The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-01

self. Now she stared ri her visitor q
Hospitality and without sign.
"Will you let ne come inf' Helel
asked her. 4 have something 10 sll
10 You"
When they were inside Cherry Ma
Iotte stood and gazed nj her visita,
with inscrutable eyes and stony face
1t isn't easy for me to come back.
Helen began, but felt that had &C.
II you can help me. hope you will
You said that you knew a great Wroug
was being done. l have suspected r.
but / didn't know, and I've been afsai
70 doubt my own people. You said
had a part In it-that IA betrayed Hv
friends Wait a moment she hurried
on. at the others cynical smile. Won't
you tell me what you know and U-hs.
you think my part has been? I've
heard and seen things that make me
think-oh. they make me afraid o.
think. and yet l can't dnd the truth
You see. in a struggle Ike this. people
viii make all sorts Of allegations, but
do they know. have they any proof
llul my uitlc udS uOue MIOuE
lis that alp
mo. You said Strive told you the
whole scheme | went to him and
tried to cajole the story out Of him.
but She shivered at the memory.
"What success did you haye?" in
quired the listener, oddly curious for
all her cold dislike.
Don't ask me. | hate to think of
it."
Cherry laughed cruelty. $50, failing
there, you came back to me, back for
another favor from the walf Well
Miss Helen Chester, l don't believe
a word you've said. and I'll tell you
nothing. Go back to the uncle and the
rawboned lover who sent you, and in
form them that I'll speak when the
time comes. They think l know too
much, do they ?-so they've sent you to
spy? Well, I'll make a compact. You
play your game, and I'll play mine
Leave Glenister alone, and I'll not tell
on Mcnamara. Is it a bargain?"
mo, no. no! Can't you see? That's
not it. All want is the truth of this
thing
"Then go back to Strive and get 1t.
He'll tell you; won't. Drive your bar
gain with him-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.
Erred, 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 feller," he explain
ed young mans say he gone come
back mebbe one. two, 'leyen days"
did you deliver the one to Mr.. Glen
ister?'
lies, ma'am."
"Was there an answer"
lies, ma'am."
"Well. give it to me-"
The note read:
Dear Miss Chester-A discussion of
matter so familiar to us both as the Anvil I
creek controversy would be useless. If
your inclination is due to the incidents Of
last night pray don't trouble yourself
nj nv |
ant, ROY GLENISTER.
AS she read the note, Judge Stillman
and it seemed to the girl that
ne had aged year for every hour in
The last twelve, or else the yellow aft
srnoon light limned the sagging hol-
ows and haggard lines of his face
most pitilessly. He showed in voice
ind manner the nervous burden under
which he labored.
"Alec has told me about your en-
and it lifts a terrible load
rom me. I'm mighty glad you're going
o marry him. He's wonderful man, {
md he's the only one who can save {
49," Is
what do you mean by that? What |
ire we in danger OFF, she inquired. {
wedding discussion OF McNamara's |
"Why, that mob, of course. They'll S
ome back. They said so. But Alec t
an handle the commanding officer at @
he post, and, thanks to him, Wen have t
oldiers guarding the house hereafter" S
"Why-they won't hurt u.s. a
"Tut, tut! l know what I'm talk b
ng about We're in worse danger /
ow than ever, and If we don't break o
p those vigilantes there'll be blood
hed-that's what They're a menace, Il
nd they're trying to force me off the |,
ench so they can take the law into n
heir own hands again. That's what l L
yant to see you about They're plan t,
ing to kill Alec and me-so he says
nd we've got to act quick to prevent "
lurder Now, this young Glenister is n
No Of tborn and bn knows who fine