Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-12

tTue' Nnu tnpJ VOL trouble uS again
but they'll never have to answer for
their real infamY. That will 20 I'M
punished while their lawyers bubble
over technicalitics and rules OF court
guess it's true that there isn't any
law CT God or man north Of fifty-throc:
but If 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 | want to. | am almost sorry
we came, for | am not cunning with
words, and | don't know that you'll
understand" said the Bronco Kid
grayely. eve looked ut ii this way.
you have had your victory, you have
beaten your enemies against odds. you
have recovered your mine, and they
are disgraced To mcu like them that
last will outive and outweigh all the
rest; but the Judge is our uncle and
our blood runs in his veins. He took
Helen when she was baby and was
father to her in his selfish way, low
ing her as best be knew how. And
she loves him"
Il don't quite understand YOU" said
Roy.
And then Helen spoke for the first
time eagerly, taking Il packet from her
bosom MS she began
This will tell the whole wrctched
story, Mr.. Glenlster, ana snow the plot
IN all Its Nichess. us nara TOT me 10
betray my uncle, OUT 'hlS PROOF Is
yours ny rleLt 10 use rs you see nt'
ana l can't Keep IT,
DO you mean mat 'fiiS evidence VIII
snow all thati Ana you re gong TO
give II 10 me Irca"Se you lilihH II Is
your duty
II belohs' 70 YOU nave no cloIce.
but what came LOT was 10 pieau ana
ask HltiP mercy LOT NY uncle' VINO
~ an uiu' ".u 'i"H' anu vel! "'"N'
MS VIII "l'' 4'I'n'
ne saw lHal h,r eyes were SWIM
hiihg' WINE ,n' niue cum qu''creu
ever so sAgn''J ana ner paie cheeNs
were HuShe"' 1Iere rose III MN t'e
oiu WIG desire 10 take her IN MS arms
a ycarning TO PHO" her he 'd on his
SHOULDER anu KISS away 'ie tearS' 10
snooth win t"hnrf 'aresS the WaVY
mar ana bury ms lace deep IN II tlii
he grew drums win me MADNESS or
her' But he knew at last for whom
she really pleaded
so he was 70 iorsWear This vcnge-
ance, winch was no vengeance AFTER
all but In verify Just punishment.
1hey asked MN mana mans man
"a northman-to 90 Ihis' and ior what'
/ or no reward. out on the contrary 10
insure himself lasting bitterness. lie
strove TO look Mt the proposition calm
~ clearly nut II was G''ucnit' IL only
by freeing TINS DINER Ni-lalh as well as
her uncle he would DO q good to her
theh he would not hesitate Love was
not Inc only 'hing. lie marveied at
LIS own attitude Inns could not be
MS old SER debating mus. lie mad
aSkeu Tor ahother chahce 10 snow
that he was not the olu 10Y Glenlster.
NeIl' IL lad come anu he was ready.
Roy dared not look at Helen any
more Tor thls was inc hardest moment
lie ll"o ever lFeu'
you ask TINS for your uncle, but
what of-of the other fellow! You
must know that If one goes free SO
Will theF both. Ihey can't be sepa-
fateu'
lbs utmost 700 lhuch 10 ASK, the
Nlu look IN uncertainty. But don't
you MINK Inc work IS donef can't
neip put admire Mcnamara and nci-
ther can you-AeS been 100 good an
enemy 10 you Tor that-and-and-Ee
!oNes li'leh.
Know Know said Gleh'Ster
uaslIIy' at lhe same tllnc stopping an
uHlHteIIIglhle protest from the @!rI.
lou We SAID enough. lie straight
ehed MS slightly stooplng shoulders
ana !ooSec al lhe unopened package
"earIIy lhen sllpped the RUBBER band
from II ana. separating the contents,
tore lNclh up-one by onc-tore them
INTO me blts without hurry or osten-
tauon ana tossed the fragments away,
WINE the woman began 10 SOD softly,
the sound or her reliet alone disturb
ing the silence. And so he gave her
MS enemy making MS oher gameIy'
according 10 MS code
re rlght-the WORK Is done. Ana
HOW ID very urea.
Ihey left MIN standing there, the
glory OF the dying day illumlning his
lean, brown features, the vision or a
great loneliness In his weary eyes.
lie d!d not rouse hlmself I'LL the sky
before MIN was only q curtain Of steel