The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-10-02
dolph Chester

, reasonable sxplanationf -
Some Of them did, evidently. for ~
grim resolution on their faces sofS-
snsd: others. however. were unooa-
WINGED.
4 stern voice was raised: -
Brick wilcox do his own .expiainlng. =
Bill Atkins knows where he's hilDg
out-and We got to know. View
started in to be law-abiding c0uA19
and that there warrant against W.
lock has got tho right Of way"
rs there nothing can say 10 snsvo
your hesrts7 Has my story Of tAas
pearl and onyx pin boon lost on ysuf
Couldn't you understand. after aiIf
Arc you Western men, and vet unablo
to feel the worth Of q ,westsrn mAn
like Brick7 How he clothed me 81
sheltered mo when the man who
should have supported the child left
In his caro- neglected her. How ~
taught me and was always tender
and gcntle-never Z cross word-A
man like that. And you think ~
could kill! don't know whsthsg
Bill was told his hiding place -
not. But II know u. do you think
I'd teli7 And II Bill betrayed him
but Bill wouldn't do 1t. Thank 0ed.
I've been raised with real -.
mon that know how TO stand BY each
other and be true to the death
You want Bill to turn traitor. I say.
what kind Of men are your"
She turned to wnfred,, hainSsd b..
hot tsars.. .Oh, say. AomethaAoD
them'" she sasped. ciinsinG 70
arm. ~
go on" murmursd wiifrsd.aSsa
couldn't reach EN-. and you nsd~A
point, that time. 90 on-don't givs
'sm q chance to think" 80
But I oan't-I'vs ID all I.hs1.oo'
say"- ntlAg
Don't stop. dear. for ood's saksv
the casa Is despsratel You'll have p
do it-for Bill"
And that isn't ALL" LAhoma cdfi36
In . broken pathetic voics. - she
turned her pale face upon the curious
crowd. THAT isn't all. You know
Brick and Bill have been all I had
all In this world. - You know
they couldn't have bes,, swsstsr 70
me II they'd bean the NJ est Of kia-
they were more like women than nea.
somehow. whom they spoks to ne snd
sat With me In the dugout-anl I
guess know . little out . moth
sr's love because I've always had
Brick ana Hill. But one day sone-
body else came to the oovs and-an1
this somebody else. wsll-he-this
somebody else wants to marry 49,
to-day. This was tho end u rous
Journey" she went on bllndiy. and
ana It IL our wedding day. I thought
there must be some way to gst Brick
to the wedding. but you see how Il ~
And-and we'll have to marry with:
out him. But Bits hsrs-ip that jan
because he wouldn't betray his
friend. And I couldn't marry WITH
out either Brick or Bill. could r.
She took her auivering hand froa
Wilfrsd's sturdy arm. and -movfn90
the top Of tho steps. hsA out ~
trembling arms appealingly: "
"Men!-Gtve me Bili!"
The crowd was with her. nett. -
doubt Of that. All nsrcsAsGs 49,
tears here and there. broad gvapl -
hide deep emotion. open AdmilGdU1
touched with tenderness. ID thaIUn
that took ~ "hss@.khAs A1Vse
; Aee yS; 3, , Z, ~. az =.
spokesman Of ti;e'sdS@XH Ana 81
voices CRIED: "Glve.hst ,Bilii Ols1
her Bill!" = = -" g a y
Bring him outl" eoatinvsd ~
spokesman in stentorian toner. @Wsl
not ask him q question. Fsllsvl
clear path for EN-" ' ',sH -
A broad lane was formsA tlQnnh
the throng OF smiling men NAoQA -
sudden, unexpected light Of lows { J
softened magically. f,SuQ
While Mixzoo hsstensd - -
cell some one exclaimed. Invite -
wv. manu- " u to"u WeuoAhBt
And another started the shout.
"Hurrah for Lahorna~ 80
Lahoma. who had taken refass
behind wiifred's protection. wept and
laughed in . rosy glow of triumphant
Joy. Yyo fr'e4,
Mizzoo presently rsappeared. leav-
Ing the door wide open. He yalksd
TO the. stairs. tho wrinkles at the COR
ners OF his eyes deep cut with apssu-
citation Of the situation. "Fsliaws<'
he called. "he says you carried hlQ
In here, and dinged II you won't have
TO carry him out. for not step W1l
he take"
At this unexpected development. .
burst of laughter swelled into q roar.
After that mighty merrimsnt. hui
was AS safe as q babe. Twenty ~
unteers pressed forward to carry ~
wedding guest from his cell Aha
when the old man slowly but proudly
followed Wilfred and Lahoma to ths
hotel whore certain preparatto0h
were TO be made-particularly -