The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-01-18

barrel factory. I'm ten times strong
er than ! was before. There isn't a
soft muscle in my body. What you
miss is the fat-the whisky fat. I'm
gray headed, but who wouldn't be?
But that is not what I'm trying to get
at. saw Dick Cronk this morning.
/ don't know how he found me. He
told me you were up here to take a
hand in my affairs. What I want to
know. right here. Jenison, is this:
Where is your friend Bob Grand. and
where is she?"
you are very much mistaken, Brad
dock, II you consider me the friend of
Colonel Grand. | hate him quite as
bitterly as you do. r.
"Oh. no. you don't" snapped the 9th
er. NO one in all this world. from
its very beginning, has eve hated as |
hate"
He fell to eating ravenously. The
others sat back. stiff and uncomfor-
table. watching him. His sunken but
powerful jaws crunched the food with
some of the f~erocity of a beast. 1t
came forcefully TO the minds of the
two men that they were looking upon
a man whose great sinews were Of
steel, who could have crushed either of
them in the long, hard arms that
stretched forth TO seize b food Ruby
had placed before him. They were
slowly coming to realize the zen of
this mans mind during its savage de
velopment in prison. He had shaved to
a purpose. The same thought grew in
the mind of each observer. What
chance would Robert Grand have in
the naked hands Of his enemy
Joey was the first TO breach the sub
ject.
Brad he said soothingly. you
want to think twice before you do any
thing desperate"
Braddock gave an ugly laugh as he
jabbed a fork into a piece of meat.
Joey" he said, I've already thought
ten thousand times"
what do you intend to do?" asked
David.
I'm going to get square with Bob
Grand said he very quietly. I'm not
going TO be rash about it. I'm going
to take my time and be sure. Don't
look SO scared, Ruby. I'm not going
to hurt her. | gueSs I've hurt her
enough already. She's living as she'd
ought to live and SO is--so is Christine.
I'm not going to begrudge them any
thing. But I'm going To have a talk
with her" His manner was ugly. I'm
going to ask her two questions. She'll
tell me the truth, | know. That's all
I ASK"
"She has always hated Bob Grand"
cried Ruby. IF that's what you mean"
That's what | mean. But I'm going
to ask her just how much he has
pestered her since-well. since that
time with the show. I'm going TO ask
her if she knows what | did TO her in
the sale of my interest. I'm going TO
find out if he told her."
"Braddock, you must listen to rea-
SON. cried David.
'Ill tell you what | came here for
today. J~enison," said Braddock levelly.
Dick says you're still crazy about my
about Christine. lie swears you
haven't seen her in five years-some
kind of a promise my wife made. he
said. | came to ask you this question:
VIII il make any difference in your in
tentions regarding her If If her IA
Their should happen TO end his life on
the scaffold? | don't say feelings,
,,fA1 xx, ,ofI Intentions mann
it. Would you still want her Tiff it
turned out that way
David looked helplessly from Joey to
Ruby and then at the set, emotionless
face of the questioner.
"Braddock, l can tell you this from
my soul: Nothing you may do will
alter my feelings or my intentions.
Christine is in no way responsible for
your transgressions. | am only sorry
that she has such a father. If she still
cares for me | shall ask her TO be my
wife. even though you are strung up
a hundred times. But this is beside
the question. You should think of her
happiness. her peace of mind. All her
life sheNwill have to think of you as
a-a-well. I won't say it. You
"Tl say it for you" interrupted the
gray faced listener; las a gallows bird
AT scaffold fruit"
''You would better a thousand times
shoot yourself than to bring that black
shadow into her life" said David.
"You can stop me. | suppose. by hav-
ing me locked uD, but YOU can't keep
me there forever. I'll get out some
time. | don't say I'm going to shoot
Bob Grand. | want you all to bear
witness to this statement. Whatever
| do to him will be with these two
hands. He didn't use weapons on me
and I'm not going to use 'em on him"
He picked up his hat and. with no
word Of thanks to Ruby, no word OF
appreciation to David, no word OF
gratitude to Joey, he strobe out into
the hall. through the door and down