The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-10-20
CHAPTER x-cont!nued.

"Thar won't do" said Kitty with
sudden ferceness. "She may come
back"
"She won't. Aud If she did, and
went down on her knees to him, he
wouldn't look ut her"
"what do you mean?" asked Kitty
breathless!y.
Bowyer leaned forward again and
whispered In her ear. Kitty was as
pale as death. How'll that do, for
your" he asked triumphantly.
Kitty rose, trembling. 'Tll stick to
my word" she said. "But you're the
lowest cur I've ever known. Tom
Bowyer. and l hope-I hope some
body flays you-flays the skin Off you
before you've run your course"
"Tn take my chance Of that"
grinned Bowyer. as he rose.
Kitty sank back in her chair, her
hands over her face. OF a sudden the
abysmal depths of sin had opened be-
meath her. She was tempted to run
after him and call him back. But she
could not stir. 1t was some time be-
bore she forced herself to rise. She
went TO the window. She guessed that
Bowyer was going to the bank. He
would return that way. and she could
call him lin and tell him that she had
changed her mind.
Suddenly she started back behind
the curtains. Wilton was passing on
the other side of the road. He held
his head high, yet he walked like
man who was broken.
Kitty watched him go by. Her heart
was full of pity for him, for his quix-
otic dreams, his foolish faithfulness to
Joe. The picture that Bowyer had
imned of Molly faded from her mind
under the brighter glow that came
into It.
Like Wilton, Bowyer had business
TO transact with Phayre. He went
TO the bank; 1t was after hours. but
he knew Phayre would be there, await
ing him.
"Carruthers is in town." said the
bank president.
y,
q keen glance at him. "When did he
get in7"
"Day before yesterday. He was
subpoenaed on that case"
"Thats so, Of course" said Bowyer
'what did they get?'
"Six months apiece"
"No new light on the murder OF oui
eriendT
Nothing. Quain didn't go into thai
phase of the affair at all. He'd ques
toned them, and couldn't prove any
thing"
Bowyer fell into brown study fol
q few moments.
.Carruthers been here yetT he In
CURED presently.
"Not yet. He's trying to raise COO
half-million in town. i guess he's beel
10 the last likely place by now. -
he'll be here tomorrow to renew tn
ioan."
you'll renew, Of course" sal
Bowyer. Excellent wheat lands
Fine Investment for your bank, tn
Missatibi! BY the way, you hit
strong with that cartoon"
They both laughed, first at the cal
toon, then at Bowyer's raillery.
mo more trouble with Clark2" eske
Bowyer.
"Not at present. guess that extr
two hundred squared him. He's
dangerous customer to handle, thougl
And absolutely indispensable for 10
like we had to handle. A first-clas
man at his trade, cool as cucumDe
and looking like gentleman. You
f,nd Il hard to beat that combination
He could have had more than the tw
hundred he held me up for"
"He's certainly worth it," admitte
bowyer. "whatll you do with hi
next yearT
.sWhy. he seems to like the wor
here" answered Phayre, laughing. II
keep him on. under my eye--at r.
duced salary"
They both chuckled over that, bt
Bowyer grew serious quickly. "Wel
I'VE fixed Kitty Bostock." he sal
"T,ord. it's a cinch handling that tyI
az woman. Once they fancy son
particular man. they'll go through h
to get him."
"Youve told her you'll buy her shar
at par" he said. "You haven't COZ
mitted yourself irrevocably to that
Bowyer threw his head back an
smitted one Of his short laughs. I'VE
may change my mind" he said. .