Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-07

came. sure I know he will check tnc fever, never fear that"
 Raymond soon put down his crp and rose. 'lour drink has A9ne me good. Nora. | Will go back to the doctor and see if he needs help You Stay here. '' he said lo Ann. and lis eeiee was inti- mate and tender. Il will report at once"
 When he re-enterod q few moments later his tone W0s cheerful "The doe tor has made lis examination and i< confident of Headia@ off ruenmoum."
 Ann~ face lii with ioy 'ph. djI he Say that:" She reached both hol. haudS tl him. '>aN 4aa=eag &5 -t3 sleep. 1 will watch roui@Et."
 To- fhor they returned 10 th.. huu4.,- low aud i:aNmomL after I u0mru's eonfer-ft5on with Hrasde# t1few hm self ou his courh "Ah. this ~crmS ge9d he exclaimed t0 tm and felt asIeer almost instantly
 Shc drew the roIc 0yef him with careful hands and turned to Braide Pm so grateful to you. Dr Rriide You are 10 eat supper with the Kellys I think you would better go oyer to the house now l will stay with Louis
 He protested against this. but Shc l had her will .In case he grows rest less Ii" sad at the door, "c;lll me However, l will return in half all hour probably"
 X &uilocatng throb of tenderness rose in .tnn'S throat aS she heut above Louis, flushed face and listened to his troubled breathing. Raymond lay in profolmdest sluHbcr, his face in shad- oW, but his presence was moSt>palpa= ble and appealing.
 Nora came softly in. ".tnn. dear. the supper is on the table. eio you along and eat You're needed to keep the peace
 Peace between Whom.'
 aMnnro and Matt"
 .Is Munro theref'
 .'IIe'S waiting to see you Keep him from Matt; hes in bad temper to- night
 Ann wont out with a wrinkle of vex- ation on her brow.
 Munro was waiting just outside the door ill the clear, yellow dusk
 How is the boy" he asked as she drew near.
 ''1fe is better, thank YOU"
 sl m mighty glad to hear it. l was worried about him on my own account You see he was brought to me by one of my vedettes. and as he had q great of in |, us''
 II hope you didn't ask him to betray his friends"
 He was ready to talk
 You shouldn't have listened He is only boy.''
 It is no more than fair, lady, that one member of your household should be loyal to labor" His eyes burned into hers as he bent toward her. "What has changed you toward me? he ask ed, with stern abruptness. .You give me nothing but marble brows' these days. What have done that you shut your door in my face!'
 What you do is of no consequence to me except so far as my brother is concerned"
 He was too keen not to perceive his advantage. No woman can play with me and not get cinched at some part of the game
 What dc you mean?'
 You know what 1 mean. You were amused With the wild man for time You played lie against Rob for the fun of it. and then pulled out with Pea body"
 Ann recoiled before certain say agery in his voice. and. With her hand on the latch Of tue door. answered very slowly: "You interested me- ad- init. You're very amusing at this mo- ment, but you have no reason, no right, to say that ] gave you the slightest cn coura genlent toto take this attitude toward me. It is the baldest presump- ton on your part"
 At this moment Kelly opened the door "1s it you, Ann?' He stepped aside. Go in, girl, we're supper's waitin'" Ann slipped in, glad to escape under the great arm which barred Munro's passage. You stay outside" Kelly said to the young desperado, and his voice was dangerously calm. Il want word with you. The blood of this nights work will be on your head me lad You can't excuse yourself by sayin' the committee demands it. You are the committee. Man, you're crazy" The young leader laughed. They're the crazy ones, to come up against my men on this hill with lot of old soaks, one lungers and ex-policemen dead on their hoofs. But don't worry, there'll be no battle-the chatter of a tin can will scare 'em into bug house fits. Now, Matt, let me finish what came to say. We've been good friends, and 1 want to keep friends. You're fair man. but, let me tell you, the boys are getting bitter against you independents in this fight. You have no business to stand out against the union."