The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-28

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Suddenly Collapsed In . Faint.
dance palaces, and all-night restau.
rants he went, and even to places OF
worse repute. But he never set eyes
upon her.
One day he ~ crossing Broadway
at Forty-second street, his old play.
mate. Gertrude Jordan. She had
grown stout and matronly. since he had
seen her last, but there wal q look up.
on her face which he had never known
In thu old days. and which made her
homely features almost beautiful.
Then he recognized the cause, for be-
side her was tho stalwart foreman-hus-
band. now the manager Of Jordaa'a
and on his shoulder was a chubby
two-year-old boy
. Jock did not try 10 speak to them.
There, except for my fathers med
ding" he muttered bitterly, goes
Amy Prentice and myself"
But at last hs found her. 1t was
just Gs he had often pictured 1t. She
WAS at g fast restaurant Ei:h q gay
party.
He paused beside her.
. Amy" he said. az
She glanced up at him quickly, and
halt drew back, her face paling under
the rouge.
4 II arr going to take you homo, and
let you change that gown for some
thing moro suitable" he said as he
led her to the door. and then we're
going over to Jersey and get married.
/ havsa friend there who will man
age tho license for US" *
oh. no, Jock" she faltsred. TIE
too late. Don't you understand? +
could naYsr ~ your wits-anybody's
wife now"
She would have said more, perhaps.
but at that minute, tbs manager from
The department store. beginning to
sense what was In the wind, strobe
forward.
Go back to your SCAT" he ordered
dropping . heavy hand upon her
shoulder.
Alraett Simnltaneously~Jo locks fat
shotA oat andsfhS manager vent dawn
SO t4s 7Aoor WIN cram that nearly
knpsteF ths glasses OF the tablss,
Il dozen walters rushed forward I'd
tpterposet but before they could bet
fhhlf0~ aysacross the room, Jock Ind
whisked Amy u Of tho door, andtins
tor t3xi-csb ltanding N font. Alha.
m t tAter thy rorst 1hiHing OF 70.
hek apRrtnsnk q Avn fJI
Hurry now, dearest" he urged lhsr
rs ihAJoHeSsd itHs door with the kei
she gays him. and they passed insfds.
|3osAth1r.R" am going to telephone
the minister At Hoboken that sEiAI
Be there In half an hour" III
BrGigain doubts and compuuctions
1lsxiISd her. HI
ArxSS past IL past. Amy" he lSalaI
N9asteftully. "Ws have both zone
t@fofE. Ind have suffered for It. But
VA htufe IL ,outs and BY the Etsrpsl.
Vel Shars It ;tokethers Ill
N&ddpUs Thu. door was dashed OPEN
and JHe enraEedN manssAr, Md
eyed fandh hatless and disSsvsedl
eonftpnsdths withA rsvoaveri 50 hib
hand N'lS ~ tkell
The next msVFnfng. Jsrsuiah Mspsn
Rlpksd up fis nsyspspsr ana read tAAk
his son had sActepd killed Amy PtuuI
tics and thug killed himself TSsS
was nothing ii the aceount to fndiSsts
What had been Asff Aipct m0(nvjLl
But JezNniah Mccall ratssd hts 1yst
Srtmly tn the text o9fhtSaencs veAiSI
The Wages Of Sin "a DeatA'' nj
| -MsnESspapsr account ef tAs -
sdy 81 .hSse two young iivSs ave ~
rifA Mccall &c hut that the nnrst0t
d the Department store had 6leSuS
htp quarry, taken his d~sspsrataIUl
ysnxe and made good hia- aacapAHh
tpolireAvfrS sAtss1edw VIII &sssSt<
Fiat sppcsfed to thstr sysS u
moral law still questions:
! WHO'S GUILTY."
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