The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30

41l73 An y ESlI formalities were
+ l5gS IN ESt9 soon over The
f VssS4 ~ fNS.I} warden knew Cole
n 15,S55-T yyv-sESSp5 man was coming in, ,
..yfs4LEs.SsssGAS,}9, and had already
ISL sent word to the
SAoe shop that one of their old hands
Ss ssA. returned. after years absence. and
#s5s3S8 contractors had said they would take
ssssS hon. 1t did not take long for tho
n spread through the shop that
##2 aman was back again.
Ssvhcn the arrival of prisoner attracts
ore than. usual attention. it is duo 10
e45ne OF two things: he has done fome-
Shi6g o3t OF the common. or he hos been
f.omcthIhg out Of the common When G
Mas in prison before. Coleman belonged
sks the latter class; He was 4 man of
s8Fre than ordinary intelligence and abil
yy84f$ but his talents seem to have been
SsSa rly misdirected, He was Zone of those
s8 fortunates for whom nature has done
e3 ough education and trSining. nothing.
Ie vas tall and good-looking and had at
the attention of "a number OF peo
Ss8le who had told him. In sermonizing
OF way, that he could have risen 10
distinction in almost any honest calling
aH3 o WiEnL 5eieClb Dul. as nc ollSH re-
Iharkcd, none OF them had offered him q
#ob to start witty He had always cx
8fassed himself/ as willing to lend an
life. bE his want of education
acapped HIN and he had never been
@ TO find AZ 9otins in business which
S SsAs could fo2l5w with feeling that it
3fA Id evenYu3tly lead to something worth
4 ~ was only lately that ne had
I$8H8Apon IA more promising pursuit than
|ESAz& th@t lead to prison.
sS5lssA #Est hint of It was given him By
fe had met her at a public picnic
a r s6funimer, when he had money
EestS clothes. They had sort
n for an hour or so. ana
ade Sup his mind TO speak
was Joined by man
whose father was po-
who knew loo much OF
Sss to make him a desir-
Introduction. Instead of
her way and trying to
ton Coleman now went
extreme and did his best
81 Si'H 8ner AS Corbctt had not seen
Fss he thought 1t might be hest
TIL be place altogether and hope
again some time, under other
sos., What he wanted to meet
IA or. he did not exactly know.
vas something about her that
g 2$s|fS some sort of subtle magnet
HsI s$sss d. him stay.
'eAnt what you would call n
put sho was one OF those who
s ss EN- to have lust missed It. Tho swing
the head was Irish. but the eyes were
s39k9wn The chin was broad and round,
&8nh the mouth was firm and full The
sszhnir was not as black as 1t seemed to
s4Spe 1t looked black because It was tied
81 POUND with narrow little red ribbon.
iSout It had in 1t that peculiar brownsh.
''greddsh streak. visible only In tho sun
light. which marks the woman of tho
warm confiding nature that Gun keep a
secret
Coleman could not get her out OF his
Sthoughta. no matter how much he kept
out OF her way. He was strolling aim
lessly along one OF the walks with his
hands in his pockets and his eyes on the
Aground when he suddenly found himself
Niece to face with the girl and her com
3A ion. There was no avoiding tho in
lon which. the man seemed rather
ss$a TO give and the girl seemed
to INSIST upon. iS1 minutes later
Mccormack had taken possession
Aa@88 Coleman and she kept him for the
s$Sfst Of the afternoon.
sSss& During the following weeks things went
|@Al oIS as sucli things usually go. For the
assa rsa time in his life Coleman was sin
Merely sorry that he could not speak
S8reely about his past and had to keep
#8 uiet about his future Corbctt soon sa W
a Kat ia had an ~,
SAnight have had in him and that she
M alked about nothing but Coleman, so he
IsS8 thought 1t was about tlme<for him 10 say
something, before things went too far.
SHe began by limiting, but Katie cut him
avery short and Insisted that he should
right out what he had TO say about
eman or keep his mouth shut. This
sssBAt ght out tho whole truth like fash.
Is8eA Katie Mccormack had gone too far
HsSfssgAsSS Coleman so without a struggle
The next time he called to see her.
shut the door behind her and stood
#$sssa}w her back to It, She had made MP
mind to say something savage. but
gsSYords would not come.
SH I want you to tell mo the truth. Tom
SS What have lied about?,
#R silence is sometimes worse than lies.
ssssz3it we won't wrangle about that now.
M ell me the truth. Tom. You know me
|Esell enough by this time to trust me.
S$H ont you?"
So II suppose Corbett has told you all he
What do you want me to say?
aM he's iiar?"
sss s$S did not answer and ne did not look
er. He reached for his hat as II to
ou have been very good TO me right
&. Katie. and you Will have to keep
ggSp long enough to forgive me for hav-
SEX deceived you. couldn't help it. 1T
s88 girl, I" he went on. looking at hcr for