Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-09-21
HIS CONSCIENCE.

pPodhAIB NCAN snowy ana ulslluGbly,
and looking straight into the
other mans eyes, that you
knew exactly what you were
doing, but say again, that is
no excuse for you We have been
friends long enough TO warrant your
taking sides with me in almost any
thing, and oven to-evon to lying for
me II it were necessary"
Tho other man shifted his position
a little and wet his lips with his
tongue.
You did not remember, did you"
Ivtson went on, gripping and ungrip-
ping the back Of the chair behind
which he was standing, that it was
/ who put you on your feet, not only
this last time, but once or twice be-
fore? / am going to believe you for
got this-forgot that to me you owe
sven what little you have; for | don't
want to think Of you as an migrate
full man. No you are not ungrateful,
you are simply fool. You say that
when he asked You, you were taken
by surprise that you could only ack-
nowledge had been willful, and
wild, and mixed up in one or two af-
fairs not greatly to my credit as q
have known md ro,rs,nbaD"5 ~ ~
vom words ,voro NV daa+L,, -
with her father, You did know it,
but you didn't remember it? What
have you to say for YOURSELF"
The other man swallowed once or
son gro,vira naia. 80! p0" -
turned tho ob p asido 49, ga l-o -la-id ',
toward tho door "i'N --''' ~
81 nm goinr y bo cold ..booorso
T do not care 70 trust So ,n,soIf '~ ritL
yon lorger To 7 ala ny 49, ~, w." wv
get , and IL 7 foroot n,o,,iS ~.
TO kin vou. Wbon vo, Gat ~
senses again Won ,yii, s So" ga e. ,,,, ~
.tond {r7t ,,,,S ,. a,'' 9So ''''r ul''Sl
me Yon have rninaa ~, iito ~, I'D
hers fo. she 1oyod ~ - li,e' ~ y.
all-and am tno mn, VIZ ,rh o5s So, - ~
YOU. I am going Snm+b a." +o,n IT,
and H. will nrobahly ba tor -
sime. NV only ,yish 10 tbat ~ the
years 70 cor,e NIL ,,o,, ono 5aaS
you win tbinl, at Last onoo A.
chat il wns Won who wreci,oS 10y
bapniness of two nsonIeN,gbn Sro 'Lo
berSheart and broncbt +be ola Vii
bacl, into mine. and A. ia Won 1rbo
will nav for il in tho end y
g. At last the other man found bie
tongue.
"Mv God Ivison ~ bo oriod
boarselv. don't leave mo now Iot
me think let mo tbinl,i tNI'bo,v
could know what bo wartodo Ho
only asked me If Won had been Wild
years ago. and | s9idn-nassing bis
hand ouiclslv ovor his oyes"twbat
did | savP II could not have baon
much. for he was here Init n minnie
But | can fix it. Ivison-I can dv II
some wavl How could 7 l,ro,, ~ u,as
her fatberqn 80
"You oouldn,t know - areworod
wilson, in the same clear even tones
Enough the other man ,row tbat
back Of This forced caln,no,s +ba
devil himself ragod in the otber,s
soul. "bocause. as told vnu Won
were n fool Until tber Won IoS
been pnssablv sane and A. ,vouId
seem that Won ought to know onongb
to keen vonr month sbnt but von
didn't On the contrarv yom ola
him moro than he asked for Yon
told him that was n friord of ,,onrs
but Won thought-no Won Lnowi
had sown INV wild oatsNand tbon
Won told him what thev were and
what kind of q avon tbeT voro I'D
Ino. You told of The other w0man
and-and all the rest CouI6 nnD
man alive bav. oiyen his danebtar
to me hearino tbatp And vet all the
time Won we're taIkino Won I,new I