West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-02-06

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:usation. but you might ~ well CON.
Wet n murderer for breach OF the
peace. We've thrown them Oh, it's
true. and they won't trouble us again
but they'll never have to answer fol
their real infamy. That will 20 I'm.
punished while their lawyers bubble
over technicalities and rules of court.
i guess It's true that there Isn't any
NV or GOO or mnn Loi, in oi nrty-three:
but IL there Is justice south OF that
mark. those people Will answer for
conspiracy and 20 to the penitentiary."
You make IL hard for me TO say
what want to. I am almost sorry
we came. for I am not cunning with
words. and I don't know that you'll
understand" said the Bronco Kid
gravely. eve looked ut II 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 n baby and was
q father to her In his selfish way. low
Ing her as best he knew how. And
she loves him."
II 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 oil it's vileness. It's hard for me to
betrny my uncle. but this proof Is
yours by right to use as you see at,
and can't keep It."
do you mean that this evidence will
show all that2 And you're going to
give Il to me because you think Il Is
your dutyT
at belongs to you. have no choice.
But what came for was TO plead and
ask q little mercy for my uncle, who
10 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
were flushed. There rose In him the
old wild desire to take her In his arms.
yearning to pillow her head on his
Il cASahaCh uho hASs thc tCutbs ~
smooth with tender caress the wavy
hair and bury his face deep In II till
he grew drunk with the madness OF
her. But he knew ut last for whom
she really pleaded.
SO he was to forswear this venge-
ance, which was no vengeance after
all. but In verify just punishment
They asked him-a mana mans mnu
q northman-to do this. and for what
For no reward. but on the contrary "a
insure himself lasting bitterness. He
strove to look Mt the proposition calm
~, clearly. but 1t was difficult. II only
by freeing this other villain as well az
her uncle he would do a good to her
then he would not hesitate. Love was
not the only thing. He marveled Al
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 Glcnister
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, bu
what of-of the other fellow? Yol
must know that IL one goes free 81
will they both. They can't be sepa
rated"
TITS almost too much to ask" tn.
Kid took up. uncertainty. But dom
you think the work Is done7 cam
help but admire Mcnamara, and mel
Their can you-he's been too good III
enemy to you for that-and-and-h,
loves Helen"
81 know-I know" said GIonistei
hastily, at the same time stopping nj
unintelligible 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 1t and. separating the contents
tore them up-one by one-tore then
Into fine bits without hurry or osten
tation and tossed the fragments away
while the woman began to sob softly
the sound OF her relief alone disturb
Ing the silence. And so he gave hei
his enemy. making his offer gamely
according to 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 Illuminlng hit
lean, brown features, the vision OF q
great loneliness In his weary eyes.
he did not rouse himself TIL the SKY
before him was only a curtain OF steel
penciled with streaks of SCOT that laJ
close down above the darker sea. Their
be sighed and said aloud:
80 this Is the end. and I gave hin
to her with these hands" He held
them out before him curiously, becom
Ing conscious for the first time that thu
left one was swollen and discolorec
and fesrfully painful. He noted 81
with impersonal interest, realizing Il,
need OF medical attention-so left the
cabin and walked down into the city
He encountered DeKtry and Simms or
the way, and they went with him, boti
flowing with the gossip Of the camp.
Lord, but you're the talk Of tn,
town." they began. "The curio hunt
ers have commenced to pull Strives
office apart for souvenirs. and tn,
Swedes want TO run you for congress-
as soon as ever we get admitted as Z
state. They say that at collar an elbow
tolts you could lick any Of them east
Urn senator's and thereby rastle out Q
lot Of good legislation for us cripple,
up here"
"Speakln' Of laws goes to show ms
that this here country is gettin' toC
blamed civilized for a white man" saiC
Simms pessimlstically, and now thaI
this fight is ended up II don't look Tx.
there would be anything dom ht Il
claim the interest Of a growed up per
son for a long while. I'm goln' west"
"Westl Why, you can throw a stone
into Berlng strait from here" said Roy