South Bend news-times., 1922-11-29

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20 the girl
co on With the Story.
CHAPTER III
The afternoon sun lay on the ter
race Of the vray stone house, where
the big creature, dead 20 the middle,
talked from his chair. clearing the
mystery that had covered his dis
appearance from the world. It was
an extraordinary story. and I wished
TO get II. I'm detail, precisely clear
1T was fiction" I asked. this ex-
PLANTATION to Westridge?"
lie looked at me in a sort OF Won
der
sure" he said. II made it up"
There wasn't any OF 1t true?"
'.Not a word" he answered.
Don't you understand?
This was "a little game that me
and God Almighty was settin' up on
the side"
You knew nothing of the girls
a6airs2" The thing seemed incred-
ibIe TO me.
That's right" he replied. mot a
thing. except that her father
lawyer In the South, was dead, and
the small coin was beginning 10
mean somethin'-an' OF course the
little game OF this Westridge person
lit was a blind pool: nobody in on
it but God Almighty"
could not fOrbear a comment.
He seems to have helped you in
the opening"
The big creature turned heavily
toward me
with little westridge?" There
was deep irony in his voice. Il
didn't need any help TO handle him.
That was A b. c. stuff. The big
trouble was ahead"
with the girl?" the query
escaped me.
NO" he replied. "that was my
job too. You listen. I'm comm
10 it.
Il looked out for a chance to get
tho girl by herself. an about four
o'clock I got it, There had been a
fog in: &c cleared a little and she
went for a walk. She took the path
along tho sea toward Cromweu's
Harbor and I followed her. She
turned back where the path ends at
The harbor. and just before a big
house. that hadn't been opened that
season. I met her
Il stopped in the path?
.A'issie.' I said, could 1 speak TO
YOU a minute"
There was no sham business
about her. She was clean and
straight and afraid Of nothin,' like
an angel of God.
Certainly she said. What is
u. slre
The big man moved his loose bulk
N the hair.
Il know something about stories,
DE said "Tve had 10 make EN- up
so a Jury would believe EN-, an
done nv best as 1 limped along by
her.
.''I ain't always been rich I says.
Il was Gown an out in the eighties.
an I was agoin' to do somethln'
that xolld have ruined me. when
by Gods luck / met Harry in Louis
viIIo.' Td heard the old women call
her father Harry. so had that
much 90 go on)
Gal, he saws. what's the
trourle?'
.,r supDose II was in my face. I
was broke down an I told him. RE
cot So ain IN his head. an then ne
u4+ted me on the shoulder. "Old
man. ho sd g. a little money am {
aair- +e do any GOOD. III sat
YOU sIty thousand dollars an YOU
~, o... - +ra raee-eoarse this after
ror7 AM ..-., b winner"
Az dried ta turn i, down. didn't
,,-t7r to lose his money. I didn't
Enow one horse from another. But
3. t.-., r,r-rs3 and kent mating
me- er the uaca a beginner for
s,.E ne sa-. Where's your nerve,
Ale- Wen. ] picked that big Der
.,.n, colt fha- nobody had ever
rear1 of ave-to-one shot. an he
-1rlred ia
was af~p.u' along the sea-
reth. au-aGl.r' the gravel with my
.aae am ata.b.n' 60 my feet. same
was afraid tho recollection
,-.trg ,-.. away with me If I wasn't
rare-.f whe sir, didn't say uo;hin'
ANA went ou.
Harrs wouldn't touch The win
Minis. he picked out his fifty thou
ard and put me out Of the room
1.nref ou talking 20 my feet.
atArr II saved me .wo WAYS. for
.... .firu was aso.r Co do would
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..zr. ,ofra -o- down pretty near