The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-22

T, . sound Of voices and hurrying fooests0s
IN the hs1 outside.
''ouiskf'' Casssodssrs esssd -ou11ks
De r. 6sms ons's soaa1ng.s
But - The instant rs door - asng
epsa aed, in spite Of tbs vsteers s62rts
% kesD tAsm oue, Q woman md TIE chai-
eesa tAFSv themselves into the room.
Ths children we're crytng. rhs boy vss
about seven and the GID g1ighfly otdsr.
NJ woman was taft end dark. WIN
t,asss Of srset beauty. Hsf Wild 90.
her dshsysied hAse, and hsf tasn eiots-
tton.
"whsrs b her shs dsusndsd hAnghs-
~. Who're . 10 hnshsnds vhat haze
you dnns 20 htmr
10 that her oass.uAsrs ssksd.
pointing 10 Raymond
"Fapai Papai" burst from ths chill
drsn. VINO san TO him. clinstns TO his
waist and arms-
-Tshs sars." he msessssd. inps<ssaf1y.
'.rhs pistol b iosdsd. hsdsioa. tshs
than away"
"oh. Lsones." she, cried. springins to
his side. what are you doing? what
does II meant Are you going 10 III
yourself? Have you oondsmned him 70
thatf' she added. turning nercaiy r. ard
cassaudisrs but including us all - her
glance.
I'VE have not condemned him. mad
ana" Csssaudiers began 10 expas4n- He
has condemned himself"
But he has no right TO oondsmn NE.
she exclaimed. vrsnching the p&seol from
Ra1mond's grasp. and handing Il back
70 Css8oudere- He has no rinht TO CON-
denim ais children. fhe shot that ssyfkes
hs hssrt strikes mine and theirs."
bot, madame" oassaud1efe tried to
say calmly. there are circumstances Of
which you know nothinsT
= do know thsm," she broke IN; AN
what has brought ne here. ! knew he
had come among you and that you
wouldn't spare him. There's no syu,pa-
Thy now but tor Juiss Casster-s wroagA
and the trsachery that betrayed him
There's mo- one to say Q voed Of mo
wrongs and Jules Carriers trsashsry
that betrayed me-"
among N, as II silently taking counsel
jules Cartier 10 there" h said 10 the
woman. sitter . secouds pause. ne can
spssk for himself"
'fhspss whsrsf- shs Q1sst5oned. vfch
a suddsu ohaaes Of tons.
ners," cssslndisrs sd. again
Over thsrs s0ainat ths vsA"
She pesred aeross ths tsbas ct the
man Who siarsd sf,satiy back st her.
'hsff" she asbsd. ct last. pstnfins st
him. 'Thst broken. brstalised old mani
10 thst Juiss who, seven Year, aso. de-
cssvsd ne, snd then t1rpsd NE out With
ny two chifdrsa-his Two ehisdren-thsse
two chfidfen 10 starvs IN ths street? II
that JuSss Csrtisrf n %, ~ sansys and
La Roquetts havs dons thsfr work ven.
and thsrsS more tuse1os tn hes~sr than
I've beiss-sd IN since ~ Day h g.
serted ma-"
sstsing q osndss tron ths table shs
strobe fsrwsfd aod hsid n up 10 his
faes Dor . bong miDats she examined
his tsstxrss sssnffy. When she had IN
ishsd, abs turned away wieh . stgh. psf
ting the eand.s bsek fn IN place again
"frs hs." SIS sid. more quietly than
She had spoken "a, - she returned 10
Raymond's side. rs be. rs h. %.
gesture II the hands. Z have noehang 70
say asstnst him. have nothing 70
chares In With rvs tried 70 torUf~s
him lsog 80. LA1s - % hard snd com
plisaesL I'D there's - much god svsr
mingled WIN the svH. that I've trfed
to Keep m1ssff from t1dxins wen him
I've bssn seeot soost him-stssnt % ths
both ne and Ss3ss os~tisS ehftdRsn-
rvs bosDs NJ bsRasa vieh mnss hpa, sod
oesa thsm nov NJ only n the hope
Of ess~hseng 700 thae No msa b wholly
bad-<haf spsa Ia - b3ooksst eass thsss
10 oftsn pooU for . nesfs msrU. Juiss
Cartier betrayed ne and cast ne out.
Wei; ] say no more s6o0t him BIZ
Lsoncs Raymond found ne and took ne
In He tsok NE N honor and made ne
bis vns- H took NJ dfsownsd md
nansfes chflfren and made than hin.
He bad nothing sst . crust, but b do
MED hfmssif Of u that and my bao10
might eat it. He had nothing boz Q pal
let Of strOW, 6us be lay On the door that
We mkSAt Be warm When he could not
support himself. he took another manAs
load 1pon hzs shoufderS and tried %
csrry IL n vas fooise and oe41otic, II
you ffhs. bot he ara II and he ala IL
bra~sk. It was not until he staggered
and fsll and lay nearly dyins-it wss not
until he saw N nearly dying beside him,
that his courage failed. He had looksd
forward. We had both looked forward. 70
the day when human society could b
30 organized that n would su6sf ~ 10
live. We were wording for that sd
dreaming OF Il and toiting towards n -
. goai-and the further vs dfasged our
selves along. the more the vision re
coded. Il vas lie q hstt that leads you
on. and than dwfndfes sd goes out and
leaves you In ne dark- The day oans
when. instead Of hiyh dreams for the
future Of the human pase, ~ had no
dreams Of any kind. There was nothing
left 10 On, but ths o4eesr pssfiey q sear.
Walton Haif ths thsassss IN Paris wsre
singing my husbaads songs wtiis ~
we're going cold and hungry. You your
selves were making use Of all he had b
rive, and Offering him nothing but
Utopisn promises IN return. 10 \ any
wonder that We sod youf What were
you TO u! Nothtne-ooentnG; aad ~
you say We" Cessandfere oroks y
colby. had you. too. a part IN tnis
be<1ayaf7-
Not at nrst," she answered simply,
y believed the story Of the inheritance,
When the money came vas too Eratsfui
for Il to ask many questions. Il was Only
little by little, as the years passed. hat
the truth came TO me-"
you knew, Madelon7" Raymond crtSd
In . tone Of blank establishment
-Certsiuiy. I knew Leonee." she re-
turned proudly. DO you think any wous-
an could five with Q man as Pre lfvsd
with you aud not fsshom his secretsi But
7 was your wife. vas part and parcel
Of your lot. When you become . spy I.
too. became q spy. You had toos so
mach for NJ chffdrsa sud NE that 7
was sisd 10 share even your dshonor.
And I'm stAf glad whstsvsr thsy %
to 700. whatever they make you do, no
ons shaA ever take swsy from me the
Joy sud the pride have in decarfns'
known wh9 z . afrsady. Loot 1t my
eIsrsfns. n w.s tom BY ths MOO N
the serssts - buried here. Nsy
s&ru,<t r.> a. thar sSrv,rk me sfrfk6rea