The herald., 1917-09-20

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ana tear-Stained face. Gray swept
aside the crowd. He seized ;hr Sirl
by the arm and LED her tu The door,
way where the woman stood.
Say" this poor creature from that
crowd and the police" he said rap
idly. Give her shelter Till She i in
her right mind again. and | Mil pay
You for the trouble"
"Iil i" it without pay" >ohbrd the
woman. but il will do no good had
daughter who went that way. and
nothing could stop her. I'll do as You
wish. though"
IN" helped Gray get the girl into the
house and 10 couch. Gray insisted
on giving her money. she halted h m
as h" was about to depart with the
words: IF YOU please. sir. leave your
name. If any trouhI" comes Of this,
Your story might help me out of it,"
Gray pencilrd his name and hotel
address IN a card. and went his way.
The crowd had dispersed. and the pu-
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done AN act OF kindness he could not
resist in the natural goodness Of his
/ heart. He returned To his room at
I the hotel, sat down at "a table and
marked out the course he would now
/ pursue.
He had come To- Paxton on business.
and his closest friend. young physi-
! elan named Lysle Everett. had accom-
! panied him. The latter had gone far
/ Their down the road, but had arranged
| 10 join Gray AT his hotel at eight
/ O'Clock thar evening and return with
/ him to Lyndon.
AT the time appointed Doctor Ever
! EFT entered the hotel and the room
occupied by Gray. He was startled to
/ find the latter. his face buried in his
arms, ourStretched across the table
and apparently asleep. He had been
writing. and two kilograms ready to
send lay upon The table. one was 10
Miss Pearce and it read: Il shall
/ never return TO Lyndon. Think lhe
/ best of me that you can" The other
| was TO the mayoralty campaign con-
mittee at Lyndon. and read: Appoint
! n new mayOralty candidate at once. |
/ positively refuse to accept the office.
Doctor Everett stood like one spell
/ bound. He could not figure out the
. situation cuherently. The widest the
| cries filled his mind. Had Gray be-
come overcome with drink. or inSan-
/ ity! He reused up his friend. shocked
/ al the CHASTITY face revealed. only one
! point would Gray discUSS-hi> resolve
/ To send the kilograms and disappear.
Why" came the cha,leugin. tie
/ mand. but there was no reply ur eX-
/ PLANTATION.
All right" finally spoke Everett. a
/ firm. reflective expression in his eyes
At all hazards he must prevent his
! friend from sending those kilograms,
| which he believed We're inspired by u
passing mental alteration. Your
nerves are all upset. | will give you
ii strengthening draught and stay with
you to the last minute can spare"
Ten minutes later Barton Gray was
under the influence of II powerful OPT
ate. The doctor destroyed the tele-
grams. He employed two stalwart
men TO watch Gray through the night
and the next day, leaving further doses
of the medicine TO keep him in a state
of insensibility.
1t was nearly midnight of that sec
Ond day when Gray awOke. The doc
tor had burst into the room. He was
| joyous and excited.
Elected by the biggest majority
ever given in Lyndon" he announced
in kind of cheer.
Gray stared at him vaguely. Just
then there was an interruption. Some
one Knocked AT the door. The woman
he had hired TO care for the fc-lOrn
girl appeared.
oh, sir - she said. that girl, | got
her TO her home. On the way, telling
her of your rare kindness, she broke
down under it and made me wait until
she sent Il message to you. l prom
Used to bring IT," and the speaker pre-
scented an envelope.
The bewildered Gray opened it.
There was q sheet which bore the rec
ord OF Barton Gray" in a Canadian
prison. There was note from the
girl. You will never be troubled
again. Because you were kind to me,
weary of life. have solved the prob
lem for my uncle. myself and those
who schemed TO blacknail you"
That isn't ALL" continued the old
woman. The girl and three others
were found dead from poison late this
afternoon"
The problem was. indeed. solved. but
not wholly, for Gray was innocent,
though he would never have tried 10
prove 1t. His dearest friend IT was
who had used his name to screen his
| own. and who had undergone the pris-
on sentence. Redeemed now. occupy
ing Il high position. Gray had been
willing TO sacrifice his own happiness
To protect him.
And amid his later life of uninter-
rupted felicity, Barton Gray was all
ways Saddened when he thought of
the wild, hayward girl who had
cleared up for him his tangled path of
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