Oh, Wheeler, we were on the
verge Of it. weren't WEI" He cast
his arms around her. You're sorry,
aren't you?" She looked fondly into
his face. And you will take back
that article, won't you?"
'You mustn't ask me to do that; l
CANT" looking at her earnestly.
'You can't?'
"No."
Judith drew away from him a step
or two. She surveyed him coldly.
Wheeler, / came here thinking only
Of my father, but suddenly find my
self facing much more serious ques-
tton-not what kind of man he is,
but what kind of man are you
Brand was deeply cut by her manner
and her information.
Judith, if you only knew the truth,
all Of it, things can't tell you, you'd
be with me heart and soul in what I'm
trying to do"
He caught her in his arms again.
''Whateyer I've done or whatever
may do love you" he insisted pas
Gonately.
Judith showed equal fervor as she
said:
And you're more to me than my
father, but for my sake you mustn't