Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-01

biz om ss, 1 ase seemed to nseT little
Gore heere. wilkins story I suspected what
zen this 0s @i: carr fS the 'Si a OF
epSas sb sinfer o SSSa ne s amt
The evil ieer on tho creature's face rs no
thlnlsg,vin., that jimmy and ! had been.
allowed II arrive Ia time.
II Xix. hsr kinder. and then when seen
a Eoo::-loosin' crnp drive up this afternoon
and her c-graatin him so lovin' got awful
Him ant her went a-walkin' in the woods
t tskin' the kt along. an ! followed and
II wan,es her Fer fer My MY sTSana d,an',
IKE IKE the the 'Gen of n" city char comm to SEQ
Then all II sudden kinder got wise
to tho fact that he d'dn't IKE her none too
was ho,dn' VI tho Kid an plcadin' with him
anG hc YVES fdGcttn around kinder uneasy
cot wise tc the sort Of IA girl she was
Fairfax. don't let him talk about like
that. can't bear to think what hos going
to sny about me next TO YOU and MIR. Bar.
>, "M Ne mind what he says ahou, YOU mex,
Whss want is somebody else's-now. do
whcn you showed htn>--his boy?"
Oh yes. sir; indeed do. Everything he
mind used TO believe all Richard said
and now just cnn'; believe anything That's
though III 10 The risht hing. Madre, hut
n let mo CT, break the news 10 Margaret in my
DIE ,Eon hca- lhat?" asked Jimmy turn
monoy" ADDS the fa,ioS. With the un @nnns
DEVELOPED r'sn;ai!ty often shows
Na rhsn , ,l,.~e ST. Ven n Wilkins and
Jimmy. wno hod crmc rooa til. scene
few moments TOO late. filled tho gaps with
! i.,-t If6,
OF II all
co l"my sl had "a, arrived Just in tine to
,hs a,,er u fa s he sas farr sSs
he had vSpacted to Guy 90 the girl TO whom
he o"eh lere. ioynity aud projections
The "tnsr In tn" meantime. seeing his
path "lsar to reach tho Sill, was about te
henr"g rrc Mn n h his rs sense Of
and instead lie turned and faced the city
conley ASST w'is,ns Il he had been i"f fol
''T Haxr m s s,E nG IA, he ss w whS match
his rival. Wi!kin+ inscien;ly answered. Well
what 4 wasH'
,sreetea In Iher-are YOU in love with her ?
wilkins rep% was evil grin.
,,I, Meh -" can nave her nna thousand
herane he good to her and the 70 ba aSSry
mishty good, 10 YOU understand asked
evil Viii, Wien nc he "9 misn, be me ens suIiH
Mad Ne was IN, not psychoi2sls,- he
Aiadpe e man of brute instinct and low
mentality What he thought that he
sweethear, of whom he had tired. name
for his baby. and his own freedom to marry
tion and his fathers ambitious designs
None If tnis Eac Jimmy heard i.e lad
the cabin win a certain a6sorbeG intSr "
in each other which he did not then under
stand; hu; which WIS now unplea sanity clear.
II a.
and wilkins Matched their plot.
Nadge WIS wandering through the woods
inos; cne.rfr'iy Sic ~, @ nse, Hsr "a"
l;ichard nad ccn,e from tho city at sound OF
her side ,.ra, 7rari!y she felt sure that the
mTinG ~ ~, Gn'f In her arms represented
Baby gi!,nrssd patch OF red flowers a,
screaming, Justify for them To quiet hin:
after the bright objects which had attracted
the little La. a minute later she returned
trumphantiy Bearing the flowers.
BABY was gone!
Madge's face had gone white and wa,
her lover { Iitiless william. knew that ne
was a driven weaklins who had never
guessed to what he was subjecting the girl
At last wilkins hae united his captive and
told her to , cnooss between her freedom and
with certain terrified expectation OF pur.
suit. and then in an anguish OF doubt she
returned.
tered but the lie Of her baby Beaten and
pathetic She rn-cntered the cabin. She knew
she was going TO utter degradation Blu
sake of her baby.
But wave on wave of horror went owe,
her when Wilkins seized her and crushed
her in his arms. She felt herself helpless tt
cope with tbs. force of his brutality she
thought herself alone In those gloomy woods
but normal instincts of self-preservation hat
made her shrek for help anC her cries had
led Jimmy anG me straight to the cabir
door.
And that was the story Wilkins told and
] Witnessed.
And now. Miss Beatrice Will your sers,
hf ethics and honesty prevent your using
ne story 10 Madgcs advantage?" asked
Jimmy. Are you ready to fight fire with
Gomez -
With tense brenthlcssness Madge Minturr
watched me--and knew what my answel
must be.
Well granny, II you think It's all rish
suppose 1t is. But 1t doesn't seem exactl,
ethical to me for Beatrice Fairfax, to dc
evil that good may come" said J.
DO you actually think It's tustihable
Granny, dear?'
"Justihable" Granny's keen blue eye
flashed behind the gold bowed spectacles sh,
hac adjusted in order to examine the tull,
which was drapeG across the back of m,
evening gown. That girl Mary never doe
hook you up just right. Here, come t,
and don't fuss any more. You look YER,
nice, and Tn sure the wedding will be :
great success like you In blue" con
cluded Granny, irrelevantly.
AS far as she concerned the CONVEX
sation was concluded When Granny choe SCI
to dismiss subject, woe betidc a persistenl
person who attempts to continue discussing