The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-12
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Fate had seen fit to shape the life
of young
BARRY HOUSTON into a series of
tragic molds. A bitter experience
in his past caused his father tc
lose faith in his son and there
fore bequeath TO him timber hold
ings in Tabernacle only on condi-
ton that high output be main
tanned ~ =
Mysterious accidents have pre-
vented this and Houston, arriving
from Boston, finds that this is due
to the treachery Of his mill superin-
FRED THAYER. Houston is as
sisted in his work in the timber
BA' SHS;FE Z RENAuD, an eccentric
Professionalism, whose life has
been saddened by the double
tragedy of his sons death IN
France and the unsolved murder
of his wife. Houston discharges
Thayer despite the remonstrances
AGNES JIERDON. girl who has a
mysterious hold over Houston.
The mill is burned. Houston d.
cides to carry on the fight when
he is confronted with forged
lease which turns his timber
rights over to a neighboring lum-
Der company. Houston claims he
doesn't remember signing such n
lease. In the presence of
MEDAINE ROBINETTE, to whom
Houston is attracted, Thayer says
Houston probably doesn't remem-
Der the night he murdered his
cousin
TOM LANGDON.
White-hot with anger, Barry Hous-
ton lurched forward, to find himself
caught in the arms of the sheriff
and thrown back. He whirled-and
stopped, looking with glazed, dead
encd eyes into the blanched, horri-
fled features of girl who evidently
had heard the accusation, a girl who
stood poised in revulsion a moment
before she turned, and, almost run
ming, hurried to mount her horse and
ride away. And the strength of
anger left the muscles of Barry
Houston. The red flame of indigna-
ton turned to sodden, dead thing.
He could not realize that Medaine
Robinette had heard him accused,
without a single statement given in
his own behalf; that Medaine, the
girl of his smoke-wreathed dreams,
now fully and thoroughly believed
him-a murderer!
CHAPTER TX
Duly, Houston turned back &c
the sheriff and to the goggle-eyeo
Ba'tiste, trying to fathom it all.
Weakly he mqtioned toward Thayer
and his words, when they came,
were hollow and expressionless:
"That's lie, Sheriff. I'll admit
that l have been accused of murder.
was acquitted. You say that moth
in counts but the court acton-and
that's all I have to say i'm my be-
half. In regard-to this, I'll obey the
court order until I can prove to the
judges satisfaction that this whole
thing is fraud and a fake. In the
meanwhile, almost piteously, edo
you care go with me, Ba'tiste?"
Heavily, silently, the French Cana
dian Joined him, and together they
walked down the narrow road to the
camp. Neither spoke for long
time.
"Well, Ba'tiste," came in strained
tones, II might as welLhear it now
You'll only be leaving sinking
ship"
what you do"
"That depends entirely on you. If
you're with me, fight. If not
well frankly--I don't know"
Member the mill, when he burn
DOWN."
Eyes"
you no believe Ba'teese did heem.
Well, now / no believe either!"
Honestly. Ba'tiste ," Houston had
gripped the other mans arm. "You
don't believe it? .Yop don't
"Ba'teese believe M'sieu Houston
You look like my Pierre. MY Pierre
ne could do no wrong. Ba'teesa
satisfy"