The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-01-05

IL save my ,l;iu"
Wis ,;uivrring
n.ority Stm'
. uf this enterpri
'a anl my friends
ri:d Mr Wayiant
MA, here YOU an.
N'' break ynu and you
t.. ny fortune
I'd your dislike
n" "'intPS have nev,,
h,r. .. e..
h"' ." And who ar
they: a llwe rutiian. who openly
threatened Willis Marsh's murder. and
loose women from the dance halls"
"Take cate" cried Emerson in Il
sharp voice
The Old E:in waved his hands as If
at Il loss for words Look here: You
cant tie an utter idiot You must
know who she is
"l'o you: Then tell me-"
Wayne Wayiand turned his back in
disgust 'l% you really wish to
know" MarSh's smooth voice uues
toned
Il do"
she is II very common sort" said
Willis Marsh Il am surprised thar
you never heard Of her while YOU were
In the upper country Sh" 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 we'll. notorious
"People talk like that about nearly
every woman in Alaska"
u dldnt 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"
"lf you want proof. take your own
relation with her It's notorious
Even Mildred has heard of it,"
II can explain to her in a word"
ferhaps you can also explain that
affair with billiard II so YOU had
better do 1t. | suppose you didn't
Know anything about that either.
suppose you don't know why he nd
vanced that loan after once refusing
1t. They have a name for men like
you who take money from women OF
her sort"
Emerson uttered terrible cry, and
MS race banrhed to gray pallor.
do you mean to say-I sent-her-
TO Hilliard?"
"Hilliard as good as told me so him.
self. Do you wonder that am willing
TO spend fortune to protect my girl
from man like you? I'm going to
break you. I've got foothold in this
Of yours, and I'll root YOU
out IT 1t takes million. I'll kick you
back into the gutter where you be-
ong"
Boyd stood appalled, at the violence
IT this outburst. The man seemed
insane. He could not find words 10
answer him.
You did not come down here to tel,
ne that" he said at last.
mo. came here with a message
rom Mildred. She has told me to dis
Miss you once and for ALL"
Il shall take my dismissal from no
me but her. can explain every.
hing"
Il expected you to say that. II yon
want her own words read this" With
shaking fingers he thrust letter be.
ore Emerson's eyes. "Read it"'
The young man opened the envelope
md read in il handwriting he knew |
'nly too WE'LL
Dear Boyd - The conviction has hear
rowing on me for some time that YOU |
nd ! nave made serious mistake 1t
> not necessary to go into details Let
IS spare each other that unplea sa ntness
am familiar with all that father will
ay to you. and his feelings are mine:
ence there is no necessity for further
:, natio''s t'eleve me. this is much
he simplest way MII.DRED
Boyd crushed the note in his palm
nd tossed i, away carelessly.
You dictate WE'LL" he said quietly.
but shall tell her the truth. aud she
rill"-
"Oh. no. yen won't. You won't se.
er again. ] have seen to that. Mil,
red Is engaged to Willis Marsh. It's
II settled. ! warn Vou to keep away.
Ter engagement has been announced
, all our friends Oh the yacht"
II tell you won't take my dismissal
rom any one but her. ! shall come
board the t;rande Dame tonight"
MIR. Marsh and | may have some
hing to say to that"
Boyd wheeled upon Marsh with q
'ok that made him recOil.
IF you try to cross me I'll strin your
ack anu lash You till you howl like
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