The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-28

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cerauon."
rAh. said T. nov We understand
each other"
He nodded.
= would hardly have expected this
Of yon. Ankony.
you admit the theft. don't YOU
DO you admit the motive tbaf
prompts YOU ~ the prosecution
That's got nothing 10 do win g.
But naturalix-ouite naturally, Tn
sure-it q 70 our interest 70 stop ghis
business and make an example Of the
thief We've stood u too long 81.
ready. This n che nn,h time this has
happened 70 the company IN twice
that many years I tell you Il won't
do 10 let II 70 on"
I looked 8t him and smiled Il may
not have been q very pleasant smile;
certainly didn't intend Il 70 be, and
he flushed beneath 4.
what do you meant" he clustered
THAT what You are telling me Is an
nonsense" I retorted.
Now that you've gone this far, per
haps You viii GO a little farther and
make yourself plain" he cried an
srily.
Certainly. You we're refused last
night BY Miss Hemingway.
"She told you that7"
II you knew her better you would
not ask such a question. She told me
nothing. You made your proposal 50
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 t. Now, 70 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" I remarked
We've had to let several OF them
80 because Of their relation 70 mem
beFs Of the company. But there must
be a stop somewhere. and am in
earnest when I say that Il must be
here. I'm sorry for the boy and for
bis sister. though don't expect you
Ito believe IT, But"
NO, don't said I.
! took up my hat
Wait. Where are you golngF
Back to my Office"
What forg-
Because n Interview Is 81 an
end
ITS only begun We must talk Of
how we r 70 proceed
walked toward the door.
Am / to understand you refuse "a
have anything to do with the prose.
cutionf he cried.
You certainly are. Ankony."
7 must remind you OF your obliga.
ton TO the company
There's an obligation before h."
said. my hand on the knob.
That sounds very fine" he sneered
Naturally. I can understand that YOU
wish the Hemingway Eame kept clean
since
Don't 70 any further. II you please
shall send in my resignation al
once"
~oh. better think twice OF that. Mr..
TWining"
went out and shut the door. But
halfway down the han ! turned de
merately. hesitated only a moment
and went back What pride / had for
myself and for Dan and Barbara was
gone. Matters must be amlcnbIy ad
5usted X possible.
"Ankony. 7 said. going in 10 him
for Gods sake think OF Miss Hemlng
ray. II you won't think Of the boy
II she had accepted you last night
you would not have followed this
course. You wouldn't have consid
cred a. You would have been fun Of
other plans this morning. Surely VI
can't hold women to blame for moi
caring for us when we ask them to
It's not fair. Love isn't TO be com
PEELED: you know that a. vel as
do Think better Of this. Won't you
You know what an honored placs
theirs has always been IN the com
munity. You know what luck thsyr,
had ever since their fathers death
and how they've met H. You hav,
been a guest IN their house. a friend
OF them both. You must have "a
mired their courage. their smiles. ans
the Incompatible way IN which they
have both set themselves TO max,
things come right The boy has beer
weak
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