The evening world., 1914-07-16


She will not only endure hell for the
child she has borne. but will ruthless
ly drag any one else with her to
serve him. You. any one, 10 but q
pawn to be sacrificed"
MY mother and Agnes and little
Victoria-there was nothing but good
ness In them. They wouldn't have
known how to play a part. We all lived
In the open-body. mind and SOUL"
Just then the telephone rang.
YOU" said the doctor, handing
over the receiver.
Papa" came tho child's vssce,
high pitched and fearful, and sound
Ing throughout the room a. clearly a.
ut tho receiver. II want you. Nam
mas sick and I--oh, papa, you are
coming home-mamma says you
won't, ever She's de-iir-us, Isn't
shsf You are coming home and you
are going south with mamma and me
you are. aren't you7-aren't you.
papaT
Keith Edscrton's answering voice
was deliberate.
Sure. partner. I'm going sSuth
with you and mamma. I promieea
you. remember. I'll go homo - soon
a. you and Bryan can come for me-.
Ieii Bryan the open car. BE sure
that he wraps you up we'll"
Tho doctor looked at Edgsrton n
the gricved. helpless way . fathsg
might look on . Maynard son bent %
destruction.
"a fool there IT," said he bitterly.
YOU'RE not q dups now, but q biind
passion bsfogged idiot. Knowingly
you elect % be . pawn. You, Z maA
of-how old are your"
hirty-two last month"
Thirty-two-A boyI"
Gdgsrton's shadowy smile ~.
II was . man By fatAsrs rscssn.
ms ~ eighteen. Both his boys ana
eiflo we're considered mature eneu0S
tons and the actions OF others. IvSs
owen . hundred and nifty acres q
frult land and put In charge q forty
men TIE day ! was eighteen, ana the
reeponelbility OF success or failurS
was left wholly to ms-a rssponsibil,
ity that had been carefully pre.
pared for BY long training. No, rm
not n0y. II . man OF thirty two ever
y. WI yDu tell me what else could
Sshsssss hin. that Vance should ~ b.
operated on this weak and have rest
ana auiet and happy surroundings for
= month at least after. Should you.
the phystclAn. advise mo TO 70 now
and aeAvs Vanos7 Let him now hkow
that ! am not his father"
No: not the physician" :
.undsrwoed. love the boy. He.
mine In . sense you can't realise.a
i think can" The doctors tone
M. hesv With Significance. If
you" He stopped. Sentiment wss
not - for the caustc. jssxkg
o1entAA 70 express.
TAe tsndsr lighting Of the younger
u,anS ~ bespohs understanding OF
y eE heart mourning psrsntally
.T1 tas lass Of the pdssrton,, blu.
eveo p. not without some .oGs Of my
Swn." said he in low voice. mo; I
hays you and the boy"
forgive me. Kaith. but We unit
not 3ot beAds the woman"
1d6ssSon gassd into the flioksSint
Underwood I've q my own mesh
and blood. tha& I loved In truth 6Sf-.
ter than mysSaf-r would have Well-
inS1y olsd TOR any one Of thSln-a1o
gone - desolat1on upon deeeloGjoni
1ee.Sns hurt ths& shs has G1vsai-
Do@l We are somehow mAdo -
th6uGnk aSout Il I shouiA ~ ~
! could not live wttAent X0nsS-
And to ioSs father ana nslAGl1asaC
And Hsro!S. you WI es
nn q ne 0Fst sight q - -
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WITH you but that you AZ e go
Win 6tA and tfa1 yoo hnVo -
~ Aa!osd tie idankfty q yoap Is
.Ds@ = Poc Or. lAlan~e~ns1
49, ~ boxS III yO0Y IN
snthdy-thst you win oomwunlaa1H
Mteh them - necessity oonn0G0G
Your. reputation viii s,sffsciSnx6 -
him into ac0uiescsnoe and MI I'm
feel that he can trust mo 10 yo0 m.
hampsred. Ark him % asssn3s a.
some why THAI tho estate = not left
In disuse. II the ranch 10 not 81.
ready lot and my affairs looked After.
Judge LandIow win give him the au.
thority to act for ms--And 10 keep
YOU informed as to anything that
misht REACT to Ksith's beneflt. !"
The doctor shook himself Joyously
as a dog might.
Good! And whom DO you sxpsct
70 start Westf Til arrange for INV
absence while you're in Florida. /
should rather leave DR.. Hall In
charge-Unwin is something of fool
occasionally"
IT didn't say I was going West,
said Edgerton tersely.
They stared at each other-glared,
more properly speaking.
You mean
perhaps I don't know Just what
do mean Edgerton smiled family.
you have q vision. What Is it?''
You would sneer at It. To have
visions ono needs faith In humanity"
"Humpht" grunted the doctor