The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-11-16

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q Don't Know What Shall Say When
He Comes"
and not II Wcl'-hred dog at that. Still,
the Yrrae~i eur viii show its teeth
aaea attacked and now I'm going to
lick you INTO obedIeucc.'
Parker MS 50 angry already that
he WAS 8e5aus lealh To accept the
ehal u2e. He WIS weIl-set-up man
aal something Of an athlete. So the
two were fairly We'll matched.
They fought like couple of bulls.
raising such "A racket i'll the respect
ubGe uciIh6orhood which harbored the
artists studio that servants came run
mig in dismay. None dared to inter
tere. whereupon someone sent for the
police II Glanced that Brother Billy
WIS actually talking 10 roundsman
/ when terrified houScmaid blurted
out the amazing statement that II
strange man, who gave his name as
John Burton, WAS trying to kill Mr..
/ Parker
Z
while on the way, Brother Billy
Thought II high time to reveal Johns
status. Tie policeman WIS surprised
O. course. hut the knowledge that he
H8S dealing with millionaire mar
JUS modified his attitude consider
ably. John was getting the better of
Purker. nnd had utmost succeeded in
. uriS -
when the policeman dashed in and
dragged him OF his victim.
Parker. whose senses had never de-
serted hun, glared haletully at his
assaHant. but motoned the policeman
thai he MIS- simply to eject the in
truder from his house
u bring no charge" he snarled. 'Tll
deal with him in another way. | know
lew To- hurt him, the brute I'll hit
him worse than he can ever hit me-
John understood, but had no option
mt that moment save to accompany
the policeman. He had barely gone
out when Mary dashed in. She was
81 wild-eyed with frenzied resolve that
She did hot notice at first the d.
. shevclcd condition of the room and
the battered state of the artists fea-
lures. But she had seen John walk
inA down the street with a policeman,
and second glance told her what
had happened.
'pjd Burton attack you?" she de-
manded Historically.
YES, was the savage answer. allow
did he come to know of my letter.
II showed it to him. lie asked
me 10 marry him.
And what did you say?"
Il refused. | am sick of being poor.
l am here to tell you now that l agree
to your terms"
She had given no heed to Brother
Billy who had withdrawn to corner
of the studio when she run in.
"What are those terms?" he said
quietly
She wheeled round on him like an
angry goddess.
"What business is that of yours?"
She snapped. Keep your psalm-sing
Ing for those who need 1t. l don't
not yet, anyhow
Il can guess only too WELL" replied
the saddened evangelist. But you
have chosen wrongly, you deluded girl.
You are ready to become the partner
of this evil-mlnded man, who will cast
You Off when tired of you as Il child
discards n broken toy. And in the
same breath you have refused the
honest love of a man who would have
made you Il marchioness and loaded
you down with the wealth for which
you have sold yourself body and SIOUX"
What are you talking about?"
shrlled Mary, almost at her wits end,
yet fully convinced that the old man
had gone mad.
Brother Billy shook his head.
.'The John Burton who shared your
poverty of late is none other than
John Burton the multimillionaire
marquis of Castleton In the British
peerage, and owner of several fine
estates" he said. II have known his
secret for some time. Now II is your
punishment that you, too, should know
It."
So John still found Humanity In thu
Grip of Evil.
(END OF EIGHTH EPISODE.)