The Dolores star., 1909-10-01
SYNOPSIS.
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CHAl1ER 1.-The story opens With a
scens at box party. Mis- Henrietta
Wtnstanley. sister Of Bishop winstaniey
Barbara Hemingway. whose brother Dan
was In his employ. Dan was one OF the
some soMss popular young men. Dan showed
kony.
CHAPTER n.-Anhony the following
cna cay: ir the pssssnce cf Twining &C
suadsd s,,,. Ankeny 10 postpone starting pros
CHAPTER m--rwining learned Of the
engagement Of Ankony aud Barbara. He
congratulated both.
CHAPTER Iv.-He visited Miss Hem
ingray and found her almost In tears He
prematurely announcing his affection. By
Gated.
CHAPTER v.-Mrs. Anson Dimes.
Wealthy WIDOW, Proposed marriage by
ter. consulted with TwininS. The 81 bishop
aaad been paying attentions to Miss
CHAPTER vL-Dan consulted the at
torney. saying his sister was determined
ally loved the Sssker. H.e though 'hs he could could
rincs to save him from jail.
You know all about It, don't you
what did. you know?"
l stopped to light the gas in my
crate.
Yes. I know. old fellow"
There was an instant's silence.
Did Ankony tell your"
Yes"
He made Barbara believe no one
knew"
He told me before that. I'm sure
he hasn't told any one else. You may
depend on that. think. He wanted"
He wanted you to prosecute:
know. I'm nice sort, amt I? What
do you think Of me?'' he sneered.
think you may have been q bit
weak. but that there's q bully lot Of
strength in you yet and that its going
to assert itAslf. That's what thinh, !"
and I stt3kchsd cut ny hssd. ~ =;
He gripped It absently. "Do you
know Whist made Ankony change his
mind about the prosecution" he
asked.
I've imagined"
Then you know that I'm Q cad ~
well as thief. let myself be saved
by accepting Barbara's bondage. You
know As well as do how she hates
him. It was you who told me how she
scorned him the night before at the
opera. She didn't change You know
that. She simply took him to save
vun auA 7 l~< har C~,<x<a 7 <rA Tor. =
let her!"
Il know how hard It would have
been to resist her pleading" l said.
Il was so sick didn't know what !
did. She's more to- me than anybody
on earth, and yet l let her sell herself
for me: but. thank heaven, the sacri-
nee isn't contaminated yet, and I've
come to myself in time to stop It,"
Il knew you would! was sure Of
It," exclaimed.
Were your" he asked wonderinsfy
did you have that much faith in
me? 1t was more than had In my.
self. thought meant to let It 60
on. went away thinking did"
You didn't know what you thought
You were stunned"
That's NO excuse!" he cried, and
could see how he had been lashing
himself
''Oh. yes, It is! She can be very
persuasive. and she meant you to
yield to her"
Yes, she meant It all right. But
it's all OF now. I've come back to
give. myself up. II Ankony wants to,
he may put me behind the bars. I'm
not anxious to have that happen. a.
I've got lot to make good. you know
II he gives me the chance. Twining.
swear I'll do 1t: but II he don't-well,
I'd rather be in prison than see her
married to him."
nodded.
Tive been thinking" he began bss-
itatingly. that maybe you fellows
who have been SO good to me would
put enough faith in me-rag Of . man
that am-to lend me the three thou
sand to pay Ankony back. Would
you!"
I'VE must find another way. Dan"
said. dreading to tell him that had
already tried that way: but the fact
Of the matter ID that Ankony refused
to accept my offer to make good. l
asked him to give me that privilege in
the beginning. But there must be an
other way. and wen nnd II"
when did you see himr he asked.
.Before there was anything said to
you. oh, don't make fuss about It!
II was little enough to do. goodness
knows! Any one Of half hundred
fellows and twice that many women
would have done It Il they'd known.
But Ankony was stubborn"
He wanted to make an example Of
me. 1t was al because Barbara had
turned him down" The Hemingray
forehead was flushed to painful red.
the Hemingray lips were sensitively
aquivsr, but the Hsmingray eyes were