The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05

brother. why was she willing to be
his wIfe2'
The girl flushed and answered less
readily:
"wen. you sec-thcre were reasons
and she had promised"
"WIn you please tell US those
reasons?"
A littlo Easping sob wreuched from
woman's ovcrburdened hcnrt broke
the stiffness at that question, and Mrs
Pnge suddenly dropped forward, hiding
her fnce in her hands.
With her own eyes tear-dimmed
Mary stretched out her hands ycarn-
InEIy, half whispering. Mother! Mo-
ther!" and Lnngdon was ut her side In
moment. Shc waved him back. and,
drawing her veil across her distorted
face. smotherCd tho Eobs that shook
her thin shoulders like storm. as the
prosecutor repeated his question.
TT all happened several years ngo-
| hve-maykG six. Mary and l were very
good friends Mt that time, and was
Mt her home n great deal. SO knew
thnt-that-they were grently in need
OF money"
GYMS It n pressing need. or do you
mean simply that they were poor?"
"Both!" she said. hesItatIngly. "They
were poor, but at the time / speak of
overheard Mr.. Pnge say that there
would be ruin for all of them. and that
they'd he turned out on the streets un-
less he got the money before morn
ing. Mary overheard him. too, ard
when he went out sho and sat try
ing to think of some wny by which we
could raise money. 1t was while we
were still talking that Mr.. Page came
back He-he-had been drinking, and
he was waving check around his head
and cried. I've done a good turn for a
! friend and I've been we'll paid for Ii.
The Lord helps those who help them
selves He seemed terribly excited,
and went out again almost Immediately
saying that he wanted to cash the
check before the banks closed"
ibid Mr.. Page shy who tho friend
was that had given him the check?"
mo; but we learned later"
"Whose check was it,"
my brothers."
"was he interested in Miss Page al
that time?"
eyes. He had always been. think
but she was not at oil in love with
him. She had told me that"
"Yet he gave her father check fol
large sunni"
"No." She flushed holly now. and
cast a timld glance at Mary. as IL half
!. E4n ~
mony in spite OF the circumstances
that had built wall Of horror and ha-
tired between the erstwhile girl friends.
NO." she continued after an In
stant's pause, carefully choosing her
words. ''That was just It. My brother
had not-signed that check"
"Do. you mean" broke in the Judge.
'that the check was forged?"
YES"
show do you know thnt2"
az detective sent by the bank came
to the Page home while I was there
and told Mrs Page and Mary and me.
Mary didn't believe It at first, but at
any rate she said she didn't know
where her father was, though we both
guessed he-he-was In the bar OF the
hotel. He was mostly there. When
the detective had gone Mary wanted
to so and warn Mr.. Page, but ]
thought It would be better to SO to
David: and we did. He was Mortified
when he found out that It was Mary's
| father who had cashed the check be-
cause. not knowing. he had already
told the police to prosecute the man
to the limit Mary cried and begged
him to do something TO save heE
father. and David said. TIL save him
for your sake, Mary, If you will prom.
Use to do something for me in return
did he say what that something
WASP"
"No. She didn't even ask. She Just
said she would do anything in the
world he wanted IL he would save hel
father. So he went with us to the
hotel and VIC got there Just in time tC
} save Mr.. Page from arrest"
How did you save him. as you cal
it,"
David told the detective that he hat
forgotten about giving the check tc
Mr.. Page and that it was perfectly
} good"
and Miss Page was naturally Erate.
full to your brother for his having
saved her father7" prompted tho Dis
trlct Attorney. as Ruth broke off. no
knowing how to go on.
Grateful? Yes. she-she promised
to marry him.
: "How soon were you told OF the en-
: gagement?"
WELL" a faint little wrath of
{ smile crossed her lips, 81 had guessec
what 1t was that my brother woul,
ask Mary. and then I heard her tel
: Mr.. Langdon."
was Mr. LanEdon at the house a
that time?"
mo. he came while was sitting talk
ing to Mrs. Page. Mary and DavI,
) were in the next room. SO went to lie
! Mr.. Langdon in. He stopped at tn
t gate. looking at my brothers automo
: bile. and 1 walked down the path I
meet him. While We were comm
: back toward the porch the others cam
to the door. Suddenly David caugh
t Mary up in his arms and kissed hel
e She seemed to struggle against hIr
Y and. slipping away. ran into the hous,
Mr.. Langdon. thinking that my brothe
r ] had kissed Mary against her vii