The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

in such Il system, choicest OF which
is the immediate resolution Of harry I
ing doubts and disquicting posi-
hiitcs into a clcan-cut issue with
a maximum economy Of mental
wear and tear. Also, one need never
worry as to whether a given course
Of conduc, IS wise or unwisc, for all re-
sponsibility is shifted - the sturdy
shoulders OF Fate in person. Out Of her
infinite age, and infinite experience and
infinite rcspectabiiity. Fate is better
qualified to graprlc with the affairs OF
man than would be an indolcnt. idle
Drained. adventu1clovng, good looking
Young man OF ,hirty-two-Lo Wex-
Burton. 10 be explicit And al that Wen
admit that Fate is sometimes lacking
in tact. not To say discvc,ion
But from the beginning Fate had
been indulgcnt 10 Lord Wcx- Burton. in
dugent even TO the brink of sheer
safety. For besides good looks, and
muscles of steel. and a dcichtcly
pointed mustncile and straight aristo-
cratic features. ana a complexion like
russell apple ana crisp sandy hair
nd lazy, pale bite cycs-cach AN i.ttrac-
ton in i,self-shc had given him an
income OF Z. hundred thousand pounds
a year ard a title True AZ the mo-
mcnt. he chose 10 hide that title under
the common place name IF Robert
Bollngbrokc Waync, l,nt tia; sag his
own affair, III had lodged ma ,ch-
making mothers too long not TO know
the Value Of a modest incognito here in
hurry b'irly. money mad. title chas
New York. AND. BY Jovc. i, was q rip
ping place for all that-Ncw York,
In his brief day Ills LordShp had
submitted many knottcd problems TO the
tribunal Of the spinning coin, and nov.
great hotel locking out ,pon the PIANO
rama below with lustrclcSs eyes. he Was
about 10 submit another-onc which he
knew more vitality affected his future.
and the happiness Of that future than
ali the others together AIrcady he held
the coin, q silver piece. poised on his
finger tips, and he fixed his gaze upon
it thoughtfully as he reviewed those
circumstances which had brought about
this question for the coin TO arbitratc
Happily it had fallen to his lot to
assist grl-tfc one girl in all the
world who had ever stirred his pheg-
matte pulse 10 livcincss- assist her
awkward prcdicamcnt. \ black. pearl
valued al a trflc of a couple of hundred
dollars, had been stolen. and slsp
pointed to her. and not only that by
the stolen necklace had actually been IL
session.! Deucedly absurd, YOU know
how it was: lie hadn't stopped to ask
not She had stolen THE knew intui
ladn't--but without question or quibbl
Strengthened out matters for her, havi
ally been the instrument through which
lace was returned to its owner. and tn
last his reward had been the knowledge
the one girl-was bctrothcd to another
the shame OF it was that She wasn't in
the man at all: she herself had spok
marriage to- be as sacrifice.
out Of this complex situation had
great question. Should he do the decent
vcntonal thing. and go about his affa
the gr--thc one girl--to marry Frankl
Stokes in spite Of her repugnancc to
should he do the other thing and rema
New York on the slender chance that SC
seen event might twist things around II
own liking. If he had only been fortf
knowledge that she loved this other
would have been no qIcstion--hc would
his way without whimpcr: but know
didn't love this other man by Jove-a
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