Show E OW ZE RO A Roi nance of jal northwoods North Woods harol d av T S 14 S CHAPTER VII 9 to option had become unten H hi nl it le ie for john Belki lap A man ill HI t clial e love to a girl ahel he tins tell led fur to think that he la Is an ofir can lie he about such a still situ oil n 1 a under alter the circumstances ns B s lathing rn thing unc unclean leanI I 1 A man ds nut lot inn to tell fi a girl gill he loves oily of nhat there Is to tell ll 11 iia want ant to tell it all every sen sell une time oid nold and billable lie he written tile the sli crIff p F lenth lenett the night after Delo deleting ting the I 1 UK lit mil gnp A C garbel abel titer tiler tind had told hla his hl a st bi r ri ill lid I 1 trusting tIng ii if word nord of that to t but bill st efing down clown a theory its da tie he luid lind evolved it and outlining a I 1 ii I 1 rian niri for the well intent toned lakat ae but blit blow thinking to fill f tills Bra bradham had 1 ii clr tri that hint certain antl rig tit hit I 1 heon been made and john r to in ralth ith the hie logg log to determine tt civit int ile he luid lind learn learned I 1 nn altin for you I 1 the atit nil 1 littig ht hl head bend sit lt amle ill le I 1 dine bilat luit von voi told nip hut bill it fiill t seem to get us nay any aluie Iver 1 thIng looks straight ii us it ii g si enst shift d you vou find I 1 I 1 dil if liitt what you sup sug iett PI ain I 1 in your letter might he done adl I 1 t to I 1 Is I 1 V and a 11 i it ii it lie e I 1 ii int that the courty di in III t wurt mirt to tc bury this lad ind and t tried ra to lite his fits re latles ki is t willful to ask around in ilita iliof lin ind nal nfl just as ou hi fig lilt in I 1 in III t ii 1 help I 1 lien ilion I 1 v i 11 I 1 to KI 6 like ilke it was kind of a list r re rt an and for tr it il in hill on it and he tell fall the 1 st I stori ston ion eer heard I 1 it if hp roald ri lid ties too lynart ainar for us N ii I 1 nin jinhe tie were vere gressin arii rn nil all along alon the line lilt lid tie lie 11 II 1 I lip to tile ine lie he told tile the satorv a man mand d ever li to tied lied tired fired tills ro fain in hi himself himell he said beange he HIIS as full of moon innon slid it again and again that the man mail d been irm k its is a itrel if he a I 1 alln he sire iq f a ool liand hand nt at it 11 1 hit ii it to do you suppose heo hed say if tie lie knew we ano a witness to his hviding over a jus jug to this man and if the witness illness was pretty biln the jug nas tilled filled with gaso tin liap rinh huh Prad bradshaw shaw gasped wit ness lou ou mean li tran n nodded witness V I 1 he a 1 agi t red sh i aply I 1 ive hot got him film antl I 1 I 1 I 1 ir I 1 lily alv he recounted v nhat hat de aun had ald HOT and the slier allt ees trew brew round with excite mi lit now ow john went on the next net rune Is to upset gorbe s own st rn ile he tous told ion again anti and arnin again that the rann was drunk deyoung d sn t think so hut but if that storn rich I 1 aan t alcohol in it then paul rf Is well on his way towards fill of arson anil and ar s n isn an t a mild charge in tills this state nit isif Is if III say bayt I 1 sy siy it aln t I 1 D n tile ic well have a debuman in a 1 daiy diy I ay iy or two now and well see abat lat well seel abey talked until late inte and john faint nt to his bed with a alner sense of neil ht ing than ihan he had had for a long time lie ile would not have ilion ben so complacent so certain that hla his m would come coine to an easy and early solution had he known allt wint vent on in the belknup brhel offles that same evening paul forbel hart had driven big hf team relent lessly into Ram 1 that iny his 1 dirk I irk eves glittering rear ano and hate and jealousy rode with him lian tip he entered his office how ener he wa avns 3 controlled appi at ponce with nith tile hie world lip HP went vent to the lie I 1 ink of nt gave or dors ders to tile the ahler n liler visited a ruo mo ment ana was in ills his ofine athel hol te mill closed lie he stood in the doorway as the mn men streamed by bv and when hen I ticker approached tie he called the man to him A girl en ca tile me out modishly dressed in a fur coat cent a di different terent port fort of fluiro lhnn those rou will sec bee in hie file streets of if northern mill tm ton n gorbel broke his talk to tucker oh Nl artel the 1 he girl turned showing a white face under the alit lips henvy heavy w with jtb ninke makeup up cn can en gleaming teeth I 1 have anie letters tills this evening about elicit all AH right she said and went on oil and gorbel turned again to tu tinker her 1 lien he had finished the roan man nodded 11 II 1 esl Is I 1 you rou know she a nev or er been a hand to say much against fla iks nut flat ire I 1 ve heard her hit hii n up op old belknap worse in n if shed cussed him out I 1 wore more rapid mumbling from rum U bor or bell front of steele hy I 1 dunno oh yeal once I 1 did dudl I 1 she blie sure ove old loin what for to steele I 1 day after we ditched your cars to tie ell cm up lie ile laughed ui pleasantly at recalling calling rt tills this act of trend treachery tre ahery cry corbel had find told the stenographer to return it eight lie ile however was nas in his coffle agala before sev en sealed at his desk writing slow slowly ay ahe outer door opened and isad his office knob turned and tile tie girl marie cattle came in lo 10 lor I 1 el ale e said in a halt wills pcr ile he smiled and spoke without up tit shil tool oft off her coat removed the stilla felt turban pulled off her and stood revealed reen led a silk en ell lei leifeld feed low naked short sleeved slip of a girl with ees tant might hove have wen bien gentle but bill were n t with ith a that might have been tender but was ft as not va nt a on she asked her bobbed hair and approaching he slipped a sheet of paper over the penciled lines a hand on gor cor bets bel s shoulder and leaning ov over r to read what he was as writing tie he slipped a sheet of p ajer over oer tile the penciled lines not yet IN hat hats a the big idea she asked hostility in tile the tone dra drawing ing back ile he ht her roughly and laughed ns as he drew her to his chair arm arin hotheaded liot headed baby I 1 he breathed and kissed her arm it a a letter to another girl but when you youve ve rend it th routh you 11 understand and frn fm ging ins to let you read I 1 ile he patted her back and the tem por per decided from tier her we face slowly vell inell ever since I 1 caught you writing to tills this party and found out you d been going to sep see her find and iving to me about it I 1 ve natu naturally rilly been suspicious chod 0 d have we not got to have that ovir again I 1 t it been explained well ell enough to satisfy even your jei Jeri lousy NN ell el it was one once e lint hut flints a girl to think thinh I 1 come up tip from chicago on the promise fi romise 1 im m going to be a respectable married woman ironically I 1 walt and whine and beg find and am put cly until it ant you L lee bee ee he plea pleaded led ira im patiently iou ou know the state things tire are in now I 1 I 1 let et me get hold of tills this jur hards on my own let rne me get things running here as they should go and III throw and all party you a tant 11 startle even the picture crowd in hollywood lnell all peeking peeing 8 lei leving and whit hit I 1 ve to lot on now Is just jast about the knor out I 1 want you to read this and hold your temper until you yoo get iet to the end I 1 want vol ron to copy it on paper inper find and adire s nn envelope T r m going to mail it bond ms marse a bombshell I 1 ile ie thrust rb rho pap r into her hands and watched her face as she arto raid d aall for gosh saleal was her comment blue eyes widening to amazement la Is it a fact sure as youre you re boral lie ile S slapped the desk see what it means see what lint do lie ile t allied rapidly eyes narrowing in earnestness tho the girl listened and when he had finished she took a long breath youre you re tile the cats when it comes to set eibi ing I 1 she was silent a mome it thrusting out her lower up lip if it was anybody else I 1 d be sor r ry Y for her but her P fugh I 1 if you ever look at her again ill give tier her a 0 boy bob and no mistake and mabe trim you along with will site she tolt toi the chair he had el or and drew writing ma materials terlaN fo wards her preparing to copy what he be had written two dm dass a later shortly after noon as he anti entered red the office tile clrk vilee wheezed zed to jolia john 11 ellen ilen telephoned she said for you to come in with the loads tonight sure eure john wondered usually when ruen wanted to bet t in touch with she left word for far him to call so it was with his curiosity roused that john left the train after its arrival crossed the mill yard and entered tile street lights were ere burning in the office and he haltered hast ered lu in I 1 liello hello 11 1 lit he said opening the door and seeing ellen clone alone nt at her desk dealt 1 V lot hat a the n litter she put down her pen slowly opened a parse that lily lay on the desk beside her and took out a letter I 1 explain this she said and her tone was like lee ice brov frowning he took tile the envelope from her tier her name and address werl wen on oil it the postmark he saw sav was lie shook out the single sheet of pape r with hands bunds that trembled dear I 1 I 1 tie he end in times of trouble it Is up to women IN to stand rid together ther I 1 have known something some h ing for weeks that has leen been on my lily clis clence it if ou hlll look back bach jou will see se that most of the trouble luis has conie come to you has been alne the man who ceils him self bolat steele came to corli for you you may beeall the things thinas he has lone clone ir IP bour behalf consider the things that have hake gnp penca I 1 ahl lit 4 superintendent of yours conler J with lutker lucker bour rond master i cause two wrecks on your railroad lie ile discharged lucket lucker to make his game beem con evincing your hum barn was burned at his orders and a harmless tramp lost his life in it certain have bein placed to his big credit your property were it ool 1001 for its ira heln belm so involved would tie be on its fett if your creditors should force you out now they vo ill he be ell in a position to mike the op operation ration pay from the hur they took charge thank to what this so called lohn fohn steele tins has done for them under tinder kill sule of doing it for you all AD ahli may sound beyond be lle lief f but just justas as tills this steele whether or not he Is 19 using chiq hi own name or it if he I 1 is a not known elsewhere as john ste steele L le 1 elknah bours ours in sympathy A 3 ills ilia heal dealt t seemed to have stopped strength went fro from in his big les why a efel lie I 1 he choked Tl ints a black infamous watt wait a min minute I 1 she hid risen now and stood before him ill hat 11 st she e abild as though her voice would brenk N what hat Is your name hy that parts a all right I 1 car plain it IL I 1 am john bettina P I 1 did it ld and this I 1 I 1 re you see I 1 I 1 she whipped a telegram f from from her desk thrusting it conr towards him it t was from the tate state bank of fer the nearest bank to witch hill it rend read witch hill lumber co owned ly by Belkin lumber co chicago stop S til elver la Is superintendent NA hy why yes ellen chats all true but you yoa see I 1 coulden couldn t lt let you yon think I 1 in who I 1 am I 1 couldn coulden t come in here and offer to help you yon admitting my own name could IT I 1 no you dire dare d ire reveal your sen sei so you have a superintendent write a lie ile you yon t ly have worked as camp foreman for him hut but not ns as steele I 1 HP knew you berent lohn steele ile he knew vol byoir r full fill name mme hf cine e it was bour fa there money thit bild him your fathers money that sent you in it here e rel FI allen len rilen rapail I 1 I 1 listen I 1 aten to me mel I 1 hes a poor old ignorant man sandy I 1 iles a man whoa chos never written a letter of recommendation before ile he simply forgot don t YOU yon see THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING tom belknap big timber pt ade ordered d by afa hl phyl clan to take a complete p I 1 rel a ahr hrc months month trip P a br f d pir promise aises ot of 6 t h hs 1 h duj made ad e t to 0 his hl john are rt broken brohen for no apparent creasm and no the young man to I 1 ind hid gnant paul GI co or bl bel belknap I 1 artner part is I 1 a bone ba 0 lut contention fath faehn and ion part without a w con understanding at the th iel town sh tring yoh lohn lern learns his hi fahn 1 beli d to bit b piet k the Ri gihad richardt had ib I b company pv P 8 bewildered Bewilder od nl d he h wk ka tm en 1 to out cormen 1 with that thal company at the office effic ht he finds find corbel claib 1 billylyn billy irig ln a Y yun roun u n carl and nd P chrow him out it gorbal d doe wt bot oxnide him tho th dittri trl r P elle flir barda w m 0 th th company nanT A ill hit he carrie ie III jh J john h nam a J john jh h etli th p b bg being g om inadvertently and john knowing the th aming against aaen his hi fattier ather 00 allow tn to d pad that I 1 I 1 his 1 I name she sla engages hirr as bcd aup ni A eri jes of acal 1 b dc acid id d 0 had handicap cp th arh richardt d P nv 1 in h king at 1 B jhn ohn au miring irin ellen bravery und conditions liin t lc h bat a fanti tl an nor tj pl olow attachment attach men t lot or the girl irl which I 1 n atu d fb richard ichard barto barn and stable bl n tb alg It truc tur john rind findo the df drad ad body boda ol of st tran gr tie he fralli rr alli lizes the tha fir 1 out busm a to believe hl bi fathe i P party ty to ucb an ain act ct and sheriff Sherif if wa set H to worl work on th cae jh john I 1 tali tito that hat G goche ba to I 1 th the ahw h rang ard fai fluence at t worl k G gorat b I d ii that thai stel I 1 john 91 tp do you me to believe that she bhe ached suddenly calm lie he drew a deep breath no lie he said bold find and shook his head it sounds bounds it won t do true as it Is I 1 arid and will any of the rest to do can you all thata happened youve done things ies hilt but I 1 see now why fly you did them bliem lou liou did just enough to set get the job in shape so that when your fattier father and its his partner and his son the wor druin this company it will still be a going concerti concern you ve made a showing in the woods you ve done just enough for the mill to keep heep the job afloat until you could close down on us I 1 she made a dismissing gesture with one small list fist ive been such a too fool I 1 I 1 suppose it was all staged that borst enco iii ter you had with paul iau gorbel corbel here nell ell you lid did it admirably III give you credit for that you fooled me you inu worked me up lip emotionally tin in tit til I 1 v aus as really ready to giamp at anything for help arid and I 1 grasped at tom Bel belknapp knaps son 1 it sounds lo logical gial lie he said w wearily earl ay it sounds reasonable it looks like a staged drama yes but cilen dear wont font you believe me 1 when I lien I 1 say flint I 1 came to you that determined to fight my father 1 that I 1 had no inkling of tile the trou brou ble here that I 1 stumbled into it and that when hen I 1 found a worn wom in was running tills this joh job I 1 was bo bow led over wont won t you bellee believe that I 1 jumped in crit to settle a grudge against my fattier father and that I 1 have gone far enough now to tr tip convinced that he busl no hand in nil all tills trouble that has been beef made for I 1 stop I 1 I 1 bog beg of you stop 1 slip biake in stamping a foot I 1 ion don t treat front me like libe a child john bel kiep I 1 if you d orne ome in here and told me your name it have been dIf different Terent but you started iab with a lie itel I 1 A ct carefully irefully 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