Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-29

sandwich. then turned upon his back
and lay thus on the plank, Identifying
the speakers below by their voices.
he kept his post all day. Later in
the evening he heard Strive enter.
The man had been drinking.
$50 he got away, eh?' he began. IT
was afraid he would. Smart fellow,
that Wheaton"
"He didn't get away" said McNa-
mara. "He's in town yet. Just let me
land him in jail on some excuse! I'll
hold him till snow flies" Strive sank
into chair and lit cigarette with
wavering hand.
"This g hell Of game, amt It,
Mac? D. you s'pose we'll wfnY'
The man overhead pricked IN his
ears.
win? Aren't we winning? What
do you call this? only hope we can
lay hands on Wheaton. He knows
things. A little knowledge is dan
gerous thing. but more is worse. Lord:
II only ! had a man for Judge in place
Of Stillman! don't know why /
brought him."
THAT'S RIGHT. Too weak. He hasn't
got the backbone Of an angleworm.
He amt half the man that his niece is.
There's girl for you! Say, what d
we do without her, eh? She's pippfn!,
Glenister felt sudden tightening Of
every muscle. What right had that
mans liquor sodden lips to speak SO Of
her?
She's brave little woman all right.
Just look how she worked Glenister,
and his fool partner. 1t took nerve to
bring in those instructions of yours
alone, and IL It hadn't been for her
we'd never have won like this. It
makes me laugh to think Of those two
men slowing her away in their state
room while they slept between decks
with the sheep, and her with the pa
pers In her bosom all the time. Then,
when we got ready to do business,
why. She up and talks them into giving
us possession of their mine without a
light. That's what call reciprocating
a mans affection"
Glenister's nails cut into his flesh.
while his face went livid at the words.
He could not grasp 1t at once. It made
him sick-physically sick-and for
many moments he strove blindly to
beat back the hidcous suspicion, the
horror that the lawyer had aroused.
His was not a doubling disposition. and
to him the girl had seemed MS one pure,
mysterious. apart. angelically incapa-
bic of deceit. He had loved her, feel
ing that some day she would return his
affection without fail. In her great, un-
clouded eyes he had found no lurking
place for double dealing. Now-God!
1t couldn't be that all the time she had
known!
He had lost part of the lawyers
speech, but peered through his obser-
vation hole again.
Mcnamara was at the window gaz-
Ing out into the dark street, his back
toward the lawyer, who lolled in the
chair, babbling garrulously of the girl.
Glenister ground his teeth-a frenzy
possessed him to loose his anger, to
rip through the frail ceiling with naked
hands and fall yindictively upon the
two men.
"She looked good to me the first
time saw her." continued Struvc. He
paused. and when he spoke again a
change had coarsened his features.
Say, I'm crazy about her, Mac. /
tell you, I'm crazy-and she likes me
II know she does-or, anyway, she
would
do you mean that you're in love
with herr" asked the man at the win.
dow without shifting his position. 1t
seemed that utter Indifference was In
his question, although where the light
shonc on his hands, tight cllnched be-
hind his back, they were bloodless.
Love her? Well-that depcnds-ha!
You know how 1t Isl he chucklcd
coarsely. His face was gross and hes.
tial. tive got the judge where want
him, and I'll have her
His miserable words died with CUR
gle, for Mcnamara had silently leaped