Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-04
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH A. 1927


burning shame of betrayal.
1t was three months before he sent
in his resignation. He wanted to al
lay suspicion. He expected to be
watched He had omitted to dis
charge his debt to the money lenders
for fear that he would come under
suspicion 1t required all his courage
to send In notice.
Then. toward the end of his last
month, he began to realize what his
treachery meant. He knew that, I'M
der the official silence, somebody was
suspected, somebody was watched,
somebody was suffering wrongly for
his abomlnable deed He could not
endure his position. And he told
Dolly.
He confessed to her one evening
when she had questioned him about
his distress He told her that there
could be no future for them upon the
money earned by his betrayal Of his
native land. He bowed his head when
he had ended, for he expected that
Dolly would herself denounce him.
But when he raised his head after
a long silence, 1t was to see Dolly
standing beside him, her face express
sive Of plying wonder.
"The bitter thing is that you did
1t for me, Ronald" she said, and sud
denly dropped to her knees Ronald,
dearest, you know now what you must
do"
But, Dolly"
81 know. You are going to say that
my happiness is worth more than the
nation. But 1t isn't 1t isn't"
IT have made purchases. have re-
signed my position. We shall be beg
gars, even after have served my
term Of Imprisonment"
AT least, Ronald, we can hold up
our heads" she answered proudly.
On the following morning Imbrie
went down to the Office with reso-
luton to which he had come, as
result of his talk with his wife. He
would confess everything; and the
$1,000 he would turn In to charity.
The worlds weight seemed to have
bCNH llOhi hAb bhOuhNAos w
ington had never seemed so beautiful,
nor life so free. He looked ten years
younger as he went to his desk, and
his fellow clerks, too, noticed the
change in him.
1t was long and difficult walt till
he was able to see the high official
who had given him the treaty to copy.
As he kicked his heels In the mans
office, watching dignitaries come and
go, a little sense Of resentment began
to assail him. What right had Mr..
Mowbray to place temptation in his
path--ln his, $25 clerk's2 Would
not anyone with sick wife have been
tempted, too2
And he had worked himself up to
such a degree Of anger that he had
almost decided to turn back when Mr..
Mowbray's secretary came out and
ushered him In.
The great man was sitting alone ut
his desk and his face was quite I'M
passive; but there was cynical smile
upon the lips of the secretary as he
sat down beside him.
Mowbray, idly turning over the
pages Of document, did not look up
for an uncomfortable time. All the
while Imbrle was growing more and
more uncomfortable At last he could
mo longer endure the suspense.
"Mr. Mowbrayt" he blurted out.
Mowbray looked up. "Yesf" he In
quired blandly.
Then Imbrle told him, without ex-
tenuatIon. He did not say that Dolly
had been Ill, nor make mention of the
money lenders. Yet all the while he
spoke he noticed that the cynical
smile was broadening on the secre-
tary's lips.
When he had ended speaking Now
bray turned to the secretary. "Will
you read me that letter from File 1871"
he asked.
The secretary read 1t. II was from
the head of Imbries department.
with regard to our conversation Of
yesterday, can suggest nobody bet
ter than Mr.. Imbrie Of our department.
he Is a fellow of poor character and
In debt, as | have ascertalned, to
money lenders. have little doubt
that he can be trusted to betray the
document to the person In question"
Imbrie stood dumfounded.
ats all right, Mr.. Imbrie," said
Mowbray. THAT was fictitious
treaty which we wanted to get into
the hands Of a certain government"
"Then you have led me on to betray
my country as ! supposed" blurted
out Imbrie.
1--WE had to-" answered Mowbray,
his thin lip curving In scofilng smile.
That's what men of your type are
employed for"
"What about the s50O0T
"Take 1t to the devil" said Mr..
MOwbray.
Dazed, bewildered, but conscious of
his intense humiliation, Imbrie went
out into the sunlight.