Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-28

dervish then, Blaming you for the talk
I'd heard. Last night 1 learned by
chance about Struve and Helen and got
to the roadhouse In time to save her.
I'm sorry I didn't kill him." His long
white fingers writhed about the arm
Of his chair at the memory.
Isn't he dead?' Glenister inquired.
"No. The doctors have brought him
in. and he'll get well. He's like half
the men In Alaska-here because the
sherIfTs back home couldn't shoot
straight. There's something else. I'm
not good talker, but give me time
and I'll manage 1t SO you'll understand.
l tried to keep Helen from coming on
this errand, but she said 1t was the
square thing and she knows better
than T. It's about those papers she
brought in last spring. She was afraid
you might consider her party to the
deal, but you don't, do your He glar-
ed belligercntly. and Roy replied with
fervor:
"Certainly not. Go on"
"Well. she learned the other day that
those documents told the whole story
and contained enough proof to break
up this conspiracy and convict the
Judge and Mcnamara and all the rest,
but Strive kept the bundle In his safe
and wouldn't give 1t up without q price.
That's why she went away with him.
She thought 1t was right. and-that's
all But 1t seems Wheaton had sue
ceeded IN another way. Now, I'm COM
Ing to the point. The judge and Nc
Namara are arrested for contempt of
court and they're as good as convicted;
you have recovered your mine, and
these men are disgraced. They will 60
to Jail''
Eyes for six months, perhaps" broke
in the other hotly. .'but what does that
amount to? There never was a holder
crime consummated nor one more
cruelty unjust. They robbed realm
and pif1aged its people. they deflled a
court and made Justice wanton. they
Jailed good men and sent others to
ruin: and TO- this they are to suffer
how? BY paltry fine or short I'm
prisonment, perhaps, by an ephemeral
disgrnce and the loss OF their stolen
goods. Contempt OF court is the &C.
cusation. but you might as well con-
Wet a murderer for breach Of the
peace. We've thrown them OF, It's
true, md they won't trouble us again.
but theyn never have to answer for
their real infamy. That will 60 TN
punished while their lawyers bubble
over technicalities and rules Of court.
guess It's true that there isn't any
law Of God or man north Of fifty three;
but II there Is justice south Of that
mark, those people will answer for
conspiracy and so to the penitentiary.'
You make it hard for me to say
what I want to. am almost sorry
we came, for I am not cunning with
words, and don't know that you'll
understand" said the Bronco Kid
gravely. 1--WE looked at It this way:
you have had your victory, you have
beaten your enemies against odds. you
have recovered your mine, and they
are disgraced. To men like them that
last Will outlive and outweigh all the
rest; but the Judge IS our uncle and
OUT DlOCu EuAb al AAS NSAAo. IN wv
Helen when she was baby and was
a father to her in his selfish way, low
ing her as best he knew how. And
she loves him."
II don't quite understand you" said
Roy.
And then Helen spoke for the first
time eagerly, taking packet from her
bosom as she began:
"This will tell the whole wretched
story, Mr. Glenister, and show the plot
in all it's vileness. It's hard for me to
betray my uncle, but this proof is
yours by right to use as you see tit,
and can't keep it,
"Do you mean that this evidence will
show all that? And you're going to
give 1t to me because you think 1t Is
your duty?'
at belongs to you. have no choice.
But what came for was to plead and
ask little mercy for my uncle, who
is an old. old man, and very weak.
This viii - 's''>'
(To be Concluded.)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,