Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-01-11

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the keen snap of 10 degrees
| above zero. You felt Christ
mas that day. the joyous relaxation.
the pleaSurable excitement.
| Yet the spirit Of good will was not
universal. as three men in that city
could have testified. They shivered in
downtown Office and glowered hate
| fully at one another.
ITS no use talking" No. ! was say
Ing firmly II won't have It. He must
never come to trial"
But. heavens. man." No. respond
ed impatiently. "the mans so plainly
guilty It's a fragrant case"
Caught with the goods on" No.
added, Il couldn't help getting n con.
viction If tried"
IAN the more reason why he must
not come to trial"
But think what it meansf' No.
argued. Everybody knows all about
this thing. The newspapers have pub
lished beforehand the testimony OF the
bellboy who overheard him offering to
take the bride. They have published
facsimiles of the check signed by Hen
derson and Endorsed by Malassey Ev-
cry morning there is q fresh editorial
bowling for his conviction. The whole
go to 1ailr Our credit Is little strain
ed as 1t Isl; we must do something to
placate these bowling fools"
"BahI MACPHERSON. I'm not fool
Do you think | haven't seen through
your scheme? You're trying to dis,
credit me through Malassey. because
he's my councilman. Oh, don't bother
denying it. Either this indictment is
pigeonholed-or you fight me-" He
brought his clinched fist savagely down
on the desk.
I'm not afraid Of you" MACPHERSON
snarIed.
The square chinned man laughed
harshly. That's another lie. You are
afraid OF me- You wouldn't be worth
the powder it takes TO blow you up Ii
you didn't have me and the Sixth's
majorities, while | can go out and get
the old Harmon crowd together and
beat you all along the line day after
tomorrow. don't want to do Il, but
II this trial goes on | will Now put
up or shut up! Is Malassey tried7"
There was silence minute
"Now The monosyllabIe sounded
more like a VOLTS bark than human
voice.
The square chinned man laughed
again. IAN right There's good deal
of profanity packed away In that no
Save 1t until I'm gone" He put on
bis bat and left the office
In a secluded corner OF the city
| most fashionable restaurant sat man
and a woman at early dinner. They
were evidently brother and sister. haV
Ing the same dark hair and eyes, the
same regular features OF the same
slightly Semitic cast. The man was
| talking.
"And so laid hold on the man who
has life by the throat. Now what Do
you think Of your most unworthy
| brother?"
tsNo one but you would have done II
/ What audacityr'
"Why notf can't afford not to De
| audacious 1t Is the only role tha'
suits me"
"Ah. but will you win with all your
boIdness7 You say yourself that De
| threatened TO crush you"
'sMy dear sister. the doubt Is IN
worthy of you Rest assured. he WI
yield Tonight viii prove me right
Her eyes rested proudly on MN
"Yes. the doubt is unworthy Nhea
did you ever fail? who can resist Inc
witchery of your magnetism
cit is witchery, isn't 1t? Bur We
come rightly by 1t. Strange how ai'ei
five generations Of Puritanism' GU
breed should cast back and produce IN
ron and me copies Of our Hehre" ID
| cestress- glorious woman!-who Leh $
lore with Puritan. Abandoned he.
| people to marry her lover. dese''so
her husband TO 90 on the stage -"
bring the world to her feet : mas
netic sensationalistl She hveas $3.50
we are ner children" :.
The woman shuddered. Doo !"
always think of her tragic dlsappsaa
ance from ehe world and her naase.s
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