Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-09

r,rownIow's note. your see
mon that there are some Things
entitled to know as well as youise.a
60 we'll understand one another r'eA'
here and now .,
Willard nodded, but SAID no'nine' o..
$40 YOU know the Powhatan ciuo
Another silent nod: but the eyes DC
trayed light of dawning compreheH
sion. .o,d
T'm member" pursued Tom anu
Tho mysterious way in when you peo.
ale acted in that old house across run
us made US all curious. Why shouiun
III? We talked about it and wonoereu'
lime and time again-who the tenants
were: what they we're up to, ana all
tha, sort of thing. Candidly, it didn
look right. -,
"Now. I've seen you come and go d.
that house: | knew that you belonged
there. | saw the chap who was killed
last Sunday come out of the same
house. | recognized you in the motor
beat Monday evening, and when l art
forwards saw the fellow you call Car
Ills, why, of course followed him. Any
body would"
All the time Tom had been speaking
Willard sat watching him with dlscon-
Fcerting intentness. He now SAID:
Then your love of justice overoai-
ances your sense of caution?
81 like to see square deal, If that's
what you mean"
Willard now rose to his feet.
"Thank you for your frankness, cap
tain Phinney," said he with an air OF
relief. "That explains matters am
sorry | can not be so frank with you
| in return. But can't just at present;
too much is at stake" With tired
gesture. he brushed back a lock OF
white hair that had fallen upon his
| forehead.
MY undertaking has been too often
| jeopardized, the forces opposed to me
are too powerful and too alert, for me
10 chance any unnecessary risk at this
critical juncture. VIII you take my
word for it that it is entirely honor
able and proper" Not waiting for
Toms reply, he affirmed with much
earnestness:
1.-The truth is, Captain Phinney. II
right and justice do not for once mis-
carry, a great wrong soon will be cor
rected. If you betray me, If you dis
close anything you may discover or
board this yacht, you will be the In
strument Of such miscarriage.
must remind you that you deliberately
accepted the unusual conditions o.
your employment. and that as a mar
of honor you can not do otherwise
than remain loyal to your employer.
Tom himself was now standing.
Dashed if don't believe you'll" re
sponded he in his impulsive fashion
''But-say-Mr. withholding it all
That poor chap who was killed: tina
sort of thing. you know, sticks in I
fellows crop"
The jet eyes were as steady a
jewels upon the masks OF a graveI
idol.
Again l shall have to ask you t,
take me on faith for the time being,
responded Willard, unmoved. "I1
give you my word-should you ask m
one week from tonight, | shall tel
you exactly how that regrettable al
fair happened. You will hold IN
blameless"
did you do til"
II did not"
That's enough as far as you an
are concerned. Now then, on IN
part, l haven't the least desire I
NEEDLE in your affairs. | know m
place and my duties, and | hav
enough to keep me pretty busy Will
out bothering about anything else. BIZ
II l can't help seeing that things ar
not strictly straight-wrong, 20
know--it will be a part OF my dutie
to interfere. Satisfactory?
Perfectly so. It's good that "
had this talk. Good morning."
Tom had only begun stocking b
pipe when the Kohinui's charterer r
appeared in the doorway. Said he:
by the way, forgot to say that
do not want anybody to come aboar