Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-04
THE MAN
HIGHER UP
By HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyright. rs1o. by Bobhs hss-
ritf Co.
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HE hasn't told your"

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"He hasn't told your"
"Your brother has told me-
81 mean MIR. McAdoo hasn't told Won
that he went to the capital and agreed
finally to join John Dunmeade on the
condition that they support you for
governor next year,"
Paul stared at her b~ewildered, stun
ned HE did that?" he asked slowly,
incredulously.
Yes
His arms fell Imply to his side. Fog
some minutes be sat motioniess.
When he looked up again his hand
some face was marred by a sneer.
sYou pleading for himi You seem to
have executed the volte face"
She flushed. u have no right to
resent that. The one thing a woman
asks OF a man ia loyalty. She should
be the last to seek to turn 1t away
from another. That / have done SO lis
thy shame"
He shook his head In perp!exity.
You have changed since 0 went
away"
.I'ye found cut that the world
wasn't created merely for my pleas
ure," she answered quietly.
"After ALL" be continued. 1.-THE thing
in which he has been falsest was In
coming between us. If he hadn't done
that you could have loved me. That
Sunday when you sang you almost
cared for ne. And you would have
let yourself 10 re me had 1T not been
for him. Even now you wouldn't re-
fuse me finally were 1t not for bis OPP
position. But he and I have come to
the end"
You're mistaken" she said gently.
THAT isn't my entire reason. He has
told me that he Nc longer objects. He
proves his friendship by that"
Again Paul fell back Imply In his
chair. @He-has-told-youD-- he gasp
ed. .sWhen?'
Saturday night-over ths tele-
phohe."
sit was too late-too later
The music OF the string band and
the voices Of the other diners reeeded.
He. lost sense even OF the presence Of
the woman before him. He felt mis-.
erably alone. life had dealt hardly
by him, he thought bitterly. There
was no hiatt OF self blame in bis bitter.
ness, His heart contracted Ia q spasnl
q e5anIaIfe sarTows Tears Of ser pary
1.-THE end of the dreamls be sighed.
at was too good to be true. Nothing
remains but a memorable deathiess
memory of what might have BEEN
Even IN his bitterness he could turn
his pretty phrase.
Tears were In her eyes too. you'll
forget I'm not worth even a mem.
cry"
She could with difficulty preserve
the steadfness OF her voice as she
spoke.
" have no right to ask you any
thiag. I haven't been fair with you
But I am fair with you now-I'm try
ing to atone for my seifishness~z when
/ say 60 back to him and forget me
You are all he cares for, and he is far
more worthy Of your love than | am.
You Will find your true happiness
working with him and John Dun
meade. And III viii go away where
you can both forget me and | can no
longer stand between you. ]. not he,
have been the marpiot."
"It's too late" he said listiessly. HE
and I have parted forever"
at is never too late to atone for q
feu1t pa ranaro,1o RI mo ~ MT IN
him." she pleaded ~anxiously.
The quality Of his smile changed.
"To your What is he to your
"He Is a man who despises me-
justly" she answered steadily. HE
LIZ a man whom my brother Is cruelty
seeking to destroy and to whom
have carelessly, selishly. done the
greatest injury one eanedo to another.
Paul. / know how nay brother is tempt
ing you. You will not do what nc
wants; please say you win not. See,
Pm putting aside my woman's pride
to plead for a man who hates me. Be
cause If you do what Henry wants /
must always feel that the crime IL
mine
TITS too latei Its doneI"
"Pauips
A man at the next table turned
sharply. hearing the low. gasping cry.
He looked away again quickly. The
cry pierced Y Paul's self pity. He
saw her face go death white; a piteous.
stricken look crept into her eyes. An
unbelievable, stunning thought stirred
in his heart.
"Do you mean that YOU
The sadly beautiful picture faded.
The pity of self-of the man upon
whom circumstances bad played so
hardly-d3ed- He saw his deed In all
its shamefuiness. its n~akedness Of de-
Tense. The sense of unreallfy fell
from him. He saw the misery he had
wrought
"What have I donegy
"What have we done7@
Mechanically be fumbled fur a bin
and threw 1t on the table He rose
from his seat. AS mechanically she
followed him out OF the restaurant
into the street.
He gave her enc long look, In which
she saw written all hiS shame: then.
without a word, he turned and left her.
She watched him until his figure wag