, 1925-01-07
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Joycer'
I'm listen to anything you care to
tell me. I owe my friend. Miss
Dwight. that much"
she told me . a little about
you and her. Be fair to her. Remem-
Der how she has been brought up. All
her life 1t has been drilled into her
that she must make q good match. It's
a shameful thing. I hate 1t. But
what can a girl like Joyce doT"
"You Justify herr"
II understand her. A decision was
forced on her. She had no time to
choose. And-if you'll forgive my
saying sol think Joyce did wisely.
since she Is what she Is"
"Of course she did," he answered
bitterly.
Think OF her. She doesn't love
him, but she sacrifices her feeling to
what she considers her duty"
shall we substitute ambition for
duty?"
"If you like. Her position Is not a
happy one. but she must smile and be
gay and hide her heartache. You can
"ioiu W be SVielous, III Nllilthy.
"rve been n fool" he admitted dryly.
1.-The turn that things have taken is
the best possible mt for me. But I'm
not quite prepared to thank Miss Sci
don YET for having awakened me-"
She saw thai his vanity vas stung
more thar his heart. His i%nfatuation
for her had been of the senses. The
young m shifted to another Issue.
You'll be careful tonight. won't
you?"
very? Mr.. verinder will have to
walt for his coup. thanks to you"
You mean p The question
hung fire or her lips.
$50 on. neighbour"
mo. It was something I had no
business to ask" The cheeks beneath
the dusky eyes held each a patch Of
color burning through the tan.
Then I'll say 1t for you. You were
going to ask If they would really have
caught me with the goods. Wasn't
that it?"
yes"
81 tell you frankly that they would"
"You mean that you are a
highgraderT
yes"
II was afraid So"
His eyes would not release her. you
made excuses Cor Miss Seldom. Can
you find any for mel"
You are a man. You are strong.
1t is different with you"
my sin Is beyond the pale. I sup
poser"
How do I know1 I'm only a girl.
I've never seen anything Of real life.
Can I judge your"
But you do"
The troubled virginia. sweetness OF
the girl went to his soul. She was his
friend, and her heart ached because
Of his wrongdoing.
81 can't make myself think wrong is
right"
You think the profits from these
mines should all go to verinder n
his friends. that none should belong
to the men who do the work."
81 don't know. . g.. D.. That doesn't
ceem fair. . . But I'm not wise
enough to know how to make that
right. The law is the law. / can't 60
back Of that"
Cant your I can. Who makes the
laws?" He asked 1t almost harshly.
THE people. ! suppose"
Nothing of the kind. The opera
tors control the legislatures and put
through whatever bills they please.
The whole machinery of
is wned by u masters. What can
we ro?'
~ DOM know"
%.either do Except what am
doing. II is against the law. all right,
but | try to see that the workmen get
some Of the profits they earn"
would the operators-what would
they do l. they proved you guilty of
highgradlngT'
at is hard to prove. Ore can't cas-
lily be Identified"
He smiled down upon her with the
ensy recklessness that distinguished
him. ~ don't think II would have run
quite to a prison sentence. The bur
den of proof lies on the accuser. Be
cause | am In possession Of rich ore,
1t does not follow that | did not come
by 1t ;egitimately. Ore can't be sworn
to like bric-n-brac.. ! may have shipped
this In from South Africa. so far as
the law knows. Bieyer knows that.
figure he would nave played his hand
In the G%oldbanks way"
"And how would that bef"
III would forget the law. too. just
as we've lone on our side. A posse
OF men would have fallen on me maybe
after I had got out of town, and they