New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-30

they? A 1awless ruf1ian, who openly
threatened Willis Marsh's murder, and
a loose woman from the dance halls"
Take carer cried Emerson in
sharp voice.
The old man waved his hands as il
at a loss for words. Look here! You
can't be an utter idiot. You must
know who she is"
DO you? Then tell me-
Wayne Wayland turned his back in
disgust. do you really wish to
know?' Marsh's smooth voice CUES.
toned.
81 do
she is very coE1mon Sort said
Willis Marsh. II am surprised that
you never heard of her while you were
in the upper country She followed
the mining camps and lived as such
women do. She is an expert with
cards. She even dealt faro in some of
the camps"
"How do you know?"
II looked up her history in Seattle
She is very-well, notorious
people talk like that about nearly
every woman in Alaska
81 didn't come here to argue about
that woman's character" broke in Mr.
Wayland
''You have said enough now, so that
you will either prove your words or
apologize.''
IF you want proof. take your own
relation weeh her It's notorious
Even Mildred has heard of it,"
Il can explain to her in word.''
Perhaps you can also explain that
affair with Hilliard. If so you had
better do it. | suppose you didn't
know anything about that either. l
suppose you don't know why he ad-
vanced that loan after once refusing
it. They have a name for men like
you who take money from women Of
her sort" -s s-., =---s----.,-
Emerson uttered terrible cry, and
his face blanched to a gray pallor.
DO you mean to say-I sent-her-
to Hilliard?''
billiard as good as told me so him.
self. Do you wonder that am willing
to spend fortune to protect my girl
from a man like you? I'm going to
break you. I've got foothold in this
enterprise of yours, and I'll root you
out if it takes million. I'll kick you
back into the gutter where you be-
long"
Boyd stood appalled, at the violence
Of this outburst. The man seemed
insane. He could not find words to
answer him. ...-..
"You did not come down here to tell
me that" he said at last. t-...s l.
mo. I came here with a message
from Mildred. She has told me to dis.
miss you once and for ALL"
II shall take my dismissal from nc
one but her. can explain every.
thing"
II expected you to say that. If you
| want her own words read this" With
shaking fingers he thrust a letter be-
fore Emerson's eyes. "Read it"
The young man opened the envelope
and read in handwriting he knew
only too we'll:
! Dear Boyd = The conviction has beer
| growing me for some time that yot
and l have made a serious mistake.
is not necessary to go into details. LIE
us spare each other that unpleasantness
I am familiar with all that father will
say to you, and his feelings are mine
| hence there is no necessity for furthe
explanations. Believe me, this is muc]
the simplest way. MILDRED,
Boyd crushed the note in his pain
and tossed it away carelessly.
you dictate WE'LL" be said quietly
but shall tell her the truth, and sh
WHIP -....-
"Oh, no, you won't. You won't Sc
her again. l have seen to that. Nil
dred is engaged to Willis Marsh. It.
all settled. | warn you to keep away
Her engagement has been announce
to all our friends on the yacht"
II tell you l won't take my dismissa
from any one but her. I shall com
aboard the Grande Dame tonight"
"Mr. Marsh and may have some
thing to say to that
Boyd wheeled upon Marsh with
look that made him recoil.
IF you try to cross me I'll strip you
back and lash you till you howl lik
a dog"
Marsh's ford face went pale. Hi
tongue became suddenly too dry TO