Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
drink with which the boy had return.

drink with which the boy had return
ed.
Mcnamara is a crook, but he's O
man, and he never drank a drop In
his life.'' The girl said 1t casually,
evenly, but the other stopped the
glass halliday to his lips
We'll, what of It? Go on. You're
good at w. G. T. U. talk. Virtue be-
comes YOU"
She flushed, but continued, "It sim
ply occurred to me that If you aren't
strong enough to handle your own
| throat, you're not sNong enough to
beat man who has mastered his"
| Glenlster looked at the whiskey q
moment, then set 1T back on the tray.
Bring two lemonades," he said, and
with q laugh which was half sob
Cherry Malotte leaned forward and
kissed him.
4 You're too good a man to drink.
Now, tell me all about it,"
that the girl is In, hand and glove,
with the Judge and McNamara-that's
all. She's an advance agent-their
lookout. She brought in their instruc-
tons to Strive and persuaded Dex and
me to let them Jump our claim. She
got US to trust in the law and in her
uncle. Yes, she hypnotized my pro-
perty out of me and gave it to her
lover, this ward politician. oh, she's
smooth, with all her innocence! Why,
when she smiles she makes you glad
and good and warm, and her eyes are
as honest and clear as a mountain
pool, but she's wrong-she's wrong
and-great God! how love her!" He
dropped his face into his hands.
When she had pied with him for
himself moment before Cherry Ma
lotte was genuine and girlish but now
as he spoke thus Of the other woman
La change came over her which he
was too disturbed to note. She took
on the subtleness that masked her as
a rule, and her eyes were not pleas
ant
II could have told you that and
more"
\ More! What more?" he questioned
\ DO you remember when warned
you and Dextry that they were coming
to search your cabin for the gold ?
Well, that girl put them on to you.
found 1t out afterwards. She keeps
the keys to McNamara's safety vault
where your dust lies, and she's the
one who handles the Judge It isn't
Mcnamara at all" The woman lied
J easily, fuently, and the man believed
her.
do you remember when they broke
into your safe and took that money!
Yes
"Well, what made them think that
you had ten thousand in there?"
II don't know
Il do. Dextry told her.
Glenister arose. That's all want
to hear now. I'm going crazy. My
. mind aches, for I've never had fght
like this before and it hurts You see
I've been an animal all these years
! When wanted to drink, I drank, and
!, what wanted / got, because I've
, been strong enough to take it. This
is new to me. I'm going downstairs
j, now and try to think Of something
! else-then I'm going home"
Il When he had gone she pulled bacl
, the curtains, and, leaning her chin Ii
. her hands, with elbows on the ledge
gazed down upon the crowd. The
! show was over and the dance had be
gun, but she did not see it, for she
was thinking rapidly with the. eager
ness of one who sees the end of 6
long and weary search. She did MOI
notice the Bronco Kid reckoning tt
her nor the man with him, so the gam
? bier brought his friends along ant
invaded her box He introduced the
man as Mr.. Champian.
Do you feel like dancing?" the new
conner inquired.
No; I'd rather look on feel so
ciable You're society man, Mr.
: Champian Don't you know anything
!, of interest? Scandal or the like?"
Cant say that do. My wife at
tends to all that for the family. But
Know there's lots of it. It's funny tt
me, the airs some o. these people as
sumo UP here, Just as though WE
weren't all equal, north of Fifty-three
never heard the like
Anything new and exciting?" in
CURED Bronco. mildly interested.
'"The last I heard was about the
| Judges niece, Miss Chester"
} Cherry Malotte turned abruptly
) while the Kid slowly lowered the from
legs Of his chair to the floor.
What was it?" she inquired.
"Why, 1t seems she compromised
| herself pretty badly with this fellow
t Glenister coming UP on the steame
i last spring. Mighty brazen, accord
ing to my wife. Mrs Champian wal
( on the same ship and says she wa,
) horribly shocked"
All! Glenister had told her onl,
half the tale, thought the girl. TIL,
+ truth was barring enough itself A
: that moment Champian thought sh,
Hooked the typical creature of TIL,
danee-halls. the crafty, jealous, male
!. VIOLENT adventures.
And the hussy masquerades as
lady" she sneered.
: "she is lady said the Kid. H,
sat bolt upright and rigid, and tn,
Z knuckles of his clinched hands wer,
very white. In the shadows they di,
not notice that his dark face wa
CHASTITY, nor did he say more excep
/, to bid Champian goodbye when h,
3 left, later on. After the door had clos
!. ed, the Kid arose and stretched hi
muscles, not languidly, but as though
I to take out the cramp of long tension