The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-08-28
Bravo" shouted Simon Jefferson.

| down the rcDelliOuB dress. II ! Hon
| put leads on me-" she said with con.
triton, I'm be floating away. When
| feel good always want to do some
thing wrong--it's awfully dangerous
for II person to feel good, guess Mrs.
Gregory, you say can belong to you
when / think about that, want to
| dance. guess you hardly
know what II means for Fran 10 be
long TO a person. You're going to lind
| out. Come on" she shouted to Mrs.
Jefferson. without using the trumpet
always subtle compliment to those
nearly stone-deaf. IL mustn't wheel
myself about. so I'm going to wheel
you"
As she passed with her charge into
the garden, her mind was busy with
thoughts OF Grace Noir. Belonging to
Mrs. Gregory naturally suggested get
| ting rid OF the secretary. It would
be exceedingly difficult But two
months ought to settle her" Fran
unused
In the meantime, Grace Nolr and
| Gregory sat In the library, silently
turning out an immense amount OF
work, feeding the hungry and consoi.
Ing the weak with stroke OF pen and
click OF typewriter,
About this case, number one hun
drcd forty.three." Grace said looking
up from her work as Copyist, the
girl whose father wouldn't aCknOwl.
| edge her
Write to the matron to give her
good clothing and good schooling" He
/ spoke softly. There prevailed an at
mospherc OF subtle tenderness; on
this island-the library blossoned
| love OF mankind and devotion to lofty
| ideals. These two mariners found
themselves ever surrounded by a sea
of Indifference there was not sail
In sight 1T is sad case" he muir.
INJURED.
you think number one hundred
! forty.threc n sad case?" she repeated,
always, when possible, building her
next step out of the material furnished
by her companion. But suppose she
is m impostor lie says she's not his
daughter, this number one hundred
forty-three Maybe she isn't. Would
you call her conduct sad?"
Gregory took exquisite pleasure in
arguing with Grace. because her Sc
rene assumption OF being in the right
gave to her beautiful face a touch OF
the angelic. 81 should call it impos.
sible."
impossible? DO you think it's i'm.
possible that Frans docelying you ?
How can you know that she is the
daughter OF your friend?'
He grew pale. Oh, II he could have
denied Fran--lf he could have Joined
Grace in declaring her an impostor
But she possessed proofs so lrrefutable
that safety lay in admitting her claim.
lest she prove more than he had al.
ready admitted 81 know It. absolute.
iy She is the daughter of one who
was my most-my most intimate
| friend"
Grace repeated with delicate re-
proof-"Your intimate friend"
Il know It was wrong for him to de-
sert his wife"
"Wrong!" How inadequate seemed
that word from her pure lips!
But" no faltered, we must make
allowances. My friend married Fran's
mother In secret because she was ut.
terly neutrality-suspicious. butterfly.
Her own uncle was unable TO control
her--to make her so to church. Soon
after the marriage he found out his
mistake-it broke his heart. the trag.
edy OF It. ! don't excuse him for go.
Ing away to Europe"
81 am glad you don't lie was no
true man, but a weakliDg. | am glad
| have never been thrown with such
IA degenerate"
But, Miss Grace" he urged plead
lngly, do you think my friend, when
he went back to find her and she was
gone-do you think he should have
kept on hunting? Do you think, Grace
that he should have remained yoked
to an unbeliever, after he realized his
foliy?"
There was heavenly compassion in
her eyes, for suddenly she had d.
vined his purpose in defending Fran's
father He was thinking OF his own
wife, and OF his wife's mother and
brothev-how they had ceased to show
sympathy In what he regarded as the
essentials Of life. Her silence suggest,
cd that az she could not sneak withou,
casting reflection upon Mrs. Gregory
she would say nothing. and this tact
was grateful to MS grieved heart.
81 have been thinking of something
very strange Grace said. with q
marked effort 70 avoid the issue lest
she commit ire indiscretion OF blam
ing her employers wife 81 remem
Der having heard you say that when
you were young man, you left your
fathers home TO live with a cousin In
o distant town who happened to be a