The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-26
The Spoilers.
By REX E. BEACH.
eonvrisht. 1908. By Rs1 =. ss'eA-
(Conuaued-)
Bv REX E. BEACH.

-Yes. Tor six months, perhaps" broke |
IN the other hotly. "but what does thai
amount to? There never was a bolde
crime consummated nor one more
cruelty unjust They robbed reaiN
and pillaged it's people, they dehled
court and made justice a wanton theN
tailed good men and sent others I"
ruin: and for this they are TO suffer
how? BY a paltry fine or short I'M
prisonment, perhaps, by an ephemera'
disgrace and the loss of their stole
goods. Contempt Of court is the &C.
cusation. but you might as well Ger
Wet a murderer for breach or
peace. We've thrown them on. i
true and they won't trouble us agili'
but they A never have to answer u
their real infamy. That will go H.
punished while their lawyers quibhe
over tecEnicalit;es and rules of cc''
! guess it's true that there isn't an
Jaw OF God or man north Of fifty-three;
but If there is justice south OF that
mark. those people will answer LOT
conspiracy and go to the pen1tenuary.
"You make it hard for me to say
what | want to. l am almost sorry
we came. for am not cunning with
words. and l don't know that you IL
understand" said the Bronco hld
Rravely. 1--WE looked at 1t this way
YOU have had your victory, you nave
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 ana
our blood runs in his veins. lie TOOK
Helen when she was a baby and was
father TO her in his selfish way, low
ing her as best he knew how. Ana
she loves him."
81 don't quite understand you salu
Roy.
And then Helen spoke for the nrst
time eagerly, taking a packet from her
bosom as she began:
'sThis will tell the whole wretched
story. Mr. Glenister, and show the plct
IN all its vileness. It's hard Tor me 10
betray my uncle, but this PROOF Is
vours by right to use as you see ht'
ana can hecp H. 80,
"Do you mean that this evidence VIII
show all that? And you're going 70
give it to me because you think IL Is
your dutyT'
at belongs to you. l have no cholce'
But what l came for was to plead ana
ask a little mercy for my uncle VINO
Is an old. old man, and very weak
This will kill him"
/ He saw that her eyes were swift
ming. while the little chin quivered
ever so slightly and her pale cheekS
were flushed. There rose In him the
old wild desire to take her in his arms
. warming to pillow her head on DIS
shoulder and kiss away the tears, Il
smooth with tender caress the way!
hair and bury his face deep IN II III
he grew drunk with the madness o.
ber But be knew at last for whoh
she really pleaded.
So he. was to forswear this Vehge
ance which was no vengeance aftel
all but in verify just punishment
They asked him-a mana man MAJ
"A northman-to do this, and for what
For no reward, but on the contrary L
insure himself lasting bitterness. ID
stroye to look at the proposition cam
", clearly, but it was difficult. II onl!
by freeing this other villain as Wen a
her uncle he would do good TO hei
then he would not hesitate. Love wa
not the only thing. He marveled a
his own attitude. This could not D
his old self debating thus. He ha'
asked for another chance to shoV
that he was not the old Roy Glenistei
Well, it had come, and he was ready
Roy dared not look at Helen an
more, for this was the hardest momen