T H C K H D A Y . M AY
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BY HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
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CH APTER
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yo u r «'«»uuly hna I nh < q m uni rffl« la litly
Mini botiaatly « ondm t«*d and lb » pro*
»ui i l l y a d m lu la tra llo u la th r r law neat t.
Uioat » o u n u iliiil th v c ity hna a» ar
known.**
W hy nr» you no au ra o f t»#lng
•la* I ih J»** |C Ira nor nak»*d
"II««* ii uar | p lay thv I »attar gnu»»**
H iiddauly M u rrh a ll. w ho hnd takan
llt t lr j'lirt lu (h r «««u varan I tun, li*nn«*d
fo rw a rd au«l Invalad an nccualug flu
g»r at Itoh
'**rhal‘a ind trua.*' h r aaid a ta rn ly
*’ l i a f :i •«# to tha |*««*'|»la «if y o u r c ity
and In y«»um#lf
Vou ra th » ahraw d
e*»t aud l»old«*«t |»olltli tan In thin atm »
H u i >«mr kiu»w Indg# «»f th a gum«* nlun»
w«*ijld n a i r r uiuk«* you m a y o r u f yo u r
» lit nor w ill it l»» du» to th» fa«t
lh .il you nr«* n luma w ith nti iron* lad
inn* Itlu r ut y o u r tmek
V o u 'ra luorv
Hum n buna
You b a r# m in i» y o tir* » lf
ih » l«*itili*r o f it*«. | « • < i n t b r lr tight
agalnat tin* ra ilro a d ai«*vi tru a t. T b i t t
f*»rr you w ill w in
Not tha tn nalar
|M»tlll« Inn or th r taiaa o f a tnachlu#
w in h r « la im l. but l(ol»«rt M cAdoo.
•rad ar o f tin* |n««it»l» T h a r»*»|K>ua!hll-
Ity w ill l^. yotim but It w ill not In«
j«-ur r l i l o r y . but t h r » k t o r y o f tha
• au«M* you rrp ra w ru t. lh a vU lu ry «if tlia
f« r- «■
I h r fort»y** Itub aud Kl»ntu>r a t
rln tin rd to g rfb a r
Mur« hall » hn txl dro|»|»wtl to th a ta
bl»
Ilia Ira n hnggtird fa«*r ab**w«*<! a
r*-d a|«d In »n« h cli«*ak
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grant a«« tal f.»r**a In wbona g rip wa nil
«re tfir for»» th at tnnkaa tha m alt,
th r a<« Ini u n it, fltul Ilia Im|'phn**»a. hi«
w r if n r a lu tha happlnaan him ! w a lfn m
• •f hia t>r»thr«*u «»f mh Irty . th«* for« a
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ttiid«‘mtood. ngnliiat thoa«* who d»*fv
fhla p r iiu ip i» o f th r uiihar*#*
Tha
for* a tliiit hna pin« »*1 lu you f*»rgt\»
tn r blunt in**»" th » crnaaaat rgolat I
hnv» r « » r kno w n th» a p lrlt to d»fy
and light tha an tin* «tie toy o f y o u r
b rath rati T h a for«» Mint tunk««a you
•it.*! I*»hn In in tiu >dr by grin«* o f n
• «itntiioti an » m y . iu«*«*a*»nry to in c h
oth»r. afld tunk«*a you l«»th tn«*-«»a«arjr
t«» th» |MHi|»la o f tIda atnt«» Tin* fore««
'hut w ill g lva you tha v|« torjf "
Th # **ld |a*lltl< Inn alopf»ad. hla hlnck
m
g lrn ttlllig fla b 'rly nl Itoh through
th» a baggy »v«br«iw a
O f w lin l %»na
going on «a tt IIIti blit) Hob'« u m a k llk »
»tpr«***«dnn g 1 1 •• in» hint na In* m««t M ur
i fn’l l ’a gu xr Itu p n a alvrly
1!» ab lftad
hi* gl in* » to lb«* otln ra m id fotltitl
flint ha not Mur* hell wna th» targ et
for th«*lr r \ » a
t (Hiti Itunti)««nil»*a g»n
f i r fn *» w ia w rlita n lh a » x a ltn tlo n o f
Mi» m n rty r who »«•«*« ln*o tli» h r yon«!
and ta’hold'* hi« trltim p h : u | mui hi«
wlf«**« cotintananc# Imth triu m p h and
n tid a ra fa n iln g
Klaatn»r wna Uwiklng
«» him w ith an • tp r»a«|o ti Bo b C#illd
not nnd«*ratat)d though l»a anew th at
fo r on*» tt w ii « not lioatll# II«* tu rn
rd ag ain to M urvhH U an u g ly g litte r In
hla eyen.
In» you add th# f-r* » Mint led you.
ih r flr**t o f the aehmd o f c«*rp« rn tlo ii
p o lltlcliiu a. lo cr«*nl«* the v e ry rutid i
t loti a " » :tra fighting V*
M il . In*lI did tn*f flinch
**No. I have
t*«n*n **f Ih«»**«* w ho Hbu*#d | h iw « t . an I
lh»r«*f«*m I b m » I h *«* ii the gr«*ntaa|
t-rim iunl «*f my d a y. I ndd fb e fore#
thnt w ill lend you tw o lo re p a ir lb#
dam age I h a '» don# ’*
Hol*‘a mouth I w l i t u l Into hla anr
Io n ic gr ii
It « a b**i*e «•««*» th e o ry. M r
Mur* ln*ll
You m ake ua n il b lin d au
totuiitoti«
\o ti in k# a w ijr fr**m tu#
I In* rm "«#«f egoiat you h ave ev«*r
know n my In d iv id u a lity , niy ren««*n
fo r e tla te n ce . my a r lf . and you g iv e me
In e ic h n n g # a a|*«a*l«*a «»f aubdmate«!
aoctn 11 ■•in ”
•*Ye«.‘ Mur* h »ll M ikl q u ie tly , “ tbv
noclnt!«m o f t b r!«t w hen be com m and
r d •U»v# th y nelg blm r «« t h y a e l f "
" Y o u r for»# 1« a« In e io ru b le a« OodT*
••The fo r*» la H od.” M n rcb ell an*
•war«*«! t|lll» lly .
•*Ye«.'* Mm. I>un®ead# ««Id g«*n!ly.
••for l »•*«! H lo ve.”
Itoh tu rn ed to h«*r. and th# *n##r
fudeil fro m hi« m outh
“ W h it «Im*«
the for* e g ive na In e xch a n g e fo r our
aelflah ne*"? W h at h iv e I. m tu c e d to
mu autom aton, to m ake life an d actio n
w o rth w h ile Y'
••Tile hitppllieaa o f W f lt l f y o u r f e l
low a hap pier.' «he r#pll«*d. "a m i love ”
l i e bn*ke Into a ra a p ln a . m lrtbleaa
laugh
•• P a rd o n m e.” I»» M id . reeo#
••ring b lm aelf
’*•’«» not lau g h in g uf
yon or y«»ur f**n #. hut at n h»ke I bad
forgotten
I w aa in trod uced to yo u r
fu r. *• I wo m o n th .
"N o. my frlo m l." »1 u rvh o ll .n ld ,
.t
jro iir l .l n h .'*
W hen I h . mon w r r . nlono l*«>b pfo
o m lt.fi to o*|>l«ln h i . vl« lt.
••Now Mint W f h n v r ro o rh rd n v rrd l' t
fo n T lft ln K mo o f r o n .i'lr ln it to u p lift
h in n n n lty .-* h r l^ 'H n . " Irt'n (trt dow n
to bootno*. I f you r , r r .d y to h ro r m .
" \ \ r nri* rrn d v *
••Thr o th rr d n y .” nob w r tit on. “ I
h .d .... In te rv ie w w ith It r n r y 8 « n K *r.
RED M O N D
SPO KESM A N
.Ir
T h r In ir r v le w w a . at h i . re .|.ie * t
Bob fluahi-d even m ore deeply
H r I . l.a r k lriK I l a r i . nd. H .r liin d doran t
I l w a * a l l l l l r th in g , but It added
kn o w It, tint H ir r r 'a no d n u ld .t x i .i t It
fu e l tu ih » flum e o f b l* a n g ry rese n t
H. in ir r r « » ve ry frn n k
H r In fo rm ic i ment iiif iilu .t her
Ute th nt h r nnd t i l . ‘ f r lln w In v r a t n r .'
She gave the c h ild o v e r lu the m aid
In lr m l to tirn ik w ith you opi.nly .n d
"< b tld reii lire d c u r .. even I f they are
fln n llv and In M>lrrt t l i r l i n t u o v rrn o r. linrd on one’* h u ir." »be laughed a .
I r f l a l n l u r r nnd at-ontor
l l r rnm n to w ith Mie tu lin ltn h le g ra c e w h ich a
pro|M>ae Min. I Join w ith th ru .
Hr
w om an Im p a rt* lo the o|u-raMiiu *he
replaced the « lap* o f h a ir dlaordered
lirld out t.le In d .ii’f i i i r n i .
I I » o ffrr r d
to r o n t r lliu t r to m y rninpH lic» fu n d . by Mie y o iin g .le r'a Irre v e re n t hunda
W ill'll Mie d u lim g r lind been rep aired
.U n In | i l . ( r Mi» u r t i tfo v»riiu r»h lp un
d»r m y .'.m tro l nnd lo put m « nt Mir M r . lu in m e iid e » iig K « .lv « l " W o n ’t you
b rad o f the n»w atm » org n n lxn th io . •lug fo r u . r
■utiJfM't to f i- rt iiln
llu iltn tlo iia . of
"Y 'e a." E le a n o r re p lie d w ith o u t re
n u ira #
Iu rta nee. real or affected
A . her volca rom- and fe ll In nome
" I told him Mint I propnanl to lino
up n |Mi n m " Itoti p a u a n l. lookin g at • Im ple «ouií rho aen . hud Bo h only
k n o w n II. lo nt b |. o w n lim ited ro m
Mu »M irra Im iu lrliiiM y .
p re h riia lo u . h i . e y e . lived th e ir gaze
" I auppoar you d id n 't Irn v r y o u r r i m
H U arm « w ere
pulen liir r e ly tu ta il na M ila." M u ro h rll • tc r u ly on Mi» «Ing er
folded n e r i» , t i l . cheat, each hand
•nld
"N o
A . I tu lli H n n jfrr. I f-linonr to g rip p in g I t . fe llo w '* blce|m. an he h ail
w hen
Join you |M*oplr
R u t. o f m u m « , m y •at thro ugh th e ru u v e u tlo n
T n iil'» liu p aM ln n ed voice. ap|u-allng to
d .'ln ir no ili.p riid n u|a>n r r r t a ln rood)
•oiueM ilng h ig h er lu the aud ience than
M on. * I m u .I n n tn r the u r l i m u d i
(he o rato r h liu n e lf fe lt, had found a
«Inte fo r governor.** Hob nnld m o lly .
lodgm ent w here len»t « n ie c te d . T h e
" T h n t ." l i n n ludi nnld d e cid ed ly, " w a
en»y unconcern w ith w h ic h he hud ta k
c a n 't convent to u n i r . , yo u r m m lld a tr
H I I I I . p ia re am ong Miene |u .ip le fe ll
n in o , w ith o u r a p p ro va l
H a v e you
fro m him H e re In t h r .u m b e r old lib ra
nome o u r In p n rt lru ln r In m ind ?"
r y . fra g rim i w ith m e m o rie .. In Mie pre*
“ V » « . R rin ln iM o n
enee o f Ih e gentle a o u li.l 1 lunm eadea.
' T a l l i Itn n la itto D r* In in tn rn d e « 1
lU le n ln g to the tu o m tlfu l. c u ltu re d
r ln ln m l
" I hud a u .|> n 'te d "—
Ha
w e ll |» i|w .| w om an who w u* R in g in g —
pò u n n i
here w a . no pine# fo r h im ! " I.e t me
" I I I . aintd tlo n m ii.t fly b lc h ." M or
get b ack to m y heeler» and m y tight
• li.-ll .a id . If .ik ln i; a l Hob In n urp rl*»,
Ing. w h e re I lie long !"
"N n
H r k n o w , u n tilin g o f Hie ot>
M u rch e ll row- to leave . K lra t b e h e ld
Jr* t o f Mila v l .R
I don’t a u p |.i.e lie out bla hand lo Bob
Im . even M n.iiitht o f ü lm .e lf In cou
"N o u»e c m l n g w ith me. Y o u r tra in
n n tlo u w ith t l i r n n t g o vern o ra tilp .**
la u 'l due fo r iw o hour» y e t. M y frie n d .
"N o r nui I p r r p a r r d fu r t b r au n yra
Mon."
M n r rh rll
.n ld
Ihoug lit f u lly .
" f a n be l.e r k r l v d r
" l l r .tn n d a n . i p - m I a ch an ce a * any
una w a i otild p ic k .
l l r . tbe m e t
iMipulnr m an In Mie S te ri C it y .
He
tin . a r lenii |irra o n n l rta'Oid. l i r a w e ll
and fa v n rn lily k n o w n u . r r the .t e t e
l l r Im . . | . i k r u In e v e ry m iin t y . l i r a
a ip«>tl i n n ip n lictirr. aud h i . yo u th ia
In h i . f a v o r "
" T h e n ra n w e tru a t h lin T " M n rcb ell
d rm u n d rd . looklnic n i Itoli keen ly
" Y r a ." Ito li a o . w r m l firm ly , aliuoat
too f lr u ily . M ur. bell tlio iiiflit
" W e ll.” M ure b r i I .n ld .lo w ly , “ you
mny be rltrb t; lu ll, f r a n k ly , w h ile I
lik e nnd a d m lr r K r m liiiftu u . I baven t
nlam ltite c o n fld rn re In him
l i r a l.r ll
lim it and e iit h u .lan d e, but be la c k .
• lu t d llly of e b a ra rt a r . and I doubt If
h r r e a lly l i a . a b leb conception o f po
litic a l re e |» iii.th lllt.v .
T b e n e x t gov
r m o r w ill lin f e need o f llivwe <|uall
Ile a . a . the preartit g o vern o r h a . bad
need o f them “
H e laid bla baud
k in d ly on liu n n ie n d e 'a arm .
" I f w e **hof*»e hltn I'l l lie back of
b in i." Ilo h nnld. m e e fln i: M u rvlie ll'a
it Iacee .t e a d lly
" A n d - I kn o w him
Iirt 1er th an you do I f I th in k th ere
e ve r la o r cnn be file leant doubt aa to
b l* good f u lfil or n e rv e I w ill w ith
d ra w m y nupif—t "
T h e g o vern o r rea. f u .I b l* band
a r m « . M ir ta b le to Itotv " Y o u r w ord TMK L IT I'L B ORE I f f r v l D TO A OC K IT R ia
ADTAMC'W v .
I . m h -d enough fo r nn- '*
T o r nn hour th ey ill« c n .« e d I h r m u t you w on't regret to n ig h t. Y'ou'll hear
ie r In di-tnll Itoh m in i tu lli« ve ry flrtn
fro m m e In a d a y o r tw o .”
In h i . ib-mmut
A t la .f M un hell'«
T o E le a n o r be a a ld : " T h a n k yo u fo r
cotinent waa won.
y o u r «Inging.
It ban done me great
" T h e n I f * n e ttle d ." he nnld. " lu -t u . good und to kn o w you too. I re|M*ul
hope w e n ever reg ret It ."
you ure a very tu-uuMful young lady
'Y o u « I I I n e v e r reiftet It. M r M u r
nnd a» good na you a re g o d to look
c h e li." Ito li replied e ir n e « tlv
" I f I nt. I'm «ure
M y d e a r. I'm nn old
.b o u lil ch n n e e my m im i a U iu l R r 'iiln ir
m a o " — A nd he bent o v e r to k lsa her
ton I'l l *up|»*rt w h o m e ve r y o u ch o o »« "
A ve ry tiecom ing flu .b cam e to bet
" |* o you re a lly b e lie ve Miere I« any
check
- ha nee o f yi-ur rh a n irtn e y o u r m ltu lT ”
" Y o u tw o can ta k e c a re o f each oth
" I hope n o t." Bo b a n .w e r e d q u ic k ly .
er fo r n few m in u te *, c a n ’t y o u ? " M r«
"In th e m eantim e, it- nt lernen, he no
I'lin m e n d e «nld to E le a n o r and Boh
k in d a* to ki-ep Mila qu iet fo r th e p re .
" W e n e v e r le .iv e t ill* d e ar frle tid u n til
n i l I p re fe r Miai R e tn ln cto n ahouldn l
he tin« pn««ed the ib u ir." So R o lc r i
•n u r o f II nt o n c e ."
Mi-Ad'-o and E le a n o r (illlu - r l wen-
•You h a v e no o b je c tio n , to m y w ife
a lo n r together once m o .e
- Inir I hope." «ahí l> unm e¡idr. " I
W h en th e other» had left *h e looked
"'■ •n. fro m her. yon k n o w ."
at him u n c e rta in ly a m om ent, then
"N o
B u t p le n .r a r r to It th n t M r«.
•he laughed
G ilb e rt know n noM illiK n t .'iit I t —r * |» -
" W e ll, fa te —o r a lia II w e any the
d a lly M r*. G ilb e r t ," Bob ad d td em
fo rc e ? -a e e m « to in k « nn liitlin n te tn-
p h a tic a lly .
lereut In o u r .iffu lr« . T h e lust tim e vve
met We tudb d e term in ed n ev er to »*-«
C ll.M ’T E R X V I I
each o th er a g a in , aud n o w " she w aved
ti a t k o r i o v r ?
her Im m l In nil e xp re aalv e gi-uture—
"auppoae you com e o v e r here by the
C X M E A H E lo o k i.l nt n o li c u ri
phi no
I T . n w k w n rd Ir v in g to ta lk
o u .ly , tmt a - k i .l uo q u m tlo n a
" t'e rta ln l.v y o u r w l . h r . .h a ll li« acrona a hlg mom lik e t h is ."
r e . | . . - i * . l , " In* .n ld cf>urte«iu»ly.
H e c fo saed th e room and « I ihh I by
the p ian o . Ii.ik lu g dow n on her
H e rose fro lli Ih e ta llio . Bob ri lue
ta n tly a c c o m i"in lc d Mie uthera lu to the
" A re n 't they th e d e a r, good people?"
lib r a r y
.\ * M iry w a l k i .l th m u ith thè ahe w ild a u rn e stly
“ A n d don't they
h a llw a y they li.-nrd a b o lii, o f c h lld l.h m ake you fc«-l m ean and « m u ll? T h e y
rn e rrIm e n i
A l th e «loor o f th è lib ra ry a lw a y s do me. I kn o w
O r,' she add
Ih e y h u lled to arate li a p re tty ll t t l r ed. w ith the Ir r ita t in g u p lift o f her
iiro u p . K lru n o r alttlm c on t h r tloer b ro w , "do you e v e r fe e l sm a ll and
ro in p ln i; w lt li the ih r e r c h T d rr n . con- m enu?"
.'•lo rn l ly to ih di rra ne.i r u t o f li ir
"1 iiiliu lt th e ir goodness."
and n o e ti. « li le 111. D un m cnd e and
Sh e s a w ih u t fo r som e reason h is
a m a lli lookoil 1 n m ;h .tii;'y on. K len no r, tem p er w a s slip p in g Its leash.
She
flu .lilr iK a llp h lly . b u rrlin lly n .e to her took a keen d e lig h t lu her po w er to
f e r ì, hold lm i t h r baby
N'->w. a tira u tt
a n g e r him
D a rin g ly she tried to to r
fu i w om nn t i .v e r appi-ala au atro n p ly nient him fu rth e r
" D o you k n o w ,”
to u m an na n h rn ahe lui» n litt le e h llil she leaned fo rw a rd on the m u sic rn c k .
In her urm n.
re stin g her c h in ou her foldi-d hands
' V i d i r , yon « h lld re n ." I ! n . l'u n
Hnd s m ilin g up at h im . " I'm alm o st
m ende com ninnded w lib m.x-k aever
tem pted n e v e r to q u a rre l w ith you
It v . "to l u .l w lih you
T l i r - e v o u iik
a g a in ."
»te r«. M r M o A i I . h », hnve thè ru n o f tln-
" I don't w a n t pence w ith y o u !" he
houae. you . ih -.”
crie d ro u g h ly,
lin i lie fo re Mie c h lld wn« tn rn ed o ver
" N o ." she laug hed . “ I kn o w you
to th è v r a llliiir u iald K le n n -r. conacloua don 't. T h a t * one good reaaou w h y I
.h n ll « e confi"-« I t i o f t ’-r c h n n n ln g should y ie ld to tem p tatio n.
R u t I'm
p ic iu re .h e m nde. m u«t tn k e bini to not su re Mint I w an t to q u a rre l w ith
h i . f n t h r r to re c e lv e th e p h h I nli.Mii «a you. asid e fro m th a t. T h e la st tw e n
Iu te
N e ll M u rch e ll muat pny hi« ty fo u r houra I'v e learn ed a good
bo lline«
T i l d i «Ile Inokod. ho«ltnttnif. m an y th ing«
I l.- g lu to th in k yo u 're
tn w a rd Bob. n in i a t (.« l In th e back
not h a lf no ! lin k a« you h av e been
ground. A» he rend h er In ten t In her p a lm ed . M r M cA do o ."
H iiitiiclou« .n id i» he fe lt the bloud r l .e
“ I don't w an t y o u r good opinion.
U iico a -fo rta b ly to h '« fin r.
S tic k to th e old one.
K m a ll you
•T o m i-." «he d e c la m i itn y ly ; "y o n thought m e and m o re ."
" T h e n do you d is lik e me m ere ly be
.tin n ì tic nciflected . M r. M cA doo."
S lie c a r r lu l the c h lld to Bo b and cau se M r. R em in gto n c a re s, o r th in k s
he c a re s, fo r m e. o r do yo u re a lly h a le
l id il hlm iip
B o li, w lth n w k w n rd un
f n n illla r lt y . e k tc n d cil h i . blu han d to- me fo r m y s e lf? "
"M ra . G ilb e r t. 1 re a lly h ate yo u fo r
w .ird t lic m ite o f hum nntty
B u t Mie
litt le onc r e fu .e d to acccp t Ih c nd y o u rs e lf."
“ I k n e w It ."
A m u sem e n t w a s not
v a in e « , c lliu rtn ii M alitly to K len no r'«
neck and rc ifu n lln a the big a tra u g er w ritte n q u ite so p la in ly on her fa c e a s
x l l h flig b le u e d eyea
It had beeu. “ W h y ? "
" T h a f a th e Iro n y o f I t .” he ekclaltn-
"l» o you kn o w w b a t they any o f
c h lld re ti'a In a tln c ta ? " «he w b la p rrc d ed b itte rly . " I h ate you because you
a o ftly , th at Mie o th er* m lght not bear are lieau M fu l. because you are w it ty .
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because you h av e co urage, tiecause
you a re th e out,. i>er»on I h av e e v e r
met th at T in not a w a tc h fo r. tiecause
you h av e forced rue to chang e m y
p lan *
I billed ) o ii w hen I firs t s a w
you and aaved yo u r life
M ra G ilb e rt.
I lim e you •» M ioroughly th at 1 hav e
com e to t ill* decision e ith e r H aul
R em in gto n g iv e , you up o r he g iv e s
me up
I f he m a rrie s you he goe*
out o f my life one* and fo r a ll. N ow
you m ay g lo a t," he sneered.
“ 1 de
aerve to h a v e you k n o w the tru th
It'« m y J u .i p u n ish m en t fo r not being
ab le to M-nt a w o m a n ."
" H o w yo u m ust hute m e! I don t
u nd erstand It.
W bnt you say alm o st
■mike» you co n te m p tib le. S u re ly you
can 't iiien ii Mint m erely tss-Muse y o u r
|s-M y. « h lld l.b v a n ity la h u rt you a re
w illin g to «Mcrttlce not o n ly m y pon.t-
ble bnpplin—. . w h ic h , o f co u rse, does
not co unt, b ill also tbe hap p iness o f a
m an you h a v e calle d frie n d
S u re ly
yo u 're not so s m a ll au d w eak as
Mint"
T h e n hla an g er slip p ed Its leash en
tlre ly .
T h e red ve il th a t bad com e
before hla e y e . when he fought H a g
Iftri fe ll a g i.In . H e w as -diseased by a
«i.w ig e lust to h u n the w o m an before
him . fo deal her a blow Mint she w o uld
feel lo th e u tte riu o .t
i l l s w o rd s fe ll
s lo w ly , c u tt in g ly , w ith c ru e l d is tin c t
ness.
"O h . fo r th a t I h a v e a ll tha Ju ati
fl< atlo u I need
You re uol to he tru s t
•si w ith him
Y'ou're lie a u tlfu l. Yo u 're
Ih e so rt th at h as po w er o v e r meu.
Y'ou hav e |s )w e r o ver tne
Seeing you
s e t. m e on tire w ith w ild . In san e long-
lugs
I h a v e to keep m y bate bo lliug
o r igimd G o d . w h a t am 1 s a y in g ?
It 's true» o r love y o u !"
H e laughed
h a rs h ly , w ild ly
" A n d tbe w e a k e r tbe
m an the g re a te r y o u r p o w er. 1 kn o w
y o u r h is to ry . M m G lltie r t .
You bad
one w e a k lin g u n d er y o u r In flu e n ce and
you let Idm go to h ell w ith o u t liftin g
a Anger to s a t e him "
E v e n In h is sa v a g e a n g e r Bob w as
sta rtle d by th e effect o f b is c ru e l
words. Sh e tu rn ed w h ite and sh ra n k
back a* fro m a hea vy p h y s ic a l blow
She d re w a long, sh u d d e rin g breath.
" O h ." ahe ga«|>ed
" I d id n 't believe
you could lie *o .c ru e l. 1 d id n 't b e lie ve
you could lx- so c r u e l."
S lo w ly , u n a b le to ta k e h e r eyes fro m
hi», slie rose and atnrted u n c e rta in ly to
w ard th e door
Sh e stu m b led o v e r a
■ h a ir and w o uld h av e fa lle n had be
not cau g h t her
S h e pushed h e rs e lf
a w a y fro m h im . sh u d d erin g .
" Im n 't touch m e; don't to u ch m e!"
H e w atched her. h a rd ly a b le to com
prehend the com pletenesa of h is b ru
t a lit y 's triu m p h o r the s t a r tlin g chang e
Pi the w o m an w ho hnd m ocked him so
often u n til sh e pa«si-d out o f the room
And s s she w en t fro m h is sig ht tbe
•w .-etness o f h is sa v a g e Jo y tu rn ed to
b itte rn e s s In h is m o uth—le ft h im to
fa c e tbe su p rem e fa c t o f h ls life .
A
m in u te
la te r.
m e c h a n ic a lly ,
asham ed am i hum bled by b is o w n c r u
e lty . he fo llo w ed tier Into th e h a ll. B u t
.h e hnd gone u p s ta irs to h e r room.
S e llin g h ls hat and c o a t w ith o u t
w a itin g to put them on o r to «ny good-
hy to D unrocnde. he stro d e out Into
the night
T h e m ansio n had been som e tim e
su n k In the m id n ig h t q u ie t w hen M rs
D nnm ende. tro ub led by E 'e n n o r'a non-
nptw-amnee. tiptoed s o ftly alo ng the
hnll to her g u est's bedcham ber
E le a
n->r w a * In tied, h er b rig h t h n lr s t r a y
ing loosely o v e r the p illo w . She w a s
« ta rin g hopele«.-My at the flic k e rin g gas
'et
M rs D u n n ie a d e sa w no tra c e s o f
te a rs.
■Mie seated h e rs e lf on th e bedside
" M i d e a r ." *h e sa id g e n tly , le an in g
o v e r to atro k e the p re rtv h a ir. "w tP
you te ll me w h a t I* the m a tte r? "
E le a n o r re s tiv e ly moved her head
a w a y fro m tbe c a re ss.
" D o n 't pet
m e." she sa id b itte rly
" I'm not a
c h ild , but a w om an n e a rly tw e n ty see-
eu y e a rs old. who has Ju st txx-n told
she is resp o n sib le fo r ib e sh a m e fu l life
aud death o f her husban d "
"O U ." M rs. D u u u ie ild e c rie d In shock
ed s u rp ris e , "did he ta u n t you w ith
th a t? M y H e a r , don't ta k e It to heart.
W e n il know- yo u w ere th e oue siu ned
a g a in s t."
" Y e s . th a t w a s one o f m y p re tty fa n
c le s. to o ." E le a n o r saUI In th e sam e
b itte r tone, " u n t il to n ig h t, when be
o|iened m y eye«.
W h at he sa id w as
tru e
T h a t 's w h y It h u rt
I let L e o n
a rd G ilb e rt go to hell and d id n 't lif t a
Anger to sa v e him
O n ly ." she added
w e a rily . "1 w o uld rnM ier h a v e beard It
fro m a n y o ne but h im ."
" I t Is a s k iu g a good d e al to a s k you
to fo rg iv e h im : hut. d e a r. I th in k he
Is su ffe rin g fro m som e cause. Som e
dny he w ill lie s o rry
H e Is a m an
who h a sn 't y et found h im s e lf." she
concluded g e n tly . " B u t w h e n he does
flm l h im s e lf he w ill tie a v a s tly d iffe r
ent m an. an d he w ill b rin g hap piness
to tu n n y ."
E le a n o r «hook her hetul lis tle s s ly
" B u t not to me
H e d e sp ise s uie. and
he w ill n e v e r relen t.
B u t I h av e no
re se n tm e n t.” T h e slo w flu sh cre p t Into
h er c h e e k s, aud «he put h er a rm o ver
her e yes th nt M rs. D u n m ea d e m ig ht
not look Into them .
M rs. D u n m ead e bent o v e r Im p u ls iv e
ly nnd put h er a rm s aro und her
“ My
d e a r c h ild ." sh e w hisp ered understand-
tn g ly. " h a s It com e to yo u a t la s t—and
so ?"
E le a n o r su ffered th e rn re s s fo r a
m in u te and then g e n tly released h er
se lf. "W o n 't yon please go a w a y ? 1
would A t h e r be by m y s e lf.” th e said
w e a rily
Y e a rs befo re a yo ung g ir l, b ruised
u n d er th e ru th le ss heel o f Bob Mc
Adoo. had w atched the n ig h t o u t T h a t
n ig h t tn the g o v e rn o rs m ansio n h is
to ry repeated Itse lf.
( T o be C o n tin u e d )
A c la s s ifie d
t ir e le s s
w o rk
f a lls .
a d v e rtis e m e n t Is a
h u n te r , a n d se ld o m
H K IIM O M » W IN S
TH R EE
1 | (liM
M IM TK K H
E x c itin g B a ll (amme T la )e « l .Humlay
I -a - 1 lb -fo re Intrge I 'm a i l
T h e b a ll g a m e la a t
Snudar
be
tw een
th e
Redm ond
and
B la te ra
'e a rn s at B is t e r s w a . th e treat gam e
so fa r p la y e d o f th e s e rie s
It w a s
a n y b o d y ’ » g a m e up to th e k th In n in g
an d kep t th e In te re s t o f th e fa n s up
( to a h ig h p itch u n t il R e d m o n d c a m e
In w ith th e w in n in g acoren.
C h a p m a n p itch e d
fo r
Redm ond
an d J e s s T e th e r o w w a s a t th e
re
c e iv in g en d . F r e d A k in s w a s on th e
m o u n d fo r B is te r s
B e tw e e n 50 an d 60 R e d m o n d peo
ple w en t o v e r to root fo r th e
Hub
! C it y te a m ,
an d w e re w e ll s a tis fie d
w ith th e a r t ic le o f b a ll both te a m s
p u t up .
.11 N I T E R M U I E H H E L E C T E D
T h e J u n ip e r
R e a d in g C ir c le m et
w it h M rs R e e d y on M ay 14 th
fo r
th e la a t r e g u la r w o rk o f th e seaso n
H la n s fo r th e c o m in g y e a r w e re d is
c u ss e d ,
an d th e
fo llo w in g o ffice rs
w e re e le cte d
B r e s t .— M rs . W . H . A n d e rs o n .
Y ic e - P r e s t .— M ra. T h o m p so n .
S e c .- T r e a s — M ra. R e e d y .
T h e tim e a v a ila b le a f t e r th e b u s i
n ess m e e tin g w a s sp en t in d is c u s s in g
c o n te m p o ra ry s h o rt s t o r y w r it e r s , a f
te r w h ic h th e C ir c le a d jo u r n e d
to
m eet a g a in a t a p ic n ic soon to be
h e ld , th u s b rin g in g to a h ap p y end a
p ro fita b le y e a r o f s t u d y .
B A B B IT
M ETAL
T h e S p o k e sm a n h a s a b o u t
1 .0 0 0
p o u n d s o f o ld ty p e m e ta l th a t Is Ju s t
th e th in g f o r b a b b it m e ta l, p a c k in g
f o r b o xes, e tc .
S a m e w ill be so ld
re a s o n a b le .
L a r g e q u a n t it ie s so ld
a t a d is c o u n t.
N o tic e fo r P u b lic a t io n
D e p a rtm e n t o f th e In t e r io r , U . 3 .
L a n d O ffice a t T h e D a lle s , O re g o n ,
A p r il 2 6 , 1 9 1 3 .
N o tice 1» h e re b y g iv e n t h a t J o h n
1. J o n e s , o f P o w e ll
B u t t e , O re g o n ,
w h o . on S e p te m b e r 12. 1 9 0 7 , m ade
H o m e s te a d ,
No 15 7 0 2
S e r ia l N o.
04201,
fo r
SE< w S \V *a, S 4 S E ' , ,
and N E < 4 S E Y 4
S e c tio n 2 7 , T o w n
s h ip 16 s o u th . R a n g e 14 e a s t, W i l
la m e tte M e r id ia n , h a s file d n o tice o f
in te n tio n to m a k e
fin a l
fiv e y e a r
p ro o f, to e s ta b lis h c la im to th e la n d
ab o ve d e s c rib e d , b e fo re th e C o u n ty
C l e r k , at h is o ffice a t P r ln e v ille , O r
eg o n . on th e 9 th d a y o f J u n e . 1 9 1 3 .
C la im a n t n a m e s a s w it n e s s e s ;
A r t h u r D . M o r r ill. J a m e s G r iff in .
N a th a n B . B e a c h . W illia m Jo h n s o n ,
a l l o f P o w e ll B u t te . O re g o n .
C . W . M O O R E . R e g is t e r
F i r s t p u b lic a tio n M ay 1— M a y 29
N o tic e f o r P u b lic a t io n
D e p a rtm e n t o f th e In t e r io r , V . S .
L a n d O ffice at T h e D a lle s , O re g o n ,
M ay 2 . 19 13
N o tice is h e re b y g iv e n th a t
Ed
w a rd
M iz n e r. o f
S is t e r s . O re g o n ,
w h o . on N o v e m b e r 2 4 . 1 9 1 1 . m ade
H o m e ste a d No. u 9 7 0 5 f o r S 4 S E 1«
S e c . 2 an d N ' H S E ' , S e c. 11 . T o w n
s h ip 15 S o u th . R a n g e 11 E a s t . W i l
la m e tte M e r id ia n , h a s file d n o tice o f
in te n tio n
to
m a k e c o m m u ta tio n
p ro o f, to e s ta b lis h c la im
to th e
la n d ab o ve d e s c rib e d , b e fo re W . B .
D a g g e tt. 1". S . C o m m is s io n e r , a t h is
o ffice at R e d m o n d . O re g o n , o n
th e
1 4 th d a y o f J u n e . 19 13
C la im a n t n a m e s a s w it n e s s e s :
A M iz n e r. C ly d e J o h n s o n . J .
J.
K a f f e r , C h a r le s K a f f e r . a l l o f S is t e r s ,
O re g o n .
C . W . M O O R E . R e g is t e r
F i r s t p u b lic a tio n M ay 8 - J u n e 5.
Do yo u lik e r a d is h e s a n d a s p a r a
g u s an d c e le r y , an d a ll k in d s o f v e g
e ta b le s ?
I do.
And
m am a
se n d s
m e d o w n to o u r g ro c e r e v e r y d a y to
get so m e fo r d in n e r .
O u r g ro c e r a l
w a y s s e ll sth e best an d fre s h e s t. Y'ou
o u g h t to get y o u r m a m a to b u y fro m
h im .
Y’ o u r fr ie n d
JA C O B .
P . S.
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