The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-20

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from her age-the light OF anger. A
color came into her cheeks that took
off another ten-the pink OF contempt.
Make a fool of you Martin MCGEE!
only made a fool of one person.
That's me, Rosalie lie Grange. Who
took all the risks in this job? Your
Not bit OF It! Me, Rosalie. And
what's more, Martin"-she paused and
gulped; and something came into her
face that reduced her to girl-"who
did / do II for? Me, Resale?
guess not. What was there In It for
me? When this thing broke, was
independent and living my own life
an a clean, self.respecting life. Do
you think I wanted to do it? Well.
you can bet not. started this job
mainly cause | didn't want to see the
fine young fellow Wade go to the chair
an because didn't want to see that
beautiful young thing broken for life
| mean Constance Hanska.
But after / got into 1t. realized
that was workin' more for somebody
else than | was for them. And that
somebody else was you. Martin Nc
Gee. I'd n given it up long ago II
hadn't kept my mind on you. An Ia
become fond of that sick Estrilla WON
an and of that little brother of herG,-
But | went right on. Do you suppose
like to do what did TO them? Well,
you never made a bigger mistake. /
amt what | used to be. When
brought back her father and mother
to trick that poor Miss Estrilla, just
gagged. but after | found that she
wasn't guilty, nor HMM a manner
of speaking-l had to hand them
square deal just like the rest. Ia
done everything could think of. Mar
tin McGee-but couldn't kill man
liked and sympathized with, just to
help your career. An so | done the
next best thing | fixed It so nobody
would be involved In It but me.
could have told you, an persuaded you,
maybe, that the right thing was to
let Perez get away. But you'd have
been my accomplish. You couldn't
have gone on the stand an sworn
clean-as you can now-that you had
nothin' to do with 1t, | kept you
out OF 1t. I'm sure to take my medi-
cine. never whimpered yet, an
won't now An that, Martin MCGEE,
is why | fooled you'll"
Never had words poured so fast
from the lips of Rosalie lie Grange.
And as they poured, many express
sions chased across Inspector Nc
Gees clean-shaven police face.
''Is this the truth, Rose?" he said
and gulped rs 1t the TRUTH"
TITS the truth IL anybody ever told
It," she replied.
He was OH his feet now; she rose
also.
You're a wonder of the world" he
said.
81 always maintained that!" she re-
piled. her old self dancing in her
dimples.
Martin MCGEE never understood
why his defenses fell all at once. why
his arms. working as though In def
ance OF his will, encircled Rosalie Le
Grange.
When. u month before, Martin so ex-
ploded in her presence, Resale had
wrenched herself away. II she lay
unresisting in his arms now, 1t was
because she had seen his face. And
Rosalie lie Grange knew above all
things how to read faces. She yielded
her waist, but not yet her lips.
Martin" she asked softly. ia this
on the level?"
TITS on the level, Rose. Rose. I
don't care-for' anything. l want you
to marry mel"
TIE doorkeeper had been told not
to disturb Inspector McGee. We will
ioin the doorkeeper. II seems more
tactful Let US merely glance in on
them ten minutes later. They are
seated again; and McGee In patting
her hand. ponderously but yet softly.
Rosalie's eyes, usually SO big and
grsve--in such contrast with her
smiles and her dimples--are shining
~ we have never seen them shine be-
fore.
How did Il nome,- asked Martin.
~that you could ever take to o great
big COW Of q fellow like mef-
Tho mischief danced in her dimpiss-
because y6uTere 10 big an mutton
headed" she said. Then the dimpiss
went away, and the eyss again reigned
OVER her expression. because you're
q real man, Marty. Because you've
| plugged ahead and done things. an
because you're q brute. too. ! guess.
IT amt good for man TO be too kline
an smart That's for the WOMAN
thats my part In this combination. An
besides. the way yoir hair Grown IN
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