Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-28
THE TWICE AM
By Eleanor N. Ineross Asthor Of From tie cor Bsbiae'

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place, to borrow your tongue. David.
and address the people; to say
my friends!'' sangre! Tear him to
IT Senior Ferras were here, he
would say, that in his day Meyer
would have disappeared" remarked
Milo Valdez.
He spok4 with less than his usual
nerve. He had q subdued mten al
ftogether, and his dark eyes turned
frequently to Corey Bruce with dis
tressed solicitude. The four men sat
after dinner, around the table, the
brought home.
Il wish he mightvinto Rio Nabu-
co,"1Erowled Granad6s.
There ere worse places than Rio
Nabuco," Bruce spoke hastily, with a
r~eassuring glance at Milo. "I"-he
colored with the effort of breaking his
habitual reserve, yet compelled him
self to the statement that might les
sen his friends self-reproach; II ain
almost glad-since It, is over-to have
found out the thing. was sort of
faced down"
Milo looked down at his plate. Noel
and Granados exchanged a glance.
When I found Bruce, day before
Yesterday, I made him a promise"
Noel presently spoke. II did not
make it rashly, orr without delibera-
ton: Jacinto Meyer has been cau-
tious, indeed. I do not say that he
could not have been disposed of, but
not with perfect fairness. And We
could afford to be fair. While a
serve. while steslthy propaganda to
pitality is a. disgusting service, Jacin-
to Meyer did serve his own cause and
country with q sort Of loyalty. He is
our enemy; we fought and he lost.
Good! Let 1t pass as I know.
GIL" as GranadQs would have inter-
rupted, "but let it so pass. He would
have been deported as an undesirable
alien. no more. Now he has fixed his
status as that of a criminal. When
he tried to coerce Bruce into opening
my safe, when, failing, he kidnapped
by forged Certificates, and thrust an
innocent man into prison to accom-
piish an illegal purpose, Meyer made
himself a criminal and did that for
which there is no pardon. His con-
cruelty recoils upon him
self. 1t is Bruce who will accuse him
before a court of justice. Bruce who
will convict, him, Bruce who will send
him to prison, perhaps to death. For
when he publicly falls, / think evil
dence against him will pour in from a
hundred sources. You know now.
Bruce. what I meant when 1 prom
But, but car IL" stammered
; Certainly. He had no more. right
put you in Rio Nabuco than he had
put me there, or Milo"
II think he did not know Of the
That may have been so when he
took you to~the prison. But he found
out afterVard; for he never tried to
carry out his threats against your
Instead, he carefully
concealed what had become Of you
made anpther mistake. He visit
I'D the prison and tried to bring you
20 submission a second time, and the
|ailer Manuel overheard him. Meyer
IS lost. The police are looking for
aim now. Yes" at a general move-
Of surprise, II have attended to
hat. I believe that last night will
the last time you will see him at
he play. my dear Gil, at least, for
many years"
Il hope So" said Granados.
"Amen," agreed Milo vigorously.
Corey Bruce said nothing. He vas
moved by the action Noel
had taken with such promptness. He
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pity for his enemy which he did not
eel. But he was well enough drilled
n conventional morality to be shock
I'd, and even appealed, at the thrill of
which had shaken him.
He was too Anglo-Saxon to enjoy
remorse the luxury of ven
gcance as could Granados and Milo
Yet he knew that he would
in court opposite Jacinto Meyer
Ind give deliberately the evidence to
the q He was assured that
he would feel no relenting. There
In him an acrid Scotch strain that
might have lain in allowance all his
!ife, had NOT long suffering and in
knew what he would do. Butxhe was
sorely dismayed to realize that he
wanted to do it. And with that reali.
zation, his conscience ,sprang up to
him the pagan Joy of revenge
under the guise of Justice:
The other men watched him, while
the purse before them was removed
from the table and succeeded-by SILL
YER baskets of fruit and glasses 80
that the wine Pedro poured
appeared to foat,like 4 copper bubble
at each place rather than to be up
held by crystal. Bruce's silence
amused Granados and Milo, who IAN
cied they understood 1t and were in
cordiak sympathy with his satisfac-
ton. Noel. who really understood his
countryman.. sat in cool readiness to
combat Bruce's arguments should he
urge -~forbearance for his enemy.
Bruce offered no such argument.
His silence continued SO long that his
turned from regard Of
him to glance at one another Nilo's
lips parted in q smile, he leaned to
aim some raillery at his friend, whom
Bruce finally spoke.
Marshal" he said I'm his gentle,
hesitAnt voice, his brown eyes, shell
tered behind the heavy lenses, gazing
across the room Marshal, you al
carry a, gun, / know Will you
slip 1t out under cover Of the table
and hold i on your knee for me; to
take? {"
The. explosion. Of the roses In their
silver bowl could hardly have been az
greater astonishmsnt. Yet there Was