The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-08-14
CHAPTER VII. (continued.)


"My name Is ~Dudley-Giles Dudley"
where is Wilton?' .f,l
Dead"
-"Dead? Did you kill him." The
halGkindly look disappeared from her
eyes and the hard lines settled into
an expression OF malevolent repulsive-
ness. tsfa. I---a
He was my best friend" I said sad.
ly, and then | described the leading
events of the tragedy / had witnessed.
The old woman listened closely. and
with hardly the movement of a muscle,
10 the tale I told. H3t'
and you think he left his Job to
you?" she said with q nee
Il have taken 1t up as well as |
cam TO be frank with you, Mrs. Bor-l
ton, / lznow nothing about his job.
I'm going along on blind chance, and
trying to keep a whole skin.
The old woman looked at me in
.amazement.
Poor. boy" she exclaimed half
piiyingly, half admiringly. You put
I! your hands to a job you know nothing
about, ~hen Henry Wilton couldn't
1 carry It with all his wits about him.
Il didn't do it, said | sullenly. 1T
has done itself. Everybody insists
that I'm Wilton. II I'm to have my
\ throat. slit for him i might as we'll
Y try to do his work. ] wish to Heaven
I'll knew what It was. though"
4 Mother Borton leaned her head on
I her hand, and gazed o n me thought
Il fully for a full minute. aaf 3th G't
Tx %Young man. said she impressive
N ly, take my advice. There's a train
. for the East In the mornin'. Just git
onboard, and never you stop short of
Chicago" sarasaeaaaoRuu ga
I'm not running away" said l bit
. terly, ia I've got a4score to, settle with
! che man who killed Henry Wilton.
. When that score is settled, I'll 60 to
I Chicago or anywhere else. Until that's
. done, l stay where l can settle it." :
! Mother Borton caught up the candle
. and moved 1t back and forth before
a my face. In her eyes there was "a
: CLEAN of savage pleasure. .
y by God, he's in earnest" she said
: to herself, with a strange laugh. TELL
! ME again of the man you saw in the
E alley" y !
. I described Doddridge Knapp. p
= And you are going to get even with
. him? she said with a chuckle that
: had no mirth in 1t. . 9@*@e@"*e%e
yes" said / shortly. ~s
'r" why, If you should touch him the
people of the city would tear you to
pieces" "
II shall not touch him. l'nl no as
sassinW l exclaimed Indignantly. THE
law shall take him, and Illy see him
hanged as high as HhpanTS NV (
Mother Borton gave! a low, gurgling
laugh.
How young you are, mytbbsD Oh no,
oh ho!" And again she absorbed her
mirthiess laugh, and gave me an evil
grin. Then she became grave again,
and laid a claw on my sleeve. SrTake
mySadyiee, nav, and git on the otrain.1
iaasNott II" I%retprned .fs4tqquutly. asK
ga I'm Doing It for yonr, own good
she said. with as near an approach TO
4 coaXing tone as She could commanh,
IT. was long since she, had used net
voice for suehaal purpose sand itgrateh,
For my sake. I'd like to see you 90
On and Wipe Out the Whole raft 81
sem. But Ipkhow whAt4f happen ID
yes Eoneyl AI'ye1 took a. fancy tonyb.
1 don't know why. But there's adpk
on your face that carries me back ftr
forty years, and-don't try 1t, dearie,,
There were actually tears in the
creatures eyes; and iherfhafd. wicked
face softened, and became almost
tenderuahd ,woinahiyy!0u'0 81 Il
Il can't giye. up."I SAID. "The work
fspnt en- me BpteaH'tyaae hslpfrpe3
! 6slietsAypg wsSs stbyNI Fgsf sypuI
Tel: me what to do--whereSII stand
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