The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-23

him ~. ana W5leff 4 5e9tf uetl 4 re tE 4t@4
/ thought LIQUID ie; linn suaer. Put
/ couldn't He IS the dTst ard oEsg
man
Il know He pattel her IN 4 Way
that said more than words.
II couldn't haye stood ont much
longer
Then You have proof ?? His face
was wild with eagerness-
This Take it quickly. only found
it last night. 1t had been lnislaid in
the confusion. | meant to give It up.
/ really did,. With clumsy fingers she
drew from the front OF her dress an
unsealed letter and handed 1t TO him.
stephen was not a bad man. you see.
and he had no intention of wronging
an innocent person.
Darwin Is. Anthony,s pallor matched
hers as he read the sheet; then he ex-
claimed weakly: ..Fhank God! Some
thing told me to come straight to YOU.
Something always tells me where TO
find the heart of things
Kirk was considera bly, surprised that
afternoon when a sergeant and two
policemen came To his cell. siguifEinG
that he was to ACCOMPANY them. He
could not make ont where they were
taking MN. HIM ueStttAS I-ie+AA 49,
poIiteness. they Were dense TO all In
quiries. The coac. drew np at last
before n large. white building, and lr-
was told to descend Up flight 81
stairs he was escorted. his pulses
aniekeninS with apprehension, down !:
long corridor and into a larGe room.
where ne saw.~Runne's. Colonel dol
son. Arson. clifford. !, dozen 81. more
Rat, 10 sfnnDElft
in his tracks as his eyes fell upon
huge. white crowned figure that came
to meet him.
A certain harsh yet tender voice pro
nounced his name. He felt his hands
crushed in his fathers palms. found
the old mans arm about his shoulders
and saw the deep set. steel blue eyes
he loved 50 well wet and shiny.
sudden sense of security swept over
him. banisIinS all his fears
cav kidr' the old man said. shall
ingly. how have they treated you.
Buster?" 1t was n nickname he had
given his son when he was n sturdy.
round faced urchin of eight.
.sYou came. didn't you:" Kirk said.
in n voice not mt all like his own.
"of course / came. the instant Gilt
ford cabIed me that these idiots had
arrested YOU. by . They'll sweat
for this! How Are you anyhow. Atrk
Dammit. you need n shave! Wouldn't
they give you razor? Hey. Clifford
Colonel ,Jolson, come here! These
seoandrels wouldn't give him shave.
/ suppose you're hungry, too: we'll.
som /. Well be out of here in min
ute then you show me the best place
in town, and we'll have q decent meal.
lust we two. the way we used to- III
pay the bill. Great Scott! But I've
missed you. Bustcr!!
..Wait. dad" Kirk WAS smiling. bllt
his heart ached at his fathers emotion
I'm Jail bird. you know. They
think I--killcd ii fellow. But don't
care much what they think now.
CHATS All over Clifford broke IN.
.NYe'vc squared that. end youH ne
discharged in ten minutes
.,Ccrtninly 'Said the father. ''Cortlandt
slot himself. Anybody but hItther-
ing Spanish. ass would have known II
1T the start. We have letter he
wrote to his wife nm hour before he
did-it She inst fouud il and turned II
over. She left here Il moment ago. by
the way. All .,-oitc, uP. She's Il great
WOEn0U. MIR @I'tI , AlS1 s~''' y 1900
clifford followed Won that night and
SHOWS you didn't 20 nenr Cortlaadt,
Oh, yon should have seen 'em jump
when we a;ishcd it on 'em all ut once.
ana they learned who l wGs'''
But those men who swore they saw
neg"
..Rah. We've got that little fellow
with the mustache. and both his wit
lcsses IL thay don't send him - X
run in shipload of my brakemen. aud
We'll I,lsh this fsthmus overheard and
him with it,
I knew you could tx things"
'sFix 'em. fix EN-; That's easy. Say.
how have you been getting along any
how"
Great"
And ycu married one Of these Pana-
manicures. eb?'' The father scowied.
Lord. l can trust you to make i foot
of yourself"
say. dad. Shes only-so hfg." An
thony Junior indicated his wife's stat
ure, smiling rapturcusly.
Love her?"
"no I? It's fierce
"Rumph! You'll have t. get over It
I'll pay Your debts and TAKE care 81
You. but / can't stand mulattp around
me-
There aren't any dellts. ard She's
not a mulatto. She's a-tlrcan.
Some time later Kirk found himself
in the open sunlight IL free man cnee
more. with Darwiu *. Anthony ald