Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-09

Brewer shrugged his shoulders 1T
tie angrily, for the idle remark irrt
! tated him.
ITS So" persisted the speaker.
..you've the best chance on earth to
be dishonest II you wanted to and
never be suspected. Lucky for the
banks--and lucky for you-that you're
honest!"
The words repeated themselves In
his mind as Brewer walked along
Crayfoot was right. Brewer. an ex-
pert man ON safes. time and time
again again held the secrets of bank
vaults In his mind. with no man to
stop him should he choose to dispose
of the night Waterman and, opening
those vaults, reIock them after help
ing himself Il was indeed lucky that
he was honest.
With the speculative smile still curv
ing his lips he turned in at the Guth-
ries' house, springing up the steps
with the eagerness which was always
his when Gertrude Guthrie was near
AS she came toward him, smiling.
Brewer thought again, as ne had
thought innumerable times before,
how all things beautiful should be hers
by right-beauty of surroundings, of
gafb, OF jewels. That she should &c
wasted in obscurity seemed crime
and the Guthrie family was In only
moderate circumstances, with all the
longing of those poor for generations
for the power of wealth.
That evening he discovered that ex--
element swayed Gertrude's parents.
Evans, the millionaire, had of late
shown marked preference for Ger
trude's society. So in her mothers
heart wild hope had sprung to life.
Brewer, who always had Been cordial
ly welcomed before, felt chill In the
afr.
you forget" Gertrude's mother told
her when she had promised Brewer
that she would go with him to the
theater the following evening, you
forget that Mr.. Evans said he might
CALL"
Brewer, watching the color come
and go ON the girls face with a queer.
choking sensation in his throat, knew
that to Gertrude also Evans was a
glittering prospect.
Walking slowly homeward, thinking
It over, he could not blame her. With
the possibility of losing her. despera-
ton began to tinge his, thoughts. He
was still going over the same weary
round mentally the following day as
he worked on the time lock of the
Eastern bank. Into his musings. clean
and sharp like a stroke, fioated Cray.
foot's idle suggestion as to his chances
to enrich himself.
His hands trembied as he worked.
on. Once or twice he glanced, half
frightened, into the interior of the
vault. where he had no right to go.
Strange thoughts disturbed his brain
and his lips frightened into line as
he pianred-fer n could do no harm
to plan. 1t really was very simple.
The only drawback was that eventu-
ally suspicion would narrow down to
him. BY then, however, he could have
his plumber safely concealed. They
could prove nothing and Gertrude
would believe In him.
!. This thought brought the first chill,
| for how could he face her, she beiiev'
| Ing in him? He remembered her
| trustful eyes and breathed hard. Then
| he remembered Evans and again took
| up his planning with tightening lips.
| There was a queer medley in his
brain several nights later when he
| again sought Gertrude. He had a mad
i fancy that he could better crystalline
his plans II he were In her presenct
and could hear her voice. Since temp
] tation had beset him he had existed IL
daze, thinking. planning. always
planning.
His eyes were feverish as he ben
toward the girl when conversation
Jagged. Gertrude" he asked. huskily
would you give up Evans-would yo'
marry me II had money-and coul'
give you THINGS"
Startled, she looked at him and the
she smiled, the half sad. tender smii
women give those for whom they car
In spite of all.
"But you'll never have none,
Louis" she told him. "You are not on
of the kind Of men who get rich"
Brewer saw only the smile. Il sha
be, tell you'll" he said. And then
you'll marry met"
She drew back and her face viii
ened as her eyes searched his haggar
face.
NO. she almost whispered, mo. b
cause II you came to me with 10
tune in your hands. Louis, I'd kno
that you hadn't got ii honestly"
Al prewer Razed into her eyes |