Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

o'e e"at sucn men deliberately admit
ted and accepted the Doubt standard
in morals? 1t seems fairly incredible,
and yet their lives appeared to pro-
claim II.
Having obtained me sinews OF war.
Tom kept the appointment with Nor
man. and their joint discussion of the
business situation made him too late
Tor the early dinner at Woodlawn. To
complete the delay. the evening train
lost half an hour with a hot box at a
point mile short Of Gordonia. Two
things came OF these combined time
Killings: man In slouched hat and
the brown jeans OF the mounta,neers.
who had been watching the woodlawn
gates since dusk from his hiding place
behind the held wall across the pike,
got up stiffly and went away; and Tom
reached home just In time to intercen,
Ardea on the steps of the picturesque
veranda.
Been visiting the little mother ?~ he
asked. when she paused on the stem
above him.
"Yes-no; ran over to tell you that
we moved Nancy to-day"
"Oh! Well. that's comfortable. She
was willing7" ~.
Y-es: almost. at FIRST; and altose.b.
er willing when told her that I-that
she" There was an embarrassed mo-
ment and then the truth came ont
Perhaps should have asked YOU f,rst.
but she was quite satisfied when told
her that she owed her changed condi-
ton to the person whose duty II Was 10
provide for her. You don't mind. do
/! you?"
mo. don't mind" no said. absently.
and the under hought dealt sayagely
with Nan-with woman who. for ths
sake of the loaves and the fishes. and
the shielding OF the real offender. would
suffer an innocent man 10 go to the So
cial gallows for lack of the word which
would have cleared him. He laughed
rather bitterly ana added. out Of ths
heart of the nder-thought: I'm pla.1
I'm not naturally inclined to be us,-
simlstic."
What makes you say that?-
Because. after hearing"-he chanr.a
his mind suddenly. and transferred ~.
hard word from Nan to Mr.. Vancourt
Henniker-"after what I've been hear,
ing this afternoon I find myself mora
in the notion of weeping with the an
gels than OF laughing with the deyils..
What has happened?" she asked.
sympathetically alive to his need An
one breath. and keenly apprehensiyA
for her own peace of mind in the nerr
An exceedingly small thing, as ths
worlds measurements go. / was In
town. and made a business call on Mr..
Henniker. He's member OF your
church, isn't he? needed some money
to bride lot of political grafters In n
Pennsylvania city where I'm trying TO
sell bill of water-pipe. l went to Mr..
Henniker to borrow it,"
And. Of course. he wouldn't let You
have It for any such wretched pur-
pose!" she famed out.
No. you are mistaken; it's Just the
other way around told him what n
was for. hoping rather vaguely. think.
that he'd sit on me and make the crime
impossible But he didn't. He took
the trouble to try to explain away nv
scruples; made It seem quite q virtu-
Gus thing before he got through, You
wouldn't believe It now. would you?"
But Tom! you didn't take the mon.
ey?" E1s
How could refuse so good man?
Norman Is on his way to Pennsylvania
at this present moment. with letter az
credit in his pocket big enough to make
the mouth of even professional graft
er water. At least ! hope 1t IL big
enough" M
She was hurt. shocked. horrified ana
he knew 1t and found pleasure of GER
tain sort in the knowledge When a
man has done violence to his own best
impulses. the thing that sones nearear
to the holy Joy of penitence IL the nm.
holy Joy of making somebody else sor.
ny for him. There were unmistakabls
tears In her voice when she said:
tom. why have you. told me this
this unspeakable thing?"
.'Why-I guess 1t was because
wanted to ask you how you supposed
the Mr.. Henniker kind of men square
such things with their conscience: or
don't they have any conscience"
What can ! say to help you. Tom?
I would do anything that true friend
may bel"
There might have been a thing; but
you have made II impossible No. don't
freeze me again-it's the last time. II
could have won your love .
but what is the use Of trying to put II
in words: you know-you have always
known. And now 1t is too late"
For single instant Vincent Farley's
chance of marrying the Deer Trace coal
lands trembled in the balance. Ardea
forgot him. forgot Nan. thought Of
pothing but the passionate yearning
that was drawing her like gripping
hands toward the man who had barred
his tnmost heart to her.
1T il not too late for you to be a
man. noble. upright. honorable. Let the
world find that for which 1t Is looking.
my friend-my brother: the strong man
armed who can stand where others
faint and fall. Oh. wish knew how
to say the word that would make you
the man you were meant to bel"
When II was said. she was gone and
tho sound Of the closing door was In
his ears when he turned and went
slowly down the driveway and out on
the white pike. lying like snowy rib
bon under the DecemhAr stars On the
highway he hung undecided for q mo.
ment;7 but an hour later. william
Layna driving homeward from South
Tredagar. overlook him ploddinx slow
lily southwark far beyond the head Of
Paradise; and It was nearing midnight
when he won back. pacing steadily past
the Deer Trace and woodlawn satss
and holding his way down the pike 10
| Gordonia.
Tho railway station was his goal;
and when he had aroused the sleepy
night operator and gained admittance.
he sat at the telegraph table to write
! a message. It was to Norman. adj
dressed to intercept the salesman ct
the breakfast stop.
Cancel Pennsylvania date and come
in at once to take managership OF
| plant" was the wording of II: and 1T
the breakfast table the following morn
Ping Tom announced his intention Of
leaving the industrial p!cw in the fur
row while he should go to Boston to
complete his course in the technical
school,
Ito be continued.)
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