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THE DAILY COOB DAY IftlKS, JIAItSIIFIELD, OREGON, SATUKDAY, MAY 4, 1007.
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The Manager
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By VAUGHAN KESTER.
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Copyright, 1001, by Harper O Brothers
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(Continued from Thursday.)
"1 suppose thero is sucn a tnmg nj
duty, but don't you think, under- tho I
circumstances, your responsibility is
really very light?"
Dan laughed softly.
"I didn't imagIneyo"uw6uid bo'too"
first to advise mo to shirk It"
"I wouldn't ordinarily, but you don't
know Antloch. They can make It very
unpleasant for you. Tho town Is In a
fever of excitement over what has hap
pened today. It scorns tho men aro
not through with you yet."
"Yes, I know. My father should have
gone nnck. it looks as If I'd yielded,
but I couldn't ask him to when I saw
how ho felt about it."
"l'ou see, the town lives off tho shops
and road. It is a personal matter to
every man, woman and child In the
place."
"That's what makes mo so mad at
tho stupid fools!" said Oakley, with
some bitterness. "They haven't tho
brains to see that they have a lot moro
at stake than any ono else. If they
could gain anything from a fight I'd
have plenty of patience with them, but
they nro sure losers. Even if they
strike nnd the shops aro closed for tho
next six months it won't cost Cornish
a dollar Indeed, it will bo money in
his pocket."
"I don't think they'll strike," said
the doctor. "I didn't mean that exact
lj'i but they'll try to keep you on a
strain."
"They have done about all they can
In that direction. Tho worst has hap
pened. I won" t say it didn't bruise mo
up n bit Why, I am actually sore In
every bone and muscle. I was never
so battered, but I'm beginning to get
back, and I'm going to live the wholo
thing down right here. I can't have
skeletons that are Hablo to be unearth
ed at any moment"
Ho took a letter from his nockot
opened it nnd handed It to the doctor.
"I micsn von can rpo tr ronil thin If
iyou will step nearer tho street lamp." 4
'i.ue letter was an offer from ono of
the blc enstern lines. Whllo thn ilnc.
Kor knew very little of railroads, ho
.iiuui.-iai.uuu iuui uiu uuer wus u uuo
me nnd wns impressed accordingly.
"I'd take it." he said. "I wouldn't
'rltter away lay time hero. Precious
ittlo thanks you'll ever get."
"I can't honorably break- with Gen-
rnl Cornish. In fact, I have already
ecllned, but I wanted you to see tho
;tter."
"I am sorry for your sake that you
id. You ore suro to hnvo moro rrnn.
rte."
j"So much tho more reason why I
lould stny."
'I am quite frnnk with you. Oaklev.
iino strong influence is at work. No.
'hasn't to do with your father. You
n't well be held accountable for his
Its."
yder's laughter reached them as ho
iko. Oakley could see him falntlv
itllncd in the moonlight, whore ho sat
itween Constance Emory and her
thor. Tho influence was there. It
,s probably at work at that very mo
at,
wouldn't bo made a martvr
iugh any chivalrous sense of duty."
.tlnued tho doctor. "I'd look out for
)elf."
an laughed again.
'ou are preaching cowardice at a
at rate."
tVell, what's tho use of sacrificing
ieir lou possess a most horrible
:e of rectitude."
would llko to ask a favor of yon,"
tatlng.
was going to say if there was any-
ig I could do"
if you don't mind," with Increasing
ltnncy, "will you say to Miss Emory
mo that I'd like to see her tomor-
W afternoon? I'll call about 3 that
'Yes, I'll tell her for you."
'Thank you," gratefully. "Thank
uvery much. You thluk she will be
homo?" awkwardly, for he was
'raid the doctor had misunderstood.
I "I fancy so. I can seo now, if you
Ish.'i
"No, don't I'll call on the cnanco of
fading her in."
'Just as you prefer."
Oakley extended his hand.
"I won't keen you stnndlncr any Ion-
pr. Somehow our talk has helped me.
ood night"
"Good night." .
Tho doctor crazed abstractedly after
lie young man as ho moved down the
ireet, ana no continued to gaze after
inn until ho had passed from sight in
le shadows that lay beneath the whls-
erlng maples.
CHAPTER XIII.
kEUHAPS it Bhowed lack of prop-
er feeling, but Oakley managed
to sleep off a good deal of his
emotional stress, nnd when ha
ft bis hotel tho next morning he was
ulto himself again.
ills attitude toward tho world was
to decently cheerful one of tho man
no is earning a good salary and
hoso personal cares aro far from he
ir numerous or nresslnir. He was
Ul capable of looking out for Cor
ah's interests, and his own, too, if the
arnaa.
Ho went down to the olilce alert and
vigorous. As he strode along he nod
ded nnd smiled at the people he met
on tho street. If the odium of his fa
ther's crime was to attach Itself to
him It should be without his help. An
tloch might count him callous If it
liked, but it must not think him weak.
Ills first official act was to go for
Kerr, who was unusually cantanker
ous, nnd ho gave that frigid gentleman
a scaro which lasted him for tho better
part of a week, for Kerr, who had con
vinced himself overnight that Oakley
must resign, saw himself having full
swing with the Huckleberry and wns
disposed to treat his superior with
airy indifference. He had ol.liWnrt in
nuuting up an old order book Dan
wished to see on tho score that he was
too busy, whereat, as Holt expressed
it, the latter "Jumped on him with
both feet." His second official act was
to serve formal notice on Branyon that
he was dismissed from the shops. Ho
was eveiTnafah'wlth Miss "Walton, and
took exception to her spelling of a
typewritten letter which he was send
ing off p Cornish In London.
He alo inspected every deDartment
In the choDs nnd was clad of nn ac
cuse he discovered to reprimand Joe
Stokes, who was stockkecper in tho
carpenter's room, for the slovenly man
ner In which tho stock was handled.
Then he returned to the oillce and as
a matter of discipline kept Kerr busy
all tho rest of tho morning hauling
dusty order books from a dark closet.
Hefelt that if excitement was what
was wanted ho was the onO to furnish
It. He had been too easy.
Naturally the Office, force gave a deep
sigh of satisfaction wJien Oakloy closed
nis desk ana announced that he wns
going uptown and would not return.
Miss Walton confided to Kerr tliat she
just hoped he would never come back.
It was a little before 3 o'clock when
Dan presented himself at the Emorys'.
Tho maid who answered his ring ush
ered him into the parlor with marked
trepidation. She was a timid soul.
Then she swished from tho room, lint
returned almost immediately to say
that Miss Emory would be down In a
moment.
When Constance entered the room he
advanced a little uncertainly. She ex
tended her hand quite cordlnlly, how
over. There was no trace of embar
rassment or constraint in her manner.
As ho took her hand Dan said sim
ply, going straight to tho. nuroose of
bis call:
"I have thought a good deal over
wuat i want io tell you, Miss Emory."
Miss Emory Instantly took tho alarm
and was on the defensive. Sho en
veloped herself in that species of in
scrutablo feminine reserve men find
so difficult to penetrate. Sho could
not lmnglne what he had to tell her
that was so pressing. He wns certain
ly very curious and unconventional.
There was one thing she feared ho
might want to tell her which sho was
firmly determined not to henr.
Oakley drew forward a chair.
"Won't you sit down?" ho asked
gravely.
"Thank you. yes." It was all so
formal Uiey both smiled.
Dan stood with his back to the fire
place, now filled with ferns, and rested
an elbow on the mantel. There was
an awkward pause. At last he said
slowly:
"It seems I've been the subject of a
lot of talk during the last two days,
and I have been saddled with a matter
for which I am in no way responsible,
though it appears to reflect on me
quite, ns much as if I were."
"Really, Mr. Oakley," began Con
stance, Bcentlng danger ahead. But
her visitor was in no mood to tempo
rize. "Ono moment, please," he said hasti
ly. "You have heard the story from
Mr. Ryder."
"I havo heard it from others as
well."
"It has Influenced you"
"No, I won't say that," defiantly.
Sue was not accustomed to being cate
chised. "At least It has caused you to seri
ously doubt the wisdom of an ac
quaintance," blurted Oakley.
"You aro very unfair," rising, with
latent anger,
"You will greatly oblige) mo by sit
ting down again."
And Constance, astonished beyond
measure at his tono of command, sank
back into her chair with a little smoth
ered gasp of surprise. No one had ever
ventured to speak to her like that be
fore. It was a new experience.
"We've got to-finish this, you know,"
explained Dan, with one of his frank
est smiles, and there was a genial sim
plicity about his smile which was very
attractive. Constance, however, was
not to bo propitiated, but she kept her
seat She was apprehensive lest Oak
ley would do something more startling
and novel if she attempted to cut short
tho interview.
She stole a glance at him from under
her long lashes. He was studying the
carpet apparently quite lost to the
enormity of his conduct "You havo
heard their side of the story, Miss Em
ory. I want you to hear mine. It's
only fair, isn't it? You have heard
that my father Is tin ex-convict?"
"Yw." wlih a tlnae of reirret
"That ho Is a murderer?" plunglngi
uuuuu mercilessly.
"Yes."
"And this is influencing you?"
"I suppose it is," helplessly. "It
would naturally. It was n great shock
to us all."
"Yes," agreed Dan, "I can under
stand, I think, Just how you must look
at It."
"We aro very, very sorry for you,
Mr. Oakley. I want to explain my
manner last nleht Thn wiintn ait,.
tlon was so excessively awkward. I
am suro you must have felt it"
'1 did," shortly.
"Oh, dear, I hope you didn't think me
unuiuui"
"No." Then he added, a trifle weari
ly: "It's taken me nil this time to real
ize my position. I suppose I owe you
some sort of nn apology. You must
havo thought me fearfully thick skin
ned." lie hoped sho would say no,
but he was disappointed. Her con
science hnd been troubling her, nnd
Mie wns perrectly willing to sharo her
remorse with him since he was so
ready to assume a part of it. Sho was
as conventional ns extremo respecta
bility could make her, but she had nev
er liked onkley half so well. She ad
mired bis courage. Ho didn't whine.
His very stupidity was In Its way ad
mirable, but It was certainly too bad
ho could not see Just how Impossible
ho was under the clrcumstnnces.
Dan raised his eyes to hers. "Miss
Emory, the only time I remember to
hnvo seen mv father until im mn
here a few weeks ago was through tho
grating of his cell door. My mother
took mo there as a little boy. When
sho did I came west, where no one
knew me. I had already learned that
because' o him, I was somehow Judged
nnd condemned too. It has always
been hanging over me. I hnvo always
fenrert pYnnGiirn T mmnncn T nnn
hush it up after awhile, but there will
always be some ono to tell It to who
ever will listen. It Is no longer a se
cret" "Was it fair to your friends, Mr.
Onkley, that It was a secret?"
"I can't seo What business it was of
theirs. It is nothing I havo done, and,
anyhow, I havo never hnd any friends
until now I cared especially about."
"Oh!" and Miss Emory lowered her
eyes. So long as he was merely de
termined nnd stupid he wns safe, but
siiouid he become sentimental It might
be embarrassing for them both.
"You have seen my father. Do you
think from whnt you can Judge from
appearances that he would kill a man
In cold blood? It was only after years
of Insult that It came to that, and then
tho other man was tho nggressor.
What my father did he did In self de
fense, but I am pretty suro you wero
not told this."
Ho wns swayed by a sense of duty
toward his father and a desire to vindi
cate him he was so passive and en
during. The intimacy of their relation
had begotten warmth and sympathy.
They had been drawn nearer ntul nonr.
er each other. The clannlshuess of his
blood and race asserted itself. It was
a point of honor with him to stand up
for his friends and to stand up for bis
father most of all. Could ho, ho would
havo ground his heel into Ryder's face
for his part in circulating tho garbled
version of tho old convict's history.
Some ono should suffer as he had been
made to suffer.
"Of course Mr. Ryder did not know
what you havo told me," Constance
said hastily. She could not have told
why, but she had the uneasy feeling
mat untr required a champion, that
he was responsible.
'Then you did hear It from Mr.
Ryder?"
She did not answer, and Oakley, tak
ing her silence for assent, continued:
"I don't suppose It was told you ei
ther that he was pardoned liecnngn nf
nn act of conspicuous heroism, that at
the risk of his own life he saved tho
lives of several nurses and patients In
the hospital ward of tho prison where
ho was confined." He looked Innnlr.
Ingly nt Constance, but she was still
silent "Miss Emory, my father camo
to mo to all Intents an absolute stran
ger. Why, I even feared him, for I
didn't know tho kind of man ho was,
but I have come to have a great affec
tion and regard for him. I respect
him, too, most thoroughly. There Is
not nn hour of tho day when the re
membrance of his crime Is not with
him. Don't you think It cownrdly that
It should hnvo been ventilated simply
to hurt me, when It must Inevitably
hurt him so much moro? Ho has quit
work In the shops, and ho Is determin
ed to leave Antloch. I mny find him
gone wnon I return to tho hotel."
"And you blame Mr. Ryder for this?"
"I do. It's part of tho debt we'll
settle some day."
"Then you are unjust It was Mr.
Kenyon. His cousin Is wnrden of tho
prison. He saw your father thero and
remembered hlro."
"And told Mr. Ryder," with a con
temptuous twist of tho lips.
"Thero were others present nt tho
time. They wero not nlono."
"Dut Mr. Ryder furnished tho men
with the facts."
"How do you know?" And onco
moro her tone was ono of definnco and
defense.
"I havo been told so, and I havo
every reason to belle vo I was correctly
informed. Why don't you admit that
it was a cowardly pleco of business to
strike nt me over my father's shoul
der?" domnuded Oakley, with palpa
ble exasperation. The narrowness of
her nature and her evnslois galled
him. Why didn't Bho 6how a little
generous feeling? He expected she
would be angry at his words and man
ner. On the contrary, she replied:
"I am not defending Mr. Ryder, as
you seem to think, but I do not believe
In condemning any one as you would
conuemn mm unheard."
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