The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-02-27
FOR LOVES
SAKE
By AUGUSTUS G. sHERWIN


Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Unionl
He was man of whims. He could
afford them; but when Robert Leeds
invited 1nez Walters to become an in
mate of his princely home he had ar
object outside of the inspiration OF
charity. He had never seen her be
fore, and the first thing that struck
him was her wild rose beauty.
Inez was living with relative Of
Mr.. Leeds at Acton and the Deanes
awarded her an Indifferent home in
return for toll and drudgery. Mr.,
Leeds, making a flying visit. was al
once attracted by the rare loveliness
OF the girl. His scheming brain con.
ceived plan whereby he could use
her to his advantage.
Il have taken fancy to the girl
ne told Mrs. Deane. "She iss like a
radiant flower wasted in the wilder.
ness. My life is lonely one. 1 have
plenty of money. / will take her of
your hands, make lady Of her and, If
she turns out as think she will,
shall adopt her legally"
1nez was dazzled by the prospect SET
before her by the old millionaire
Within week all her arrangements
were concluded. Mrs. Deane was to
MT her out with suitable attire for the
occupant of higher social sphere and
Inez looked forward with natural in.
terest and anticipation to the new life
about to open up for her.
There were two things that occu.
pied her thoughts almost exclusively
that last night at the Deane home
One was, the only suitable dress she
had ever WORN made for her by her
mother a month before she died. II
was plain and cheap, but maternal love
had given 1t tastiness that endeared
it fondly to the orphan girl.
The other theme was memory of
the only lover she had ever known
Waldron Pearce. He had been her
beau" for over a year. A few months
previous Waldron had gone to dis.
tant place to secure work and Inez re-
GREETED leaving Acton without seeing
or bidding him good-by. With the
cherished dress. however, packed in q
neat box, she placed withered bunch
of roses which Waldron had given her
when they had last parted.
Mr.. Leeds received her with father.
u l.,
Inez many days to habituate herself to
her luxurious environment. There
was a kindly housekeeper, and the
bright, pleasant manner of Inez soon
made her a favorite with the other
servants. Mr.. Leeds provided her
with everything the heart could de-
sire and Inez tried to be grateful
Then there appeared a new figure on
the scene-Ronald Greer.
He was the dissolute nephew of Mr.
Leeds and a source of constant anxi.
ETY. to the old man. His only living
near relative, his uncle regarded him
with real affection, poorly repaid by
the ungrateful and undeserving object
Of his care. 1t was solely on account
OF Greer that he had acted on the
caprice of bringing Inez into his life.
In the first place, he hoped that her
presence in the house would arouse
the jealousy Of young lady to whom
Greer had proposed marriage and who
rejected him. If that failed, then Gree.
might turn his attention to Inez, and
this Mr.. Leeds hoped for, believing
that marriage would curb the INSTEAD
mess of Greer's nature.
From the beginning Inex took an
aversion to the coarse, common young
man who betrayed all the characters.
tics of trifler. She finally entertained
a suspicion of the plans of Mr.. LeedA
Inactivity was foreign to her nature
and she began to weary of a profitlesA
butterfly existence. One day she ran
to the door as she made out Waldron
Pearce passing the door, but by the
time she reached the street he was out
of view.
Waldron looked pale and ill. Inez
could not get him out of her mind
after that. A sight of him had re.
vived all her old-time liking for the
manly, handsome young fellow. She
followed an impulse to write to Mrs
Deane and ask her what had become