The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-16
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ingly from her heafts depths. Brand
looked down on her with world OF
sadness In his eyes. lie we'll knew.
and the world would soon know, thu,
those who sit in the high places mus
pay the penalty for sin. even us II,
lowliest among us who more btipdl
goes astray
Judith Bartellny Ind been lon
enough in society to learn the art d.
the control and the concealment d.
emotions under many trying circum-
stances. Probably in any other situa.
ton than in enc where her father.
and the man she loved were so deeply
concerned. as III the present. she
would have been able to retain a larger
degree of self compnsnre. 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 usiat you have done asai
my father. ;isainst my tatniiy'-
voice began to break again ..asai,-
me. wouR; not have believed IL. An
you have u;.! tuld HE that you vi
cease yuur attack I
Brand thought TO pAlli;,te her. Ii
seated himself OIL /, corner of the maj.
aging editors desk and bent towuf,
her as She sili IN Il chair near him
Now. .Intiti, let me try 10 explain. !.
he said en;re;,tingly. Il think | can
make you understand. You see, tn.
Lansing iran company owned !, lot al
valuable fTcpprtes--ore ranges. uia
chinery, raiiroad trackage. etc. If IL
had been managed halfway ii wuip
now be II wts,ith producing cuisines,
but some of our spectators dpMi
town were trying To gel bold OF IL I
gamble with. They wanted to mi.
it. as the saying is. by watering j
| They did have n stock market bait
or two. whi..h rrntited nobody but IL
| lawyers OH both sides. But they fin,
| ~ got it by Juggling il into Il receis
ership, which they never could hay
done If a United States Judge had nn
| been willing TO exceed his function.
| That judge was your father
Since the works shut down. IL,
/ Wt1l WI SAtVHrfr.8 lHP ilcu Ill Out vi
| employment, and the gamblers havf
I got rich because the conpany's goih
broke. That's just what happened
and That's All said
But it wasn't your facts. tell yet
| 1t was your nlsinuation that wa
/ false"
moi on-interpretation."
PM 4 trtt. ucrs.t
"Oh. yes. {; WAS true. aud more.
Juditsi ycrged Oh the nysteric;t
! again.
/ If you loved me as you pretend TO
/ no matter if yuu thought il true or moi
/ you could Hot have written that arti
Gle.
Can't you see that | wasn't writiu-
| about your father. but about United
States judge Who
She moved farther away from him,
That's splitting hairs. Wheeler
He walked 10 her side
Judith. piease--p!ease don't let's
quarrel about this
The girl Turned 10 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. want you:''
You m,Istn't ask me to do that; /
can't looking ut her earnestly.
You caii'tii
Mo-
Judith drew away from him step
or two. she surveyed him coldly.
wheeler. caine here thinking only
of my father. but | suddenly find my
self facing Il much more serious ques-
tion-not what kind of man he is,
but what Kind of Il man are YOU
Brand was deeply cut by her manner
and her intonation
Judith. if you only knew the truth.
all of it. thiass can't tell you. you'd
be with me heart and soul in what m
trying to do
He caught her in his arms again.
"Whateyer I've done or whatever
may DO I love you" be insisted pas
sionately.
Judith showed equal fervor as she
said:
And you're more to me than my
father. but for my sake you mustn't
work against him. How could we
ever be happy together if you did!
You'll do this for me. Wheeler. just
this? want you TO carry out your
ideals and live up to your high pur.
poses in every other way, hut you
must not attack him. Promise me
that you'll never do 1t again. Won't
you promise me that: And you'll re
tract that article you had this morn
ing. You'll 10 this for me. Just this:"
"Judith-it's h. truth-and. knowing
that would you have me retract it?'
Yes
81 can't
Judith began to take off the engage
ment ring Brand had given her.
You don't mean to do that.' hi
cried in amazement
II most certainly do"
He was almost frantic. He graspet
her hand.