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r NTo the apartment burst Lamar ana
Carbon: with Mary at their heels,

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Gordon; with Mary at their heels,
I'VE got him!" cried Lamar. I'VE
got him. June! We slipped up on
him from behind, just a. we'd ar
ranged. He's tied and gagged: and he's
strapped. hand and foot. to q telegraph
pole in the darkest part Of the alley.
Are you ready. sweetheartf We've no
time to waste"
Thank you. Max" she said. gently.
Thank you, both. from the bottom OF
my heart. for all you've done and all
you've risked for me tonight. But"
There's no time for thanks. Miss
Travis" interrupted Gordon. And
we don't ask for thanks. either Of US.
Hurry! We must be OF. before"
II am not going" said June. very
quietly. yet her face glorihed by 1ew
light from within.
"what?" cried Lamar. mot goins'
But"
II am going to stay here" she made
smiling answer. .'and face my triair,
Three months later. the most sensa-
tional criminal trial in the history OF
the city began-the trial OF June Travis
on the Red Circle charges
Both Lamar and Gordon had moved
heaven and earth In her behalf But
the ugly fact OF her guilt remained I'M
shaken. Max had besought her to
marry him before the trial and to faco
the ordeal as his wife. But very gent
I, ly she had put aside the offer.
IF ever l come to you, dear" she
had said. 1T must be with clean hands
and without stain upon my heart. Not
till can be certain the Red Circle has
gone forever will marry. you," she
| had answered. When / am sure OF
that-perfectiy. perfectly sure OF it
| then I shall come to you"
Gordon. from the very opening Of the
brain and body to bolster up a hopeless
case. He warred against overwhelming
odds and never yielded single steI
without fierce opposition.
Yet the trials result was a foregone
| conclusion.
ON the very last day OF the trial Mrs
| Travis created painful scene by rush
| ing into court and throwing her arms
| around June; weepingly declaring her
self a wicked old woman for having
turned her back on the girl. and vowine
that never again would she forsake her
Mrs. Travis cher family pride and re-
Ss or swept S%HG t SS stricken CIR
She had abandoned) held June close
| pressed to her heart and cried out SOD
| bingly TO the Judge: ,,..,.
"She Is minel She is my own ntut
girl! And you shan't send her tc
me Jury was out less than half ar
hour and returned grimly to the poS
| with the unanimous Nerulct oi HuWE
Tune did not finch as she heand the
word; the most terrible word In al,
our language. The same strange hgn.
that had come into her face on tne
nIeht when she had refrsed TO escane
still glowed there. Calm, unHfraid' sh'
lIstened to the verdict
! With the same calmness. she rose
and stood facing the judge to receive
The Judge was an old man. He hat
known June from bRbyhood. lie hat
been u close friend of Mrs. Travis
husband, in the early days. and wal
still constant yisitor at the Trayi
home. June pitied him fer the grin
task that was now his.
"PriF9Hsr at the bar" said ID, TIL tn,
Judge his deep voice unLinsea .o by a ba
found you guilty on every count o.
II is just verdict. In view of thu
evidence. It. was the only verdict thu
jury could honestly have aGreed uI:on.
MY own duty Is equally clear" III
went on. 1.-THE law, through his admin
iStratorS. must protect the public. n