The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-12-01


and so and so onto his hackers in Lon
don. He sends them under cover to a
shyster lawyer in Spokane, who is in
with him. l say. is this the man my
daughter gives secret meetings TO in
places where no young girl who valued
her good name would be seen, alone,
with stranger. at twelve o'clock at
night?"
do you wish me TO think that you
believe this, father?" asked Faith. with
the look of the lamb when the wolf ac-
cused il of rolling the stream.
'Think that I believe i'll Do you deny
that you were therein the tamaracks.
on Tuesday night with Darcie, the man
I am speaking Off
81 was there-yes-to prevent muir
der. You know il Is in all the papers
that man was shot here, in cold
blood, by our own men, for some Of
fense against their miners union"
"We are not talking of what is in the
papers. am talking of some thing that
was not in the papers, most fortunate
| ly for us. What was this man doing
here, on my premises, without business
with me or with any Of my employees?
| What was the occasion. the inducement.
| that brought him five miles after dark
through the woods to place where
there was nothing to see. or do. or
learn, except by secret appointment
with some other person? What was he
there for? Do you know?"
Because somebody sent him n false
message, / believe"
an whose name?"
"In my name. o father, please let me
tell you ALI"
"You are telling me good deal.
think. And why should a message be
sent to this young man in your name
Was that the surest way to bring him 2"
Father, you must ask those who
sent the message. / did not send IT,"
"You seem to know a good deal about
it, considering that you did not send
1t. How did you learn the hour and
the place of meeting so accurately?"
II cannot tell you how l learned il;
you viii have to trust me for that"
"Did you happen to learn the words
of the message?"
81 did not, father--I mean--not at
first"
"'Not at first What am to under
stand by that? Let me repeat the
words; perhaps you may recognize
them"
"Oh, don't repeat theml The whole
thing is frightful. How can talk to
you at all when you begin by accus-
ing me of such things?"
| ;S ,1,, -, -. r.
me to pursue this kind of AN investiga.
ton, but we may as well go through
with it; for your own sake the thing
must be cleared up. Abby tells me that
she took that message herself, pre-.
cisley in your language, because yol
were unwilling to trust il on paper
naming the place and The time of the
meeting; and in case there should b,
: a doubt in the young mans MIND thai
the message was genuine, you added
these words: Tell him it comes from
: her he called his Mountain Lily Faith
l don't wonder that you cover you
! facet"
2 Fai instantly raised her head. g
deny that | sent that message or an,
message" she uttered with white lips
r "If Abby says that did, you will hav
. to choose between the word of a serv
Y ant and the word of your daughter"
e Don't get excited" said Mr.. Bing
ham. 81 will have this thing decided on
d no ones word but your own and his
= Dc you deny that those words you.hav,
= just heard me repeat were the word
| of that message?"
e 81 do not; | deny that they were m,
words, or that ever used them"
+ "lt scarcely matters whose word
S they are; but / should like to know hoy
t they came to be so effectual for tn
e purpose. They certainly brought tha
e young man-where he got, not what h
: came for, evidently, but what he richl
: deserved. Whoever sent it, the mes
sage acted like a charm. How do yor
r explain that?"
II am not bound TO explain it; al
n Lot responsible for his coming"
d well, | should like to know who thi
IS Mountain Lily is that meets youn
men in woods, alone, at dark hours O
.r the night"
Y Father, will tell you all know,
4 said Faith, trembling and deadly white
for now she could not doubt with wha
r merciless constructions she had :
!. deal.
= He did call me by that name one,
is father. 1t was when we abused his hos
n pitality, and / was left on his hand
Il alone-yes, in the dark hours of tn
night. 1t was then, when my fathe
"a failed me, when he was father an
y friend and brother to me, that his hear
g. went out to me; his pity made him ter
der toward me, and he said those words
!. How they got abroad to be turned {
:, this wicked and shameful use, / car
= not tell you, and ] do not care. But
:, they had been the means of bringin
:, him to his death, he would have bee
- the last man--yes, as he is the first
to say such words to me-"
= "And do you think that you know tn
character of this man?"
How should | know his character
Do | know my own? | know what m
u father processes to think am, and
&c whom he goes for his information.
: stranger could hardly expect to far
= better than daughter. If am-wha
n you say | am, need not be surprise
II that he should turn out TO be a spy
"Be careful. Faith. have given you
u in my own mind, the benefit of las
doubt, awaiting your acknowledged