The Arvada enterprise., 1914-03-26

out. what does he say?"
Nothing. sir"
What have you done with himf'
Strung him up three times, and
We'll, string him up again." snarled
Arrelsford. IF he won't speak. shoot
it out of him, kill the dog. We don't
need his evidence anyway, there's
enough without it"
There Is nothing" said Edith
tersely.
by midnight" answered Arrels,
ford. you shall have all the proof
There is no proof to have" per
sisted the girl.
Il will show it to you at the tele-
graph office, if you dare to go with
me-"
Dare! I will go anywhere. even
with you, for that"
81 will call for you in half an hour,
then" said Arrelsford, going toward
the door.
Wait" interrupted Edith; what
are you going to do?"
81 am going to let him get this pa
per-" said Arrelsford, coming back to
the table. He will know what they
want him to do, and then we'll see
him ':y to do it."
You are going to spy on him, are
you?"
Il am going to prove what he is"
Then prove it openly at once. 1t
is shameful to let such suspicion
rest upon an honorable man. Let
him come in here, and"
1T is impossible"
Then do something, something, but
do it now!" cried the girl You will
soon know that he is innocent, you
must know it. Wait! You say the
prisoner in Libby is his brother
that's what you sad-his brother
bring that man here"
"What?''
Let them meet. Bring them face
to face, then you can see whether
You mean bring them together
here?"
Yes"
"As If the prisoner were trying to
escape?"
Exactly"
There is something in that" said
Arrelsford; when do you suggest
Now"
81 am willing to try it, but it de,
pends upon you. Can you keep
Thorne here?"
Y can
"It won't take more than half an
hour. Be out there on the veranda
When | tap on the glass bring him
into this room and leave him alone
And | can rely upon you to give him
no hint or sign that we suspect"
"Mr. Arrelsfordl" said the girl, in,
| dlgnant and naughty, and her mother
stepped swiftly toward her, looking at
him contemptuously, as if he should
have known that such an action would
be impossible for either of them.
Arrelsford gazed at them minute
or two. smiled triumphantly. and
passed out Of the room.
Mamma. mammal" moaned the
girl. her eyes shut, her hand extend
ed. Mamma" she repeated in an
guish.
81 am here. Edith dear: am here, y
said Mrs. Varney, coming toward her
and taking her tenderly in her arms
do you think-do you think-that
he-he could be what they say?" Her
hand fell upon the commission in her
belt. This commission | got for him
this afternoon"
"Yes?"
The commission, you know, from
the President, for the telegraph serv,
ice-why, he refused to take It," her
voice rose and rang triumphantly
| through the room; "he refused to take
| it! That doesn't look as II he wanted
to use the telegraph to betray us"
Refused! That's impossible!" said
her mother.
He said that It was for me that he
couldn't take it"
For you! Then It is true" an
swered Mrs Varney.
No, no." said the girl don't say
it."
Yes" said her mother; the infa
nous" The girl tried to stife with
her hand upon her mothers lips the
words, but Mrs Varney shook of heI
hand The spy, the traitor" she
added withoringly
mo, mol" cried the girl, but as she
| spoke, conviction seemed 10 come tc
her. Why was 1t that her faith was
not more substantially based and en-