The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-11-04
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CHAPTER n.--continusd.
HE stole the mcney-H ne broke in.
yes. I know he did. I'm not exon
Grating him; I'm not trying to. Il was
a crime, and ! recognize IT, of course,
and your right to prosecute. II you are
so determined. But put yourself i
his place IL you can. He Is simply
prodigal in his kindness. There r
more people in town today who have
been buoyed up and frightened BY
him than by any other man. old or
young. Maybe he did take your money
TO help do It. But as much as be ever
expected 10 do anything he expected
TO pay Il all back. He stinted himself;
II was only with others be was gem
erous. And Tier his sister-he wanted
to make things easy for her II he
could. He was ashamed to admit that
he couldn't keep II up. Foolish? OF
course il was foolish. But you ad.
mire him a little for trying to carry
his end OF the Hemingway string as II
had always been kept up, don't you2
You see what II has already cost him
Don't make il cost him everything
he's got. Give him another chance,
He'll redeem himself. You'll see. Try
him"
You ask too much"
TOO muchl I only ask what you've
done for fellows that we're rascals and
deep-dyed culprits. Surely you a
give him the ~leniency you gave them.
As for the bad influence. there won't
be any. as you must admit. since no
one knows Of Il, nor win know Of II
II you do as ! ask. Let the boy 90,
Ankony."
4 can't"
Rubbish. WIZ your
4 win not. Mr. Twining. / must pro
coed with the prosecution.
! pulled myself in hand with a
strong effort
II ] did what I want TO do. I'd throt-
te you. AnkoBy. ] said. and ] went
out and shut the door between him
and my rage. which WAS becoming an
Royernable.
1 spent the rest OF the morning in
y determined effort TO end something
60 change the course Of events and
save Dan. But all my determination
and eagerness went for nothing There
was absolutely nothing I could lay
hands upon. Ankony was %inexorable
u vindictive. And no help could
come outside OF Ankony. There was
no further appeal to be made TO him
As ! was leaving tho ONCE on a
further search. which, ! admitted ven
as I undertook Il. promised nothing. ]
ran face 90 face with Barbara IN the
hallway. A glance az her showed
me that she knew. She bad smiled
Through losses and bereavement and
pain. but she was not smiling 10Y
The nemingrays knew how 20 meet
vicissitude bat not dishonor Shame
had burned the brightness from her
eyes aud scared dry that deeper well
al cheer IN her brave heart
she looked az me dimly, as II In
that acute moment I did not enter In.
aud she could no; concentrate her
halfparhlyzcd faculties upon me n
was startling 20 see her 10. Her face
without a smile. sn,ote me, An agony
OF longing To do something, say some
thing. offer something OF help, was
upon me. but felt ite futiiity, Whal
could 1 do. with bound handsg
bowed TO her and moved on q
my further once, AZ the door. how
ever, I turned 20 look after her, and
was astonished to see her pause bofor,
knkony's once. Then I understood
she was golng to inteTcede for Dan
As the comprehension swept over me
I called 70 her. l would not have heI
humlliate herself uselessly Bat ah'
ala not hear me, and passed In, and
told myself that perhaps, after all
she might move him; certainly an
mau-hut Ankony was a monster, no
a man. His pride was always keene
than his emotion. and his pride wa.
smarung.
left my door open 20 be ready !
thero should be anything ! could d
FOR her. but when she came down ID
hail Ankony was with her. lie wa
IAN difference and attention, radiatn
satisfaction and triumph Yet bai
bara was smiling-not tie old smil'
IA b. sure. but az u IN Tremendous Il
uef-and the despair bad faded troi
her eyes. while her head was hte
Win the old proud poiae, and her SIC
49, nat leadon ns Il had been Nne
-. ,assed dawn tie hail.