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CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY. OREGON. MARCH 15. 191?.
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The
Fighting
H ope
Novelized by
VIRGINIA I Ell A WENTZ
From the P lay by
WILLIAM J. HlliUBURT
Copyright.
by Ameiican Pres*
Association
I9 II,
IC on tin u ed from la s t w eek)
F o r n full hour, w h ite fa c e d a n d
«taring, s h e scarcely m oved
It w a s
n o t t h a t s h e for a m o m e n t s u s p e c te d
h e r h u s b a n d 's loyalty to h e r —If he h ad
t a k e n a n y w om an to lu ncheon y e s t e r
d a y It h a d p ro b a b ly been o ne o f th o s e
little t y p e w r lt l s t s d o w n In t h e s w e l
t e r i n g otiices, th e tire d e s t a n d m o st
pale fa c e d a m o n g t h e m —no o n e could
d eny Robert his k in d n e s s a n d s u s c e p
tibility o f heart. O h. it w a s n 't th a t
a t all w h ic h had b r o u g h t h e r to this
cru e l pass! It w a s t h a t h er h u s b a n d ,
t h e f a t h e r ò f her children? lutti proved
h im s e lf beyond p e m d v e n f u r e a d e lib
e r a t e liar. And to her!
T h a t o n e lie h a d becom e, a s It were,
t h e torch w hich lig h te d u p all t h e
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" T H K K K W A S A WOM AN H E K B , I T I L L
A WOMAN!"
TOO
d a rk , p e rp le x in g t h in g s In R o b e rt; ail
t h e odd tittle t h in g s t h a t h a d re fu s e d
flatly to be ignored in c r o p p in g up.
b u t f o r w hich, h ith e rto , sh e h a d found
no solution. S he h ad groped t h ro u g h
no m erc ifu l, slow* d a w n to t h i s u n d e r
s t a n d i n g of him
B eing Incapable,
disqualified by n a tu r e , o f a n y con c e p
tlou o f a m ind th a t In-.lged by reflex
a c tio n , th«* s|>ellliig o f falsehood to her
m e a n t p o s itiv e ag o n y
A b re a th fr<>ui t h e h o n e y s u c k le vines
e n te r e d h e r d ila tin g u o s trils
S ite
s n ’fTcd it curiously.
* T h a t's how th e
h o n ey su c k le s sm elt o n e s u m m e r night
when R o b ert k n e lt besid e me, told u»e
it11 his beliefs a n d hopes, s w o re th at
my s t a n d a r d o f life w a s his. a n d I b e
lieved him . a n d 1 th in k I th rille d a lit
tle.
Now, all R o b e rt's beliefs a n d
Ideals p u t to g e th e r co u ld n 't m a k e me
c u e thrill, a n d I fool a s if I h a d been
a liv e a n d w a s dea d , a n d —a n d — 'All
t h e k in g 's h o rse s a n d all th e k in g ’s
m en c o u ld n 't set I l m u p t y D u in p ty to
g e t h e r a g a i n ’ Oh. 1 h a l e him !” site
c r ie d s u d d e n ly iu b itte rn e s s . “ 1 b a te d
aty fa ttier, too; tie w a s a n o t h e r liar."
T h e n p re s e n tly , looking up a t th e
s t a r s , s h e b e c a m e a little h u m b le ; s h e
m a d e uo a t t e m p t to ju d g e . W h a t wak
she. in th e a u d a c ity of h e r y o u th , to
tilth t h e p riv ileg e of th e Almighty"?
R o b e rt w a s a g e n t l e little mail, w ho
could lie.
S he sh o u ld h a v e m u ted
w ith a stro n g , big m a n w h o c o u ld n 't,
t h a t w a s all. J u s t o n e m i s t a k e a m o n g
u m y r ia d in a te e m in g w o r d.
" A n d w h a t I'v e got 10 d > is to s c u r
ry hack into my e v e ry d a y s e lf as
quickly ns l c a n .” s h e concluded.
" A f t e r all. n o th in g h as happened.
R o b ert is R o b ert, a n d I a m I. j u s t as
w e w e re w h e n w e pledged o n r troth.
A nd yet I could h a v e killed him to
n ig h t T o kill a m a n b e c a u s e he h a p
p ens to i;e h im s e lf Is scarcely re a s o n
ab le o r s a n e
W ith th is w e a k n e s s , i n
h e r e n t in his n a t u r e , lie'll h a v e need
of me.
And t h e c h ild re n w a n t uie.
I'm in d is p e n s a b le to all o f th em .
1
m u st t a k e my life in my o w n h ands.
No o ne can help m e now . it will he
a m u s in g to m a n a g e it. a n e x c it e m e n t.”
c ite rose, but h e r k n e e s shook In an
im becile so rt of w a y
S he lau g h ed a
bit s h a r p ly out Into t h e d a r k .
“ I'm my mot tier all o v e r a g a in . 1
see.
My y o u n g m o t h e r died o f this
s o rt o f th in g . 1 believe.” S he put her
h a n d o u t to t o u c h a tiny j u t t i n g s p u r
t w i n k l i n g s ilv e r In th e new m oon's
ra y s a n d s h iv ere d . " B u t I'll not d ie
of It; I s h a ll fill out. T h e fall from u
fool's p a r a d is e h u r t s —oil. it h u r t s —h u t
it d o e s n 't kill u s in t h e s e d a y s ."
C losing th e balcony d o o r softly, sh e
e n t e r e d t h e n u rs e ry .
T h e children
w e re fast a s l e e p in t h e i r cots. She
ton« lied th e m «•uriousiy to see if th e ir
soft, w a r m flesh w ould t h rill ln*r a s It
used !«• «In.
“ P o o r little h elpless souls! You will
ue«*«l me. w o n 't you'?*' sh«» s a id b ro k e n
ly. c r o u c h in g d o w n at th«‘lr side.
R obert j u n i o r s t i r r e d
" T h e roof it h a s a lazy tim e ," he
m u r m u r e d in his sleep.
A n n a «m ootlied his s o ft h a ir a n d
trem bled.
" D e a r little «on." s h e said, “d id n ’t
m o th e r tell y o u t h e ro o f c o u ld n 't h*»lp
being w h e r e it Is. It w a s m a d e like
that.
And t h e w a i t s - t h e y h av e to
hold It up.
No. they d o not h a v e
m u c h f u n ."
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Mr. M arshfield C ra v e n , t h e confiden
tial frie n d a n d legal a d v i s e r «if th e
p re s id e n t o f t h e G o th a m T r u s t c o m
pany. b lu s te re d Into t h e p r e s id e n t's li
b ra ry in his h o m e u p th e H u d s o n , n e a r
O s sin in g
H e hart com«* fn>m New
T ork e a rly t h a t a f te r n o o u a n d had
m u ch to do b efo re th e president!* a r
rival on th e 2;ff0 e x p r e s s
In h u rrie d , w h ip p in g fa sh io n , this
d r a w e r w a s o p en e d , th e n th a t. P a p e rs
a n d d o c u m e n t s w«re h a s tily s tr e w n
here, t h e r e a n d e v e r y w h e r e
(Jnopeiv-
ed envelope* w h ic h d u n n e d fo r atten-
tion w e re q u ic k ly to rn open a n d
t h r o w n Into t h e w a s t e b a s k e t «»r on th e
floor, a s th e chan« e m ight he. All of
w hich proved a so re tria l to Mrs.
Mason, t h e p re s id e n t's h o u seke eper,
w ho w a s In th e last s t a g e s o f " tid y in g
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u p ” th e library.
As u su al, w hen C ra v e n w ns b u s tlin g
w ith w o rk he noticed n o th in g of his
s u rro u n d in g s .
i l e pulled o u t his
w a tc h
F ifte e n m in u te s , yes!
“ See If you c a n r a t t l e off tills le tte r
In tim e fo r th e n e x t post. Miss G r a
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ham .
T a k e it d ire c tly on t h e m a
chine.” he said, p lying his fingers
th ro u g h Ills th in , g ra y hair. A nd he
b eg a n to dictate.
B ut t h e r e w a s no c o n firm in g click
and
of th e ty p e w r ite r. < r a v e n turne«! o v e r
his « b o u ld e r t o w a r d t h e s e c r e t a r y 's
desk a n d looked a b o v e th e rim of his
glasses.
“ Bless my soul,” he ex c la im e d . “ If
P w. TODD. Prop.
1 h a d n 't d e a n fo rg o tten t h e bird had
flown H u m p h , Mrs. M ason." h«> salt!
su d d e n ly , a d d r e s s in g t h e h o usekeeper,
w ho stood m u tely d u s t i n g a g en e ro u s
pipe rack, " w h a t in th e w orld tnduc«>d
Miss G r a h a m to g iv e u p h e r Job a n y
h o w ? S h e 's been h ere o v e r a y«*ar.
W i l l pay 8, 9 and lOo
S h e's g iv en e n t i r e s a tis fa c tio n ; hud
per l b f o r green and
h e r s tip e n d ra ise d tw ice; a l w a y s tre a t-
«*<1 c o n s i d e r a t e l y —t h e d e u c e If I cun
stilted Hides*
m a k e It o u t!"
Mrs. M ason s u s p e n d e d h er fe u th e r
Will pick up hitles while making my
d u s t e r a n d sm iled e n ig m atically .
rt'gulur trips to Ne«k«»win.
" S u e s a id h er lieu It h w a s hint a n d
s h e w u u te d a re s t.”
“ H e a l t h bu d ? F id d le s tic k s !” g r u n t Cloverdale Meat Market,
ed C rav e n . " S h e h a d c h e e k s like Bold-
I THE TODD
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Tillamook’s
Newest
Best Hotel
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HIDES WANTED
C. F. Murphy, Prop.
( C o n tin u e d on lust p age.)
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