The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-06

up In TIM country Strangely enough
experieeed quocr feeling that all
was not 1t should be. but his eager
ness, his trsistence dispelled tho small
doubt tina had begun even then to
shape itsif consented to go with
him on tb next night to an Inn out
In the coAtry, where college friend
who was minister OF the Gospel would
meet us living over from his parish
Few mils away. said that ! pre-
ferred to p married In church He
laughed an said It could DO arranged
when we ct to the inn and had talked
ii over With the minister. Still UNI
easy, nsAd why u was necessary to
employ setecy. He told me that his
family wte In Europe and that no
wanted tosurprlse them by giving
them dathter who was actually ro-
lated to English nobleman. Tho
family hadbeen urging him to marry
stupid bt rich New York girl. and
he--oh. wd. no uttered n great deal
OF nonsense about my beauty. my
charm. nnoPll that sort OF thing
She pausi for y moment. No ono
spoke. Hg audience OF judges. with
the excepiin of the elder Mrs. Wrnn-
dali. watch9 her as n fascinated. Their
faces were Utmost cXpressionlcss With
a percepub effort, she resumed her
story. harding events that carried 81
UP 10 the bur when she walked into
the little pstairs room at Burtons
Inn with tn man who was 10 be her
husband.
II did notice the register at the Inn
! did not Xiv TIL afterwards that wo
were not boxed. Once upstairs, / re-
fused to reipve my hat or my veil or
my coat urtl no brought his friend
to me. He defended To be very angry
over his frlnd's failure to DO there
beforehand, " he had promised Ho
ordered sfper served IN the room.
l did not eh anything. Somehow
was beginning to understand, vaguely
OF course. ~ surel:-and bitterly,
/ Mr.. wrandat Suddenly he threw or
the mask.
He coollYinformed mo that he
knew the KID OF girl was, l had
/ been on the tagc He said II was no
use trying tcSyorlt tho marriage game
on him. He las too old bird and too
wise to fan pr that Those were his
/ words / wa Mortified, stunned. When
J ] began TO 81 out IN my fury. no
I laughed AZ ~ but sworc ne would
marry mo cun ut that II It were not
I for the fact bat he already waa mar
/ ried tried 10 leave tho
/ room. He hid me. He kissed me IA
1 hundred tins before ! could break
away. IL fled to scream
! \ Uttlo lnter,n, when ! was absolute
/ Nv desperate III snatchcd up tho
/ knife Thcretvas nothing else left Tor
me 10 do. Istruck at him. He fell
/ back on the FED. l stole out
/ OF the house oh. hours and hours af-
tcrward It setned 30 me. cannot tell
{ vnu how louI ! stood there watching
! him. was crazcd by fear.
IL
Redmond Nandall held up his hand.
I'VE viii pare you the rest. MISS
rastleton." u said. his voice hoarsc
and unnuturJ. There is no need TO
say more"
"You-you Understand? You do be-
lieve me- SO cried.
He looked tiown at his wIfes how
ed head, and deceived no sign from her:
then at tho Unite. drawn faces OF his
children Tey met his gaze and hs
read stmethsg in their eyes.
II thinI your story lis so convinc-
ing that wc4-wo could not endure tho
shame ot hsins 1t repeated 10 the
world"
IL can,pt ask you 10 forgive me.
sir 1 onlJ AJAX YOU TO believe mo"
she mu,mued brokenly. Il IN,
sorry IL had to be God is my witness
that thee gas no other way
Mr.. Ca.roh came to his feet. There
were teais ti his eyes,
I thlnl, ifr. Wrandnn, you viii now
appreciate ~ motives in"
Pardon he. &fr. Carroll, II suS-
gest that Mss Castleton docs not re
touire any dfensc at present" said Mr.
Wrandall skDy. Your motives were
doubtless GID viii you be 80 good
as to conduit US to room where We
jmay.-may b alone for short while"'
There wal something tragic in the
mans face His son and daughter
arose as ifmovcd by an instructive
realization q a duty, and pcrhSps for
the first timl In their lives were sub
missivo to al Influence tl.ey had never
ouite Recognized bcfore--a fathers un-
alterablc rigt to command. FOR once
I'm their iivot they were meek in his
prescnce THY stopped to his side and
stood waitlnd and neither OF lneHl
spoke.
, Mr. WrandA laid his hand heavily
on his wife'5 shoulder. She started,
locked up ratcr vacantly. and then
arose observation-disclosures He did not
make the mstke of Offering to assist
her. He knew too we'll that to ques-
ION her strenlh now would be but to
Invite weaknel. She was strong He
knew her Well
she stood stlight and Arm for n few
, seconds transIinc Hetty with look
Thar seemed toborc into the very soul
I of her. and thh spoke.
You ask dis 10 be your 5udgesf
"I ask you ! Judge not me alone
but-your son Is well," said Hctty,
meeting her lof Bteauiiy. GU Cen
+ not pronounce he Innocent wi,nout
nronouncine hh guilty. 1t will DO
$ hard"
Sara raised hi head from her arms
you know til way into my sitting
! room. Leslie" dc said, with singular
. directness Thd she arose and drow
hnr upure TO i'll full height. please
rcmcmber that is l who am to be
indral Judge he as ! have judged
. You. am no, Asking for mercy"
IJcttv impulsdely threw her arms
. about the rigid hgure. and swept o
, ,nleadinp look FIRM ono to the other OF
the fou, stony-hced Wrandails
They turned way without word
or n revealing l4k, and slowly moved
= off In the di .ecti4 Of the boudoir They
,Uho remained blind stood still. mo-
r tionless as statue. 1t was VIVIAN WIZ =,
= Ioncned the libraE door. She closed II
= after the otherslhad passed through
t and did not lookPehind'
Ha,f an hour rissed Then the door
ononad, n M hc tall old man ad-