The Arvada enterprise., 1920-02-05

cnASTER VI.
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TN Heaso q Jvdes osaveairs.
IAs read we followed appeared to
- sadlsss, and % rough that soon
e1lnAsd dsWn from my seat. an un-
plaAeA bsard, uncomfortable enough
unasr any conditions, in the swayinE.
banDlng cart, and stumbled blindly
aleag bshind. tripping over stumps in
~ darkness, and wrenching my
ankles painfully In deep ruts.
Il WAS considerably after ten
e'cleek whsn We emerged upon an open
oaatsau, and q giimmsf Of stars over
Aeal revealed TO me afaf o6 tAs silver
thread q the great river. Pete
ses1Ded Tie stEaining mule, feat not
q all da0cult Of accomplishment, the
aa10al's s6des rising and falling ~ he
WAeesea fer breath, and eans back
- Wh9e I stood, staring about at the
llnly perceived objects N The fore
Qo01l.
sOus laf am Do Beaucairs place."
- announced, a. soon a. b could dis
tiaSulsA ny presence, waving his arm
- indieats The dirsctioA. "An' I
poekoa W bettah not ride - further,
~ u Alick shud smell corn. he'd
aat'laSiy raise dis Who'll neighboshood
-As's ct . powerful voice. sah."
'Dqual to his appetite. % doubt"
"Yas, sah; that's mostly whut Alick
a."
sHoW far away IL the hOuseT
Likely bout . hundred yards Yer
80 dat light out yonder: well dats It..
N reckon de ladies mus be up vet.
kespln' d lamp burnin'. Here'A Dc
slave cabins long de edge ob Do
weeds. bat dey's oil dark. What's yer
Q goin' fer ter DO now. Aassa Knoxr'
vas coascious that ~ heart was
bsating rapidly. aSd that my mind was
aaything but clear. TIE problso 'front.'
iAg ~ ID not appear - easily
se,veA. nsw that was faifiy up
against Il, and yet there seemed only
80 natural method Of procedure.
oust 20 At my unpleasant task bold
b. and II this case only the truth
Weuld serve. was an o3ess In the
Unitsd States army. and had IN ny
Deckst papers to prove my ideatity.
Neee Weald vouch for me ~ . gen
tisoaa, and yiesA NJ . measure Of au-
thesity. And this fact. once estab-
lished. osght to give me sufhcient
standing In the eyes Of those girls to
ee0pel from them . respectful hear
~. I would tell the story exactly A.
h1sW II concealing nothing. and add
~ - uAnecessary word, outline my
Daoa q action. and then leave them to
1ea6s what they thought best to do.
0eRaAgs. unbelievable 40 the situation
va. Deoof was not lacking. Della
eoul1 ~ compelled to acknowledge
that 1Dos Was hse ehild-she would
seaFcs,y dare 6eav this truth In face
q ~ Dssitivs knowledse-and she. st
lsast. must know that Judge Beau-
eaiss had aevef during bis lifetime
given her her freedom This fact
csuld b established beyosd question.
and then they must surely all eompre-
hsod ths necessity Of Immediate night
that there remained M other pOs-
sihss means Of escape from hopeless
slavssy. Desperate o. the chance sp-
Deossd. Il was the only one.
4 Aawned upon me now with more
iatsase force than ever before. the 20
at3oa In which ! seeod. and shrank
fssa tAe ordeal. 4 perfect stranger.
~ sssa . chance acqusintanee Of
sAsss directly Involved In this tragedy.
! wssj1 have to drag out from The
sleost. vAseo Il had been hidden away
~ yeasU. this old Beaucaire skeleton.
~ rattle tAs ds.e1 boaes Of diahonor
beesss ~ AssEtAed understanding Of
<hsee two iaoocent. unsuspecting girls.
TAe ceavSeeSso eaDs to me that ! had
SeA = tAis aloas: that the prsssncs
q ~ sesro would hinder. rather thaa
Mp ~ sosue3ea Of tAs Deoblea.
spseA" ! sai1, DsasurtAs ~ wor1A
~ Dasa q setssa sAapl.g itself svsa
- I aDsks. what Ne u tAsss -.
svssa - ss1 ~ hssssr
"A 0Oek ooSeo Ooo1y. w Q 1ooeo
6o1o1 Il Dso tAaS oeoso eo0 0oWsP
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wayN - ~ sssesr M 1sag -
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~ Aoss WINE seost arousl. Rep
Sooe eees 0pee. and hsve ~ Dule
ono1D = ieovs ~ asy nsisUte."