Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-05
Woman and Home
WhoPa avs?
Story No. 7
Blue Blood and elbow
By EDWIN BLISS
Copyright 1915 by Pathe Ex-
change. Inc. All moving picture
rights and all foreign copyrights
etrictly reserved. Shown at the Vic
tor each Saturday.
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CONTINUED From Yesterday

You mieht have done worse, YOU
know" Scott snecred. There weren't
many opportunities left. YOU know.
after your well-known intimacy with"
here he looked toward Paul---'the
bricklaycrs SON"
Paul had been standing silently by.
his face heavy and dull with despair.
his heart unuttcrably sad within him.
as the "quccrncss" OF all the last few
days became undcrsta ndablc. When
She spoke Of her marriage with Scott
everythng-his knowledge. ambition
desires seemed suddenly to become tim
sci and dross and the world a weary
place to live in: but II SCOTS vile i'm
putation OF his relations with Ann his
frame stiffencd, tense, a desire to MUIR
der this vile hound took possession Of
him--overytlling swan and became
misty before his eyes, and he knew of
nothing-felt nothing but the desire
to crush, TO tear. to destroy utterly
the man before him.
He sprang nj Scott, has face distort-
ed horribly. his teeth barred. low ami
NAL sound coming from his throat, and
his hands shaking fcarfully as they
found their way to the others throat.
For the length OF half minute he held
him thus-then, n sudden loathine for
the resistless creature before him took
the place Of his fury, and he flung him.
choking, to the ground
When Scott recovered, a few minutes
after. he learned. from the hotel pro-
prietor, that Ann. Bess and Paul had
hastily left for town. He started i'm
mediately in pursuit. sure that Ann
had for her destination that Office of
~. 1l-
knew that If she were TO act without
his being present, it would mean. for
MIN. future Of povcrty-and. most
frightful of all--of work. Tho thought
of going through another thrashinS
ut the hands of Paul Reed was moth
ing to being or the spot when she dis
CLOSED her marriage TO her lawyer
nothing to being on the spot. and play
ing the last card he had TO play.
He arrived 1T Rodgers Office just in
time to hear Ann. through the closed
door of the private office. finishing her
story to the astounded attorney.
'-my fortune is gone. Now
want divorce from that yellow thing
called blue blood"
Scott came in as she finished
One moment. please. he said. You
travel fast. Too fast True. your
declaration of our marriage has for
feited Your part of the fortune-here
cunning, insolent smile shaped his
-mouth-'but if YOU dare To push this
divorce suit"--his voice became en-
phatically slow and intcnsc--"Tll drag
Z. in your sisters name. and blacken it
i'm the eyes of the whole world-utter-
>. iy Do YOU understand? Utterly, Yes,
j know that your fortune has been for
--feited; rather stupid of YOU don't you
think But we'll manage. know
your sister will gladly share her part
with us"-he acCcntuated the word
hideously-'if she would protect her
reputation"
Ann stood back, appalled,. unable
TO conceal her KNOWLEDGE that she
was powerless. She knew he would
go to any lengths to compromise Bess.
innocent as she was. i'm the ewes of
the world, and realized how easy that
would he She would rather have suf-
fcred anything tha,n have exposed
Besss fair Ira lAn to this SANDER and
the worlds con contempt. and realized
with resigned nature and was playing
on it-rcalizcd that she must live out
her days with man she loathed-rcal-
lied i, and was helpless to avoid it.
she had paved dearly for her wor-
ship Of class" and would pay and
pay and pay--endlessly
Ress's young dream of love had de-
generated 10 a hdeous nightmare
Paul STOOD by. the bright air castles
of his youth huryin= in their tumbled
debris his aspiring soul
The Family Tree had borne it's fruit.
WHO PAYS?
The next story in the Who Pays?
series VIII begin in our next number
1t Is entitled, To-day and To-Mor-
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