The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-05

some pnpcrs On young Mr. Houston
iuf me aud abe huckcd nrainst 90
Then ! told hDr that she had done
wore" things. that she had ppri-
uf"l herself She got hrr cousin
90 help her in the transfer uf the
papers. 10 was a lease and stump
age contract Tho thinE was H.
legitimate. uf coursc Shortly sitter
Shat. yuung Houston cantv out hrrs
again. and I got hcr to come. too
had dodgod marrying her.
promising that J would do 81 when
the miil WAS Ifaur. lu the moan
timU. I had hooked up with this
man blackburn, and he had started
O min TOR me.
uucs~ Miss Iicrton had Eat-
ten to thinking % ntths OF Houston.
au,r all because when { forced her
to the final thing of telling SOME
lies about hIm tu "a yuunk woman,
sha dIu %. but went away mad 81
mc and threatening never 10 sec
m' aKniu. oar relations while she
had Lcen al the Houston camp.
hauu been exactly what they
dnad-she had stayed IN q little
cnuIn ta the woods I had lived
with her here. Abuut ten days
agu. the baby died. while l was
lt.u up ut cnmp with u spfaiued
nap To-day ! went there 10 anna
her dad. and while I wnH There,
isouutd aud young Houston ttuEht
ni". ANS b. ala know 4 iu4iee
this statement OF my AVA tree wat
without coercion, and ! sweat % tu
d.. ne truth tn whole uru'h ana
nuthtrg bot the truth go icip me
tod.
me ntti lobby mlllod and
huxzcd drowning the s%crntchius ut
the pen ~ q trembling fhun slEu.d
the confession. page 10y page
fhcn came the chnk Of handouts
Houston Strengthened. to Grd %
short bulky form beside him,
tiunry ilacKburn
Wels questioned that person
Euoss it's up Co me. IL
haven't got much chance against
tina.
What do you mean
Simply this aud th" hulky
Hlu,khurn drew u nervous. sweat
.nu hand across me brow I
pin't nhuV, dealing with CROOKS
IA admit that. Hut I kiud 81 dlaw
tho line at murder m IN Nuur
uundr Houston. I've got a miil
uu there ana 10 ain 2 worm tWD
uowlpr Co blow 30 up"atu me. uny-
way nut with sou. ite different
~ YOU van to make the "a fait
offer say the word. ana ~ go
more than halfway What fayf
% tomorrow time enough
Tomorrow or the nest day
suits me.
Then nc ~cnt on. leaving only
thiec ilguscs ia the ipbhy-uhc
bout. silent form os nn'tlstc l.--
unud. grave. bUt rewarded nt last
in his faithful search the radiant
eyed %llu1stuu. freH With a freedom
fhut be- hardly believed could csist
aud % SRI who walked Co the win
dow and stood looking out "a mo-
mput hefoIr she turned to him.
Then i'nuetuouly m" faced him.
nor oyrs sonrching hrs her hands
tight "lasped her whole being one
ur s~iprucniion
m sorry. she begged. Can
you viii YOU forgive me-
Boyishly Barry Houston roach
cd forward and drew away a
strand Of hair that had straycd
irum place. "a spirit OF venture in
his manner, a buoyant lone m nin
voice.
Say Il again. / like a."
But ! am-don't you believe
mc2'
or course. Eut ihen-l-I-
Then n. caught her hands. WIN
sou gO with me while teie-
Hrnph7' he asked IN sudden cnrn-
ostuesH want TO wirc-to the
papers back In Boston and toll
them that I've been indicated
WIN you-"'
I'm be glad to-.
They went out the door to-
Eether Houston beaminR happily
downward the girl clusc beside
him. her arm In his. And u wss
thea that the features Of Bn tiste
Henaud lost their Gravity and rOr-
row He looked after iheEh his
eyes soft and confentod Then his
blk hands parted SLOWLY His lips
lroke iRto % smile ~ radiant hap
pines
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