The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-05

the subject upon her. she made no Sc
cret to Shurtliff of her devotion to the
younger Meade, her sorrow that he had
made such q declaration, and her de-
termination to wait for him. She was
ALWAYS careful to end every CONVERSE
ton by saying that she knew her out
look was perfectly hopeless and that
she could expect nothing except sor-
row until the younger Meade was re-
habilitated. She so cOntrived matters,
while constantly affirming her feeling
for Meade. as to let Shurtlif infer
that she was convinced that he had
been telling the truth in what he had
said.
After a time she deity appealed TO
him to know If he could not help her
discover the truth she tactfully main
tanned even in face of the evidence that
Shurtliff had given. And she did this
in such an adroit way that Shurtllff
became convinced that she did not con-
meet him with any willful deception,
and that she believed that he was de-
luded himself and occupied the posi-
ton of an innocent abettOr. And Shurt
lift. in his strange, old, self-containeo
way, finally grew to like Helen Hing
worth exceedingly. Indeed he started
. in his work with natural antagonist
; to Colonel IllingwOrth, and when M
. sensed, as he very soon did. the dlt
ference that had arisen between fathe'
and daughter he espOused the cause u
, the latter. He was the kind OF a maj
who had to devote himself to some
{ body. He began to wonder If Their
:. was any way to secure the girls hap
e piness without betraying the eide
: Meade.
4 She comprised the secretary, VIII
!. was, of course, old enough to be he
b father. with sweet Observances and h
I found it increasingly hard to keep tru
:, 10 his falsehood Now she was car
e able of fascinating bigger personalitie
: than Shurtliff. although she cared Iii
t tie for that power and rarely exercise
n it. The old man actually got to thinl
n ing of her as a daughter. Sometime
o when they had an hour together h
J. found himself SecOnding her argument
o for the innocence of the youngt
t Meade. for she had progressed that fl
d by now, with little details which n
n knowledge and experience of the Nv
L. men could supply. Tritling In then
d selves as were these contributions, 4
ID Rodney pointed out when she repeatt
W them To him. they nevertheless addt
something To the cumulative force
IL the argument SO laboriouSly built I
IN by the friend and woman. And III,
III were decidedly indicative of Il grown
h. mental condition on the part of Shur
nv lift from which much might be hop,
nd and expected.
te- But Shurtliff could not bring hil
ID self to come out boldly and comics
tn. and his failure to do that made hi
tn more and more miserable. AT first b
gi- conscience had been entirely clear /
he had viewed his conduct in the light
'ry noble sacrifice for the great ma
ITS Now he began 10 question: Was
he right To blast the future of the liviI
for the sake of the fame of the dea
rh Probably he would have question:
lis that eventually without regard
up Helen Illingworth, but when he beg
IS to grow fond of the woman and VIII,
er he realized. as she Enthusiastically d
so closed IL TO him, that her own hapl
er ness was engaged and that he was n
OF only running the career of man b
re- wrecking the life and crushing Il
e heart of an entirely innocent woma
he had a constant battle royal wi