The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-26


playing urrvously with a knife
MI Keith. ! cannot hep lu, Nkc .
YOU. and ! also feel most kindly dis. .
posed toward MIR. Hawlev wish in /
this ] vgs no longer compelled to con
slider Won an enemy of us both There .
Is no reason why | should, except for /,
your blind prejudice against this other /,
man who IS my friend | know YOU
have some cause, for he has told me
the entire story yet am sure he did |
no more than his actual duty lie let |
me realize how very sorry he was that
the marshal at Carson City had called !
upon him for assistance
who? Hawley?" Keith questioned.
hardly trusting his own ears.
yes; indeed he Is a very different
man from what you have been led to
believe. | know he is a gambler, and
all that, but really It is not altogether
his fault. He told me about his iife
and II was very sad lie was driven
from home when only boy. and
naturally drifted into evil company.
His one ambition is to break away.
and redeem himself | am so anxious
to help him. and wish you could real
ize his purpose, as | do, and become
his friend. Won't you for my sake?
Why even In this affair he has not
the slightest mercenary purpose-.he
has only thought of what was riehtful-
ly mine"
Keith listened feeling to the lull the
woman's earnestness. the impossible
ty of changing her fixed conviction
Hawley had planted his seed deep and
well in fruitful soil
You make strong and charming
advocate. Miss Maclaire." he returned,
feeling the necessity of saying some
thing Il should like to have YOU
equally earnest on my side Yet 1t
will he hard to convince me that
Black Bart is the paragon of virtue
you describe. wish might believe
how he came into possession of these
| papers,"
oh yes, indeed; there is no secret
about that They were entrusted IN
/ him by an old man whom he discov.
cred sick In Independence. and who
| died in his rooms three years ago.
Mr. llawley has been searching ever
since for the old mans granddaughter.
II is remarkable how he was finally
, convinced that | was the one"
"A photograph, was it not?"
\ CLEAN of sudden suspicion APP
peared In the brown eyes, slight
change In facial expression.
THAT was clue. yes, but far from
being all. hut why should tell you
this you believe nothing | say"
II believe that you believe: that
you are fully convinced of the justice
of your claim. Perhaps it is just, bu
am suspicious of anything which
Bart Hawley has hand In. Miss
Christie, you really make me wish t
retain your friendship but | canno
do so II the cost includes faith il
Hawley DO you know that Is no
even his name~-that he lives under a
alias"
as there anything strange In tha
out here:" she asked stoutly. II toll
you how deeply he regretted his life
that alone would be sufficient caus
for him 20 drop his family name. hi
you ever learn his true nance"
He was not sure-only as Neb ha
reported what Waite had called tn
man. yet ventured a direct reply.
Bartlett. believe--he uses 1t no
as a prefix"
Bartlett! -Bartlett'' her hand
clasping, and unclasping nervousl
why, what a strange coincidence!
How? What do you mean1"
"Oh, nothing nothing" biting NJ
clips in veXation. The name mere
recalled something. but really, mu
go, Mr.. Keith, or shall be late at Il
theater You have not attended sine
| came?"
No" arising from the table Wit
: her. However, have heard yC
. sing before, and hope | may again.
: How tenderly you dwell on TIL
word hope" she said banteringly, ct
. almost makes me envious."
Your resemblance almost maxi
/. me forget"
? But not quite?"
NO, not quite" he confesse
= smiling back into her quizzing eyes
D They went out into the hall toget
1 err, only TO meet with Doctor Fairba
at the door. The latter stared at Il
/, two with some embarrassment. for
+ moment forgetful of his purpose, II
I gaze settled on the face of the lady.
9 Always getting you two mixed
Y blurted forth. "Neve" saw such |
semblance-positiyely uncanny-sar
3 hotel too means trouble-this Mi
Waite?"
?, "No, Doctor; am Miss Msclairt
Y Ought to have known it-if ! kne
| as much about faces as do about a
atomy never would make such m