The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-10-02

were at all worth the candle"
Her mood changed In the twinkling
OF an eye. "T-he battle Is over. and
won." she said. speaking softly.
Didn't you know thatf" And then:
"oh. boy. boy! but II has been des.
perate fightl Time aud again have
thought you were gone. In spite of
all I could dol"
you thought was gone? Then
you knowf"
"Of course know: l have known
ever since the first night: the night
when found the money In your suit
case. What silly. silly thing Il was
for you TO do--to leave the Bayou State
Security slips on the packagesi"
But you said"
mo. I didn't say; merely let you
believe that I didn't see them. After
that knew II would be only a ques-
tion OF time until they would trace
| you here, and hurried: oh, I hurried!
I made up my mind that before the
struggle came. all Wahaska should
know you, not as bank robber. but as
you are. and made 1t come out just
that way. Then Mr.. Brofln turned up.
and the fight was on. He Swallowed
| you. and I Swallowed him-or had
Johnnie Fergus do IL for me. l knew
he'd try Miss Farnham first. and there
was only one hope there--that she
might fall in love with you and 80 re-
fuse TO give you away. She did, didn't
she?"
Most emphatically. she did not" he
denied. you have greatly misjudged
Miss Farnham. The reason--the only
reason-why she did not tell Broffin
what he waited to know was purely
conventional one. She did not want to
be the most-talked-of woman In Wa
haska"
His companions laugh was not
pleasant.
I'D rather be a spiteful little cat.
which Is what she once called me, than
to be moth-eaten on the inside like
thati" she commented. Then she went
on: with Miss Farnham out OF IT.
and l knew she must be out OF II.
since Broffin didn't strike-there was
| still Mr.. Galbralth. You didn't know
why was SO anxious to, have you get
acquainted with him. but you know
now. And II worked. When Brofin
asked him to identify you, he couldn't
--or wouldn't. Then came that I'M
lucky drowning accident"
Griswold nodded slowly. Eyes. Mr..
| Galbraith knows me now"
"He doesnt" she exulted. HE is
a dear old saint. and he will never
| know you again as the man who held
him up. Listen: He sent for Broffin
this afternoon. and gave him a new
misunderstanding about bonds
in California. And he told him he
must go on the first trainl"
Once more the castaway was run
ming the gamut OF the fiercely varying
| emotions
Let me understand" he said. "You
knew had taken the money. and yet
you did all these things to pull me out
and make the holdup a success. Where
was your moral sense, all this time.
little girl?"
She made charming little mouth
at him.
Il am Joan, and the Joans don't have
any moral senses-to speak of--dn
they? That's the way you are writing
| II down In your book, isn't it?" Then,
with a low laugh that sounded some
unfathomed depth of loving abandon.
ment: 1T was game; and | played
it-played II for all was worth. and
won. You are free; free az the air,
Kenneth. boy. II Brofin should come
here this minute and put his hand
on your shoulder. you could look up
and laugh in his face. Are you glad
or sorry?"
His answer was the answer OF the
man who was. for the time being, nei.
Their the moralist nor the criminal
With a swift outreaching he drew her
to him, crushed her in his arms. GOV.
cred her face with kisses
Il am glad-glad that l am your
lover" he whispered. passionately.
God, girl! but you are a woman to die
forl No. not yet"-when she would
have slipped out OF his arms--belleve.
me, Margery; there has. never been
anyone else-not for a moment. But
thought IL was Raymer. and for your
sake and his could have stepped
J aside. That Is the one decent thing
have done in all this devilish busi.
ness. Are you listening7"
She had stopped struggling. and was
hiding her face on his shoulder. He
| felt her quick little nod and went On
Since you know the one decent
thing, you must know all the horrible
things. too. A dozen times have been
. murderer in heart"
She looked UP quickly.
No. boy. I'll never believe that
neverl"
Walt" he said. at was there this
evening-just little while ago. Misc
Farnham and Galbraith were not the