The Washington herald., 1922-01-22
By Charles Sa.by

shower Of fairy gold from the cracksd cenfns.
Mrs Tolley-as the woman rosa. Maynard
almost shrsnk from the desolation of her
face.
There IL nothing in the lease that COM
pels US TO come to Princestovn. Mr.. Brss-
DON" she was sayinE. at reads that the
rent shall be paid each quarter day. upon
demand 1t has not been demanded Of me
yet"
what this, q female lawyer-4 woman
Daniel In Judgment whstr' Brssdon bunied
back. Not demand-heyf Well demand
"one moment" she said
Maynard never forgot the coldness Of the
fingers that closed about his wrist, nor the
sights and smells Of the little hallway into
which they drew him The drive and lash Of
the rain outside. the chin drafts, the odor Of
boiiinf cabbage minslins with the pervadins
scent Of drenched heather and peat
MR.. Toiley-" he began. fumblins In
his pockets. but abe stayed him with . res-
ture. her speech coming with the grating
elearness Of . stream Of bitter waters over .
bed Of stones.
You spoke about the chair. Mr.. Maynard
II you are stin viIling-And can make .
ANAL payment now-sbout I've pounds"
It was more than n pound Of flesh those
grim lords Of her LIE were demanding Of her.
II was her very hope itself. not for herself.
but for the one to whom her LIE was given.
The last token Of Elias descent-in . con-
fusion Of tongues within him Maynard found
himself wondering how much Of this might
be the outcome Of Elias bsbbls Of the eve
ming before and that extraordinary interview
in the wood
There came to him an unavailing rskret Al
he remembered his outburst Of demand for
Possession Of the chair. he could almost
hear n now. breaking out into that IRE red
dened circle Of mist with . certain irrevoca-
bisnesf II came upon him with ADDED dis
may that In an their conversation together,
that young stranger had told him nothing
that he had not already known
But cannot pay you half Of what the
chair L. worth" he heard himself saying 10
the woman. aware that Il was his own pride
NNe~<@%NS
Twenty pounds Ii my limit and you could
sen It for much more"
He had an extraordinary distaste 1t seem
inE to advantage himself by the necessities Of
this woman he could see how. for him, IL
= the year, TO come. the shadow Of this hour
would lie across the chair, even though IL
stood Gloriously In the Benbrook Memorial
He felt that shadow failing. IKE . sort Of
sltrne. sthwsrt the path TO Elsie LAthrop.
the path that, above all. he would tread with
feet unstained. Il was such a measer trsE-
edy. after all. 30 unworthy Of the forces he
seemed to sense looming behind II A chair.
thing Of wood only. and yet TO this woman
IT was the symbol Of all that she hAd ever
hoped
Meanwhile. as . Ioan-here's q bank note
for ten pounds" he went rapidly on "a
never mind the loan" he burst out In q rsck-
lessness Of seif-disEust For heavens sake.
take it,
II was almost hatred which looked 1T him
out OF the woman's eyes. the last Fare Of
that half insane pride Of the solitary which
she was even then sacrificing 70 those uni
versal implacabilitiesL It burned into May
nard's brain with a conviction that what
ever she said would be %. There was an In
escapability about 1t ALL They would each
give themselves what they wanted; abe, her
rent; he, the chair: and the differing manner
Of their giving almost proved that the sift
was In each case really from themselves.
Twenty pounds win take for the chair.
No other way-the Torieys have not yet come
TO charity"
Not even her pride could dissuise the
clutchinE easerness Of her grasp upon that
slip Of cracking paper. csunt, whits, aha
reeied. stayed only by her grasp upon In.
handle Of the door behind her. Then she
entered the room again. and through the
closing panels came Brasdon's roar, tn dis
oomfture tinctured by his half delirht that
the mooriand legend had been one. more
upheld
Good God-~he's done n Ma Touey has
her rent"
Then Elias voice. high pitched. bubsSins
with indicated faith.
Yes fay. told you 90. asked un for I,
and what he Eives you've rot to ret
And Maynard. listening amidst the drafts
and those vhins Of boiling cabbage. fsit for
an instant a. though an his COO, prsds q
knowledge were being SHAKEN
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