The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-28

instluctions, ney! gave
EN-. Keep Winthrop talking till he
drops, then get Mullins recognized and
let him talk all night if he can; or till
I'm ready to break in. Delay-that's
the idea-delay! Hold the floor and
delay. What? Oh, in a little while
now, | guess. Don't worry"
Miss Kelly" said Mark you still
refuse to answer my questions ?"
i refuse everything" exulted Wan.
da~ You and the machine are licked
to a standstill. And l helped to do it
That's easy worth good whole year
in jail"
Your motives for working against
us?' he insisted. Il mean, are you
shielding anyone?"
OF course l am. I'm shielding the
Woman you're afterP
DO you know who she is?"
mo"
Gregg ordered Robertson, turning
to the highly-entertained Kansan, will
you go and get Standishc Ask him to
come here"
"All 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
iy?' called Mark.
mo, 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?"
YES" said Wanda, thankful to feel
her feet planted once more on solid
ground, and breathing the more easily
for the safer turn the questions we're
taking
And" continued Mark, eff any eth.
er woman were in danger you would
still oppose US In this way?"
yes"
"Then, cried Mark in quick triumph,
you do know who she isl"
"I-no-I didn't say sol" murmured
Wanda, wholly at loss.
you didn't mean to say So" cor
rected Mark; "but you admitted it."
Il didn't! l didn't" confusedly re.
iterated Wanda.
The long strain was telling on her.
Her wits, usually so agile, now moved
with palpable effort. The quick brain
felt like hot lead Yet she rallied her
fagged-out forces, YEARLY repeating:
Il didn't"
Miss Kelly" urged Mark, 'your
name won't appear in this. No one
need know it was you who put US on
the track"
"I-won't-tell!"
Then" Mark exclaimed roughly,
I'VE can do nothing more. Van Dyke,
telephone down and see if-Oh, here
you are, Neligan! Got that plain.
clothes man downstairs?"
Neligan nodded. Meanwhile Tom
was whispering frenziedly to Wanda
Tell me the name, dear l won't
tell the others. But it may show me a
way to help you out. And we're inca
horrible fix"
81 know that-But-I won't tell"
Tom whirled about on the others.
Dad! Mark" he said. Before
you go any further l want you to know
I've asked Miss Kelly to be my wife "
NO no' cried Wanda, trying to
throw her open hand across his mouth.
Don't"
IF she consents" rushed on Tom,
"I'll marry her at once! whether in
prison or out. l love her For my
sake won't you-?"
s I'm very sorry, Tom," replied Mark,
"but she's not your wife, yet. And
she has her release in her own hands.
She has only to speak"
"Dad!" appealed the boy
mot on your worthless life," grow.
led Blake. That's the very thing
she's been working up to ali the time.
knew it and I've been waiting for
this Her price is my consent And
won't pay it. That's what l meant
when l said the price was too high"
IF you've any influence with her,
Tom,' remarked his brother-in-law,
you'll use it to make her tell"
HE hasn't any influenced" retorted
Wanda before Tom could speak. "Ex-
cept that his standing by me against
you all proves to me I'm doing right.
And-do you think. Jim Blake, that
I'd marry a son Of yours? Not II he
was John D. Rockefeller and q. H.
Sothern rolled into one. Not till I've
squared my account with you"
"You won't marry q son of Jim
Blake's2" echoed Tom. well, after
,t6night I'm not jim Blaks's, son.
4 fere's where cut loose and"
rGo as far as you like" vouchsafed
his father, outwardly unmoved. "But
the girl tells us or else she goes to
Jail"
\ "I-won't-tell!"
Mark, ring for the officer"
''There he is at the door," answered
Robertson as the buzser sounded. "Let
him in, Neligan."
"I-won't-tell!"
Neugfn opened the door afandish