The Washington herald., 1915-08-31
HER LAST FILTRATION.
By JANE OSBORN.

By JANE OSBORN.
Katherine Borley. old Dr.. Morleys
beautiful daughter, was the undisputed
widow Of Clayton College. And after she
had ushered seven classes into Clayton
she was smilingly spoken of by the other
girls of the town as THE Youths Com
panion." Whether 1t was because she
resented this or because Of . deeper rea-
son 1t is hard to tell. but Just as the
eighth freshman class since her eigh-
teenth birthday was about to enter Clay
ton. Katherine Morley assumed another
pose.
College men failed to interest her any
longer, she told people. They had no
true feeling. Her ideal man was more
of a primitive"
This was all right as a drawing-room
pose. but when Kathedine put 1t into
practice and began to be seen walking
on Sunday afternoons In the country
and attending local attractions with
certain handsome young factory fore
man whose cheap green suit and creaky
shoes, wide spreading hat and gaudy
neckties were suggestive Of Hungarian
peasant origin. the college community
was filled with CONSERVATION. And when
this Irritation lasted through the win
ter, and Katherine cutie frankly mem
toned this young peasant-Alec Bra1as-
ka-to her friends and received him at
her home when her father was away.
things began to look serious.
Most to be pitied was DR.. Morley, her
father One day his assistant In the
sociology department. Beardsley Drew,
suggested that he might be Of some as
sistance.
Something surely will have to be
done" replied the father. 1T Is getting
to be outrageous. I have spoken to kath-
crime myself about II. I dread taking
the STEP but see no other way out Of
it. I am afraid Katherine is serious.
can have at least the satisfaction OF
knowing something of the mans origin.
I must know whether there Is any reason
why Katherine ought not to marry him.
I know Of no one who can undertake
the Investigation SO well as you. Mr..
Drew"
The result of this conference was that
Prof. Beardsley Drew undertook thn
task of looking into the record ard
standing Of Alec Brajaska. As a !
sor of sociology, he had studied. perhdF
more interestedly than the professor
knew, the life and the customs OF the
factory element of the men and women
in town who were SO far removed from
the college circle and college interests.
He knew their various Dialects anu tne
task was not dif1cult-
Drew began his task in a sensible way
by discarding his regular clothes. which
would have branded him as an outsider.
and with a shabby suit and pair OF
brilliant tan shoes and a cheap broad
brimmed felt hat he sailed forth.
He went to the house where Bra1aska
was known to live. 1t was at the hour
when tho young man would naturally De
at work. A young foreign woman an
swered his knocking and proved TO De
the daughter of the woman who kept the
boa rding-house at which Brataska and
several of his associates took their meals.
Prof. Drew arranged to take board at
the same place. It was the easiest way
to eyade suspicion. and as he was hav-
ing a weeks vacation he could carry out
his plan without fear Of being suspected.
He occasionally talked with Brataska,
but more frequently with the associates.
He fingered after the other boarders ono
morning at breakfast and started to
speak of Brajaska to Masda. the young
daughter.
..You seem to know Brajaska." he said.
How IA II? Did you know him In the
old countryr'
Mazda toid him few things about his
bringing up, his boyhood ambitions. He
was thirty and she was twenty. They
had lived on adjoining farms In the old
country and for years her father had
been saving to come to this country and
had Influenced Alec to come. They had
all come together and then her father
had died
Suddenly the girl stopped talking and
then Morley looked up in surprise to see
that she was crying. He put his hand
impulsively ON her shoulder and she did
not resent r. She was apparently too
much preoccupied with her own grief.
DO you not know" she asked. about
me and Brsjaska. I was promised to-
him. ana We were going TO be married
IN the sprinG, and then . beautiful very
beautiful lady With . great deal Of mon
ey took him away. She win marry him.
Brnta ska has said sc. !"
Drew's nrst feeling was for the unfor-
tuuste Mazda. This feeling was follow
"a ~ one OF anger 1t Brajaska. who had
The insolencs to desert . woman Of his
own class and because Of his good looks
win ths affection Of another woman out
OF his class.
/, Drew remained 1t the hoardng-houss
. vesk. each DAY groWiug more and more
aequafnted With ths sorr0wfu httIs nag-
a. The NJ Day q his vaeattoa waD e.
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