Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-08

was promptly liberated on bail, and
Blanche Griffin was left with her
nearly distracted sister.
Blanche tried to comfort Virginia,
but the latter sought solace in whisky.
Blanche resolved to remain with her
and when opportunity offered emp
tied the whisky bottle in the sink.
Virginia. deprived of the stimulant,
wandered restlessly about her apart
ment. She was afraid to go out, as
she feared the police might arrest her
as witness Of the shooting ARRAY.
Both girls. worn by the excitement
of the day, finally decided to retire.
When they were ready for bed
Blanche, who since Grace Coe had
taken her in hand, had fallen back on
the habits Of her childhood, knelt at
the side of the bed in prayer. Vir-
ginia at first sneered at her sister, but
later, as she thought of their mother
and of their happiness at her side
when they were children, she also
knelt in prayer beside Blanche.
Bill Reilly, taken to the police sta
ton, was released on bail, furnished
by John Burton and Grace Coe.
Mr.. Henry Coe was probably sur
prised during dinner by the hangdog
demeanor of his son and the some
what subdued attitude of distinctly
self-willed daughter. But he said
nothing and retired early to rest.
The storm broke next morning at
the breakfast table, when his furious
glance dwelt on the scareheads of a
newspaper article describing the
shooting ARRAY. Certainly they pro-
yided violent irritant for the head of
respectable household.
BILL REILLY, REFORMED CON-
VICT, CONFESSES TO SHOOT
ING GANGSTER = GRACE
COE AND JOHN BUR-
TON GO ON HIS
BAIL.
These sensational captions were
more than borne, out by the text Of
the article. Goes voice was thick
with fury when he sought his daugh-
ter, who had breakfasted earlier and
was then seated at piano in the
drawing room. g..
"You are becoming a disgrace to
your family" he cried, vehemently,
smashing clenched fist into the
newspaper crumpled up in the other
hand. "This sort of thing has to stop,
and stop now. You either give up
this reform work or leave my house.
And cut off the supplies too. Though
you own your mothers estate. / am
your trustee and I'll put the whole
| damned lot into the courts SO that you
can't touch penny for the next five
| years"
! The man was incoherent with
/ wrath, or he would never have sworn
In front of a daughter whom he loved
devotedly. He could not guess, Of
course, how acutely the girls soul
was narrowed by conflicting emotions.
For once she was tongue-tied, and
tried lamely to argue that IL she
would be consistent In her endeavor
to elevate humanity she must help
| those who depended on her.
Naturally, the irate man would not
listen. He insisted on complete and
instant submission to his will, and
Grace was at her wits end to obtain
some sort Of respite, since 1t was i'm
possible that she could accede to his
wishes on an utterly false pretext. At
| that juncture her brother entered.
She saw at once that George, goaded
| to desperation, was about to confess,
and dreaded the outcome of his sor-
did revelation far more than her faith
er's misdirected wrath against herself.
But George Goes newborn resolu-
ton was not to be gainsaid. Every
instinct of manliness In his compost
ton rebelled against the positive in
/ justice inflicted, in the first instance,
on Bill Reilly, and, secondly, on a
girl whose efforts to ameliorate the
lot of the submerged tenth had often
excited his wonderment.
This thing has gone far enough,
SIS" George said firmly. ITS up to
me to face the music. l did that
shooting, dad. ! was several sorts OF
fool, and now am ready to pay
the price. But one thing you ought
to know and believe before say
another word. I'm soft-headed idiot
and wastrel, but / am no criminal
! Dlsregarding Grace's fearful pro-
tests, he surprised even the angry
banker by the quiet lucidity with
which he exposed the trap laid for
him by Virginia Griffin and Two2Gun
Jake. He did not spare himself in the
least degree. He did not SO much as
strive to palllate his action In con-
senting to wiring the money out OF
his philanthropic sister.
When he had made an end, his
father ragged at him SO frcnziedly that
he turned and left the room. taking
| literally the command that he should
clear out forever and never again
dare 70 show his face in that house
or city"
But the Infatuated banker counted
without his daughter. Grace caught
his shoulder as he would have gon,
out to storm after George down the
stairs.
Father" she said quietly, els
George entirely at fault? Did you
bring him up in the right way? Have
you taught him to trust his fellow
men and revere womanhood? Has
not every word and counsel of yours
warned him that humanity was prom
to evil? Can you blame him now 1
he believes you and acts on the very
principles you inculcated?"
i Henry Coe could not have been
more surprised II one Of his own office
boys had venteured to lecture him al
to the investment of his money, and
pointed out the Inherent rottenness OF
certain great corporations which bulk
large In the financial world. At any
rate, he Gained down sufficiently that