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sTHE PADDED BRICK.
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immediately neat ana mOuest at'lre.
His was hard, heartless business
And t. had made his nature hard, but
no, heartless. The pitiful pleuder had
impressed him. For the moment he
lost his stern, rigid bearing. A wave
of genuine sympathy swept his iron
nature. lie sighed.
Quickly that human signal OF emo
tion went to the mark. The girl looked
up. She caught the trace Of pity In
that immovable face before the mask
was on again.
"Oh. sir!" she pleaded, RECONSIDER.
Put yourself in my place. II you have
no faith in poor jim, Try and trust me
know him, sir He has been bad anu
wicked"
young lady" spoke Detective Ray
mond, rising to his feet, "for your sake
yes"
"You'l give him chanceT
"!lis last one, yes"
Size had sunk to her knees before
him. She had clasped his hand and
was covering it with kisses.
Within the month Detective Ray
ulond went before the state pardon
hoard. Two days later jim Waldroh
alias "The Ferrett," was released on
communication of n ten years sentence,
Stin later the detective noted a modest
line in daily print among the mar.
riuge HcenSes-"James Waldron and
Winnie Morse"
The detective could find no one Will.
ing to 20 hostage for jim. so he had
him paroled to himself He felt 1t his
duty to look up Jim within month,
His heart warmed as he found the
happy pair living in two pretty rooms,
meet. though humble.
The crntented wife told him how
Jim had found job" 1t was poor
pay hut beginning, and oh, they
were so happy.
Then. somewhat later. the detective
met Jim coming home from work.
Th'"n was no mistaking the manly
spirit in the eX-burglar His eye was
clear. his head erect.
allow is 1t. JimT' Raymond in
qurrd.
Grand sir. Just to work just to
keep straight for he: sake-bless her."
Good for you. Jim. Keep 1t up
nodded the detective with apparent
Indifference, but joy was in his soul.
For over year Detective Raymond
Nd rot hear Of his protege. An inn
loriHut government case sent him tf
Ais la. He returned to his city post
rn the eve of great burglary.
ipwp!ry establishment had been looted
An expert had done the job, but his
identity was not even gueSsed-except
by ,l'hn Raymond.
at looks like jim Wadrons old
timc work" he decided and proceeded
10 look up the eX-convict. AT his old
home he learned that the Waldrons
had lrft there four months previous.
The detective started in to find the
missing couple. 1t was one evening al
,!uak that he located them In n shabb!
tenement house. His inquiry divulged
the fact that Jim about II week before
had gone 10 another city, hopeful Of
finding work where he was not known
and the poor lady. sir" said the de
tccliVeS informant, "only yesterday
she lost the little child. only ten days
old She has shut herself in her room
and Just mourns and mourns. See her
there she is now"
The detective, drawing back in the
shadow, was shocked as figure wear.
Ing Il shawl about her came weak!
down the stairs. 1t was Winnie Wal
'iror, but woefuuy white and thin, de
>pHlr in her wan face.
He was about to speak to her, when
her shawl moved aside. Under 1t she
concealed bundle, boxlike and
wr; ppcd in a pillow case.
"i've hit it," muttered Raymond.
"1he swag, I'll bet! and she's taking
1t 10 .Iin.'
Square after square he guardedly
followed the lone figure. He gasped n
she reached the edge of the city. II
was to enter the gateway Of GENE.
terry.
Winnie Wuldron glanced all about
her, rs If fearful of being observed
Shr finally reached remote plot of
ground bearing two mere fragments OF
stone, on one Father" and on the
Other Mother" She placed her hidden
burden on the ground. She produced
II trowel Mid tears and sobs she dug
II shallow grave, and placed the box
in it.
81" heaped the loose soil upon the
mound and left her poor, short-lived
darling to the mercy of God.
John Raymond shadowed the poor
creature home. He paused outside. He
drew back as some one came down the
street and entered the house. 1t was
Jim.
Within ten minutes Jim reappeared.
His pinched, agonized face bore
stricken, desperate expression. He
stumbled down the street; Raymond
followed him. At an alley Jim found
Il brick. He wrapped his heavy muller
about 1t. Bereaved, his wife starving,
the wretched man came to a delicates
sen shop, with its tempting array OF
food. He raised the padded brick.
$50 need! spoke John Raymond,
detective, the man of heart now, halt
ing The descending hand. "Jim hero,
brother, l greet you"
His arm was around him and the
man was sobbing on his breast-the
man who, with his loyal wife. should
never know want and poverty while
John Raymond had the means to hold
them at bay.
Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Union
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