The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-19

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IyyoG desseryed nsysl eaming
IhowS tthtngs would
STOP Bruce SID hoaIseIys
fhfs lace ashen on shall NOT
suffer furthervS hateyer HAPPENS
.sWhat doI yoI ID Gan ne Miss
Massey asked doubtful He
braced himself took both her
hands and said slowly am go
ling straight TO Anne M4ria-and
/ tell her. the exact truth .Sss II 81
know her, It q IS truth hat will
make us free z
NO, mol I had 1fath er die! I
could never face her. Never in
the world ~. Miss Massy @moaned,
but he was already at the door
There he turned smiling painfully
at her, thenswent outside, his head
high
He had never dared climbing to
the tree house which sat twenty
feet from earth In the crotch of q
huge spread elm Rough "A steps
tcontrfyed ( aof Scleats and branches
led mp to It Anna Maria almost
skipped over themBruce lost
breath like mountain CHM Der.
But he kept on, his npsss set hard,
though exertion had brought back
wholesome color. It was nofdeath
head that astounded Anne Maria.
rising painfully above the floor OF
her erie but "a human being dom.
inant with purpose
''Sit down! No fall! Looks like
you're at the last gasp =. the girl
cried gayly. He went near ana
stood upright, saying: Anna Ma
ria-if great criminal pleads
guilty after full confession, will
you give him a suspended sent
tence?D
She bowed her head. too amaz-
ed for speech. Briefly heswentz on
all through the sorry tale of mis-
doingsNneither sparing nor excus-
ing himself nor his partner. bur
sc tting forth badly. but with his
most lucid legal. ability, fthe ugly
facts in the case This, until p e
came to the next last sentence,
spoken in stammers with clutch
ing hands. IT think you m-must
know-a-already--a this was done
for me.
Anne Maria was choking her
eyes brightly with tears yet man
aged to say saucily No such
thing. Sir Vanity It was Just OPP
portunity that woke the gambler
are three Of a kind. will be
hard to forgive you two for not
ia king me into the bige game at
first. Think of the thrills I've
lost-and be ashamed OF your
selves
Sentence. rseaala. Eru Is en-
treated. She held out her hand
8han-when he did not take it.
clutched his and said gaily: he
Judgment OF the court is-that you
KEGS On to the end-sweeti or bit
ter I love risks, and mean tc be
5ral partners Win or lose.
shant whine Let's get down Q
arth. and powers sof attorney AMI
things. But first must sentence
myself-not to tease aunty for' :,
whole solid week.
"T-we-rou must not be allow
ed ;. Bruce sta mmered
".Allowed' is good, Anne Maria
flung back. Understand sir. al
low myself 10 do as like. By. way
OK proving that. I'll tell you some
thing very niceI am goin 10
marry New Year, someDod! W:' poo
regards my money as an excres-
cence-he has SO much more OF
his own.
-His NE is West" Bruce as
seY:al = uf;dentiy Anne MARIA
smiled How nicely you say IT.
Yes-the. heir presumptive of Yves
trand. and a LOT beside. So De
easy in your mind over my future
and remember there are 10
strings OF any sort on----any OF U Us s
I three. .$4s
Bruce understood what she vas
!; too finely wrought to saE--that her
forgiveness carried no sort OF OBJ
legation. And in that glimpse 81
her soul he understood that all y
was gaining in this release YES
less than he was losing
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