Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
CHAPTER v.-(Con,inucd.A

Yes, You are changed: You had no wig
twenty years ago. and your tceth were
natures. You were fattcr and healthier.
looki!:s. Int your eyes. and your tongue,
anu Nonr heart are the same: not IL bit
better. not 81 hit worsc-cuuld Your heart
he WORSE. and not make the Prince OF
Darkness eivious: Come. Dave. no airs
with inc. I know yon. and if you knew
me You'd he frank. | am frank to dcs-
prrat.cn. and have been for ycars."
Have Your way. Charles. have your.
way | hopc-if YOU will give ne Il,
rhance-to show you that | have IL mcm-
DRY and Il heart. Isut tell me what you
nave been doing since we parted. 1t
would take Il volume TO contain your
story. / ann sure. hut tell me briefly"
You are right, i, would make II book.
ana shonld he written in blood on black
leaves. Dave Cheatiam. ! wls an inno-
cent Young man when YOU first knew me-.
and / had Il beautiful and nm innocent
young wife, and she loved me-
IL aia aware of that interrupted
Cheathim. but no: to make it tao loug
skip the parts that yoi think | know"
IL shall speak in my own way re-
torted NE man. with Il savage glare. II
WIS poor. Dave, very poor. and | knew
that Il child WAS soon To be born To me.
j wanted money. and the tc.np:cr came
and whispered how it conld lac made
easily. swiftly. surely; and in my %anNic,y
L gave no thought to the honesty. l
negotiated the forged paper: | WAS de
trctci. arrested. tried. convicted and son
tcncct. Ia seven wears ut hard labor. !
could have implicated YOU. but such IL
course would not save me-"
And what did YOU do when You got
free asked ChcatAam.
"Frce.' Shouted the sailor. again
spring.ns 10 his feet. II never have hcen
free. The man or oma whether guilty
or not. that is convicted OF n crime. never.
never is free. The Jail door may close
behind him. and he may see the world
about him and the sky above without
looking through iron bars. but free he
can ncvoi be-
1t IS true--too true" sighed Cheat
ham.
DO not interrupt with your hyrocrit-
ica' whining. but hear mo out. You
started me. and ii is not oftsi that i
h;Y'. :in opportunity IN talk"
"Sl"2k lower. Charlcs-spcak lower"
II left that pl'ison-you were West at
the timo-l left with tho strong resolve
that | would redeem my ERRORS before the
NbIIi. ~. II liit OF upright NolnE. \
said: I will iilia my wife. and the little
daughter thar was born 10 me. but which
never siw. and we will "a To Il new
land. and among new faces we shall for
get the past 4 seArclc,! early and late.
here. there and everywhere. for a year.
Thc motllor and child had disappeared.
and those who had known them convinc-
ed ma that thcy We're dead. | went To
work. was found ont and dismissed.
/ changed my name and tried it again.
Tho deceit WAS discovered. and 1 was de-
noiuccd as an inpostor-"
.'roo nad-too bad" groancd Cheat
ham.
Il determined that ! would deserve tic
worlds contempt and hate by giving it
good cause to dread me. | have been II
smneeler. Il pirate. II highway robber. and
even worse; and the law has never laid
lis hand ON mo. My very daring has saw
ed me- from the fate of my weaker and
more innocent days. Look nj me. Dave
ChoatAam-look nj mr well.-and ask
Yourself if You have not cause TO he
proud of Your work.
Thu sailor drew himself up. lis brond
breast expanding. hi> bearded Hips com
pressed. ana his terrible eyes burning in
to the lawyers :lsiiy face.
~ III -
io' 'ooN i'Nc Il n"ia' Slf"ng man.
Sharlea, Nu' s"n are MOI us pHd us you
w'1''i nave me heiieV'; nor am ! tn"
h'onS'Ns you naive lic'nfea' as l nope
you ,haS eve me 1t 'iaHee l" prove TO
You,
Give You a chance" laughed The sail
OF. You may stake YOUR worthless soul
that from this day on ! Shall stick To
N"a closer IMAM u hFnther. Here ! cast
i'hsAer ana strip me sails. moor beside
N9n' NaYe. ana ! propose to stay there
III! We INK 'ogel1eF. ~" not "'ier me
your i'oe>e'oo"k' MOI. attempt to besiow
Oh me 4 CHARITY. "liai y"'i have must
ne nAi'' ana ! shall aeiliiht 1t as u right.
20 YOU n''f me:
20" can count on my h"ip. Charles.
AIN poor o"' as lar as 1T goes 1T is
yours snare an" snare alike. rs We say
IN ia"' i,nl You VIII not want To eat
lur nfean!