The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14


brought in last spring. she was afraid
you might consider her n party to the
deal but you don't. do you?" lie glar-
ed beligerently, 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 McNamGra and all the rest,
but Struve kept the bundle in his safe
and wouldn't give it up without price.
That's why she went away with him.
She thought it was right. and-that's
all. Put it seems Wheaton had sue
ceedc1 In another way. Now, I'm com
| ing 70 the point. The Judge and Ne
Namara are arrested for contempt of
court ana they're as good rs convicted:
you have recovered your mine. and
these men are disgraccd. They will go
| 10 iail"-
eyes. for six months. perhaps" broke
| in tho other holly. "but what does that
amount to? There never was bclde,
| crime consummated nor one more
cruelty unjust. They robbed Il realm
and pillaged its people. they defiled Il
court and made justice q wanton. they
| jailed good men and sent others to
| ruin; and for this they are to suffer-
how? BY paltry fine or short i'm
prisonment perhaps. by an ephemeral
| disgrace and the loss Of their stolen
| goods Contempt cf court is the ac-
cusation, but you might as we'll con-
Wet a murderer for breach of the
peace. We've thrown them off, it's
true, and they won't trouble us again,
but they'll never have to answer for
their real infamy. That will go un-
punished while their lawyers bubble
over technicalities and rules Of court.
guess it's true that there isn't any
Jaw Of God or man north of fifty-three;
but If there Is justice south of that
mark, those people will answer for
conspiracy and go to the penitentiary."
You make it hard for me to say
what l want to. l am almost sorry
we came, for l am not cunning with
words, and don't know that you'll
understand" said the Bronco Kid
gravely. I'VE 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
our blood runs in his veins. He took
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."
81 don't quite understand you" said
Roy.
And then Helen spoke for the first
time eagerly. taking a 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 fit,
and can't keep It,"
do you mean that this evidence will
show all that? And you're going to
give it to me because you think 1t is
your dutyY'
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 will kill him"
He saw that her eyes were swim
ming, while the little chin quivered
ever so slightly and her pale cheeks
were flushed. There rose in him the
old wild desire to take her in his arms,
yearning to pillow her head on his
shoulder and kiss away the tears, to
smooth with tender caress the wavy
hair and bury his face deep in it till
he grow drunk with the madness of
her. But he knew at last for whom
she really pleaded.
So he was to forswear this venge-
ance, which was no vengeance after
all. but in verify a just punishment.
They asked nina mana mans man
"a northman-to do this, and for what?
For no reward, but on the contrary to
insure himself lasting bitterness. He
strovc TO look at the proposition calm
ly, clearly. but it was difficult. If only
by freeing this other villain as well as
her uncle he would do Il good to her,
then he would not hesitate. Love was
not the only thing. He marveled ut
his own attitude. This could not be
his old self debating thus. He had
asked for another chance to show
that he was not the old Roy Glenister.
Well, it had come, and he was ready.
Roy dared not look at Helen any
more, for this was the hardest moment
he had ever lived
"You ask this for your uncle, but
what of-of the other fellow? You
must know that if one goes free so
will they both. They can't be sepa-
rated"
Its almost too much to ASK" the
Kid took up, uncertainty. But don't
you think the work is done? / can't
help but admire Mcnamara, and mel
Their can you-he's been too good an
enemy to you for that-and-and-he
loves Helen"
IL know-I know" said Glenister
hastily, at the same time stopping an
unintelligible protest from the girl.
you've said enough" He straight
ened his slightly STOPPING shoulders