The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-03-03

Holcomb-you still love him
Too much TO Del him throw himself
away on d girl Of my shalloWness-
I Tell me-what shall do:
= promised 10 give my opinion in
the presence Of your friends am
ready 10 do So.
He went 10 the door and called Mrs
Winthrop and Elliott
= am sorry. judge be said as the
latter entered. that you are not feel
ing quite we'll
You said something ike that in the
dining ROOM responded Elliott =
don't know what you mean. feel
all right"
= an very glad that it is so said
Vavin. but your face Is pale. and
your eyes-have you seen a doctor re-
cently?~
= don't see any necessity for my
seeing doctor. II Is true that was
up a little late last night -
perhaps it was that said Vavin.
but / would be very careful about
regular hours and plenty Of sleep"
But I got eight hours sleep after
ALL" said the judge excitediy.
Don't excite yourself. judge
"sit down. judge" said Graham
Wont you let me get you something
to drink
Elliott sat down neryously.
well. you might get me little
whisky straight. do feel little
weak. Perhaps it is the late hours.
And now l do remember that | thought
the elevator started and stopped lit
tie suddenly"
Graham handed him a glass of whis-
ky.
you don't need that" said yavin.
changing his tones. with a smile.
There's nothing the matter with you"
But I feel as weak as g cat" in
sisted the judge.
because ! suggested it to you" said
vayin. You look the same as you
have looked for three weeks. But
say you are i'll. and you feel it. And
this young girl. not for FIVE minutes.
not for one afternoon. but fourteen.
fifteen years. they suggest. suggest to
her. and what suggestion? That she
is like a mother who also ran away.
Mon Dieu. When a strong man thinks
he is sick after tell him twice. what
Of baby girl-impressionable full Of
faith: Also you show her the moth
er's picture. and if she looks like the
mother she is then to behave like the
mother Oh. the crimes that good, ig-
norant people make with their sug-
gestionsr'
And all Of this said Mrs. Win
throp, leads to WHAT"
''The judge had hoped" replied Va
win. that | should persuade the girl to
90 back to that atmosphere-not if she
turns a hand organ in the street, Lis
ten. visited once. to write a story,
prison corTectionelle department Of
the Seine There is a fine young man.
eye wide open. blue like china doll.
asked this young man. What is your
crime? Forgery from the bank
Your family Very good In pris-
on any of themT One. an uncle
What Of himT i never saw him.
'AhT All. monsieur. if ! had only
obeyed my mother-she warned me al
ways: You are just like your Uncle
Emile Be careful. be careful. my
son He went to prison" Yes? For
what crimef' Forgery from a bank"
Vayin paused significantly. Then he
went on: "All over this wide world
good mothers say: Be careful Of aIco-
hol my boy. Drink ruined your ia
Their And not alcohol. but that idea,
gnaws aud gnaws and corrodes. At
first he can keep il from him by Que
little finger But it is always there in
the edge of his mind-always because
it is his fear, his thought. After
awhile not the finger. but the left
hand. must resist it. then the right
hand. then both hands to keep II M its
distance. Then one day the boy is
weary In body or mind or spirit. and