The Jasper news., 1908-12-03

feel that you. are criminal, deserving ant
doomed to death 7"
a certainly do"
Very we'll Last night I was to al
iptcnts dead man. A benefactor ap
pcared and brought me back te life. Now
if / permit him to die / am a criminal
deserving death. If deserve that dealt
! Will receive my desert. You PROPOSED
going in my company. ] will 60 in yours
If you persist il, going. ! have said it."
Brewster looked at his companion II
silence for a brief period Then he spoke
quietly.
"You are a fool" he said.
Even so"
aDo you really mean to persist in suct
folly?'
IF such you term it,
And render ralueless the sacrifice |
made in consenting literally to die sec
ond time IN order to save, not only youi
life. but your fIonor?"
my honor is saved. You will no
undo what you have done. My life has
been spared thus far that 1 may make one
supreme effort ts.save you. When
have made that effort. whether successful
or not, the worth of your sacrifice ha:
been. proved. Last night you insisted or
bearing me company through the white
moonlight to the river. When all wa.
ready you proposed half an hours wait
asscnted. Then you proposed still
further delay. Now | propose that mex
Saturday night we again walk to TIKI
river at midnight. The moon will b.
shining them"
@But it might be rainingl Ugh!"
Then we will go far away and avail
another night suci, as last. But if in tina,
time | can lay before you preofs--you to
be the judge-that you can happily aUS
honorably live. you will not refuse to dc
so?"
'tOf course I would not. But wha
you mention is absurdly impossible"
Nevertheless, it is my only chance fol
life. ask you, in view Of that fact. tc
agree to next Saturday night
What do you intend to do?"
Il hardly know. But I will do nothing
which is not honorable, place you in nc
false light, tell no lies. With these con
ditions ask liberty"
''Wcil," said Brewster, "you have wor
again. You arc foot, but game ane
chivairous foot Saturday night let it be.
The meal was finished almost witt
chccridacss. Then, Brewster agreeing
TO remain at the hotel, Tyler returned Il
his lodgings where he was prompt,
placed under arrest on warrant sworr
by Robinson. charging him with the theft
of thousand dollars. But. as he knew
bail was already provided, Brewster
having tc!cgraphed a friend for that pur
pose.
Next morning he unflinchingly present
ed himself at the bank There was mucf
staring and whispering, and then Mr.
Robinson, red-faccd and awful, appeared
II am astonished. young man." HI
said, "that you dare to show yourself
after what has happcnedt"
"You mean after losing the Thousand
dollars you gave me 10 bet on Selin
Bay?" Tyler responded, coidly, but If
tones which could be heard by all near.
what do you mean by such inso,
lence?" Robinson clustered. "Do yot
think in that way to account for thu
thousand dollars you were short?"
q think that is very good way
DO you mean--
ri mean that it is your word against
mine. You know as well as ! who is the
liar and thief"
Robinson stammered in his anger, and
while he was hunting for words to expires:
his wrath clerk caGic to ask both of then
to appear before Mr.. Ellis.
$50 you were at the racetrack Satur-
day." the president asked
"For Mr.. Robinson
1And bet thousand dollars on Selin
Bayf"
"You know thai fay iayaYiable rule IA