The Jackson herald., 1909-09-16

ceratfon."
"Ah," said I. now we understand
each other"
He nodded.
II would hardly have expected this
OF you, Ankony."
you admit the theft, don't yosr'
do you admit the motive that
prompts you in the prosecution
That's got nothing to do with It.
But naturally-quite naturally, I'm
sure-it is to our interest to stop this
business and make an example Of the
thief. We've stood Il too long al
ready. This is the fifth time this has
happened to the company in twice
that many years. tell you 1t won't
do to let it go on"
looked at him and smiled. II may
not have been a very pleasant smile:
| certainly didn't intend 1t to be, and
he flushed beneath 1t.
What do you mean?" he clustered.
THAT what you are telling me is all
nonsense" l retorted.
Now that you've gone this far, per.
haps you will go little farther and
make yourself plain" he cried an
grily.
Certainly. You were refused last
night by Miss Hemingway"
she told you that?"
IF you knew her better you would
| not ask such question. She told me
nothing. You made your proposal so
| public that the refusal was bound to
be more or less so, and you have your
self to thank for the fact that !, with
others, know OF IT, Now, to make her
suffer, you throw her brother into
| prison"
He got up hotly and took a step or
two toward me.
"Be careful what you say. You
know better than that"
| "Your habit has not been to run
down offenders" remarked.
| We've had to let several OF them
| go because of their relation to mem.
bers of the company. But there must
be a stop somewhere, and I am In
here. I'm sorry for the boy and for
his sister, though l don't expect you
to believe II. But"
"No. don't" said I.
took up my hat.
Wait! Where are you going!"
Back to my Office"
What for?"
Because our interview is at ar
end"
IT'S only begun. We must talk O
how we are to proceed"
walked toward the door.
/, Am I to understand you refuse 4
have anything to do with the prose
cution?" he cried
you certainly are, Ankony."
81 must remind you OF your obliga
ton to the company"
There's an obligation before it,"
said. my hand on the knob.
THAT sounds very fine" he sneered
Naturally, can understand that yo,
wish the Hemingway name kept clean
since"
Don't go any further. IL you please
shall send in my resignation a
once
"Oh, better think twice OF that, MI
Twining."
! went out and shut the door Blu
halfway down the hall I turned dc
liberately, hesitated only a moment
and went back. What pride had 70
myself and for Dan and Barbara wa
gone. Matters must be amicably az
justed II possible.
"Ankony," / said, going in to hin
"for Gods sake think of Miss Heminl
ray, II you won't think of the bo,
II she had accepted you last nigh
you would not have followed thi
course. You wouldn't have consit
cred It. You would have been full {
n other plans this morning. Surely W
can't hold women to blame for nc
caring for us when we ask them Il
. It's not fair. Love isn't to be con
PEELED; you know that as we'll as
do. Think better OF this. Won't you
You know what an honored plac
theirs has always been in the con
munity. You know what luck they'v
4 had ever since their fathers dealt
e and how they've met 1t. You hav
been a guest In their house, a frien
}. of them both. You must have a,
d mired their courage, their smiles, an
/ the Incompatible way in which the
s have both set themselves to max
r things come right. The boy has bee
y weak"
d CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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