Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-09-06

Not until she was shut In and
hopelessly lost did the girl suspect
Then she decided to die rather than
submit to the fate she had rushed for
ward to meet.
"She had some Photographic proofs
in an envelope in her bag and upon
the backs Of these she wrote what
had happened, and the name OF her
betrayer, sealed them up and address
ed the envelope to me.
"She managed to throw this out OF
a window, where 1t was found by some
one passing and sent to me. Then
then-she took the pin out OF her hat,
and stabbed herself straight through
the left breast"
Lucille Foote drew her kerchief and
wiped her eyes.
81 ought to cut that out" she OBJ
served in a moment. "but you see
had known the girl since she was
baby. and when her mother. learned OF
her death, the shock killed her also.
And what good did 1t do-what END
did it server"
"And the MANI" | inquired.
went free as men do" said
Miss Foote. HE simply disappeared.
The girl had his picture in her room
at her home, and we had his descrip'
ton of course, but he was not found.
"Yet he murdered that girl just as
surely as il his hand had guided the
hin instead of hers, when 1t pierced
her heart. Don't you think girl
driven to thing like that ought 10
have a chance to come back and try 1t
over? If not, what would become OF
herr"
81 think" rejoined. that a girl
forced to such a choice, who chose
death to Ndishonor, ought to go to a
little white and gold room in the very
highest heaven"
Lucille Foote turned toward me ana
I thought that she seemed pale In the
moonlight, and that her eyes were
very wide and dark
THANK you, Mr.. Glace," she MUIR
INJURED softly and turned her head
away.
"But as for the man." / went on;
"tbe one who was responsible for that
pitiful ending of two other lives, even
though he escaped the justice or man,
he cannot escape the justice OF Fate.
1t will trail him sooner or later to his
DOOM"
NV companion glanced back again
to me.
"Do you believe that?" she whis-
pered; about Fate? Really"
nodded.
'Yes. I have seen it work out
ascin and again-that men who had
done crimes, aud thought themselves
safe, were overtaken by the arm OF an
unsupported justice. That is one or
Duars strongest beliefs also.
"He says it always happens. He
calls IL the law of Retributive Justice,
which demands that every person
pays in full for every act he performs
of evil, and is rewarded for every
good deed"
Wherefore by his good deeds one
ACQUIRES merit as the Orientals say,
quoted Miss Foote. We'll, why not?
II there is a life after this, why
Christians spoke of recording angel.
II there is a life after this, why
should there not be a ledger kept,
with debts and credits for or against
each soul?"
dual calls those records the Kar-
mic Scrolls" / replied.
"You mean he believes in such a
record?" inquired Miss Foote in a
rather small voice.
Indeed, yes. In fact it is through
that that the law of justice works. He
says that every act, every thought or
a man makes it's record for or against
him. and that an act or a thought
lives and operates until 1t produces its
effect.
with him all Is cause and effect.
The act is the cause, its effect the re-
suit.
his karma-the balance, as it were, OF
the things he has done, which deter
mines what he is to do next. If he Is
right, and myself I believe that he is,
then the man who betrayed that girl
cannot escape the payment for his act.
At least II is some satisfaction to
think that some time it must be-"
She made no answer and I too fell
into silence, watching her out OF half
closed lids.
Her profile told me she was think
Ing and would rather not be disturbed
by more words. / let my eyes wander
from her face out over the moon
drenched landscape, silvered into
weird beauty.
Far off to the right point of red
dish light winked from a dark blot
a hut in the wilderness of sage. I
watched II dwindle and die behind us.
Lucille Foote drew long, quivering
sigh.
"You are right, Mr.. Glace: that man
shall pay"
A tall figure appeared in the door at
our backs and / recognized Dual. He
stepped out on the platform and stood
behind us.
"Even now the hand OF his fate Is
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