The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

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III W Es $50 his escape from
Hi Iay @I #&a#n The city by such
I'LL IEIGHE8l Efa3SH&8bRJ this, |
I'LL lH| E@I ESe24s1&;J Mrs. Charlton
iii, IA IHHdt EsssSS95sS3a come out of the
Hill IH lHEgl %S88asS&S house carrying her
Hi I'M l6Hbt lsHSsHS4tfsss5I baby. the cahri;ln
iii jH| lHtH.iI kSkeds1 following with Il
uH--l LEI LILLE llssssaaa8SEB trunk.
met them at
he gate; aud. with pleased little cry, brave
effort I" hr natural. Mrs. Charlton took my hand.
I'm glad you came up" she said al
worltn't have liked going away without seeing
you, but, of course. YOU are too late for WILL"
What? lie has gone ] asked. in surprise.
"Oh, yes. Hes miles an! miles away" she
answered. as the cahby lifted The trunk onto
Inc cab. Then as he turned to 20 back TO
the house for suitcase. Mrs. Charlton added.
in Il whisper: wills in the houSc--in the Ii
brary Here's the key Wait until the cab is
on, of sight and then go in Stay with him
until he gets oil. Dick Strnchan is going 10
motor him 10 Canada Won't YOU kiss the baby?
and me. Jack? shall never see you again,
old friend"
IT'S only Long. Will" I said quietly. standing
close 10 the door: and instantly, it was
thrown oEcn.
you gave me scare. old fellow" chnrl-
ton gaspcd IL thought it was tho the -
You thought it was somebody else sug-
Yes; YOU were The last man I expected 10
sec. | thought you in New York
81 am back sooner than had intended.
came IN an hour ago; and Farley was The first
TO the bank today and discovered something
wrong with your accounts
Yes; speculation has ruined me took n
hundred one time, then two or three hundred
always eNprcting to make haul that would
put me straight I'm in for about twenty thou
sand dollars. Will il hit YOU very hard old man
10 lose that thousand which YOU lent me a year
ago."
'of course, il will hit me hard" answered
you know that. | be married."
I'm sorry, I.ong-awrully sorry old fellow:
but what can do: If get hold of money
again. Jack yours will bc the first debt that
shall pay.
You are generous" I answered, sarcastic
cally. Il lent you that money because Won sa id
you needed il 10 close real estate deal | sup
pose that lic!'
1T was" was Charlton's simple reply "Of
course. YOU wouldn't have lent me the money
If had told you that | wanted 10 use it in a
stock gamble: ! c:lrrvin" all hell on my
shoulders; and shall carry il for {; long time
10 come. It's pretty tough You. Long 10
nave Ia post ponc your Wedding: but you'll be Il
thousand times better oil than l. Instead of
haSin" to steal away from the place where Won
were born--to take wife and baby to n strange
country without friends plans or prospects
You VIII stay here. living your quiet. ,imcvent-
1ul lie, ENJOYING The esteem and friendship of
everyone who knows y0u and by and nv worm
marry the best girl in the world the best but
one; there's nobody quite so good and brave and
sweet as Jess, ] think"
How did she take il ?" asked "You told
her ALE"
Everything She was quiet and thought full
for few minutes ting il sink in. then when
the simple truth had gone home and grown fo
milIar in her mind. She stood M 10 NEE, The
situation was helpless and she gave me dircc-
Mons about packing her things and the baby f:
"hllr sh' ran over 10 see Dick Strachan about
n,"'nr,n" me 10 canada. That her idea. I
shouldn't have thought OF it,"
What We're Won going TO do?" asked