The evening world., 1912-08-30
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Triangle Cupid
An Adventure Romance Of The Big West

rassment. I'm tell you.' he said SLOW
~. MS like this. I've been sent over
To the Two Bar l. TO do a certain thins.
an since I've talked with you I Amt
quite sure In my mind. I've thought
that mcbbe I was that thing YOU said 1
was. But I've been paid TO do . thing
an I've spent the money. an I reckon
I've got to 70 on. I mint never broke
my word to any man
Her eyes lighted with surprise.
That's nne'" she said. encouraging
him. But sometimes II is better to
break your word than to go on with
thing which you know is wrong" 49,
He shifted his position a little, look
ing frankly at her. That's why I came
over to-day" he said. to talk to you
about thia"
She stepped back from the door. smil-
ing Come right in" she said: I'VE
can talk better sitting" She led the
way TO chairs, setting one out for him
so that the light from one OF the win
dows shons on his face. II am glad
that you are beginning to see things
right" she saN when they had become
seated.
II 0,t know whether I'm sssin' them
right" he returned with q smile. 'bIl
I'm seein' them different" He looked
straight at her. . puxsied expression In
his eyes What gets me II this" he
resumed: even II I am secln' things
different. how am I to make Il square
with so'bridgs for breakin' my wordr'
No man has . right to ask you 10
give your word 10 such n transaction
~ that" she said severely.
You're Geuin' around IT," he re-.
turned. Whether he had . right or not
IL not what I'm tryin' to md out. It's
me that I'm tryin' to square"
There n no way for you TO pia 90
yourself right with solbridEe. 10 yoi
break your word with him. You might
return tho money you have received
from him. That would help. But on
the other hand. " you do this thing
that you have Get about to do neither
amount OF money. would place you
square with your God"
lie looked steadily down at the noor
the hard lines OF his face melting into
reposesui curves. She was surprised
at his appearance OF sudden youthful
ness. Seated as he was, with inde-
cision and a conflict OF other smotionr
Juggling at him, he looked but very little
more than n boy. &C.,.
You are a young man." she said
suddenly. taking advantage OF her op-
portunity; you have a long life before
you Place yourself for q moment In
lilggins's position. lie is q young man
too. Only about thirty-nve. lie has
come into this country TO and n living.
lie did not come here because he
wished II, he came because his wife
wanted him 10 come. Ten years ago
Mrs. Higginss brother shot q man DUR
ing quarrel back East. He ned west
ward. thinking he had killed tho man.
Hut the man did not die. He recovered
to say that he had been chiefly to blame
for the shooting.
But that did not bring Mrs Hiegins's
brother back. She wrote many letters
To him. attempting to find him, but the
letters we're always returned. Then
when Mrs. Higginss mother dieA Mrs.
Higgins married and came out into the
West to search for her brother. Down
In Texas they heard that he had been
killed In . gun nEht BY . gambler
named Morgan. They gave up the
search then. and came here, settling
where they are now. They have had
much trouble. and only lately tbsy
have succeeded In gaining the bare COM
forts Of life. Higgins IL harminE no.
one: My father has never had any
fault TO md with him.
"iIis wife has little baby about
four years old. Higgins loves them
You don't know how hard he ba =.
worked to make them happy. Only
yesterday Kittie-thats Mrs. Higgins
told me that she had prayed each
night since your coming that God
might withhold your hand. The Two
Bar Company Is rich. II doesn't
need tho little land that Higgins has
taken up There are thousands and
thousands OF acres OF good grazing
land In this country. plenty for both
Higgins and the Two Bar l. Company.
Higgins has had a hard time. II
would be an evil thing to add to Mrs.
illgginss burden. Don't you think T..
would?"
Her tone had grown very soft. Il was
eloquent with pleading. That's why
I take such an intsrest in them" she
continued, Mrs. Higgins has had
trouble enough. And now, n you
should take her husbands life. she
would be left absolutely alone. Don't
YOU see how hard mat would be-
The hard lines had come again about
his mouth. but she saw that they were
lines OF sympathy. Her pleading had
affected him, for now, as she looked at
him very steadily. she saw his eyes
waver.
Cro He Continued