The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01
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ROBERT CARLTON BROWN
Written Expressly As Serial for The Washington Times
dramatic Translation ondA Other Rights Rescrved)
CARLTON

'Nhst good does it do you 10 talk like
that?'
"Oh. it's a sort of satisfaction, grin
ned the other
Bess forced her lips into a firm line
and tried again TO pass him. The man
held his ground
Let me pass, please; don't wish to
stand here talking TO you" cried Bess,
forcing her horse mp against his and
trying TO clear q path around him.
We sometimes have to do things we
don't like" replied Barlow Then he
added, significantly. such as catchin'
nice young ladies we've known since
they were babies tryin' 20 hide evil
dence"
Bess touched her horse with the whip
and made another Intellectual attempt
TO pass him.
The man seemed to be enjoying the
situation to it's Illest, such was his
little, mean nature, He seemed to hate
the girl because she was young and
pretty and I'm love.
''By the way" he went on IN slow
drawI, what did YOU ever do with that
other S5O00T"
Blood flashed before Bess' eyes. She
seized her riding crop at the middle and
drove her horse toward him, the handle
of the whip appraised.
Suddenly remembering the other blow
he had received from whip i'm Miss
Browns hands Barlow lodged back and
gave her a free road.
AS Bess dashed past she could not re-
strain herself from reaching over and
giving him a cut with the whip. hut the
lash fell harmlessly on his shoulder, and
ne laughted after her harshly.
Her blood boiling, Bess dashed on
toward home. She knew that BARLOW
still held against Ier that blow she
had given him by the water tank
How she wished that she could fix
the doubt that existed in her mind
about him. She wondered continually
why Barlow took such d great inter
est On the robbery. when lt should
concern him no further than the fact
that he had found q part OF the eVi-
deuCc.
BY The time she reached home Bess
was cooler. Riding into the stable
she told groom % take the horse
back to the livery for her, and then
went on into the house.
Both her father and brother were
absent she was rather glad Of that
Bess did not want TO make q scene.
She had decided 10 leave the house
at once. It would be Impossible for
her to stay there, now that shc knew
the way in which both George and
tho elder Brown had exaggerated and
distorted the facts of the trial I'm order
to swing her against Jim
They had succeeded. But The sue
cess had only ben temporary. Now
she would merely let them know that
she had found out and 3eave the
house at once
To was fortunate that they were
absent now. Her father would storm
and threaten when she told him OF
her resolution To 20 10 Arizona I'm
accordance with Jims last wish. But
nothing he could say. would change
her now Yes. # was far better all
around that neither OF them was
there.
Going to her own room, Bess gath
cred mp what she would need she
intended 10 go at once TO her auuts
and stay there until she should start
for WiekenburE.
II would be- best To leave O little
note to her father and George. tell
ing them that her mind was made up
and that she never cared to see them
again. No, that would not do. She
would merely tell them that she had
decided 20 oppose their wishes in the
matter and was going 10 carry out
Jim's last request
Bess felt that she could never be-
come rec0ucHed to her family again.
and she did not like to leave them i'm
anger: she wanted to DO the thing I'm
the simplest way possible.
Reaching aDseutly into a drawer she
felt abogt tor some note paper. There
was none there
Just then footstap iu the han at
rracted leI atten< .au- Res= recognized
80 ~ once as that of her cousin Tom
cob. Tom" she called. come here O.
moment.