The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-16

TO whnt he was saying. u Y.
8 Gentlema ntJim suddenly leaned for
ward. staring intently at the ring. His
deep voice became strangely soft. ~
girl" be said. "you don't IN.
derstand.p
StBut can't you tell me-can't you eI-;;
plain I. pleaded the young woman. fol-
lowing the methods she hadi used I'M
the courts. &
The burglar sat with his head in his
hands for long time. then suddenly
sntsup straight and held out the ruby
ring.
.0nly one other place on this broad
earth. have seen a ring that can be
compared with that" he said slowly.
asAnd where was that?' asked Mrs.
sanderson.
.rlt was hers" said Gentleman Jim
shortly.
.And won't you telleme about herr"
shelasked. trying to make him unbur.
den himself. i,.
The burglar lighted another cigarette,
Three years ago.. he began. Il be-
longcd TO the best society In San Fran
cisco. ] fell.in love with one OF the
bellies Of the town. and when We were
engaged hunted NIL over the world for
airing beautiful enough to express my
} feelings toward,yhe at, last u 1 found
lit-one nearly like this" He paused
and stared 'n,oodiIS" at the lamp.
Then, be went on. zone day j re-
ceived u note from her sending back
the iring.and breaking the engagement.
She said she, had found that. she. did
not love me. and within month she
was married to one of my best friends.
] was heartbroken and crushed. for. ]
loved her with all my soul. dropped
from society and went to Africa. There
fought In the British ranks. and. al
though my comrades fell around me.
! passed through every battle un.
touched" 4.aa.s N,st. d.
,t'iPoor boy murmured Mrs. Sander.
son softly. ar
When the war was over" he con.
tinued. Il came back and began this.
! had to have excitement or | would
have gone crazy. And now, / couldn't
stop II wanted to. The police are
always on my trail" He stopped and
looked sorrowfully at his auditor.
i'1There," he said; you have, my
story. f.st-
Man." she cried. Don't you under.
stand that you're like piece Of drift
wood floating about near shore? When
the tide comes In you have YOUR
chance to,gain a foothold; IL you wait
until the tide goes out you may never
have another" 'a4 .:8
Little woman" he said solemnly. 81
have, tried tosgain atfoothold.'-
Mrs. sanderson. ignoring his familiar
manner Of, speech, quietly arose aud
walked to the, grand piano. In few
seconds. the solemn tones Of Home.
Sweet Home. rang through the, great
house. When she had finished she
turned around.
"Gad% he exclaimed. THAT was
superb-beautiful.,. That music did me
more, good than anything ! have seen
or heard or felt for years" -. n
Look" said his. captor. "You said
you were thrown back, when, you tried
to change. But do you know why? 1t
was your own fault. You've gone
along in the world with the same feel:
ing With which you enter this house
to get what you can and II you are
detected TO shoot. II you meet tpe
world with kindness In your heart and
smile on your face the world will
smile buck at you. But II you so
on with the intention OF fshtinG-of
robblng-it will fight llkeaa wounded
tiger and give You as good as III. re-
ceires, And II will, rob you, of the
best in you-your manhood, So, why
don't yop take Q new starr and forget
yourself in doing good to, othcrs:".
She stopped aud looked ut the bur.
glar. He picked up n book and turned
the leaves In familiar fashion. Sud.
denly he smiled and marked quo.
tation with pencil. 5>
Il never thought of doing that" he
suddenly cried. but. I'll try it." he
stood up. straight as an arrow.
I'm try it., be repeated slowly.
will you let me shake your hand. and
may go then?"
Mrs. Sanderson. her heart aglow.
went with him TO the door.
Don't forget your resolution" she
cried out. cheerily,
Il won't" he called back and disap.
peared into the dark night. And some
how she knew that he would keep his
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Mrs. sanderson satin, the chair, Later
" occupied by the reformed burglar,
when she saw. the, book which he had
marked. She careiessly picked Il up
and. turned ito the bookmark There
her eyes were attracted BY a cross,
and beside It she read, They serve
God well who serve his creatures
She sat there thinking until Jack
came lin 20 ..Sa2. =.
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