Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-03

steps leading to his arrest and incar
ceration." as.4'a-r fY
i'Ah.", said 1. "now we understand
each other"
He nodded.
81 would hardly have expected this
Of you. Ankony."Jl tfT
You admit the theft. don't you?"
do you admit the motive that
prompts you in the prosecution?"
i"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 It too long al.
ready. This is the fifth time this has
happened to the company, in twice
that many years. I tell you 1t won't
do to let 1t go on."bFl78 ,kaHs
0Ilooked o at him and smiled. It may
not have been a very pleasant smile:
certainly didn't intend 1t to be. and
he flushed beneath itloBi mi bHs
What do you mean?" he clustered.
ah"That what you are telling me is all
nonsense" l retorted. .aaW taatE
Now that you've gone this far. per-
haps you will go a little farther and
make yourself plain" he cried an
grily. ,zes.s gsu- Fs l.sa k-+s5I
a Certainly. You were refused last
night by Miss Hemingway" E-s 90
She told you that?"
r1'.n you knew her better you would
not ask such a. question. She told me
nothing. You made your proposal SO
public that the refusal was bound to
be more or less $50. and you have your
self to thank for; the fact that |. with
others. know Of 1t. Now. to make her
suffer. you throw her brother into
prison" 80 - -,
He got up hotly and took a step or
two toward me. 40 2s-|
s"Be careful what you say. You
know better than that" "rrE 1-eaH
Your habit has not been to run
down offenders" remarked. 7a
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 am in
earnest when I say that II must be
here. I'm sorry for the boy and for
his sister. though don't expect you
10 Oeileve IL. But
= ,"No. DON'T" said l. -'.--7. .I1. ..,
took up my hat. s- 'r7a
wait! Where are you going?"
Back to my ONCE"
"What for?" r'A'- l-.-..N .Ng..' ..,.
4 because our interview is at an
end" a1i1EI q o IVES 25sT
Its only begun We must talk Of
how we are to proceed"
walked toward the door.
q Am to understand you refuse te
have anything to do with the prose
,cution?" he cried. -.... -...-
"You certainly are. Ankony."
II must remind you Of your oblisa.
tion to tho company" ssFES SOY
There's an obligation before It," I
said. my hand on the knob. ..4.
That sounds very fne." he sneered.
Naturally. I can understand that you
wish the Hemingway name kept clean.
since" mani ...u b. .sra aHE
Don't go any further. II you please.
I shall send in my resignation at
once" -r-s
"oh. better think twice OF that. Mr..
Twining." 5-.... ..
Invent out and shut the door. But
halfway down the hall I turned de-
liberately. hesitated only moment.
and went back. What pride had for
myself and for Dan and Barbara was
gone. Matters must be amicably ad.
justed II possible.
"Ankony." I said. going in to him.
for Gods sake think OF Miss Heming.
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 It. You would have been full OF
other plans this morning. Surely we
can't hold women to blame for not
caring for us when We ask them to-,
It's not fair. Love isn't to be COM
PEELED: you know that as well as I
do. Think better Of this. Won't you!
You know what an honored place
theirs has always been in the COM
munity. You know what luck they've
had ever since their fathers death,
and how they've met It. You have
been q guest in their house. a friend
Of them both. You must have ad-
mired their courage. their smiles, and
the Incompatible way in which they
have both set themselves to make
things come right. The boy has been
weak"
90 Cro BE coNTINuEDJ