Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-06

hat always fought you openly, Mr..
MacAllister-as you haf fought me I
fought the building Of your plant
openly, but I had no part whatever
in its destruction y
Though husky, to the point Of whit
pering, Kraup had gathered force rs
he went on, and now he ~ flushed
to purple, a somewhat lurid spectacle
with the blood trucking down hts
cheek from his wound. He brought
his fist down on the desk. "Nr.: Mac
Alllster. I speak my word for the
average. good German-American citi-
American citizen as you are! This Is
his home. His children are Ameri-
cans, and their children after them
will be Americans! -. I am no
spy MI. MacAllister, and I did-not
destroy-your plant" He stopped
from sheer inability TO continue,
choked into gaspins breath by the in.
creased swelling Of hts throat He
drew out his handkerchief and held it
to his bleeding cheek. '
MacAllister had watched him
throughout from beneath lowered
brows. Though still as implacably
angry over the real cause Of their bat
tie, 1t was In him tosdiscriminate, to
grant that, concerning the destruction
ofsshis plant. KrAup' had spoken the
truth. Many times in his business
career MacAllister had taken a mans
word as his only guarantee, when
there had been this same ring of sin
certty as assurance. and his confidence
had not been misplaced. There was
sincerity in every word this man had
spoken. And, for the first time, Mac
Allister saw ,Kraup's position and the
position of others like him from their
standpoint.
7 believe ye," he said CURLY, I'll
grant We had no part in the blowing
up OF my plant, and, # I'd thought Ak
I 90 now. I'd not have gone through
yer pockets. Ye may take yer letters
I've no interest in them. 49,.
But this" and MacAIlister transferred
his fist to the envelope Kraup had
u him, ION this score, TIL fight
We to the ends of the earth-and he
yond!"
Kraup had recovered enough voice
70 speak. You may. If you find that
I hat brought you falsehoods. /, am
ready to stand for the consea',ences
l hat belief in those docnments
/ brought them to you for two
reasons, Mr.. MacAllister: one, because
l was not averse to hitting Won on a
soft spot; another. because 7 de-
termined that you should not dra~ nv
good name into any proceedings con,
nected with the destruction Of Won, !
piant." There was the ring Of sins
ceEity In this statement also. =
NacAlltster came close to him. h,s
race white again with anger. and his
eyes ablaze. And I know tt's = lie
| ct some sort we've brought me. thonrh
ye may not think It. And 1 warn vst
Il, ye 50 much az part yer lips il d..
paragement of my kinswoman. r., IN,
We! . I'm a man Of NV word
az ye know, Andrew Kraup."
kraup looked him steadily n n.
eye. "Tes-and / think al G,d uhas
I came in here-that, 1t win be- .t,area
for silence, Mr.. MacAui.ter.s Ana
turning about. he went out thrnnnh
the outer Office. oAl'ush
MacAllister stood tor a mon.4
with hands clenched. Then with
passionate gesture, he thrust a.tds ~.
letters Kraup had left behind hina
and taking up the blank enveinne 1ar.
1t open. It contained another snva,.
ope which bore a ~superscrintion +ra.
dyed him scarlet. He was 80 an.ms s
With rage that the several tyneV-i.s
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