Show it i iw 6 I 1 1 01 11 gam aalt 0 AS S H ING to in the life oi of james G grant met known to all as jim is had bad been even arm and ad wo smooth in things had joe juat t happened that way for him after college where when he d decided at deal he be did not at want to so go I 1 into his fathers tand bus desa but that he would III like lae to study law it hafl had been arrian arranged ged tor for him his fat father her rely only said aid of all 11 crad contemptible 9 I 1 e things g the it meanest set 1 is to make a a son umit take ap a work emch k I 1 all Is t his so jim jammie rate at studied it ed low law the then he a went want into an office end nd moved upward until he h had d been ea be assistant district all attorney le Y in new MW york yolk his brilliant work had bad won wast him hem a big reputation LI life f was so an full of Plem pleasures ures and or of i joys olm and ot of everything going on at smoothly ably aud ad the a last and it the greatest of all 11 the happiness he had known had been a who when he bad ad loved and found that he bad we won the a be heart rt of beth gray there ther a had bad been rely only one a incident which aich as jimmie raw now looked back upon his life laid at all 11 made mad him upon unhappy and he be thought of it but so sel dom now one of the boys he had ined best a at t first at college end and who had bad had many macy winning qualities had turned out to he be the worst sort of a a no drel red he had cribbed crabbed in examinations ablated I 1 la in games insione and ad used and money walh hah had not belonged to him they hada had a rule at t zd C college legs by which the student body C could expel pat and ad they led had repelled pot it arill arthur 1 cogswell all mittel s di disillusionment stil us 1 ID his him friend had been his only tragedy never had he forgotten tile the look on an arth arthurc face bud and the he fiery red of the long narrow scar blue over ever his bat right eye when be he said aid be as he gritted gritter his teeth 1 T I know knew you re we for this I 1 arthur often made do v s a of his rs erne ill and III set in you for far it t come day 11 it takes me all 11 my life now 1 it had completely gone out of his fals mind lle he thought only of beth and nd of b belig ati g a success for her sake ft t had be beer As siant district attar attorney by they ere cre to b br e married led in three thew beth months beth 11 was 1 pitting her proui tg up r seem peau and ad seeing alb about wr an ah bud and doing the many things J g she B seamed ined to feel it was as assent essential hu to tc do before getting betting married T the h e only cloud now new upon her horl ion con waa to ane fact act that she ebe a was too cotant bitout and ad happiness only seemed to make it her feel unit lerie ad more a a con rated bb was all wry very we well 11 and ad wry pt pl aard only it tied bad ad added a a equity number of pounds to her weight be s the reeks asks went want III bi and she h ftp be P I p appy py and she ebe gain mad and Illum nIe like ft I 1 w women 1 bhe had bad heard of ft a 10 doctor lo e tor who was C famous tor far hla his ill diets s for making fat VI thin tor far making a k ing thin people tat fat wid he be was not at a quick him had been absen careful to find that hat out and so BO without admitting it her let vanity G to jim edw one she went sent to see him ye you understand hyel I 1 feel fel about it doctor chislolm she said it a few days day later a as she talked to a young man scene lc arcely y older than jimmie uy MY fience fiance amt I 1 la the dearest man exam but he is very sen ben lave and while I 1 d don an t mean that it in f foolish olish to be hae e you prescribe tor far re me he w would be so a afraid that I 1 we was I 1 injuring my haid health t it that he waid wouldn din t approve at I all well to start with a diets the thing Y yes she he agreed e jimmie event even als we me I 1 t eat bat BO many any Jl Ji romle nanie la 1 the lucky luciy man I 1 sake ke t the doctor re remarked ked tea y jimmie grant gr 1 at she ida eadd bid TS ta sector drew arm blieu bach but bat she tic did not notice any chun in his niao awn ner an a she be added naively wriggly he be 1 mand wonderful erful 1 I 1 m sure aura of it if the doctor 1 q I used to to know a jimmie G grant mt he saint to college celle sir with ane as I 1 wonder if he ce old be the bame me perhaps 1 how flow interesting intensities beth beta llwin ab ehe 1 told him jimmie a college but h he e shook his istead head t no 0 shanks he must be different dif ferest jimmie grant ours a fine man too two evidently had fine ADS jimmie oun was an athlete though n or bilm I 1 how Us he hud had til th set of 0 a hercules 0 my it rate 1 I wry very tau fail she aha id t tali and it dl d L foe be is in awil ill awfully I 1 good al looking he be wan we on i the baseball team the year he grud great bated at it on 0 she be talked of jimmie of tile ills popularity of 0 his him fraternity fra of t the lie remy miny friends friend he had 11 I 1 m BO sorry she he said aid penitently at last ind im re wasting your year it time now new tell lell me a whit I 1 am to do adl 11 1 III it has have 1 tw far you van in addition adelt an to the diet have it prepared pwe pared could you come came back ide tomorrow wv I 1 have sea a call 11 1 I in Is be looked at his watch T tomorrow nr owr she he lial bid gone a and if the abe d doctor 1 went t let into hi his a I 1 laboratory no he I 1 raged at th the lone 0 rows of tubes and bottles at pow d ders am and liquids the little phal of that bin arrange ge oriental poison ludgere seemed seamed I 1 to I 1 be ie looking ran ing it at him with ill the ivo eves of 1 a n evil a spirit left drawing him nearer and nearer cam he had always way meant seat to arse Z ise it in connection with ith some rose research an I 1 experiments but lie he well in knew its ara bior he had heard of that flat I 1 fakir abroad brand who had bad wiver advertised tharl he be could make anyone a thin bin or fit althis 40 days da this was 8 what he III had ad used in 1 moderation stil he be had made a abor for tune time during the short time he had bad practiced a I 1 but he be had bad ended to ID a cell call onit ebe b because he had bad bungled he had been I 1 4 if she was too stout too to much I 1 in the limelight too to but this sad had happened many years awand awa ad abroad there than had been be a nothing about it in the american papers all night eight long the doctor worked it he had weakened in his dr dreadful resolve when his hia wife tied had k knocked led at the door and urged raged him to top stop working hut but ald only ay for a moment and this girl was ams telling no one she a a had bad come to him I 1 nave some little capsules sules lor f you have hesron leap he told to her they re quite harmless int reles and ad will keep beep you yen from wanting sweets sa he would tell her this so BO she would until get her imagination at aock 11 I 1 have them all wendy weady for far yon yen he a said iner nervously abely you etim might take t them hom now new heres some water that part had bad here been easy now new tor far he die e which IU I 1 H prescribe for you he ie added but she be taken the ci cip b ns fead she he wit was holding the small b ax containing the three sma small i I 1 pellets the there vas something loathing about his man a which for far a some obscure bec reason 1 did not cot like well all I 1 guess came in take them hook he be it the the thought u alit flashed through his bis two nand M that at s she he did not trust him that foright fi she ahe might right have the capsules examined you ve go got t to take them he said and nd then he saw eow whit he had bad done does A doctor is apt to be too severe he be aled aa to smile she was stirring little g to go a oh 01 the capsules casle 5 he said bid as a easily be i he could lie he we was shaking a now how abuk if f wall vou 11 diet for auli a hile bd and then them coure come and let me know ho how w vou ton re is getling on that ft in ill do for the present I 1 fou used t take any medicine if you yon ion don t want to all 1 i right she said aid and ad was wat out 4 if th the s done give pills back to me be dreamed ere alle amed but she had bed caught the elevator on one ne of its trips going down he ere called frantically to the fat bi y do down I 1 down I 1 but ant i nheu hen he r reacted ld the e silent she s a hall had gone she told her story to jimmie cul cd cu l reseed essed it all described the doctor in have the capsules lut but meantime biennium dont bother your sweet ill 1 1 1 4 drawing him nearer N nearer head about anything not mot even an your self except mel at when doctor Blake blakemore sears of the th board of health gave back the report to jimmie he felt sure eure then the though ugh he be doubted it tr a moment I 1 that at the doctor chisholm tad bad been the A ar thur of college days but what a musa 1 H he is told beth agoust no methin h ing of the it report et end and asked her to on mine come down to i h hia I 1 office the following day tor for he be had bad summoned the doctor the then oad bud was having him closely watched im afraid havo have to come earest dearest he bald aid al t idea lu bla 1 IL thanksgiving I 1 IM the krall to live se in a lead land th thit is free with chances hean cers i for all men man whoa who a ever t they y be C defields le fields to ISM labor in fields of thew their own count for far the spoil that now conns to the hand that us is bill willing fafri to re toil I 1 to sd stand without fear fame without favor 1 or 1 grace fawzi from r at enthroned I 1 in in heated place IM TM thankful for hearts with both it deeo sympathy pathy thrilled who care can byrn for w the wea weary the ve weak ask bud and the chill chilled I 1 rZ for 1 boys Y fl and inc for girls girl f to inherit t the land with spirits start and it the will to cam command past pact present or future what b e armay y befall ive th thanks in ar my suit heart for the leix blessings I 1 I 1 or of a all ii sahn h K kentner Kent did net A B bangi g m ff farm and real 1 E ett M 1 jasmat I 1 hate bate to have yon yen la in this ugly business hes hea the man she an said as the doc den tor had entered the next day with his it if beside ei aide him who ho tried to be k in a hysterically with eulogies of her h husband u 1 I know be hes the man signal jimime said aid his hii face white with rege rage you so said ld aoud get even with me lie he p panted wed be as he be pushed the doctor into tile ills inside office nod bud locked the door jimmie great grant knew how to handle excited men a youre a the a onam man od d do th that that tor for your revenge you d tales take an a ay my 1 whole life imy happiness would you well ill III take away yours and hv be ill the process of law slowly yn jail he hissed th win voice of beth broke I 1 in again a a walling tragic voice and then the win voice of the other woman the deC doctors a wife ife within wital the soul I 1 of jimal great grant a an conflict raged find and tore ton should be reate stift mete out to this ann the punishment he desen deserved ved or should he let him go out ent to his happiness happ iress mid and hla his own repentance could he do it deeply he knew it was what beth would has have him do fl it she thought about it offer alter ward what good would he he be doing he bv punishing arthur who was be ba ing prin punished tilled enough for the first time he had felt himself to be a seen drel deal that was apparent enough 1 I dont does deserve 1 forgiveness cle be begged bd 1 I she should old get it all all a lined that coming to me but for I 1 her my Y wife if e I 1 do doat a twant want to shield 1 myself behind kwe hac S her hen ido I 1 don t know what m made n d me do 0 it ie I 1 vas mad road ad I 1 oh ob if I 1 had bad so sue carried how terrible I 1 1 and he broke down and ad tried cried but jimmie battle was won ebo go he said and tell her anything that it wad was an old row we had years ago the that I 1 lost my temper wot anything I 1 he hingle he opened the door beth se was us in his arms and with fr frightened eyes and chisholm white face mrs arm chesholm went out she smiled at him clutching her halt husbands stan arm are veil all roddy darling jimmie heard he her say gay he looked at beth for a long nai mo in ment cut the others had gone now we were to have gone to morrow on a house party over thanksgiving do you yon suppose we could go off on our thanksgiving thanksgiving holiday just we two atwol 1 he asked her 11 1 1 I 1 want to fell feel I 1 ve got you got you close i 1 she looked up at him and ad put her bar head on an me his coat jimmie she crew doured aured wa te could 1 married led at once a be d i ChoiE are ac plenty of parson who it marry us and as he held her he felt in ide heart bi his ow own thanksgiving tor far aa so soon waa h he to hold held a as brever his the girl he be used loved must most it deany any and tor for her be had we won III the victory over himself it has always base been my favorite lav day 1 1 she sold said its batch a homey day day y 1 1 thay left his hb else office and got get into Jimm handle tea little car I 1 hope we and the person parson in she said 1 d after they had decided where they would go after the license was waa ob b bained I 1 it be well look up ap another then st answered red and ad a as he raised lead her hei head hand to him hia lips lipa and ad kissed it st a police man grinned ad and ad said S slowly young yog man slowly be held up at the next block tor for edin if 1 you yen aint am careful infill but neither of them heard Ina instead tead both 1 need leaned back with a happy com contested contented sigh bud bald oh jimmie dear I 1 to so glad new york a full fall of pal pardons wal 1 and that day 1 IB 4 day f for or one a I 1 outside malde the howell home I 1 j tose conson tars int |