The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21
brazicr Of burning Goals, whose fitfuI
light made shining lustrc on her dark

brazicr Of burning Goals, whose fitfuI
light made shining lustre on her dark
hair.
The picture remained In his mind so
well that he took trouble. most IN
usual for him. TO find out about her
he learned that she was pinchiug and
saving to support youngc. brother
in a school. though She had no .duca-
ton herself. lie learned, too that she
would not study. though she lonEcd to
do so. because her father vas susp.-
oi3"- Of book-lcarning, ana she was
loyal 10 him.
When Cater iicxam was drowned
soon aiterwurd. ii was wrayburn who
broke the news 10 her. Since that time
his evening wandcrings around Lon
don had been aimiess no more They
lAd him, almost every evening 10 LIZ
Z!c tieNuEl's ne" home where she was
supporting herself as a scamstress ard
educating herself at last
a careless !dl. fellow bliyhtad nv
breeding that Was too GOOD to mako
him nodcstly useful Ind not good
enough to make him greatly worthy.
accustomed 10 drift; accustomed TO
obey his whims; this was Eugene
Wrayburn. He was not Evil. most as
suredly he was not evil in his thoughts
ahpu, the fricndlcss. brave girl; but
his inclination. or perhaps something
deeper. drew him TO her. and he went.
not caring Eucil what ii might mean
70 hsr.
lie knee his power over her. lie
would have been blInG not to sec Il,
IN every glance of her dark, a!ty eye,
in every mood OF he: face. in her very
fear OF him, that made her fright
cnsd when he came. and 20, glad. 1t
brought something like acst into his
boredom
IN added Hest came to him when n
rival appeared. lie WAS an honest rival.
WHO wanted 10 make the girl his wife.
He vas Bradley Hcadstonc the head
teacher in her brother's SCHOOL
BRADLEY iIcads,onc amused Mi. Wray-
burn: Il amused Mr.. Wrayburn TO nave
u school master for Il rival 1t
amused MIN 10 see how sturdy and
how hclpicssly the awkward teachcr
I'm into poor and unwur,hy place
beside him, and with what helpless
fury the man knew ii. Most pf all,
bradley Hcaastone's passion amused
him.
This was a man no, fitted by mind
or life for passion. Il fcll Oh hin,
Ike storm. Il destroying thing. tho
FIRST great thing that iia>i como 10
him Coming, 50, It was overwhelming.
\. From hrad TO foot. in face. in clothes
in mind. Bradley flcadstonc was formed
FOR w!iat he had stT!veR 10 be. a
thoroughly decent and respcctanle man
Ills decent coat and waisicoat. his de-
cent white shirt and decent ana for
mai black tie, his decent silver watch
N his pocket and its decent hair guard
around his neck. all were appropriate
TO his life and manner OF thought.
There was . kind OF settled trouble on
his face. Il, was the fac" belonging t.
naturally slow intellect that had
rolled painfully hard to get whs, II
Had N0n. and that had 20 mold Il, now
that Il WAS gotten.
lie was constrained man Even his
decent clothes sat IN him as II he were
q mechGElc nholtday Tarb. And yet
there wHs sign, not altogether sup
~ essed and wiped out by learning,
that suggested something of fire still
alive. |; suggested tina, IL young Brad
ley llcadstone IN the days when he
was Dauprr lad, nal CHANGED TO go
to sea. he would not have been the last
man In Il ships crew.
]; amused Mr. Wrayburn 10 SIR this
mans passion till he !Iamcd with white
ana red heats of rage He was cspec-
tally cutcretaIncd one, DAY when Head.
stone. dashed beyond endurance. said
with q choking voice: You think me
Of no more value THAI, the dirt under
your f"ct!'
''S'A1st SOh, '1SuopIlliStc!i uilSW u
cd Wraybuvn. pleasantly. II don't
think i.bou; YOU at all"
iieadstone, shaking from head -
foot. wiped the starting pcrspirrtioa
from his face and gasped. with a mad
ness III his eyes tina, might nave nH-
lratled less careless man than Tho
man who Was goading him; oh, what
a misfortune is mine that / cannot 50
control myself ns 10 appear strong
or creature than this when a man who
has not felt in all his life what
have felt in day car. so command
himself.
lie wEs Il reckless man INDEED and
daring, who could see the WORKING
Of that face and hear the strangling
agony in that voice. and not tako
warning. Wrayburn was that man. He
laughed, and dismissed it from his.