The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-22
POWER OF THE MAIZE
BY EVELYN BACON.


Icopyr,sht 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Col
"You are. man. fallible. Give him =
chance" she pleaded, pointing toward
the table. whereon glittered decanter
The manager SMILED compassionately.
Use and abuse. We have poaro meet
THAT vile stun was my brothers un-
doing"
The 'stufr'' was wine Of the rarest and.
but for the tragedy OF the SITUATION ne
might have smiled again. 80
IL l withhold punishment he VAL
think lightly of his crime and repeat 1t.
"He will never drink again. l Will see
to that. I am Christian temperance
woman. He will go away; to the furthest
place where he can work and earn wages.
You shall be repaid. with interest. oniy
spare him now. He is SO young; give
him a chance.
Though he had risen to be the gen.
crai manager of a great railway line,
John Larned was neither old nor unsym-
pathetic. The delinquent, Hugh Preston.
had first come under his notice as a
clever sssgrSphh sS wnsse the
considerable money. Promoted TO ne,
come a clerk Mr.. Larneds own trusted
clerk he had now confessed to having
"misappropriated' thousand dollars Oh
Honest Mary called the deed BY a
shorter name, and the manager liked her
for 1t. He also liked her positive man
ner. and her sweet. serious face The
brother was weak. but the sister was
strong.
There Is a vacancy now on our road
In the extreme west at Cactus. He snail
have the chance and the duration OF
liberty will depend upon his future recti-
| tude."
The girl opened her lips. but her throat
| had suddenly gone dry, and he hastily
| offered her a draught from the decanter.
| She waved 1t aside in horror.
mo? Well, you'll be wiser some day.
beg pardon When can we goT'
We? Why. a girl like you couldn't
ter station in the midst Of the Mojave
Il shall 60 with him, Of course. 1 have
pledged his integrity. 1 thank you, and
| good morning"
| day they started. with a curious parting
| gift from John Larned to Hugh.
81 have expressed a small case OIL
liquors to your new address. In case OF
serious illness. with no doctor obtain.
able, they might save your life: Ever
the life Of your prohibition sister-the
pluckiest girl I know Be worthy Of
her bow and Til forget the debt"
Cactus consisted of the three-roomed
station. Dugan's big boarding house fol
the hands" and the water tank, II
| was for the tank that the place existed
| Besides these wooden structures there
| struggled, east OF west, a few adobe huts
occasionally occupied by a party of Dig
gers or Mojaves, coming for water. The
most frequent tenant was Big Lip; great
Of stature. strong, crafty. and sometimes
summed by Mike. the gang boss:
Good only when he's drunk, and need:
watchir' even then
Early in their acquaintance, and true
to her Union" Mary had endeavore6
TO reclaim this Indian. but he had mis-.
| understood her efforts as an assault upor
his affections, and had then become hei
terror. Hugh never left the spot wher
Big Lip was In its vicinity; but he had
not been seen for weeks. when, one
morning. Dugan burst into the station
wildly excited:
Rails torn up again. boss. Halt thu
now comes Tony hustlin' to tell of an
other toward Miners. Lend hand, will
you? Miss Mary can tend shop and i
| we don't finish fore train time, you car
signal"
Hugh hesitated. Though they had beer
six months at Cactus. he had never be-
fore known II to be deserted OF all IT.
men. Yet. what was there to fear?
/ 60, Of course, brother. But who car
be so malicious here in this wildernessy
"InJuns. Fourth time inside a weel
there's been trouble. Some of Big Lipl
spite work. My missus refused him tn,
he's taking. and had the key of tn
tipple, stead of Bridget I'd keep hin
uuiet-full, continual. Will you come
Hughie, boy?"
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