The Elbert County tribune., 1909-09-02

steps leading to his arrest and incar-
ceration."
An said I. nov we understand
each other
He nodded
81 would hardly have expected this
of you Anlony."
You admit the theft. don't your
DO you admit the motive that
prompts you in the prosecution"
That's got nothing to do with 1t.
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 It won't
do to let It go on"
looked at him and smiled. II may
not have been a very pleasant smile:
I certainly didn't intend 1t to be, and
he flushed beneath it.
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?'
III 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 SO, and you have your
self to thank for the fact that I. with
others, know of 1t. Now, to make her
suffer. you throw her brother into
prison"
He got up hotly and took 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 stop somewhere, and / am in
earnest when l say that 1t must be
here. I'm sorry for the boy and for
his sister. though don't expect you
" ucneNt IL. but-
"No, don't" said /.
took up my hat.
Wait! Where are you going?"
Back to my Office"
What for?"
Because our interview is at an
end"
Its only begun We must talk of
how we are to proceed"
walked toward the door.
Am ! to understand you refuse to
have anything to do with the prose
cution?" he cried
you certainly are, Ankony"
Il must remind you of your obliga-
tion 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 you
wish the Hemingway name kept clean.
since"
Don't go any further. If you please.
shall send in my resignation at
once"
"oh, better think twice of that, Mr..
Twining."
went out and shut the door. But
halfway down the hall l turned de-
liberately. hesitated only moment.
and went back. What pride l had for
myself and for Dan and Barbara was
gone. Matters must be amicably ad-
justed II possible.
"Ankony." said, going In to him,
for Gods sake think of Miss Heming-
ray, If you won't think of the boy.
If 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
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 a 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"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
l.