New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-19

ditons as these poor girls have been compelled TO en-
dure" she said, her eyes darting sharp points OF e
"Whv, Mr.. MoscoWitz, if you had a daughter, now
would YOU like TO think OF her oiling ten hours day,
for pay barely sufficient to keep her in food: Then
after a pause at would mean 50 much 10 me II tins
awful strike were settled. | am to be married mex,
Tuesday, and am almost ashamed OF my own happ-
ness when think OF the misery of these poor girls
Aaron felt as if thousand needleponts were pnckng
his flesh But the umult of his mind began 10 abatc,
and the natural cunning that had helped TO establish
him on his present eminence was restored TO him..
IF YOU ladies will leave your cards, / Il see what /
can do he said craftily. Should it be possible TO
effect a compromise, III notify you and YOU may de-
liver our terms TO the strikers
He barely glanced the cards offered by two OF the
visitors: but on the third card his eyes fingered mus
ngly 1t was engraved with the name, Miss Ruth
Rushmore.
All the unsatisfed yearning Of these twenty leaden
years rushed upon him with force that he was power
less check. Instinctivey he felt that he had gazed
upon his daughter, that she had been near him, that
he had heard the sound of her voice but did not dare
trust to instinct. The years had endowed him with
caution. After all, the name and the resemblance
might be merely coincidence. He might be nounshmg
illusion. So he summoned the head OF detective
agency and directed him to obtain access at whatever
cost, to the records of the Infants Home.
Through a friend in the State Charities Department
the detective found an easy way to the books OF the
institution, and the following afternoon he reported that
the girl had been adopted by Luke Rushmorc, the
millionaire traction
Now that he was certain that she was his child, he
felt violent desire to regain possession Of her Why
shouldn't his empty life be rcplcnShcd Wtha daughters
love? The remuneration he had made no longer APP
peared TO him in the light Of fathers great sacrifice
The thought Of it oppressed him like the memory 81
mean AMI shameful act At home he spent long hours
with the praverbook with the result that he
began TO perceive the religious significance at
tachad to the forthcoming marriage His
daughter was to marry Christian. Morcoyer, hc
thefather, would not even sit at the wedding
WIHAT'S the matter with YOU Aaron, !
w never saw YOU look So bad before. OBJ
served Goldsmith, the Monday night before the
wedding you're a nervous wreck
Aaron, having frctted himself into q state %,
nervous eNctability, only growed something
about wishing to be left alone.
Something's worrying you, persisted Gold
smith, genuinely alarmed over his friends con-
dtion. Tel me: perhaps can help You.
At first the father repuscd the well mean.
efforts Of the partner and lifelong companion.
Finally, however he yielded to the other per-
suasions and disclosed what was weighing So
burlensomcy on his mind.
you should forget it rgh,
away" advised Goldsmith "Waat
right have YOU 70 interfere with
her destiny now; You sacrificed
yourself TO her happiness do }ou
- want 90 annul all that YOU have
N done? Don't YOU realize what D,
~ would mean 10 her. If you wen.
IN there and claimed her as your
All daughter; She's been brought up
~ 90 believe that these people arc
~ her parcntS-or perhaps that her
%Ss\Tysf{ real parents are dead and they
SSSl3k/ =, adopted her What right havcy ou
80 NJ TO thrust yourself into her life; u
4s &a8FZH would be a sensation, 81 disgrace.
\ S%WaE the grief of il might bIackcn her
49, entire future Tor YOU To- try To-
N{3Ty stop that Wedding
nv "Butmy daughtcr-thc daughter
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