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lady and the child, and when the
red lights of the rear car had faded
away in the distance, Rushton went
back to his room, and, flinging!
himself on his hard couch, sank j
into the deep sleep of exhaustion.
Morning brought the superin­
tendent, a middle aged man with
a stern mouth, hut kindly eyes.
Ere he had been in the office ten
minutes, Rushton began his confes­
sion of how he had squandered the
company’s funds, and thereby prov­
ed himself untrustworthy. The
whole wretched story was told.
Once turned on the right track,
Rushton was not the man to gloss
over or palliate any of his own
faults, and, when ended, he said,
with quivering, white lips:
“I ’ve told you all, sir—every bit.
I know I have done wrong, and
I am ready to let the law take its
course.”
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tendent, with a kindly look in his
eyes. “The law of mercy shall
take its course, but, Hugh Rushton,
you are too noble a man to wear
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mean to put you on your feet
again. No one shall know o f -
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ahem—your fault. Ever since my
wife reached home she has been de­
vising plans for your benefit.”
“Your wife?” inquiringly.
“ Yes. You did not know, did
you, that it was my only child you
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saved last night? Ah, it is my
turn to thank you, Hugh Rushton.
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