The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-17
with inscrutable eyes and stony face.

| Helen began, but felt that had to.
| II you can help me. hope you Will.
You said that you knew u great wrong
was being done. have suspected II.
| but ! didn't know. and I've been afraid
TO doubt my own people. You said |
| had part In it--that I'd betrayed my
| friends. Walt a moment" she hurried
on, at the others cynical smile. Wont
| you tel me what you know and what
! you think my part has been? I've
heard and seen things that make me
think-oh, they make me afraid TO
| think, and yet l can't find the truth.
| You see. in struggle like this people
will make all sorts Of allegations, but
do they know, have they any proof,
that my uncle has done wrongY
| "Is that alp
mo. You said Strive told you the
whole scheme. l went TO him and
tried TO cajole the story out OF him.
| but She shivered at the memory.
| What success did you haver in
CURED the listener. oddly curious for
all her cold dislike.
Don't ask me. hate to think OF
u"
Cherry laughed cruelty. 80, failing
| there. you came back TO me. back for
another favor from the waf. Well,
Miss Helen Chester. don't believe
a word you've said. and I'll tell you
nothing. Go back 10 the uncle and the
rawboned lover who sent you. and in
form them that I'll speak when the
time comes. They think | know too
much, do they?-so they've sent you TO
spy! Well, Ill make compact. You
play your game. and I'll play mine.
Leave Glenister alone, and I'll not tell
on Mcnamara. Is II a bargan?"
mo, no, no! Can't you seel That's
not il. All | want is the truth of this
thing"
Then go back to Strive and get II.
He'll tell you: l won't Drive your bar
gain with hlm-you're able. You've
fooled better men-now, see what you
can do with him"
Helen left. realizing the futility OF
further effort. though she felt that this
woman did not really doubt her, but
was scourged by Jealousy till she de-
liberately chose this attitude.
Reaching her own house, she wrote
two brief notes and called in her Jap
boy from the kitchen.
Fred, l want you TO hunt up Mr..
Glenister and give him this note. If
you can't find him, then look for his
partner and give the other to him"
Fred vanished. to return In an hour
with the letter for Dextry still In his
hand.
81 don catch dis Teller" he explain
ed. young mans say he gone, come
back mebbe one. two, 'leven days"
did you deliver the one to Mr.. Glen
ister?'
lies, ma'am."
WAS there an answerT IA
lies. ma'am."
"Well. give II to me-"
The note read:
Dear Miss Chester-A discussion OF a
matter so familiar TO us both as the Alvil
creek controversy would be useless. II
your inclination Is due to the incidents OF
last night. pray don't trouble yourself
We don't want your pity. am your serv-
ant. ROY GLENISTER.
As she read the note. Judge Stillman
entered, and IL seemed 10 the girl that
be had aged a year for every hour In
the last twelve, or else the yellow aft
ernoon light limned the saggng hol-
lows and haggard lines OF his face
most pitiiessly He showed In voice
and manner the nervous burden under
which he labored.
"Alec has told me about your en-
gagement, and IL lifts terrible load
from me. I'm mighty glad you're going
to marry him. He's n wonderful man,
and he's the only one who can save
u.s."
What do you mean by that? What
are we In danger OFF, she Inquired.
avoiding discussion OF McNamara's
announcement.
"why. that mob, Of course. They'll
come back. They said so. But Alec
can handle the commanding officer at
the post, and, thanks to him, we'll have
soldiers guarding the house hereafter
"Why-they won't hurt u.s.
Tut, tut . know what I'm talk
| ing about. We're in worse danger
now than ever, and II we don't break
up those vigilantes there'll DE blood
shed-that's what. They're a menace,
and they're trying TO force me off the
bench so they can take the law into
their own hands again. That's what |
want TO see you about. They're plan
ming TO kill Alec and me-so he says
and we've got to act quick to prevent
murder. Now, this young Glenister is
one OF them. and he knows who the
rest are. Do you think you could get
him to TALK?
II don't think quite understand
you" said the girl. through whitening
| lips.
"Oh. yes. you do. / want the names
OF the rlngleaders, so that | can jail
them. You can worm it out of that fell
low If you try"
Helen looked at the old man In hor-
ror that at first was dumb. you ask
this of meT' she demanded hoarsely
at last.
Nonsense" he said irrltably. This
isn't any time for silly scruples. It's
life or death for me, maybe. and for
| AIoc tooD Ha said tha Last raftilv