The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-16

anger. She was the picture of defiant
fury. The mask had slipped, and he
caught a glimpse of the naked, pas
sionate soul. upheaved to its depths.
Il beg your pardon" he said. "You
are your own mistress, and you have
the right to make any bargain you
choose"
He saw that her eyes were misty
with tears. II want you to know"
she said. 'that understand your posi-
ton perfectly. If you don't succeed
you not only lose the girl, but ruin
yourself, for you can never repay the
men who trusted you. That is a very
big thing to a man. know, yet there
must be a way out-there always is.
Perhaps it will present itself when you
least expect it." She gave him a tired
little smile before lowering her veil.
He rose and laid his hand on her
arm. Forgive my brutal bluntness.
I'm not clever at such things, but I
would have said as much to my sister
If 1 had one"
1t was an honest attempt to COM
fort her. but it failed. "Goodby," she
said; you mustn't give up"
All the way back to her hotel her
mind dwelt bitterly upon his parting
words. "His sister! His sister!" she
kept repeating. God! Can't he seer"
Dusk was falling when the girl, with
set, defiant face, went to the telephone
to call up billiard at the Rainier club
Il have thought over your propo-
sition, and l have changed my mind"
she said. Eyes, you may send the
car for me at T." Then, in reply
to some request. she laughed back
through white lips, Every well, If you
wish 1t. the blue dress-yes, the blue
decollete dress" She hung up the re-
ceiver. then stood with hands clinched
while SILVER ran through her slender
body. She stepped to a closet and
flung open the door to stare at the ar
ray of gowns.
$50 this is the end Of my good reso.
lutions," she laughed and snatched
garment recklessly from its hook.
"Now for all the miserable tricks of
the trade!"
George Bait, Clyde and Fraser
formed glum trio as they sat in a
nook of the hotel cafe. slipping mood
lily at their glasses, when on the
following afternoon Emerson Joined
them. But they sensed some untoward
happening even before he spoke, for
his face wore look Of dazed incredu-
lily. and his manner was so extraor-
binary that they questioned in chorus:
What's the matter? Are you sickY'
NO" said he, "but IL must have
lost my mind"
what is it?'
"The trick is turned"
1.-THE trick"
II have raised the money"
With shout that startled the other
occupants Of the room Bait and Clyde
Jumped to their feet and began to
caper about in frenzy. Even Fin
gerless" Fraser's expressionless face
cracked in wide grin of the blankest
amazement.
About noon 1 was called on the
phone by Hilliard. He asked me to
come down to the bank at once. and I
went. He said he had reconsidered
and wanted to put up the money. It's
up. He'll back us. I've got it in writ
Ing. It's all cinched-$1OO,OOO and
more If we need It,"
"You must have made a great talk"
declared Clyde.
Il said nothing. He offered it him
felf as personal loan. 1t has nothing
to do with the bank. Pm going to tell
Cherry now"
Alton Clyde Uttered. Il told you she
could pull it off," he said.
This was billiards. own notion"
Boyd returned coldly. HE merely re-
considered his decision. and"-
Turn over! You're on your back"
1t was only yesterday afternoon
that l talked with Cherry. / dare say
she hasn't seen him SINCE"
well. l happen to know that she
has. AS came home last night saw
them together. They came out of that
French cafe across the street and got
into billiards. car. She was dressed
up like n pony"
Whats that got to do with it," de-
"Fingerless" Fraser
"She pulled the old fellows leg.
that's all" explained Alton.
IF thought she had done that"
said Emerson slowly. Il wouldn't
touch penny of the money"
Il don't care where the money came
from or how it got there" rumbled
Bait. ITS here; that's enough"
But Boyd chung to his point with a
stubbornness which he himself found
1t difficult to explain The arguments
Of the others only annoyed him. The
walk to Cherry's hotel afforded him
time for reflection. which, while it
deepened his doubt, somewhat lessen
ed his Impotence. and when he was
shown into her presence he did not be-
gin in the impetuous manner he had
designed. ~. u
what makes you think l had any
thing to do with it?" she asked after
be had spoken.
You were with billiard last night"
She nodded slightly. I've closed our