The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25

yond the tragic and was fast lapsihg
into comedy, farce.
I'VE are each OF us appearing in .
new role tonight Miss Farnham." he
said. with sardonic humor; Il as the
hunted criminal. and you as the equks
ly culpable accessory after the f11t.
II run away, what shall be done with
the-the 'swag.' the bulk OF which, e
you know. IL tied up In Raymer's busfl
nessf''
II have thought Of that" she re-
turned calmly. land that II another
reason why you shouldn't let thdm
take you. Right or wrong. you have
incurred fresh responsibility IN y6yf
dealings with Mr.. Rayuer: and "a
ward. who 10 perfectly innocent, &6ft
be protected In some way"
II was not in human nature to ~
sist the temptation to strike back.
II have told Raymer how he cen
most successfully underwrite his imam
ciai risk" he said. with malice inten-
tional.
"Howf" Al
~ c1lt8 0IktToOns
He had touched the springs Of anger
at last.
THAT womanl" she broke out. And
then: IF you have said that TO Ed
ward Raymer. shall never forgive
you as long as live! II Is your ar
fair to secure Edward against loss In
the money matter--your own indfyid-
ual responsibility. Mr.. Griswold He
accepted the money In good faith.
and"
Again Griswold gave place to tho
caustic humor and finished for her.
And, though II Is stolen money.
II must not be taken away from him.
Once, when / was even more foolish
than am now. said of you that you
would be a fitting heroine in story
In which the hero should be man
who might need to borrow a con-
science. It's quite the other way
around
I'VE needn't quarrel" she said. re-
treating again behind the barrier OF
cold reserve. Il suppose have given
you the right to say disagreeabls
things to me. IL you choose to ASSERT
II. But we are wasting time which
may be very precious. VIII you 80
away. as have suggestedf"
He found his hat and got upon his
feet rather unsteadily.
II don't know; possibly shall. BQt
In any event. you needn't borrow any
more trouble, either on your own ac-s
count, or on Raymer's. BY the nsro0t
chance. met Johnson. the teller 10y
speak Of. a few minutes ago At the
Winnebago house and was introdyc4d
to him. He didn't know me. then, or
later. when Broffin was telling HIM
that he ought to know me. Hence
the matter rests as II did before-be-
tween you and Mr., Galbraith." -
"Mr. Galbraith?" -.~eM31N
Yes. That was q danger past, too.
. short time ago. met him. socially,
and he didn't recognize me. Aitff.
ward. Broffin pointed me out to him,
and again he failed to identify me. Bpt
the other day. after I had pulled him
out OF the lake. he remembered. rye
been waiting to see what he will do"
He will do nothing You saved his
life" 49,
Griswold shook his head.
Il am still man enough to hope that
he won't let the bit OF personal service
make him compound a felony"
why do you call II THAR" she de-
manded.
Because. from his point OF view,
and yours. that is precisely what II 10;
and It Is what you are doing, Miss
Farnham. /. the criminal. say this to
you. You should have given me UP
the moment you recognized me. That
Is your creed. and you should have
lived up to It. Since you haven't, you
have wronged yourself and have made
me the poorer by thing that"
Stop" she cried. standing up to
face him. do you mean to tell me
that you are ungrateful enough to-"
mo; ingratitude isn't quite the
word I'm just sorry; with the sor-
row you have when you look for some.
thing that you haze a right TO expect
and End that II isn't there: that II has
never been there; that II isn't any
where. You have hurt me. and you
have hurt yourself; but there IL still
chance for you. When ] am gone.
60 to the telephone and call Brofin
at the Winnebago house. You can tell
him that he will fnd me ut my rooms.
Good.by."
He was half way TO the foot OF Lake.
view avenue. striding along moodily
with his head down and his hands be-
hind him. when he collided violently
with Raymer going In the opposite d.
rection. The shock was so unexpected
that Griswold would have been
knocked down IL the muscular young
iron founder had not caught him
promptly. At the saving instant came
mutual recognition.
Hello, therel" said Raymer. you
are the very man I've been looking for.
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