New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-07-27

''Golly! Wouldn't II"
They were fast friends by the time
they reached the lodge and the boy |
luxurlated In the deep-cushioned up
holstery during the short drive to the
village. He took Carroll proudly in |
tow, and, rifle over his shoulder, led |
the way to his crude home.
Seth Devarney sat hunched on his |
doorstep.
Glad to see you, Mr.. Carroll. My |
darter, Essie, has only jes come back |
from karnak an she's pow'fu1 mad |
they wouldn't let her see Heston. She |
| sorter lays it to you, too.''
The girl appeared in the doorway
as he finished speaking. Her eyes
were red-it was plain that she had
been weeping; but her manner was
militant.
"By what right have you forbidden
company to Mr.. Heston?'' she asked.
He bowed slightly. IT haven't done
that, Miss Esther. I have no such
power"
Lets don't quibble!" she flashed
Il realize that Sheriff Potter is the
man who gave the order; but it was
you who manufactured it. Besides, the
thing is illegal and you know it,
Il don't think it's illegal, Miss Es-
ther. He has the privilege of SEEING
| lawyer if he cares to-
cor some member of his family"
| She looked at him peculiarly:
Some member of his family?"
! "Certainly!'
Would you classify a-a-f1ancee
as-family?''
| That I have pledged myself to
| r1a - l.
have me I will marry him tomorrow.
Seth Devarney put out restrain
ing hand. There was a catch in his
voice: 'Darter-Essie, gal; be keerful.
It's pow'ful easy to git married, We
know; an we've got long time to
! be sorry for it afterwards"
| II know, father. I understand that
| But you wouldn't have your own
daughter desert the man she loves
because he happened to be unjustly
under arrest; you wouldn't have me
do that, would you?"
She touched his shoulder lightly
and turned triumphantly to Carroll
you see the stuff we're made of, Mr.
Carroll"
He inclined his head. you win,
Miss Esther. I shall see to it that
from tomorrow morning on you are
allowed to see Heston. Let me COM
pliment you on your loyalty
I CHAPTER VI.
Early the following morning Car
roll was driven into Karnak. He. found
) telegram awaiting him in Potter
office. 1t was from Jim Sullivan, was
brief and decidedly to the point:
Meet IL o'clock train Karnak.
Coming chockful of good DOPE
At 10 minutes after II o'clock a
5 shrill whistle cut through the still
october air. The sheriff straightened
That's your train, son, She's blow
r ing for the Santee trestle now Bet
ter trot over to the depot if you want
to make sure of getting him while
he's hot
The heavy train of solid tPullma MS
slowed up briefly at the ramshackle
| depot and Jim Sullivan swung down
from the end one. At sight of his
superior he broke into a broad grin !;
a smile of frank, boyish pride at his
1 achievement Carroll pumped his
: hand and steered him to the sheriff's
e Office.
t st reckon we can let the sheriff
=
so ALFRED decent to US
I'D rather have him know it,
r smiled Sullivan. What 1 know will
do nothing but. help Forrest"
And Heston?"
cit explains. You can judge for
a yourself whether it helps or hurts y
t 'Well-begin-at the beginning.
1 You found Miss Katherine Carr
II did. And she's pippin'; a
lulu-bird, right, It seems that the
d G. r. A. on the ring stands for George
Ransom Averyt, of Mt. Prospect ave-
nue., Newark, N. J. He and she grew
up together and were puppy love
sweethearts, so when he graduated
: from Princeton and went into the
: stock broking business they just nat
I urally became engaged. She's Bar
t nard girl.
. THAT engagement lasted for a
l. year and then they had serious talk
o and decided they'd made a mistake.
She gave him back his ring and the
engagement was off, but they con-
tinued to be mighty good pals. And
r then he, poor sucker, tried to get
rich quick. and they stung him
e good and proper.
"a bunch of capitalistic crooks
used him as a come-on. When the
big bust came they went to him and
d showed their hands. I understand
that he messed up that directors
room considerably with one or two
of them, but it was no go. They had
:; him dead to rights and he was wise
enough to know it. But even then he
e didn't stop being fool. One of those
whiskered Jesse James offered to
t finance his get away and he fell for
it. OF course that was the last straw
L and when the bulls fell on the crowd
e the evidence all pointed to poor
Averyt-or Heston-with the arch
e crook and the others as innocent in
vestors.
He got away. The girl says that