The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01
CHAPTER Nj.
! - DETERMINATI0N.

" THEV Bess Brown left Jim she
M was possessed of q new
Y " strength OF purpose. For
the first time since the SEN
tencs had been passed the girl Thought
that there might be hope yet To save
her lover.
she wondered vaguely If there wasn't
some connection between the Airs. snow
ia Arizona and the Mrs. snow who had
lived i'm MarshssX. Why had Jim been
so confused about that part OF it? She
could not understand
Z suddenly occurred TO her that Jim
had told her when she went TO see him
iu Dewitt that the tramp had given him
The envelope containing the money and
ne had promised 10 deliver il. Was this
last wish of his an effort TO carry out
The promise he had made 20 the tramp
II IL was it was very possible that
size could learn something further about
the man Why would he be wanting 10
sead a package OF stolen money 10 this
Airs. snow I'm Arizona unless he were In
some way related 10 neTE
Then came this thought, What II the
traurp that had been one OF the robbers
were Mrs. Shows son? She tried TO Te-
member his first name She, too, had
name escaped her.
Besss feelings were too mixed TO 20
directly home. Instead, she turned the
horse toward the country and TOOK
long ride. Tt cleared her head and her
thoughts gradually settled down into
tirm purpose.
she would make the most Of this trip
To- Arizona. 1t might be that some
thing would turn up, She would ar
least find out who the tramp was
III was impossible for her TO bring
herself 10 think OF the execution OF Jam
really being carried out. She would not
ALLOW her mind 10 follow that ldT-
something must turn up
Bess hoped against hope bhndlys ana
rave no thought to the future beyond
three weeks
The day had started dismaIly: it was
gray and the sky was overcast with
clouds. But now. toward noon, c9ndi-
SONS had suddenly changed
AS Bess refined her bore IN to walk
sae looked around her ami found ah
nature radiant and delightful in tae
warm noon sun. What change nope
psiI1 bling. She did not give one thought
n, the folly Of her hope. She would not
think for one instant of the blacker side
Of the affair. Something must turn ups
sfle somehow felt that the day Wol'll
hriuE a development OF some sort
Trusting I'M TINS womans intuition.
Bess turned her horses head toward
home. and cautere8 on hopefully, all
most happily, iu spite OF the. depressing
circumstance that would have enyel-
sped her had she allowed them % DO so.
soon her thoughts turned TO the words
q hgs
before. 20 the way in which they had
7,Isvef 5Ipgn her until she finally was
convinced
n had not been fair. She must tell
+aero so. They had been utterly selfish
fn throwing the blame on Jim. she
could understand how they felt, but il
was Impossible FOR her TO sympatHize
with the methods they had taken ID
inztiu doubt into her mind.
<op- there was uO dCuur. She hal
hut one thought and that was for Jiia1
-1thine. could change her now. She was
mast an that A moment OF doubt was
5t=rnsus necessary But that had gone
Pv the time Bess had go- this Ear Do
f-rr thinking she had reached the rail-
road crossing near the water tank. Sud
.terIv the picture Of Her meeting there
with Barlow over JIn's suit ease spraug
10 her aIad- She had almost forgotten
zbout Barlow iu these last terrible days
What r. coward he had beeut Could
81 be that nc. too was IN some way i'm
tereste5 Iu the robbery Eess was will
ing TO believe it, for hc had always been
tricky and undetermined iu HiH dealings.
II was that. as much as las manner.
that had always made her dospise him..
Hess crossed the tracks and was about