The Dolores star., 1914-03-13

Woesrmeton because - oooeDo1 70
~ away nks Q whipped ear, peseer.
~ Bartlett 10 know Who - waa.
- ask ne fos Billy.. BastIees had
- osst decidsd. but changed NJ mind
- Ne YOUTHS gloon becane appar
saAly impenstrabls.
uartlett's nv IVES ~ equarsly,
seesnly, his eyes CLEANED angrily ana
. s@al pulse beat h his chseh. He
HANDED the Watermelon the Telegram
81 watched him a. he rad II.
who are your' he demanded
hoassely. whsn The watermeloa haa
anisAed reading the message and ~
turned II.
~Jerobcam Martin." said the Water.
neson slowly. . grim amusement n
Ais half-shut eyes.
'jero--whaty''
sJeroboam Martha
-But Bachelor" stammsred Bart.
lett, confused.
~Batchelor 10 In New York" m.
turaed the Watermelon. 81 just tele-
gSaphed him. c. o. D.. where he could
md his blooming car. Don't sup
poee the police had sense enough 10
look for Il at the hotel"
"A low. dirty trick" sputtered Kart.
lett.
The Watermelon agreed. Typical
o. the Street." he sneered. sYah, Il
fairly reeks with the nth OF money.
your plan and mine"
"My planf" Bartlett flushed ana
looked away. "stung." said he hum.
bly. and crumpled the Telegram In his
hand as he gased modify through the
opsa door to the village street, impo.
tent to refute the words Of the Wa.
termelon.
The Watermelon nodded withou,
any undue citation. In fact, not think.
Ing at all about Bartlett. he was too
entirely absorbed In his own troubles.
= suppose you are his partner
frisnd," questioned Bartlett. after q
moment's painful rcadjusting Of ideas.
mo. am . stranger. We met BY
chance. - you might say. am .
tramp"
"A tramp!" Bartlett's business cha,
grin vanished before the rush Of his
ratsrnal alarm and surprise. But.
~ heavens. man. ! told Billy she
eould marry you"
The horror In his tones angered the
Watermelon. The hot blood ieaped
into his face and his hands clenched
well. why notf" he demanded. Il
An . man II an . tramp"
SBah."s sneered Bartlett. A mani
A COW. rather. an animal too lazy to
work suppose you stole your
Clothes"
Both talked IN low voices that the
clerk. who only restrained himself
IRON approaching By the exertion Of
Tremendous win power. might not
hsas them. The Watsrmelon's face
vas very white. and be spoke slowly.
earsfully. - he rstolA OF the episode
- Ne swianing-hols and ths stolen
or. seill leaning against tho varied
assestnsnt " dress goods. r bor-
rowe1 thsss Clothes" b. concls1e1.
TO kssp you away from New York
for . week. That object may not
soun6 original 10 you, and II wasn't.
You we're the one who suggested II
to me through the telegraph clerk last
Sunday. You were stung. that's al.
love Billy and she ioves ne. I hate
work. but for Billy will work and
am going to work. I love her."
"Dess she know you afs . trampf''
Yea
-yos haven't . cent. I suppose.
mo. but ] can earn some"
i've lost thousands through that
dirty trick Of yours-"
"Yours. You originated II you
know
Bartlstt leaned against the counter
beside the Watermelon and glared at
the Aoor. Neither thought to leave
the store. and even forgot the clerk.
who sassd ct thsm obviously from Q
Discreet distance and wondered how
many more kilograms they wanted.
Bartlett knew Billy. Billy said that
she vas going TO marry this man and
30 she would marry him--unless some
thing mors effective than verbal op.
position wsrs used. He had never q.
erte1 any authority over Billy and
knew that u would Be too late to b.
gin now. Billy would only laugh at
him. But after oil. he vas Billy's t.
thsr. be loved the girl and had some
right 10 objset 10 her marriage with
= tramp.
who are your peopls?" asked Bart.
lett 70 gain time. He must make Q
pian % separate Billy from the impe-
cunious sutton. Authority was use.
less. He must use tact. nnesse.
NY father was Q ministef." ~.
turned The Watermelon. "Yours was
a grocer. Billy told me. Families
doat count In America"
Bartlett nodded agreement. why
did yos become . tramp
ITO b continueAb
cspss osssa oseesd.
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ksatley ". County Court says:
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