The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-30
Ten MINUTES
WIN THF
Short Story
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Argued in Camera
81 wiifora waite

a EAFs M9AFNslE tehleElg 1feE one
hurts
Ihea a policeman cau1e araaRE ne
cnyaer ard BarlgtoH hurried aa
0niy ~ ard she girl had Wltnes sed
sAe acciaPat the Others had come
nnca the scene drawn ay that sa
stsnctSve kHon edge 0f evil thas VIII
canes q croRd 50 spring ap. even
on z deserted streei
Once before harrington lad sit,
messed an aeeaeaf an 8he Nas not
minded Ea reHeat rhat previous CIV
nerIence He had theD volunteered
ais name and aadrSs and The reward
of BIS goa drillzanshlp had been tn-
sermlngled hours spent ID sruffy
e9nrteooms He was rather sorry
for The girl whose sympathy wogld
.eaa her To a similar experience.
Ara vet even as be congratulated
AMSelt upor bis sensihEiiTv in avoid.
jag q repetition of his 4nn0yaace.
harrington Ras not satisfied He
was Haanied by The memory of q
pair of hroen eyes shining wish the
tender light 0f compassion as they
bent over she Nhise and snfferlrg
faee Of The child. IL seemed absurd
go Darlington tc grow senf8meHts s
over face. teh face Of a woman be
Gid not know and probably never
would see again There was the
] trouble He wanted to see her again
and r. the afternoon graR into night
me feeling strengthened
To his comfortable apartm ents.
Darlington clad In the luxury Of
slippers and dressing gown. tried to
forget the girl IN the absorption of
reading. but the evening newspaper
and the late novel were alike Hat
and aninteresting. and finally Bar.
Fingtoa gave IL up After am hgur
ne dressed and made MS way 10 the
police station.
The desk sergeant made him wes-
come. Besides ne girl there vas on
Fy hearsag eyiden0e Barrmgtons
story o fthe event would carry great
weight as corroboTating the testi-
m0ny Of Miss Tolbert.
Darlington departed with ne pro.
mise that he would be at the police
court the nevt morning. where The
motorist Wonld be arraigned and
probably held 70 await the action OF
'he grand 5aFy
Already TIE reward Of virtne was
'n sIght de knew ber name. She
vas IN longer tine girl with the
brown eyes but Mabel ToIber'
Better yet was his experience i'm
court The next morning, after a night
in Nhlch MS dreams Of the future
we're Tosy-hned, for Miss Tolban was
most gracious n acknowledging the
introduction Of the policeman ia
charge of the case She and Barring
ton chatted while they waited for
the case 70 be called, and Vance
harrington wenI away feeling that
paid 20 do ones duty as citizen
after all
Bot there followed long lonely
interval while the case waited the
scton OF the grand fury aud Barring
ton was effusive in his thanks 10 the
court officer who served on him the
pix slip commanding his presence
before the grand jury The following
afternoon. To him il was an ingi-
iatlon to meet Miss Talbert.
Vie was halt Az hour 700 soon fn
ass eagerness 20 see Miss Tolbert
again and 10 his great Joy she cane
in a few minutes later
= am early. sae said as she rec.
oeRized and greeted him. nblt was
50 AFRAID that you wuuld not DC
nere. and unless came promptly
t9e charge would be dismissed Tor
want OF witnesses
l1eTe Vas no danger Of my not
coming declared Darlington yiFta-
oHsiy p believe Il 10 be the duty
of every good cifIzen To aid in the
enforcement 0f the law"
Her smile rewarded the noble sen
timeHt and afte rshe had delivered
70 ihe clerk her subpoena they sought
BENCH ia the rear of the room 10
await the coming of the officer wha
had made the arrest.
q was long wait Tor police
canrt case had detained lhe police
mar and for more than an honf
Darlington and Miss Tolbert forgot
fhe flight al time IN their interest
in each other Darlington was sorry
~aen the officer came, aud present
IN tines were moved into LIE grant
nry room But ID aas another hour
before their case MAS reached. and
@aen Mt last thsY had given their
testimony and were st liberty 40 go
Miss foAberi breathed 4 sign 0t IA
lief
want 10 walk and ualk. she de
elared AS they stood Oh the steps.
- want % get an that bad air OH
of my lungs
HITS the same here, agYaed Bar
EAnston aaY 1 accompany ygu
AEiance answered ia the afflrma.
isYc ard ihey sHt 8ff as a swinging
pace thai soon brought fhem untoan
~ was all teo short wals f0p Rar
ringtoa. bnf Miss Telhert haa shy-
r assensed to his reqnest that they
repeat Ibis walk soon and after that
ae treIaen2Hy raliES @4E ,aqs ansS
fney vent on long tramp.
RnaF had long siFste ceased I'd find
tie case the onIy topic Of interest.
They had many tastes in common,
and though Darlington Nas careful
s.eA "a speak oi loge. ne ielt taaf per
haps when tho siHe Should be ripe
there might be whispered Yes
Nasf would make him tbs happiest
mar in the woird
l8e did moi welcome 70 gladly the
third subpoena calling % hin TO at
tend tie trial. bur he answered
promptly to hEs name and ii the
fare Of direct testimony tie defense
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