Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-31

to me?"
YES; 1 want to ask you at what
time you joined the crew of the
Belle julie
| The question did not surprise him,
nor did he attempt to evade it,
though he knew to what it would
lead.
Between twelve and one o'clock
the day before yesterday"
''Will you tell me where you were
at IL o'clock that day?"
Yes, if you ask me-"
II do ask YOU"
al was in a certain public building
| in New Orleans, as near to you as
1 am now. Is that sufficiently def
| nite?''
"It is. I thought had hoped
oh, why did you do it?" she burst
| out.
1T was the old story of one mans
plenty and another's need"
But surely"
81 know what you would say.
was willing to work; 1 was not willing
to beg. know it was all wrong, from
your point of view, but 1 should be
sorry to think that did what 1 be-
lieved to be wrong"
Surely you must know it is
wrong"
NO, I don't. If 1 did, you would
be relieved of what 1 conceive to be
painful duty. I should surrender
myself at once"
Then you are not sorry? I saw
you yesterday afternoon, and hoped
you WERE"
II was sorry then-and am now;
for the very good reason that I have
lost the money"
Lost it?" she gasped.
"Yes." And he told her about the
hiding of the treasure and it's disap-
pearance.
"Oh. dear!" she said;. shat makes
it all the harder"
For you to do what you must?
You mustn't think of that.
shouldn't have made restitution in
any event"
Then you know what I must do?"
"Assuredly. knew it yesterday. It
was merciful in you to reprieve me
even for few hours, but it was
wrong"
''Wrong!" she burst out. els it
generous to say that? Are you so
Indifferent that you think everyone
else is indifferent?''
81 know you are not Indifferent
you couldn't be. But you must be
true to yourself. Will you go to the
captain now?"
Il thought Of doing that at first"
10 L r
ought to do. But when I saw what
would happen; that 1 should be
obliged
81 understand. We must guard
against that. You must not be
dragged into it. But since you can't
go to the captain, what will you do?'
II wrote a letter to Mr.. Gal
braith."
"And you have not yet sent it?'
mo; otherwise l shouldn't have
spoken to you.''
ITO be sure. But now you must re-
write it, without signing it, and send
it. I suppose you have described me
so the officers will have no difficulty?"
Wees; that is, l tried to. But why
mustn't sign it? They will pay no
attention to an anonymous letter;
and. besides, it seems $3.50 cow
ardly."
They will telegraph to every river
town within an hour after it reaches
New Orleans; you needn't doubt that. |
And as for it's being cowardly, it is
nothing of the kind. 1t is your duty
to point me out, and when that Is
done your responsibility ceases There
are plenty of people who can identify
me if l am taken to New Orleans"
ut is very dreadful" she MUIR
INJURED; "only you don't seem to
realize it at ALL"
Don't I? You must remember that
L have been arguing from your point |
of view. l shall escape if I can do
it without taking advantage of your
candor."
By this time her fear of him had so |
far departed that she asked him what |
he would do.
Il shan't try to run away. So far
you have bound me by your frank
ness. When the officers appear, nv |
parole will be at an end. Is that |
fair?"
1T is more than fair. I can't un-
derstand."
Cant understand what?"
How you can do this-how You |
could do what you did last night, and |
yet"