Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-04-05

] blinked up Into the repOseful cOun
tenance OF my faithful and imperturb'
able Klmmens. who stood above my
bed. a lighted candle In his hand. It's
rnys over his ruddy face and ruddier
pajamas
MIR Hemingway" repeated in
sleepy amazement.
MT Dan Hemingway; yea, sir"
what time In IT."
"A little past two. Mr. Hemingway
Just came IN by train. think"
"Bleaa mel Well, go TO bed. Kim
mems. won't need you I'll go right
In. tell Mr. Hemingway"
Kimmena went with dignity and
futterinE garments.
"A I hurried in Dan looked up AT
me from chair In which he had sunk
In an odd heap,
sick, Dan7" I asked.
"sick TO death-at heart" he
groaned
whats the fnatter9"
He wheeled on me sharply.
"You know all about II. don't you
what did. you known"
stopped to light the gas In my
crate.
Eyes. I know. old fellow"
There was an lnstant'a silence.
did Ankony tell your"
Eyes"
Gle made Barbara believe no one
knew"
HE told me before that I'm sure
he hasn't told any one else You may
depend on that. think, He wanted"
'fle wanted you TO prosecute;
know. I'm q nice sort. Amt ~ What
do you think OF meY" he sneered.
II think you may have been a bit
weak. but that there's bully lot OF
stronEth In you yet and that it's goinE
TO assert Itself Chats what think"
and stretched out my hand
lie gripped II absently. DO you
know what made Ankony change his
mind about the prosecution" he
asked.
'I've imagined"
"Then you know that I'm cad as
well as thief. let myself be saved
by accepting BRrbAra's bondage, You
know as we'll az | do how she hates
him, II was you who told me how she
scorned him the night before at the
opera. She didn't change. You know
that She simply took him to save
me. and lot her, Good Lord, Tom, |
let hcrl"
II know how hard It would have
been 20 resist her pleading" said.
II was so sick | didn't know what |
~ - hn.
ON earth. and yet ! let her sell herself
for me; but, thank heaven, the sacrl.
flee isn't consummated yet and I've
como To myself IN time TO stop t."
II knew YOU would | was sure OF
A." exclaimed,
Were you9" he asked wonderingly.
"Did you have that much faith In
me- II was more than had in my.
self thought meant TO let Il 40
on went away thinking I did"
you didn't know what you thought,
You were stunned
That's no excused" he cried and |
could see how he had been flashing
himself
oh yes, Il ls' She can Do very
persuasive, and she meant YOU to
yield to her"
Yes, she meant Il all right. hut
it's all OF now I've come back 70
give myself up Il Ankony wants 10,
he may put me behind the bars I'm
not anxious Go have that happen. as
I've got lot To make good, you know
II he gives me the chance, Twining,
swear IN DO q; but Il he don't well
ia rather be- In prison than see he,
married To him"
l nodded
"l've been thinking he began hes
itatngly. that maybe YOU fellow,
who have been So good To me woulS
put enough faith In me--rag of n mar
that ! am--to lend me the three thou
sand to pay Ankony back Woul,
yous'
I'VE must find another way. Dan.
said, dreadiug to tell him that I hat
already tried that way; but tho fac
OF the matter is that Ankony refused
20 accept my ofer 10 make good
asked him to give me that privilege II
the beginning Hut there must be an
other way, and Well find it,
When did YOU see hims" he asked
Before there was anything said {,
YOU on. don't make ivgs about IL
IL MAS little enough GO 90, goodness
knows. ANY ore az haG hundre.