Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-08

entered. and 1t seemed to the girl that
he had aged year for every hour in
the last twelve. or else the yellow aft
ernoon light lmned the sagging hol-
| lows and haggard lines of his face
| most pitiessly. He showed i'll voice
and manner the nervous burden under
which he lnbored
"Alcc has told me about your en-
gagement. and it lifts a terrible load
from me. l'n mighty glad you're going
to marry him. He's wonderful man.
and he's the only one who can save
us"
What do you mean by that? What
are we in danger off, she inquired.
avoiding discussion OF Mcnamara 3
announcement.
why, that mob. Of course. They'll
come back. They said so. But Alec
can handle the commanding officer ut
the post and, thanks to him, We'll have
soldiers guarding the house hereafter. '
"Whythey won't hurt US
Tut. tut! | know what I'm talk
ing about We're in worse danger
now than ever. and If we don't break
up those viglantes therell be blood
shedthat's what. They're Il menace,
bench so they can take the law into
their own hands again. That's what
want to see you about. They're plan
ming 10 kill Alec and me-so he says
and we've got to act quick to prevent
murder. Now. this young Glenister is
one of them, and he knows who the
rest are. Do you think you could get
him to talk?'
II don't think l quite understand
you," said the girl, through whitening
lips.
oh yes, you do. l want the names
Of the ringleaders, SO that l can Jail
them You can worm it out OF that fell
low ii you try"
Helen looked at the old man In hor
ror that at first was dumb. You ash.
this Of meY' she demanded hoarselv
at last.
Nonsense" he said irritably. This
isn't any time for silly scruples. It's
life or death for me, maybe, and for
Alec too" He said the last craftily.
but she stormed at him:
Its infamous! You're asking me to
betray the very man who saved us
not twelve hours ago He risked his
life for u.s.
ut isn't treachery at all. It's pro-
lection. II we don't get them, they'll
get us. l wouldn't punish that young
fellow. but want the others. Come
now. you've got to do it,
But she said mo" firmly, and quietly
went to her own room, where, behind
the locked door. she sat for long time
staring with unseelng eyes, her hands
tight ciipched In her lap. At last she
whispered:
"I'm afraid it's true. I'm afraid it's
que"
She remained hidden during the
dinner hour, and pleaded headache
when Mcnamara called in the early
evening. Although she had not seen
him since he left her the night before,
bearing her tacit promise to wed him,
CT uOW COulu Sic lilSel ull1l AOW WILL
the conviction growing on her hourly
that he was master rogue? She
with the thought that he and |
her uncle, her own uncle who stood in |
the place Of father were conspira !
tors. And yet. at memory Of the
judges cold blooded request that she
should turn traitress, her whole being |
revolted. If he could ask thing !
ike that, what other heartless, selfish |
act might he not be capable of? All |
he long, solitary evening she kept her
.oom, but at last, feeling faint, slipped
Town stairs in search Of Fred. for she
lad eaten nothing since her late break I
asst
Voices reached her from the parlor,
md as she came to the last step she
roze there in an attitude of listening.