Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-10-29

last chance, for our money Is nearly
gone"
How dare you speak like thatr
cried Mrs. Mclaughlin furiously.
Because 1t Is the TRUTH" replied
the daughter. "Did l love you, Jim?
never thought OF love. only thought
Of doing my duty and repaying the
money that had been advanced on me-
We don't love, we of the fnshlonably
rici class. We marry to sell our
selves to the men we can infatuate.
That was why I accepted you"
1.-THE girl has gone madw exclaimed
Mrs. Mclaughlin, with appraised hands.
"Timmons I"
But IL Timmons was listening dis
creetly at the door, he evidently
judged this an unpropltlous moment
to enter In answer to the call.
"That was why became engaged
to you, Jim," continued Agnes Nc
Laughlin "And I thought | was do
Ing my duty All, but" her voice
softened involuntarily-"lt was only
when l found that you were different,
Jim, that l realized-that | began to
realize my wrong. | was ready to
break the heart of an honest man
for you would have found me out after
the marriage, Jim. | was ready to do
you the greatest wrong Il woman can
do man. l realized that when | saw
that yours was not the veneer of cour-
tesy to which I have grown accus
toned, but the love of n good man.
And many and many a time l was
half-tempted to confess to you, and
refrained. Now you know all, and
there is no more to say"
She turned toward the door, and
Jim, Ignoring the mother, who stood
apparently paralyzed, beside the table,
followed her and caught her by the
wrists.
"And now--you will sell yourself to
some other MANI" he demanded
fiercely.
"Oh, suppose so,' she answered,
YEARLY. "Th9t Is, If the money"--she
gave hysterlcal little laugh-"if the
money does not give out before moth
err can find one"
Jim Halsey suddenly laughed, and It
was at that moment that he showed
best the qualities which had given him
success. For in his laughter there was
the challenge Of n strong man who
refuses to accept the buffet OF fate,
and rises supreme, to dominate It,
"You poor chlld" he said tendcrly
'Do you suppose that I am going to
| Lot tbIs harmon h, pn19 4 UpInU I'm
marry you-do you understand that
| Agnes2 l am going to marry you, and
| | am going TO save you from yourself
81 came here tonight with the In
tentlon Of offering to release you. And,
not believing that your love, In which
believed, was falr-weather love, |
planned to tell you that In two or
three years could come back to New
York with another fortune. l was go
ing to ask you to walt two years. Now
am going to take you away with me,
If"
"Tlmmons Tlmmonsp exclaimed
the mother feebly, as she chung to the
table. But Tlmmons did not come
In fact, he was not even at the door.
The discreet butler was, instead re-
counting the incident In the servants
apartments.
"If WHAT" whispered the girl, rails
ing her eyes TO his with an expression
that Jim had never seen In them since
he had met her.
"If you think that you can learn to
love me some day" said Jim. IF you
think you can do that, trusting to
time. Don't | know what you have
gone through Why, many and many
man sells himself, too, body and
soul, In the struggle OF life. But II
you can love me- dear"
ooh, | can" cried the girl lmpul-
slvely "I-loye you, jim | think
have always loved you. But | didn't
know what love was untll-you taught
me, jim"
And that was Jim Halsey's grentest
of all trlumphs, which he remembered
afterward, when his name was upon
all lips as that Of the man who had
"cOme back"