Nogales international., 1934-09-01

now, Sarah; I thought he was. It's
not decent, it's not honest to take
advantage of wild girl beside her
self with grief about her brother.
Td-well. I'll tell him what I think
of him!"
"Nancy did it herself, Papa"
Nancy had lost her mind-he's a
doctor and he hadn't"
Hes in love with her; when a
mans in love-"
The door opened abruptly and
Amanda's round black head came
in.
"Doctah Morgan ter see yo',
suh."
Mr.. Gordon's eye cleaned. "Tell
him to come in here, Mandy"
Mrs. Gordon half. rose from he1
seat. She wanted to run, but if she
did? She had never seen her hus-
band like this before and she had
swift and horrid visions of murder
and sudden death. She cast a startled
glance at his drawn face and stopped
crying.
The halt door opened quietly fot
Richard, Morgan.
There was a moment: of terrible
silence. At a glance he took in the
situation. Perhaps his own heart
searching had prepared him for it.
He glanced at Mrs. Gordon but he
faced her husband. He spoke appar-
entity with some effort.
II see that Nancy has told you,
sir, that we were married yesterday
in Washington.
my daughter has told me that
you bought and paid for her-yes!
What | want to know is-how yoa
dared to take advantage Of young
girl in such distress as she was?
How did you dare to marry herr"
Il married her because ! loved
her, Mr.. Gordon, I've asked her to
marry me before. I've loved her for
a long time. That was my only
reason"
"Fiddlesticks" roared Mr.. Cor
don. How can you love a girl. and
let her do a thing like that? She
doesn't love you-she told me she
hated you-"
"Oh, Papa" protested his wife,
"don't!"
Richard Morgan said nothing; he
turned deathly white. Mr.. Gordon
stared at him like an infuriated
buffalo about to charge.
"Do you happen to know why she
wanted that money!" he demanded
fercely.
Mrs. Gordon half rose from her
chair. "Oh, Papa, don't-don't tellW
Her husband ignored her. So did
Richard
"She didn't tell me, I didn't ask
I don't want to know"
Mr.. Gordon stopped long enough
to loosen his collar button, and then
went on furiously.
"Ill tell you all about it. My
sons in the Greenough Trust Com
pany in New York. You know it?
He's got the get-rich-quick fever
and he picked up a handful, fifteen
thousand dollars-and spent it in
FIVE months. He's promising boy
at Spending"
William Gordon, I'll leave you if
you don't stopw his wife walled.
"You hush up, Mother, it's the
truth, isn't it? Well, he took it and
he was in danger of going to jail. He
came here instead-ran away and
came home, and we're all broken up.
You see, we've always loved the
boy"-Mr. Gordon choked little
"he and Nancy, as kids, were as
thick as peas. 1t broke her up alto
gether. She wanted to save her
brother to give him another chance.
She wet out like a madwoman and
went to you And you-by the Lord
Harry, sir, I'd like you to explain
yourself. How, dared you take gift
like that-at her word-and tie her
upl You're-you're@"
He didn't finish. Mrs. Gordon's S
trembling hand was over his mouth.
"He's crazy, Richard!" she sob
bed, clinging to her husband. "Pm
sure he's going to have a stroke |"
Richard turned and looked at Mrs.
Gordon and then at her husband,
and his look was astonishingly full
of light and beauty. 81 trusted to
the power of my own love for Nancy
Il thought I could make her love
me, if once she was my wife. I think
80 still"
Mr.. Gordon stiff stared at him.
He began to understand that this
man loved Nancy deeply, ire
vocably, but it did not stop his
heartburn and shame.
"You'll get it back-every cent"