Lower coast gazette., 1913-11-29
There's some strong personal motive

posing lEe fAaolialse, II IL comes 20
shatm Interrupted Wanda. "In tbs
trst place, my father was Frank q.
Kelly"
lLasa's face stiifened with surprise.
C.eaE and Van Dyke glanced at each
aiAar, half-awaf. Jim Blake alone
save 10 sign Of disturbance. CHANGING
aI.Gsea;a a: Wanda from between his
slittcd eyes, he drawled:
"araan2. E. Kelly. hey? SO you're try
iAg . Sc; back at me, young wonan?"
PIT t. that way # you like" re-
turned Wanda fercely. "But there is
mere than that. I'm against you and
all the dirty machine in every way.
Way? Because I've got the bad luck
10 be one OF the people. Pm"
The telephone tangled into the rush
of her talk. jim Blake picked up the
Instrument.
Hello" he Ggeried, shat you,
Burns? instructions, hey? I gave
EN-. Keep Winthrop talking till he
drops, then get Mullins recognized and
let him talk all night If he can; CT till
! I'm ready to break in. Delay--that's
the idaa-Gelay! Hold the floor and
delay. What? Oh, in a little while
now, l guess. Don't worry"
Miss Kelly" said Mark, you still
refuse to answer my questions?"
Il refuse everything" exulted Wan
da- "Ycu and the machine are licked
to a ~standstill. And | helped to Go it.
That's easy worth a good whole year
in jail"
'1JTour motives for working against
us?" he insisted. Il mean, are you
shielding anyone?"
"0f course am. I'm shielding the
Woman you're after"
"Do you know who she isw
NO"
Gregg ordered Robertson, turning
to the highly-entertained Kansan, will
you 80 and get Standislr? Ask him to
come here.
Cali right" ruefully assented Gregg,
making sadly for the outer door.
Don't try to stick it out, girl" ex-
horted Blake. @You can't afford to get
square with me at this price"
/ Cant l? Wait and see."
DO you know standish, personal
ly?" called Mark.
mo, I don't"
"You want him to win, then, Just for
political reasons"
"That's it."
IF any other man than standish
were fighting the organization, you
would act as You are now?"
Eyes" said Wanda, thankful to feel
her feet planted n more on solid
ground, and breathing the more easily
for the safer turn the questions were
taking.
And continued Mark, 'if any 9th
or woman were in danger you would
still oppose us in this way??"
Eyes"
Then cried Mark in quick triumph.
sycu do know who she isl"
T-no-I didn't say sol" murmured
Wanda, wholly at a loss.
s'You didn't mean to say So" cor
rected Marx; t'but you admitted it"
q diln't! [ didn't" c%onfuaediy ne
iterated Wanda.
Tho lcns strain WIS telling On her.
Her wits, usually SO agile, now moved
! with paiDable effc-.t. The quick brain
felt like hot lead. Yet she rallied her
taggsged-cut forces, YEARLY repeating:
! 81 didn't"
Miss Kelly" urged Mark, "your
name won't appear in this. No one
J. reed know it was you who put us on
: the track"
"I-wont-tell!"
Then" Mark exclaimed roughly,
J I'VE can do nothing more. Van Dyke.
: telephone down and see if-oh, here
you are, Neligan! Got that plain
clothes man downstairs"
!. Ne,igan nodded. Meanwhile Tom
was whispering frenziedly to Wanda
TEL me the name, dear. l won't
tell the others. But it may show me
!. Way to help you out. And we're insa
{ horrible FIX"
i know that-But-I won't tell!'
Tom whirled about on the others.
d dad! Mark" he. said. Before
you go any further ! want you to know
& I've asked Miss Kelly to be my wife
+ mo, no,n cried Wanda, trying te
! throw her open hand across his mouth
Dent
L IL she consents" rushed on Tom
I'll marry her at once! whether il
!. prison or out. / love her. For MY
8 sake won't you
d Tn very sorry, Tom," replied Marx
"bat she's not your wife, yet. Ant
she has her release in her own hands
She has only to speak"
'Dad!' appealed the boy.
Not on your worthless life,"s grow
led Blake. That's the very thinl
she's been working up to all the time
knew it and I've been waiting TO
this. Her price is my consent. An,
l won't pay it. That's what mean
when | said the price was too high"
IF you've any influence with Ael
Tom remarked his brother-in-laW
i. you'll use it to make her tell"
lie hasn't any influenced" retorse,
Wanda before Tom could speak. "Es
cept flat his staining by me agains
yoa al proves to me I'm doing right
And-do yot, think, jim Blake, tia
I'd snnrry @ son Of yours? Not il b
was John D. Rockefeller and q. Il
Soti,esJi rolled into one. Not till ~
squared my account with YOU"