The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-31
IN outrage upon my dignity like this
upon such q thin explanation

cumstantial evidence Is against me. II
"a the part of a noble woman TO have
faith In me. to stand by me In al
versity."
That seemed a good point TO the
authoress for her story. She would
show In her heroine that beauiifnl
faith of a woman IN the man she. loves
81 will think ii over" she said
Now leave me. If | decide that il Is
best to permit you to plead your cause
at the same time furnishing evidence
of what you claim. ! will receive y"e
at my home"
The man clasped his hands and ioJA
ed up to the heavens. and his l..'s
moved in mute thanks. Then, taking
card from his pocketbook. he sHrih
bled his address on 1t.
"You see that | have changed INV
quarters. shall expect to hear from
you-when?"
"If at all within few days"
She moved on without further rcp'y
to the wistful look he gave her. -
soon as she conceived herself to be o'.i
Of sight she looked at the name a.
address on the card he had given Er
It was Edwin V. Atterbury, tmiyef
sity Club"
She was somewhat appalled, nov
that the interview was over at having
entered upon complication win 3"
clubman that might place her ia a
very embarrassing situation. FoTtn-
nately she had not given her name aliA
need not communicate with him luF
Their unless so disposed. She resolve y
that she would let him alone Nv
this prudent resolution was COMMA 'u
| by sympathy for a poor fellow VINO
was the victim Of Circumstance
Would It not be better TO SEND Tor
him convince him of his error anu
offer sympathy? Possibly she miEh'
aesist him I'm reconciliation With the
woman she herself was supposed To De
There was one objection to gong
further with the matter In any way
that was the murder that hao oeei
committed She had been so interest
cd I'm getting material for her mover
or rather. forming the plot, that SUI
had not thought to ask whether th'
woman had succumbed under IN
| blows she had received or whether ne
husband had suffered for ms criin.
Indeed she had not been In sum
ciantlv calm mental condition to get
rarv clear view OF the tragedy.
, After much debate with herself an
r having considered the case pro an
con she reluctantly decided that
world not be wise to follow the ma
, ter any further.
I 4 short time after her meeting WI
G Mr. Atterbury she was invited TO uli
$ with her friend. Mrs. Winston. III
note of invitation contained the ioio'
Q ing. 81 wish you to meet frlend
y mine who has for some time been a
t miring you from a distance. | GO
e fass that I don't like the idea OF
l. PRODUCING him to you, Tor ne Is
r scapegrace. l don't mean That the
! 10 ANYTHING bad about him. but ne D
le tho assurance of a confidence man
"a would not hesitate at any means
II sacure the favor Of woman he love
70 There was nothing repellent abe
Ell This TO Miss Henderson. Indeed,
IL was quite pleased at the prospect
II meeting this bold unknown man
y had been admiring her without m
w ing himself known. She went to
ne dinner In a tremor Of expectation.
10 When she arrived the hostess
chatting with a gentleman In the
y, ventional evening dress. Both ar
:! and Miss Henderson stood stock
10 in establishment. Surely the gen
no man was the man who was wall
bo for her forgiveness.
- "Julia." said Mrs. Winston, Il
ho you to know my friend. Mr. Al
IN. bury"
The Mr.. Atterbury bowed low. but
nat no sign that he had ever met
pet Henderson before. Miss Hende
70. was too confused to say anything
deed. since the man did not recog
mt her as the sweetheart from who
cruel fate had separated him, what
nit there to say? A number OF supl
old tions chased themselves through
nge brain. Possibly. dressed dinere
hall and being in a different light, she
ne" not so nearly resemble his lost lo'
The before. Then, too, he might not
to mention what was uppermost II
r. mind before third person. But
I TO was It that this man, SO madly IN
cred with her double. could have oeei
was miring her at the same timer
she Henderson was mystifed.
light The dinner passed of more plea
led: " than might have been exp'
IS: Mr.. Atterbury must certainly ma
yince covered from his misfortune, IL
This was In excellent spirits and dehg
an 1 " entertaining. At parting ne
with permission to call upon Miss he