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Show fi wi . .mataawmoams wston rearT s as a., ar(rvwrt. u, see u,t aware Hist U bad seen. She cam , him. very quiet and very flushed; then she wh quiie (a'e ms hhe usked hliu, "You wanted tne?" 'lie was while as she. and could "not Iak at ouce, "You told uh last p'glit, Mls MierrUl.1" he sulj, that the Iasi ttnng that Mr. Corvet did -- the last list jift know of yvas to warn you .igum.'t otie-of jour triri.dx Who was fcswapqwaoamwmmstaf. SUU, TEIE INDIAN DIRUM 1 'COilliam 3j MacHarg and Edtvin Halmcr assess Coprrltfht by Edwin Btlmer """ Alan put his vvutih hai k inu his pocket and, crossing to the other office, found '(carman alone. There was n pretense of courtesy now tn manner; he sat motionless at his desk, his held eyes fixed on Alan Intently. the door behind him and advanced toward the desk I thought we'd hetier have some explanation," he mid, about our meeting last night." Our meeting?' Spearman rvjieaiud ; his eyes hud narrowed watchfully. Ion told Mr. Sherrill that you weie In Duluth and that you arrived homo lu only this morning, of course you don't mean to stick to that story with me?" "What hie you talking about?" Spearmate demanded. "Of course. know exactly w here you were a part of last evening; and know. you know thut only wunt in know what explanation vou have to HENRY AND CONSTANCE 8 TNOP&IS. Wealthy and highly Sjwar-man'- Chicago busiaeas placed in th world. Benjamin Corvet la aome-tbief a recluso and a rtiystery to hia aasoclataa After a atorniy Interview with hia partner, Henry , Corvet seeks Conatance (peat-manSherrill, daughter of hia other feher-rU- J, bualneaa partner, Lawrence and eecurea from her a prorn-te- e He not to marry Spearman. Sherrill learna then disappear. Corvet haa written to a certain Alan Conrad. In Blue Raplda, Kan-aanf Alao-elo- a. and eihlbltad strange aglia-tioover the matter. Covet'a letter summons Conrad, a youth of unknown parentage, to Chicago arrtvea In Chicago. From a gia e tatamant of SherrlU It aeemi Conrad la Corvet'a ttugitimata n - aoa. Corvet baa deeded hia bouee and its centenu to Alan, who takee That night Alan dispoaaeaalirr covers a man ransacking the desks and bureau drawers In Corvet'a The appearance of apartments. Alan tremendously agitates the Inhim truder, who appear to thinkMlwa-ga gboet arfl raves ef the After a atruggla the man escapes. Neat day Alan learna rrom Sherrill that Corvet haa deeded hia entire property to him. Introduced to Spearman, Alan la astounded at the discovery that ha la the man whom ha. had fought In hia house the night' before. CHAPTER VII Cant we set n to- n two-thirt-y, g, . lie did not finish the sentence, hut halted at the door. Sherrill went out, end Alan followed him; exasperation half outrage yet half admiration at Spearman'a bearing, held Alan speechIf every movement of Spearman's great, handsome body had not recalled to him their struggle of the night before if. as Spearman's hand rested cordially on Sherrills shoulder, Alan had not seemed to feel again that big hand at hia throat he would mosthavo been ready ta believe that this was not the man whom he had fought. But he could not doubt that; he had recognized Spearman beyond And Spearman had recogquestion. nized him be was sufe of that ; lie could 'not for an Instsnt doubt it; Spearman had known It was Alan whom he had fought In Corveta house even before Sherrill had brought them together. Was there not further proof of that In Spearmans subsequent mau-ne- r toward him? For what was all this cordiality except defiance? Iower and possession both far exAlans most extravagaut ceeding dream were promised him by those papers which Sherrill had shown him. When he had read down the list of those properties, he had had no more feeling that such things could he his than he had uad at first that Corveta house could be bis until he had heard the Intruder moving In that house. And now It was the sense that another was going to make him fight lor those properties that was bringing to .him the realization 'of his new power. He had" something on that man on Spearman, lie did not know what that thing was; no stretch of his fhouglit. nothing that be knew about himself r others, could tell him; but. at sight of him. In the dark of Corveta bouse, Spearmen had cried out In horror, he nad ertstartd at hlta the name of I sunken ship, and In terror bad burled hi electric torch. It was true, Spearman s terror had not been at Alan Con-r,t had been because Spearman had mistaken him for some one else f"r a ghost-- But. after learning that A 'an w ee not a ghost. Spearman'a had not very greatly changed; h had fought, he bad been willing to k ll rather than to be caught there. Alan thought an Inatant ; he would make sure he still had" that sorne-h!non Spearman and would learn how far t arent. He took up the and asked for Spearman. . .m A voice Yen." answered karj said, evenly: I think you snd I tad better have a talk before we meet with Mr. Sherrill this afternoon. am here in Mr. Conret's office now and will b here for half an hour. Im going out." made no reply, but hung bp.the receiver. Alan sat waiting, his w stoh upon the desk before him Mpectunt. with fl unties of hot nl mid passing over him. Ten tnln- passed; then twenty. The tele-tnn.kr Corret desk buzzed. Ir. Spearman soys be will give five minutes mm-.the swltchlemrd less. d: at-'itu- 1 . rec-og- Spearman leaned forward. and talk It quirk, if you have anything to suy to me!" I haven't told Mr. Sherrill that fount you at Corveta house last night ; but 1 dout want you to doubt for a minute that I know you - and hImmii your d g of Benjamin Corvet and your cry about saving the Mlwaka!" A Hash of blood came to Sciinmii' fae; Alan, tn bla excitement, was sure of It; but there was Just that thish, no more. He turned, while S poor man sat chewing hia cigar and staring at him. and wpiu out and partly close. the door. Then, suddenly, he revtpeued It, looked in. reclosed tt sharply, and went on hia way. shaking a little. For. as he looked hack this second time at the dominant, determined, aide man seated at his desk, what he had seen in Spearman'a fa,se was fear; fejtcd himself, of Alan Conrad of Blue Bap-idyet It was uot fear of ihat sort which weakens or dismays; It was ot that sort which, merely w a ruing of danger close at hand, determines .onto use every menus within his power to save himself. Alan, still trembling exdiedlj. crossed to Corvet's office to await Sherrill. It was not. he felt sure now, Alan Conrad that Spearman was opposing; it was not eveu the apparent successor tn the controlling stuck of Corvet, Sherrill and Spearman. That Alan resembled some one some one whose ghost had seemed To come tn have Spearman and might, come to Corvet was only incidental to what was going on now; for in Alana - presence Spearman found a threat threat an active, present imnot Alan could himself. against agine what the nature of that threat could be. Was It because there was something still concealed In Corvet's house which Spearman feured Alan would find? Or was It connected only with that some one whom Aluu resembled? se I s s s s j S' . s S gT)td you like him, Ilnyy ? hlH-anha- n m E T-- gd I I vv s 1 hjed al-r- tit j 1 ml By ELMO SCOTT WATSON j Nhe f! idied uneasily. "You mustnt ua alii tmpottaiue to that; I There wss no icavu fur iiicuu 'u wii.it Mr Corvet said, exc pt In Mr. ii'ivrts own mind He "had a e me i.uie.tNoiiahU tv y - Ml r i t'h l;ld. 1V.2 Neutepvf PETALESHARO ENDS THE RITE OF HUMAN SACRIFICE I t. i V H I 1. -- v I f i i l,-- vv4-- r Stn-iiUl- - t, I I i r (i!sl v j j le-o- syits-Ixdtca- n I f g -- W the-fro- ! I 1 c - 1 ato-den- ts vv ea-tee- m n ou-d- ap-lurc- - you would." He did not answer at once. The waitress brought their order, and he served her ; then, as the waitress moved away, be looked across at Constance with a bsuf scrutfny. Youve seen a good deal of him. yesterday and today, your father tells ne." he observed. ' ' "Yjs." he him." like you Its plain enough remarked. Yes. I do; She reflected seriously. 1 hadnt thougjit of it Just "that though way. because I was thinking most the position he was In and about Mr. Corvet. But I do like him." So do I." Spearman said with a akl. seeming heartiness that pleaded her. A'ni hrearbed I should like him. Connie. If deep with relief; At least eanr,an bad wanted to refuse to wee I bad the wot of privilege you hare to 'ni uf be had not refused; tie had think whet tier 1 liked or disliked him. him from another Alikin the time Alan had Tve had t osu-Mb-r frr I could trust whether view r.ted and after of walling until Just Idnf Max" . him or vmt distrust vr(re. " pur-losl- y . er - child-Ikxh- I s Constance SherrillV most active thought that day wus about Henry Spearman, for she ha (la luncheon engagement with him at one o'ebs-kThe tea room of a department store offers to young people opportunities for dining together without furnishing reason for even- Innocently connecting, their names too Intimately, If a girl is not seen there with the same man too often. There is something essentially casual and unpremeditated about It as though the mda and the girl, both shopping and both hungry, bad just bupiwued to meet and go to lunch toA Constance recently had gether. drawn closer to Henry Spearman In her thought, and particularly since she bad been seriously considering marrying him, she had dung deliberately to this unplanned appearance about their meetings. She glanced across at him. when she had settled herself, snd the first little trivialities of their being together were over. f tool a visitor down to jour office this morning." she said. Yes," he answered. Constance was aware that it was only formally that she had taken Alan Conrad down to confer with her father; since Henry was there, she knew her father would not act without his agreement, and that whatever disiMwd-tiu- n had been made regarding Alan bad been made by him. g . 1 I Youll gether later thl afternoon? he about here tbla afternoon?" "I think I can be here this afternoon." Alan raid. then." S(ar-maLetll say turned and noted the hour almost solicitously among the 8crawled appointments on his desk pad ; straight-enlnafter this act of dismissal, he walked with them to the door, his hand on Sherrill's shoulder. Circumstances have put us Mr. Sherrill and myself In a very difficult position. Conrad," he remarked. "We want much to be fair to all con- .cerned 1 offer. Continued. I'm afraid you've taken rather bad time. Lawrence. - 1 Talk-sen- Sjiettimaii, Connie the company that involves voor interests and your fa ther'a ami mine Hint the Interests ol mail) o' her people small stockholder who ;ive no off iictice in its managehave to ment, ami whos- - Interests ook niter for ihem." don't understand, Henry." it had to think of toiirud this morning in the same vuiv as I've hud to think ol lien Corvet of recent veurs ft a thiv.it ug.iinsi the Interests of th"se Her ol.,f roue, mid lur pulse quickened.' Henry Sever hyd Talked to her. except in the merest commonplace. uIkx.1 his relations with l.mle Benny; i It vvns a matter In which, she hud hud been l.si. Hicj hal opMsed; Sllnv the quarrels between the old friend whom she hod loved from and lie. who wished to Ivecouie now linos than mere friend to her. hud grown more violent, she had avoided mentioning I'ncle Benny to Henry, and he, quite as Consciously, had avoided ment lotting Mr. t'orvet to her. Ive kinivvn for n immv years," Senrinun weni on relininntly, "that Ben Corvet's bruin "H seriously af feeteii. He ieeon!,l t lint himself eveu earlier mid ndiiil'led It to himself when he look me IT mv ship to I might take charge f the (sttAp.-mhuve gne vvllh other jieople then, or it wouldnt hove been very long lfore could have started III ;is a sldp owner myself; bill, hi view of his condition. Ben ii, ode me proini ies that offered me most. Afterward Ids malady progressed so hut he couldnt know i t hy ; Ids Judghimsv lf to he mil rust ment was impmred, mid lie plnnned mid would have tried to carry out that would have Imsui many tli'iiL-illsasirous for the company. I hud to fight him - for the eompanv'ii sake tuid for ni.v own sake and that of the ers, wiose !t,uresls were jt ftlilUe., onr father cuine to se that whet 1 was doing was for the compunyM good and has learned to trust me. But you I 1 a. ? In relation to Corvet. Sherrill and GREAT INDIANS .! overw da. mg oil is by t IN I III! tt t Platte river decisive strength and power Nfc.dl dwelt Ol Wolf PtniHe4V,a tli ' Ven Mi Spearman, jo n.ean." Irthi In tin uge old cuiftti-rneAid she had been almost le.idy to uI s'.e diij not uitsw r. m. in that man for his sirnigili and f'huhlk'urhuhlk- "men of Hho " Ttw-lwa Mr 'Hi' (iijiinoMty Hgatii't . lot ,nnv trom those tpuilltles, mid the tai', the luontma star , m. in, Mi wasn't it? g1-she knew that he vvs nn rotfiil spout titmtiMiiliiir the onlv unimosttv of Mr. Vor- repienttng deeil more than merciful In ll,:ii the evcniiig lat the feminine. Fieli-tfflil iue about." wJ b that uhsoii el y whole she hud Ihe (lircvlloi, ut a trdil pnesIlMKal lh t h t of him as most selfish and f to l ot ccrcuHinlf 'll was ua'iist Mr. Spui.nim that Skldl ofId atin erte ulmtlu r. she had most' cieatliHi and lxnclos-tlohe w. i imd )oa, theu?-- ' of ull living form und itilinhtMt-inmlsappi obonded T es " j oiisl.t to have sis n '" sa is bilked In th sacrihie of a ung girl to "Thank vou" He tinned and, not .1 lo him. the mot lung mi nr 'Smelv, I houhl have Im- the nuili. lot himself out uniting u.i t was it !" About 1SJ4 u captive Toiimnche gri lie should have known It when he hud llow could you see?" he defended wa i hosen u the victim for this sactlial S(earmun, ufter aniiouncllig rifice. her He never showed to you the side All of Ihe Skldl Imd uHsctnliUxI u unable to get back to .the he liowd to Uie umi lu these last hluiself the st the prlels had bound the ailnr, with Cuustaure. office, wa ui to u cr girl aul were prepartag to S)vvuy never to me the side He weld swiftly aiound the tdock to he si owed to you. But afler wlmt has tbe dreadful rites. Suddenly begin ids uvi n luAise and let hiuiself ln at nt It to his feet. vvsrrlor young lurppeiicd this week,' raid you under(irung door with hia key. The house la the stand now; and you un mv why 1 of my futher that tbla pracwish was warm; a shaded knup on the table huve to distrust the young fellow tice bo abolUhed," ho shautod to the in the larger llhrurj wa lighted, a fir vl'o's Colne to claim lien Covert's Yu may do one of two was hurtling In the open grate, and the prlesta. nl.o e," fret? thl woman from the sactblnga hud been swept and dusted. The rifice or accept me la her place." "Claim!" Ovnstunce reiwaled. Why, roolus Indian cuiue Into the hall tu take bla Bet ry, I iWd not know he claimed anyBefore anyone could Interfere ho cout and hat. spraug to the fvoinau'a side, rut the thing; he didn't even know when he at acven," Yaaquum thongs which hound her, seized her lo 'Pinner came here "You Want some cluing announced. hia arms and bore her swiftly Uwowgh "lie seems, like Ben Corvet," llcnry about that?" mild slowly, "to have the hmaHcterls-ll(ho crowd to a place where two Beet Noj seven Is all right." horses were waiting, kloonting, they of showing one side to you, another Alan went upstulra to the nnim next fled before the dumfounded Skldl had to me, tVnnie. With you, of course, to Corvet which be had appropriated he claimed nothing; pul at the office recovered their wlta. After riding Tour father showed him lids morning for hi own use the night before, and some distance with the woman the occuthe instrument fawner warrior top(ed. Pointing to of trauslcr that Ben found It now prepured for hia pancy. When he came down again to the south he said. "The trail lo open si ems to him left conveying lo him nobefore you. Here la food to supply all Ceil hud hi other projei ties and the first ffKr, Wussaquntn was tn sounds he where beard hut uhout, I. is interest in Corvet, Sherrill mol you oo your long Journey. Tbla homo on the huaemeut I room service the 1 give you. too. He will carry you Sia:'muii. very naturally objected back to your people." Then ho to t la execution f tlase Ira nfl era, flavor He vveut mit way down the safely without considerable examination, in service si air snd save the Indian In turned to the Skldl village. Vaua-(unIlls holij deed was accepted without view of toivet's mental condition and the kitchen, preparing dinner. Itnd not heard Ids approach, and protest hy Ids people, for bo woe ol the fact that they pill the controlAlan sttHsI sn Instant watching ihe "tlblef of (lltnresham ling stoik of Corvet, Slid nil und Indian's tall, thin figure and the quick Men"), the son of Chief Old Knlfo no a in of the hands youth .'pcunmtn one cvefhad heard of and one who, movements of his disproportionately (I.etnleha) snd their greatest wsrrler. tns own story, never hud wvii a small, wU haped hands, almost like And so imprcseit were the Skldl by his act that they never again offered And when I a vvomnn; then lie sniffed hia fixt slop uniil yesierduy. didn't dismiss my business with u iivon the talr, und WussaquHtn turned a human sacrifice to the morning atnr. uhout. m cn men uu lctdoharo's fame spread to tho morning to lake him swiftly into (he company, he claimed occasion "Anjhisly lieen here today, Judah?" whites and a few years luter the Alim asked. lo see ine ulolie to thl' uldl me." of a womans seminary tn WashI called No. Alan tradesmen; they ington, D. C., sent the lawne warrior "Threaten you, Ileniy? How? With came. There were young men from the a silver medal, accompanied by an hat ?" which ended with these words; Jl coubln't ipdle tiiiiUo out my self, new Kpapers." 1YVTmt did you teljlbem?" but that was Id tone; he demanded "Brother, accept this token of our "Nothing." an 'explanation, of exactly what, he ; ulwuys wear It for our nuke, and Why not?" didn't make clear. He hu hecn given shen you have the power to aaro a .Henry telephoned I a to tell poor woman from Jcnth and tortare, by Ben, apparently, the technical com trol of Corvet, Sherrill and Siiearuiau, them nothing." think of thta and of un aad fly to her "You mean Henry Spearman? His Idea, If 1 oppose him, evidently Is rescue." "Yes." 19 turn n out und take the manageThut medal becanje Petatewharo'a Do you take orders frwe Isici, Jument himself." most prised possession and ba wore It Constance leuued back, confused, dah?" until tbe day of bla death la tbo sum"I took that order, Alan. lie Alan Conrad? She questioned. mer of 1874. "Youve been her Alan hesitated. "He erfu't have done that, Henry I Oh, In the house all day?" he cant have meant that!" MANUELITO, THE CREAT CHIEF Yes. Alan." 1 couldnt Maybe he didn't :1 raid OFTHE NAVAJO floor and Alan went hack to tbe first make out what he did mean," Scur-tuuroom Into The smaller the library. said. Tiling have come Uhui IIAIIILNED it Fort Defiabre, ITAria. him with rather a rush, of course; and was dark with tbe early winter dusk, One "Usue day a crowd af you couldn't expect a country boy to und lie sw Belied ou the light; then he Navajocs gathered around tbe corral get so many thing straight, lie's act knelt and pulled out one of the drawlooking hungrily at the ateera big, Ing, 1 suppose, only In the way one ers he hml seen Speartnnu searching rangy longhorns which would aooa bo might expect a hoy lo act who hud through the night before, and carefully fresh beef for them. Unnoticed by been brought up In poverty on a Kan- examined the puers in it one by one, a little Indian boy slipped anyone sas prairie and wu suddenly handed hut found them only ordinary pupers. the fence and toddled out Into tbo the possible osesslim of a good many lie pulled the drawer completely out Inclosure. millions of dollars. Its better to be- und sounded the wall lehliid it and the In on Instant a big steer bad trotted purtltlon ou Imth sides hut they lieve that he's only Mat hi bead, out from the herd and, shaking lla moIIiI. He put the drawer back havent had opportunity to tell your long, shurp horns, udvunced upon tbo In on next the examine to went und father these thing yet; hut I wanted who curiously watched tbo figure.' tiny you to understand why Conrad will one, and, after Ihnt, the others. The snlmals There wus a moapproach. clocks In the house had been wound, hardly consider me a friend." then a tall, ment of horrified suspense In the clock , for library presently the Ill understand you now. from Indian the corjumped struck six, atrd another lu the hall straight she promised. In a few flying leaps bad and ral fence An oour later, when chimed slowly. himself between the baby and chimed dock the again, Aluu looked placed VIII. CHAPTER the oncoming steer. There he stood tip und saw Wussaquams small black arms folded across bla breasb with eye, deep sel in their large eye sockViolence. sume Instant tbe steer charged. At the the on him Intently through ets. fixed At balf-pas-t three, Alun left the of- door, llow long the tndlun had been The animal came on with tbe fared fice. Sherrill had told him hii hour Alan could not guess; he bad of a locomotive. At the last recood earlier that Fpearmnn had telephoned there, If atopiHd and stood awlagiag Ua head not heard Ids step. he would not le able to get buck for bartt and forth with the potato of tbo Alan?" "What are you looking for, a conference that afternoon; and Alan sharp horns just missing Ihe breast waa certain now- that In Siteurinnu's the Indian asked. of the Indian. But the erect figure did Alan reflected moment, Mr. Sherabsence Kberrlll would do nothing not flinch. Not a muscle moved. Thu t rill thought that Mr. might steer wus further with res(cct to Ids affairs. puzzled. Evidently deriding Was there no ope whom Alan could have left a record of ome sort here that It was not worth while to hump know Do of Judah. for anyme, you tell of Ids ettcounter with Speartnnn his head on something which might bu la Corvet'a house, with probability of thing like that?" a lost, the longhorn tuned aad trotNo. That ia what you are looking receiving Wllef? Alan had not been ted tack to bis ffUowa. b. Kber-rllof Cotudagee thinking directly Aa the Indian walked back to tbo Yea. Iki you know of any 'place as be walked swiftly north lo the corral fence .with tbo baby oa bla Itrlve; but she wss. In a way. present where Mr. Corvet would have been shoulder there was no agitation la bla In all Ms thoughts. As he approached likely to pgt away anything maimer. For waa he not ManuelHu, lieu put paper in at! these drawthe XherriH hqne. be saw standing at war ddef of the Navajo! lie galaed here this the curb an open with a Hr ers; be put them upstairs, too position In I8T5 white the Navajoad cried chauffeur; he had seen that roed you have seen." were a constant terror to the early "Nowhere Judah?" little start, ster, be recognized with settlers of Arizona. Several expediIf he put things anywhere else, in front of five office btdld'ng that tion went agalawt them bad failed, bat ! have not ween, Dlnoer la morning when Constance bad tskn Alan, la 18C3 OoL Elt Caraoa, tbe fausoae He turned into the served. Aluu." Mm downtown. scout, wklprd them as thoroughly Alan went to the lavatory m fhe that walk snd rang the bell. they sever again were guilty of The servant who opened the door first floor and washed the dust from ny orpa wired bewtllity towards tbo ktew Mm snd seemed to acre? 4 Ms hia hands ami face; then he wentlnto whiten. i room. Wassaquum. having right of entry t the house, for be the dining war After tbe that Manuelito, chief, drew back for Alan to enter. 'Alan, erved the iMnner. took hia place bccanx a feace chief, sad iq. 1S72 be Alsu's chair, ready to puss him went Into the hall and waited for the waa atifxiiwed captaia ef tbe native Is Ml xerxtnt to follow. Sherrill vvf.st he needed; but the Indian fvove trgaaized to keep order oh silent, watchful preenc there behind pr.fice in?" he asked the reservation. thce when a namber "I'll aee. sir." Tne man dlaje him where lie rotild not e h!a face, of jsamg trucks were plaaalng aa outAluu, and be twisted him(eared. Alan, waiting, did not bear dlsturfied break Mnnnelito cal Jed tlteu into coua-ci- l. to lMik at bim. iiIhuiI self tonstances voice lu reply to the ate licking up a handful ef sand ba Would you mind. Judah." be Iniiourxenitiit of the servant, but Spear uM. 'Tv you knfw howr nvaay grataa quired. If I asked you lo stand over J of ss ml are In my hand? There are mans vigorous times. The servaut of where Jou are? "Ml fUierrtll will we you In there lnt-aJust thul many white men fer you to The Ird'an. without answerlna a flifrmte. sir." ftgdit. Nov dt you wVh to make warT moved around to the other wide of noTliruugh the wide doorway to Hie They did not, for M.inselitea sjmhot where he stood fumg Alan. of tbe Amerlcprt drawing room. Alan could see tlo table, strength brought smaller, portlered entrance to fhe them tr Ihdr senses. From tkew a room tieyoisd Sherrills study. TTie unLl his death In l&fllkc proved himthat the Dram say They 1m and Constance and curtain and lender and self partd. heat wreeg when the Mlwaha I hia the still reverI c(eariHan came Into thl Inner door hy Navajov itue wea down. way; they stood tn instant tlere In talk.' AS Constance Marled a wav, Dada Idea, j, (TO HC CON'TIMHTC- J SJie cnHe Spearman suddenly drew her back to prettify, hut her fn-4r.p j him end kied her. Alans shoulders voreu w.aig wa called 'TaJllnr Dew, A 1ku rtne-nthe VTae e Et Paai and Iter farher couidnY stand It. Uq spontaneously Jerked back and Ms hamis clenched; he jlid ted look away la with UexJow mid t reminded bias ff Tlie rent. he joy Ms own in hv d 1 i s Chl-ug- prob-abl- br Distrust? Coustamv Pent toward impulsively lu tier surprise. "Distrust him? lu relation to what? L CSte Qtories of -- i T m ( il Il.-nry- Goad Dtal of Him, You'vs Sen Yasterday and Today, Your Father Ttlla Me." Ha Obsarved. you couldnt see that quite no directly. of course, and you thougld I didn't like Ben. and there whs some lack in tr.e which made me full to appreciate him." No; nf rtwt." Omstaiic denied Not that. Henry." quickly. tWhiit w It then. Cuuitle? You thought uh ungndeful l him? I realize Thaf 1 owed a great 'debt to him; but the only way I could pay that debt was to d exactly what I did opiate titm snd seeta ta push Info his place and be aa Ifagrate; for, tecausc I dht that. Ileas leea a respected and hotured mao in this town ail these last year, which be ooiildnT have remained if I'd let Iri s have hi way. or if 1 told others wt-- I had to do what I didnt rare what I did. 'her bat I did rare what thought about thou gtil ; yet If you couldn't see y of jour what I was up against him. why chat vsi all sffectbai right tsi." N. if wssiiT sJI right.! site denied ultnosl fiercely, the fluli ffollug her cheeks: a thnddikig wa in iter thro-which, for an instant. stoped her. Y(u should Iqtve told me. Henry; or I should have been able to see," "I couldn't tell you dear." lie said fhe Inst wori very iHstinetly. but so I low that site could scarcely hear. couldnt tell you now if Ben hadn't goto sway a he ha and this other fellow covoe. I couldn't tell jou when you wanted to keep caring so much for your Uncle Behny, end he wa trying to hurt tne wlthvou." She bent toward him. her-fl- ps parted; but now site did not s;ieak. She never had really known Ilenry until this moment. s! felt ; he loid thought of him always a strong, almost brutal, fighting down fiercely, mercilessly. Lid otjbouents aod welcom.ug cot, test tu; fr leins n - t ddi-ve- t. rt Ukc-tha- tf rdter rl, le-hl- " far-S'ei- - a I or |