The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
No io1r
em Women ihmondHom
THE BRIBE

, Greenviile. three opposed. In a tie
the chair casts the deciding vote. The
chair votes for Greenvtlle. Greenyille
win have the new State home"
And / tell you. Don Evcrsman."
shouted an angry voice, that you're
a blackguard, high-handed politi-
cal thief. You were bribed into CIV
ing Greenvile the plum. That good
| looking daughter Of old Jim Vincent's
has been down here coaxing you into
planting the home at Greenville. be-
| cause the site chosen there 10 an OLD
mud hole belonging to her father for
which the State will pay a big for
| tune. You've been bribed by q wo-
| man"
The chairman's fist sent him to the
| floor.
| A few hours later Donald Evers-
man was in GreenviIle.
Miss Vincent he announced abb
ruptly, ''the home will be built In
You came here 70 tell me--ius, to
| tell me-all the way from the capt.
| tai"
i came to tell you that you iohbied
successfully for the old people OF
| Greenvilie. Sentimental talk and a
| beautiful face made a fool OF the
chairman OF the committee and he
dictated the selection of the Site
She stepped back from him. Her
face was very white
! Il have learned, however" he went
on IN savage. jeering tone. that
the touchingiy sentimental story Of
the homestck cid people concealed
the real reason of your desire to have
the home il Greenville. You're won.
Your father Will become, by the sale
OF his land TO the State, rich man"
| II was for HIM" acccded the girl.
| that ] pleaded with you.'
You arranged TO meet me: You
| knew the day I talked with you in
man or the committee? You knew
| that ! disiiked women lobbyists and
you pretended 60 know nothing OF
legislative Juggling: You acknowI-
| edge this?"
Yes"
He walked up to her. laid one hand
on her shoulder and with the other
turned her face until her eyes met
! his. AS he looked at her the anger
left his face.
Tell me" he urged gently. all
about II. No girl with your true ewes
| and tender lips ever deliberately de-
ceiFed man in her own interests.
There was d reason
"A reason--yes. For an old man
a poor, old man, broken and helpless
and very proud. Mr. Vincent is not
| my own father. | am his stepdauxh-
| ter. My mother is dead. He was
once a wealthy man. But he has lost
| nearly everything. The only shelter
left To him is with his son. and the
son has IA wife--such a wife. ] have
a little property, but from me he will
accept nothing. though he has been
to me all that my own father would
have been. There came the chance TO
sell TO the State an unpfoducttVe
piece or land, the only property he
has left. The sum paid for 1t would
make him independent for life. or
course | helped him. What sort of
daughter should | have been Il I had
, not tried to take from him the burden
af poverty. dependence and humilia-
ton DO not share the money. His
son will inherit it
You didn't tell me---ynu said that
the old people OF Greenville--''
Il did plead. with all my heart, for
an old man. But / could not tell
YOU"
II wonder II young man pleading
for himself. with all his heart
Your tears, sweetheart, I've kissed
away, and that means, doesn't II. the
very best thing in the world for me
for as"