Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-30

rd out With one hie hand and pattsi the /
man on the shoulder. Then for long !
time there wis. silence.
"Ect ~ the lie chs
"la'tiste.' Houston turned appealing. I
" 10 him. "as l live. that's all know.
never snw I@ing'ln after he took that
mallet from me. only one shred 81 cvi.
'irncr was presented IN my behalf. n
was hy a woman who had worked for
about siN months Tor my fnther-Miss
Iivrtou Shr testified ~ having tassci
IN tnNicah Just al the end ~ our ,tunr.
rel. and that Lingdon had the nallet. "
Miss Jierion Is the same one whn
IS out here"
"l,s"
''Shr testified In your behalf,"
Yes. And Miss Rohineti.. n you'n
only tilk 10 hrt-if you'll only ask her
'hout IL, she'll tell you the story exactly
- "" told a. She trusted me: She was
the only bright spot IN all my black.
hess. ! may not be- nile a. convince you
but she could. Miss Robinetie. II
you'll only"
Would you guarantee the truth OF
INVITING she should tell me?"
Abs ilui.ly."
I'm IN sorry" She turned again a.
he window. Houston went forward.
Sorry Why There's nothing"
Miss li'fdon has told me-" came Ia
strained voice. that she did pass ~
ou we're struggling. That shc saw the
blow siruck-and that Il was you who
struck H."
Ali0 lsOhinetior'
That farther you confessed tu her
nj ioli her why you had killed Lang.
ioa--hecausc b. Ind discovered some
hing In your own fathers life that
""iild HsTv" - hlackmall. That she Low.
al YOU. she went on III. stand and p,r.
iurcd herself to siye YOU from a con.
viction ~ murder--wh.n she knew IN
her hcfii that YOU were guilty"
CHAPTER NJ
II wag a blow greater, for greater
than one that could have been struck
~ mere physical contnct. Houston reel.
"a with IN" effect of II: he gasp.d. he
H'ruTri'd aiinl.ssly. fu,ilely. Tor words
I" answer II. Vaguely. dizziS. Houston
, started To the door. only tu h. pulled
back In the gigantic grip ofBa'tiste Re.
maud
mo! No. You shall not 10, You tell
Medaine that n a lier'
i 1t Is" Houston heard his voice as
though coming from far away. hut I
don't know how 10 answer II. Wher. II
Miss Jicrdon?"
\ Miss Ji"rdlon." Mcdaine RobInetts
answered with an effort. went hack 10
camp last night"
They drove On In silence.
Ten minutes later. Houston leapes
from the buggy and knocked nj IN,
do"r OF the cottage.
i want Ia 30" Miss Jlcrdon,T he told
the cook who had opened the door.
The cook hustled hack into IN,
hnu'e to return with a scaled envelope
addressed ~ Houston.
Dearest Harry:
''iia," awfully to run away Ike thi.
without seeing YOU. hut II can't b. helm
el Have an offer of position In ~
Louis thai . SAINT very we'll refuse. wa
write you from there
Love and Kisses.
AGNES
batis'c Snapped the reins on IN.
lhorsc's hack. 4 ~
She IL lisc the Judas, eh?' he ask. a
quietly. as they went hack 10 the cot,
age. i'a'iisi. soon went forth into IN.
nighi. Later came scratch on In.
door. u was Coleman. followed . MON
cn' later by grinnlng. winkling-e eye,
Iia'tiste.
bon. Goodr' Dc exclaimed. Now
alert. mon ann The pencil and the ma
per" -
lie siunrsesl into u chair and dIyed An
TO a l'ocke, ~ his red shirt. 10 brly,
forth mass 81 scrubbed sheets. 4,
stare az them. striving studIou.,y 4,
make out the writing.
"Eet is-ihe copy Of the bidr'
The copy The hld?"
'from the Blackburn mill. Th.re 4
io on" aroan' lia~r-esc. he No ,brouy,
window. Msicu Houston, he too Mi
hid. hut he Will MAX. Il lower.
Bnt what with. Ia tiste9 we haven
mn TO saw the stuff. In the fir-
pincr. This thing we're setting up nov
oanldn'i even begin TO turn out an. IA.
|, alone"
|, All. oui, Hut the man who Is drewr
! INK. he VIII. what.y ou.say, grab M
liny stack"
And together they settled 10 IN. NAH
! ing % hid that TAN into IN. mill,on.
an overture Tot contract for whlcl
= they lad neither mill. nor timber. ma
4 Hume. nor resuurccs tn complete.
CHATTER XII
!. Time dragged after that o,c
i thc hid Was on its way 10 chlcars
'h,ro Wa nothing To- do bu, wait,
|. December cams February and thcp-
= "i.ci H. come, E.t ~ cumer' R,.,,s,,
waving his arms wildly. In spite az m
= s'uifincss Of hi heavy macsinaw. "Es
: Is come have open e-i-I can me-
!. walt. Eei say We shall have IA. On,
!, irrct' An. oui' oul' our
"Esi SAY five thousand dollars cas-,
and the rest In u bond" came .n,hus
asiicaiiy' from Ba'tiste. "Bateese. h