The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-10

mark, those people will answer Tor
conspiracy and go 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
gravely. Eve looked at il 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
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 vrrTchcd
story. Mr.. Glenister. and show the plot
In all its 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,"
ado you mean that this evidence will
show all that? And you're going to
give il to me because you think 1t Is
your duty"
sit belongs TO you. have no choice.
But what came for was to plead and
ask a 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 checks
We're flushed. There rose I'm 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 grew drunk with the madness OF
her. But he knew at last for whom
she really pleaded.
So he was TO forswear this venge-
anee, which was no vengeance after
all, but In verify a just punishment.
They asked him-a mana mans man
"A northman-to do this, and for what?
For no reward, bnt on the contrary TO
insure himself lasting bitterness. He
strove 10 look at the proposition calm
ly, clearly. but IL was difficult. II only
10y freeing this other villain as well as
her uncle he would do good TO her,
then he would not hesitate. Love was
not the only thing. lie marveled at
his own attitude. This could not be
his old self debating thus. He bad
asked for another chance TO show
that he was not the old Roy Glenister.
Well, il 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 50
will they both. They can't be sepa-
rated"
ats almost too much TO ask" the
Kid took up. uncertainty. But don't
you think the work Is douct | can't
help but admire Mcnamara. and nci-
Their can you-he's been too good an
enemy TO you for that-and and
loves Helen"
Il kuow-I know" said Glcnister
hastily, al the same time stopping an
unintelliglhle protest from the girl
you've said enough" He straight
ened his Slightly STOPPING shoulders
and looked at the unopened package
YEARLY then slipped the rubber band
from it and. separating the contents.
tore them up-one by One-tOre them
INTO fine bits without hurry or osten-
fation and tossed the fragments away,
while the woman began TO sob softly,
the sound of her relief alone disturb
ing the silence. Aud 50 be gave her
his enemy. making his offer gamely.
according 10 his code
You're right-the work is done. And
now I'm very tired"
They left him standing there. the
glory OF the dying day illumning his
lean. brown features. the vision OF a
great loneliness ga his weary eyes.
He dii not rouse himself til the sky
before hin was only curtain Of steel,
pcucilcl with strenfs Of SCOT that lay
10 down above the darker sea. Then
.le sighed and said aloud: