The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-09
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(Confiuued.l @But syou'vt. foEgoCten some JnIRgS. the younger maR said tenderly. .~youeve helped to make my life what ft is-you haveEi't failed in that. You gave your blood 10 your country when she needed h-you didn't fail in that. You have forgotten the thousands you have helped the hope and cheer and fnxpiratson that passed into their lives through yours We'll go to Bivens house tonight Wen tell him the truth wen return the value of hls jews's.. I'll get the money to mai ke good what you owe him"- His voice broke --Oh. why. why, why didn't you let me know2 I've influence with Bivens. He will drop the matter and no one earth will know save we three
 But you don't understand. Jfm,T the broken man protested. feebly-' ''I tell you I've given up l can't take your money. I can't pay. l tell you I've mfven up. I can't take your money. can't pay 1t back
 You can pay 1t back. too. if you like. Harriet will be earning thousands of dollars in a few years. Her success is sufe"
 A faint smile lighted the. fathers 4aes
 SECGe@BS asked with the eagerness of child. And then the smile slowly faded.
 But I shall not be here to see it.' -~Yes, you will I'm running your af- fairs now. and you've got to do what say Get ready We are going to see BfwenH~
 Bivens refused point blank at first to see Woodman and ordered his serv- ant to put him out of the house and nsk Stuart to remain for @ conference. Stuart drew from his case a card and wrote message to Nam
 Imperative thax see Cal at once in the presence of my friend a matter of grave importance Please send him down. He is stubborn
 Rfvens came in a few minutes. shook hands cordially with Stuart and ig- nored Woodman.
 T want to see you alone with the doctor, the young lawyer began, where we cannot possibly be over heard
 +-I have nothing to say to this man, but for your sake all right. Come up to the library
 Once in the room and the door clos ed the doctor sank listIessly into B chair, seeing nothing. hearing noJhing 2, His deep. sunken, bloodshot eyes were turned within The outer world no longer made any impression
 Stuart began:
 '-CaI, you and I have been friends sfncs boyhoOd- I'm going to ask my first favor of you tonight
 For yourself, all right. You've got fz,e answer before you ask it. If you've come tR ask me to settle with old Woodman for any imaginary claim he has, you're wasting your breath. I won't hear it. So cut 1tP'
 I'm not asking you to settle any old imaginary claim,' the young lawyer went on rapidly. 'tbut a new one that can only appeal to the best that's in you Let it be enough to say that the torture y0u inflicted on Woodman and the sights he saw in your house drove him insane Hungry, wretched, In despair over his misfortunes and the promise he had given his daughter, whom he loved better than life, in a moment of madness he took case of your jewels
 He took that case of jewels? ?'' Biv- ems cried with excitement
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 The little 1nancier broke into a peal of laughter. walked over to the chair where the doctor sat. thrust his hands into his pockets and continued to laugh.
 ESQ that's what you meant by laugh ing and. sneering in my face as you left that night, you hypocriteT'
 Stuart suddenly. gripped Bivens and spun him around in his tracks
 That will do now! The doctor is MY friend won't stand for this"
 Stuart faced the little dark man with dangerous gleam in his eye.
 well. what did you come for? To ask me to give him a pension for rob- ping me of a case of jewels? I've ac- cused every drunken servant in the house of the act
 T only ask that you allow me to re- turn the value of your jewels and drop the whole af@iir.''
 Gan the district attorney of the county of New York compound a feIony9''
 ~ resigned my office this morning. g 8ivens tried to seize Stuart's hand forgetting for a moment the jewels in the bigger announcement which meant the acceptance of his offer.
 Stuart waved aside the extended hand with a gesture of annoyance.
 You'll drop this case. of course. at my request2''
 BiFens looked at the bowed figure aud replied quickly:
 T will not
 .T told you I'd make good the amount tomorrow morning
 What the devil do you suppose l want with your money? Five thousand dollars is no more to me than , cents 10 the aTerage man.
 He paused laughed and again stared at the bowed figure.
 I've waited q long time, old man,