New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19

neck.
Somewhat to his surprise, Mrs. Tinglcy
said nothing as she got up and lighted bit
Of candle. With it in her hand She went into
the adjoining room. The two men heard her
steady tread on the rough, crcaking flooring
as she moved about. Presently She came
back without the candle and said:
Your beds ready in there, and she
motionci toward the door with still
hand.
"Wcn. Hartley said as he rose, I'll tell
Won goodnight. 81 hope you'll both rest
well. You don't know how grateful | feel
over having YOU take me in this way and
listen 10 my running on about my private
matters. Ii YOU ever come my way, ! i try
to repay YOU. Goodnight
XIHEN he had gone the old couple still
w sat over the fire, their ewes on the red
Goals. For a moment they heard Hartley
movement, in the other room. and then al
WAS still For hall an hour the IingIcyS sat
motionlcSs, neither uttcring a word. Sud
denly Mrs. Tinglcy raised her head and
pushed back the hood Of her bonnet
Hiram. she said, and the sound was IN
her dry throat rather than on her quivcrlng
lips. Il like him the best OF any young man
ever run across.
"Oh. know. Tinglcy said doggcdy, he
mean, well. and he's al right, Is Tar rs he
goes; but this isn't any time to be thinking
OF that Nice ways in man wouldn't turn
Dick Tarplcy, and me and YOU are fiat under
his thumb.
"Hiram. he's Ncttic's sweetheart and
the poor dear child"
"Oh. don't begin that" Tinglcy broke in.
"Bcsidcs he's well off You heard him adj
nit il, and the ready money he totes on HIM
isn't al he's got
"Tha, amt the point, said the old woman
in harsh undcrtonc. The point is that 4
man with his eve IN his head amt going to
be led of and ransackcd by gang Of men
calling themselves a Sheriff and deputies.
He'll see through it and will tight for his
right, He'll fight till them devils over
power him and kill him..
"Now, thar YOU 60 trying TO conJure
up some trouble that isn't near happen
ing"
"It will end in bloodshed, tell you" re-
iteratcd the old woman. And it's an UNI
pardonable SIN for me and YOU to lend han,
to it when il concerns a nice young man ana
our best girl friend. Me and you are old,
Hiram. II won't be long before well have
to pass on 10 the eternal bar OF God. DO
YOU think we can afford to 60 red handed;
We've been cocrccd and imposed on by this
gang of thieves; but we've reached the turn
ing point. We will do this, if we do II, after
calm dclibcration. Maybe God Almighty
has brought all this before us as our final
earthly trial. First it was Nettic coming IN
her sweet way to tell us about her sweet
heart: and then him following with his side
OF it. Hiram. me 'n'you just can't afford -
here rs we sit with our feet in our graves to
put up our hands and with our last earthly
strength choke the life and happiness out OF
two young uns who are just starting out on
life's road strcwcd with flowers. We can't
do it, tell you"
"Huh," Tingley grunted, and he moved
reStlcSSly in his chair. "Iou know what
Dick Tarpley would do if he come here and
found that man gone. He'd simply put us
out of the way Finding him gone would
prove to Dick that we wouldn't do to trust,
and he'd git rid of us to save himself from
our testimony u
"Well. Hiram" his wife said firmly, Il We
simply reached the end Dick and his dirty
gang kin come here and kill me if they want
to; but I'm going in that room and make
that man leave in time! n body's only got
one time to die, and I'd rather die dong
RIGHT than wrong