CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-03-13
EQUAL PARTNERS
By HOWARD FIELDING
Copyright. 1901. by Charles w. Hooke.
By HOWARD FIELDING
pyrigh.. 1901. by Charles W. Hooke.


as an actress
''She Is one" said Brenda. and, be
tween ourselves. tisnk she must Ice
excepuonallt clever hope Clarence
will not make her leave the stage yet
unill she ha, had career OF her own
year OF two hcfon. >hc snaf.-s her
self 10y marriage"
-li s.-.ins 10 me-" said h". that 10
trying to hr fair TO iii- 81, unn. iu
Ing 10 sci aside all prrJud.ts. AMI i.ai
ural nssentment. you have gone to an
absurd extreme upon the other side,
You esn never have anything In CON
mon WIN net. inerr can De no 1ues-
tion OF friendly relations
-Bui thev tan" replied Brenda.
Forgive me FOR contradiciing my dear
old father. who Is always 70 worried
about in- aud always 50 good to me. l
shall uasr her my friend. IL ! can. and
you VIII i,' glad when you know her
Mnclan- raised his hands toward
heaven, sprin1ling the door With frag-
menIs Of newspapers A. b- did ~. IL
was hts usual gesture Of defeat.
And now" said Bn.nda TO use
your farorii. expression. lets get down
20 business am hrrr To take care OF
Mlss Miller. aud you VIII not ask me
TO desert her when you iearu that Dr.
Kendall says mn n wonderful nurse
by the way. you s.-. ! sm In The very
best society. Tot tberr cant lse any
thing above the old Phiisdsiphia Ken
dalis However. TO return to business
| see clearly enough wbcr, all this is
tending. The papers speak only good
OF me this morning Private gossip
VIII scarcely know what 20 say for a
day or two, but In the end. unless some
thing is done TO prevent II. I shall be
COME Identical with this mysterious
woman and the actual object OF suspi.
cion. That ! admit. would he mis-.
fortune. FOR " the ease rcmalus mys
terry, as think II may. | shall never
be clear OF the tAiut OF it,
But doesn't the girl know who did
itr' demanded Maclnne They hint
that she Is shielding some one. and you
will lind some very unpleasant things
about Alden
He is entirely Innocent" said Bren.
da. "of course you know that as well
as do The best thing for all OF us is
to establish the fact Immediately that
the crime was the work OF thief"
But suppose IL wnsntr'
Then" said Brenda. lit must be
made TO appear So
Il see what you mean" replied he.
''nnd win consul, my lawyer about II.
have ALREADY discovered that ne un.
dcrstands the police thoroughly Per
haps something may I've done by the
use OF plenty OF money Meanwhile
would like to he satisfied abou, MIR. Al
den II is not fair 10 you thar he
should eoncral his defense. " he has
one. The sooner the case Is thoroughly
cleared OF that mystery the better FOR
us
Reduced to theft" said Brenda.
the papers viii cease to print much
about H."
you are quite right" replied Mr..
Maclane "But my first move will he
In Aiden's direction. I must know
where he stands. or there will be no
safety for you In any line OF action. II
he Is guilty. we must not appear as his
accompliccs after the fact"
'1'hat is monstrous," insisted Brcn.
da "po not consider H."
They spoke FOR some minutes OF ini-
nor matters. turning over the papers
together. while Brenda selected such
portions as she thought that DR. Ken,
DAN might permit Elsie to see, The
sight of these stories win their album
dani Illustrations set Mr. Maclane's
nerves on edge ngain. aud he was In
most wretchcd frame of mind when he
left the hospital.