Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-22
copyriEht. 1910. Mrs. wilson woodrow
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Henry scott an Industrious. capable man.
hoh %mp GSgsG' S S["' Hyrus TufnSu Turn
9,nll wants his daughter. Marjorie; to marry
Dissatisfied At home believing tina, MiS,
Hardy. IN" honsekcepcr. Is trying 10 eaten
married secretly. As Hugh ieaves the oi'i,o
hastily h" fails to lock in the safe an en-
n,"H" containing yadn"o ,So ' Tant and H.
wall Tufnbull and Henry. having sudt%"
hsc for the bonds. go through the SAFE WIN
phones 10 ,het police. Henry threatens ihat
HuFh hc ~ VIII NH himself nt assume tn guilt;
Hugh and Marjorie return and announce"
their marriage 10 Henry. who accuses Hugh
of the Ihef: Of the bonds, which he indis-
n9ntIy doni:cs Hugh. terrified AZ the s'ght
~ policeman runs away Marjrri", HIS
"r!it"n 4" not" To her father. telling HIM sho
Is uarrior. but not saying 10 whom. Turn
huu enters. furious hu, Henry tells HIM
Marjorie is his wiz"
lContinued from Wednesday,
NO. dear Let me do the talking.
Mr.. Turnhull, your daughter is my
wife. We married without letting you
know because we knew that you were
terribly overworItcd and ovcrworried
here at the Office just now. and we
wanted 20 spare you the trouble and
the time that would have been needed
for wedding preparations Since you
dIsapprove of the match. all we can
do is TO take ourselves OFF"
HIS arm still about Marjorie, he
turned 10 leave tho room. AS he led
tn" bewildcrcd girl with him. he whis-
pcrcd quickly.
1T Is tho only possible way to save
you. Keep up the pretense. You can
divorce me in another state later on
III never force my love upon YOU"
BEFORE they could reach the door,
/ rurubuli had rallied from his trance
! Of bcwiidcrment With n joyous. cry,
/ ne fairly flung himself upon them,
I Shaking Henry's hand with cTusiv.
I delight: kissing Marjorie again and
! again. vowing that this was the hap
! piest day in all his whole long life.
( lie overwhelmed the wrctchedly un-
( happy couple with congratulations; at
! ono breath plaYfully rebuking Henry
I for dcceiynE him, at the next, plead
Z Ing MarJorie's forgiveness for having
/ dared TO suppose she would be such
q little idiot as 10 marry Hugh.
And now Interrupted Henry, when
| he could make himself heard, II am
going TO Syracuse on that Sanders
loan. got telegram abou, il ten
/, minutes aro. III toe back as soon as
can. leave Marjorie in your care
| sir"
Going TO leave your wife on--ot
! your wedding day! s,ammered the
| aston!shed old man.
business can't wait" said Henry
briefly. Happiness can. Good by e
/ I've just time 10 catch my train
He was GU. Of the office before
I Turnbull could md his voice.
Well" snorted the old man, star
ING after Henry. "Bridegrooms aren't
/ what they were in my day, / cant tell
, You, Marjorie. Business is business
Of course. But to run away from his
| bride on their wedding day
I'm going HON, father" interrupt
/ ed Marjorie. Good bye
She could endure no moor Just now
Little by little she was beginning to
realize what Henry Scott had jus,
sacrificed for her in taking the onus
Of marriage on himself And sh,
wanted TO he alonc--tO think: and Il
reconstruct her ideas as to the worth
Of the two brothers who loved her.
Next day ON the bank of n rive,
some miles away, n rural constable
found Hugh SCOTS hat. In IL was 8
note that read:
Il am innocent But l cannot prov,
my innocence. SO am going TO enc
everything"
From the spot where the hat wa,
found footsteps led down into tn,
| water.
Marjorie read the news Of the sui
eide and was surprised Ia find herself
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