The Detroit times., 1913-07-01
EUSooS OF inc rrodlHu Junkos
Just and the Unjust" etc.


Or 10 stephen" added Virginia.
Wade gave her blank stare at this.
Il am getting To be an old woman,
Mr. Wade for myself no longer care;
V hatevcr I do will be for that poor
boy sake--for Stephens sake She
gazed sombrely M Wade, and he hid a
smile. 20 characterize stephen os
teat poor boy. struck him as being
very funny, touch OF humor of which
h. bad not suspected her capable,
Yes Mrs. l.andray9' he prompted.
for she was gazing Uustractedly from
the window.
Il must see Stephen. have told
him nothing vet. she said.
But this does not necessarily AFFECT
him. he urged az a hazard.
She turned impatiently
You do not understand me, Mr..
Wade this is not a personal matter
in the way YOU see IL. He is a Land
ray. and il is the l.andray fortune that
mas been scattered. and il becomes his
duty as a l.andray TO see that justice
is done No doubt he has a certain
affection for Mrs Benson but how
can he trust him in the future when
ne learns how false he has been in
the paste lie is wholly dependent on
his whimS
Those are points you viii have 20
make clear. Mrs. Landray; and frank
iy. would make them very clear"
You are willing to undertake the
euit?" said Virginia. suddenly chang
iIav the subject for his doubt OF
Stephen offended her
II. Mrs Landray?" he cried. ia
consider il a most tremendous compli-
ment 10 be retained in the case il
would be the making of me- but
don't know that YOU would be doing
right in leaving il all 10 me. Mr. Ben
son will probably employ only the
most eminent talent: he can't afford
10 do less.
But Virginia put this aside.
You will continue TO be my lawyer,
Mr.. Wade"
Il shalt do mXhest for you, Mrs.
Landray." he said warmly.
What did you mean by what you
just said about Stephen. Mr.. Wade?''
Well. YOU know he'll be involved /:
he can't remain friendly to yon and
Mr. Benson, too.
He will go with his family
But he Is doubly related" urged
Wade, "And IL lie casts his lot with
you he will be giving up a good deal
fo- very little-I mean what Mr.. Ben
son may do for him"
How do we know that Mr.. Benson
will do anything for him." demanded
Virginia bitterly. He was once just
as fond of his father apparently. And
he is doing all he can to ruin the boy
he Is without ambition or purpose. a
dependent"
He's pretty nice fellow. you must
admit that" said Wade generously
But he is dependent on Mr.. Ben
SON. he is In Mr.. Berson's hands, who
may do much or little for him, as the
within takes him
We'll, OF course, that's so. but Ger
tainly Mr.. Benson displays the great
est affection for him." said Wade. He
wanted Stephen left out of it, for he
felt that II they counted on his active
partisanship, nothing would come OF
IL, contingency he was determined
should not arise II he could possibly
prevent II.
Individually. no longer care" said
Virginia. MY own needs are few.
shall probably always have enough
for my simple way OF life, and unless
Stephen is in full sympathy with me
shall not care TO do anything"
Wade gasped.
II think we ought to look at II from
his standpoint
What is his standpoint"
We'll, it's generally understood that
he Will inherit largely from Mr. Ben
son. and Mr.. Bensonis probably worth
a million at least, no one knows how
much. n we ask him to side with us
we will be asking him to give up his
really great expectations for little OF
nothing. OF course. even IL he sided
with Mr.. Benson, Benson might trick
him. might leave him with nothing
after leading him to expect great
things. And he left this shrewd suspi-
cioa TO do It's work with her
ITO no Cnnrtnuadl