The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-01
CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER X.
A Lien In Q Rabbit Tsop.
Mark hurried into tie nearest tssS
phone booth. Wanda stared aftss hin.
In scared fascination. Her faos had
turned oddly vhits.
"One-o-o-one." she repeated to
hersslf. dazsdly. - she mechanically
jotted down the number on her pad.
Now them" Jim Blake was de-
manding At her elbow. you and I will
settle this thing. my girl. want that
number!"
But" she pleaded.
you've got . bit Of knowledge that
We nsed-and need ID bad. A
bit Of knowledge we've got to have
and mean to have. Understand that!
And what we've got to get, We get
Now. 10 It fight or not? VIII you take
the money I've offered you or will you
run your silly young head into the
hottest bunch Of trouble . girl ever
met with! Whichll 1t be? Speak
out!"
IL don't know. It'll disgrace the
Woman. won't 1t. II 1 tsll?"
"Itll smash you II you don't! What
10 it to you II she's disgraced or not?"
That's So" purred Wanda, suddenly
npcovering her shattered nerves.
What is 1t to ms-or to you-if she's
destroyed. so long - the machine
wins? And it'd be perfectly terrible
II the machine shouldn't win. Now
wouldn't it,"
It'll be terrible for any one who
tries to block It," retortod Blake, grim
and wrathful.
Well" sighed Wanda distractedly.
TN Just have to think It over very
carefully. OF course. like you, Mr..
Blake. I've always admired you lot.
You've got such . lovely personality
ant"
Drop that" he roared.
And" pursued Wanda. 1--WE always
admired the machine lot. too. 1t does
things In such businesslike way But
but. Of course, l couldn't really take
money from you. II 1 tell that mum.
Der it'll just be because l want you to
win. That's all. Just because l want
to see you win"
That's better!" Erunted Blake, his
face clearing. You won't be sorry"
You bet l WON'T" she retorted. and
her young voice was a. keen - knife
blade. and a. hard. Il won't be one
bit sorry. And my conscience will be
clear. It'll be load OF my shoulders.
But" she ended, falling back on In
decision, II must think it over 4
while"
"A while?" echoed Blake. There's
no time to lose. You understand the
situation. I've made 1t all clear to
you. II l don't get that Woman's name
before the Mullins bill comes up for a
vote it will be Of NO use to me. And
we'll lose. must know the name
tonight. l."
I'll make up my mind tonight" an
swered Wanda graphically: and she
returned to her novel.
Blake glared at her in angry doubt
Before he could speak again. Robert.
son came out Of the booth.
Il must be o1." said Mark. MY but
ASA s~Ss 0aoSo lOVA lu0 Train that 3
due to reach Warrington at eight this
evening. I've no time to waste II I'm
to be at the station when 1t comes in"
He hurried of. After second
glance toward the utterly oblivious
Wanda. Blake followed him from the
corridor. Wanda did not look up. Her
eyes were still bent eagerly on her
book. But the type was a twisting
blur to her senses. To herself she
was murmurtng disjointedly:
His own daughter-Mark Robert
sons wife-Tom's sister! And Jim
Blake moving heaven and earth and a
quarter-fection Of hell. too. to get her
name for campaign scandal II
give 1t 10 him. guess a big part of
fathers debt to the machine will be
paid of If"
"Hello!" called Tom, crossing the
corridor from the dining room What
are you reading? BY the way you
stare at that book 1t must have all the
best sellers looking like the Congress
sional Record. What's it about!"
She raised 4 blank drawn face to
him.
'About?" she repeated absently
"Oh, lists about a man who set
trap for rabbit-and caught lion
In It."