Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-03

"Get into your bshing toys III get
Ned and well meet you on the west
porch In a quarter Of an hour"
Within the appointed time the three
| slipped away down the river bank trail
~ silently as conspirators. The cap
tain was rather inclined 10 pooh-pooh
the whole thing. but he was not at all
sorry to share an adventure that
brought him into Q closer relationship
with Moya Dwight.
Must be this wharf," India said
presently. as a bulky shadow doomed
out of the darkness.
shouldn't wonder. Here's q big
rock Just below II. Didn't the paper
say something about rockT asked
the captain.
Twelve steps below big rock. 1t
says"
The soldier paced of the distance.
"What nowr
.Three yards from the shore.' called
his sister. There should be gunny
sack, whatever that Is"
Afraid he's spoofing us" Kilmeny
said with a laugh as he moved out In
his waders against the current. Here
I am. What's the next directionY
India giggled. She was Irish enough
to ret the humorous side Of things and
could not help being frivolous even
when she was greatly Interested.
snow you look over your left Shout
der at the moon and WISH"
Her brothers high voice cut In Il
say. My foot's kicking something.
Wait q in"
He braced his feet. Owed suddenly
down with one arm till his face
touched the water. and grappled with
his fingers for q hold on something
lying between two rocks at the bottom.
Using both hands. he dragged his find
to land.
"It's sack" India cried excitedly.
The captains eyes met those Of
Moya. His face was grave, but she
was white to the lips. Both Of them
felt sure Of what they would find In
the sack.
''Open IT," she told him tensely.
With his pocketknife Kilmeny cut the
HITluk TINT titu GtiC cuNh. ufGW
out a heavy valise 80 full that II gaped.
Silver and gold coins, as well as bills,
filed II to the mouth. They had found
the money stolen from the treasurer
OF the Gunnison County Fair assoct
alton.
I'll three Of them were sick at heart.
Jack Kilmeny then was guilty, after
all. The message In the hat had not
been intended for them. but had been
me rely a note OF Identification Of the
spot. He had taken the captains hat
merely because he did not want the
officers to find the directions under the
sweat pad.
To Moya the next hour was night
mare. They returned to the Lodge
and slipped into the house by way Of
q French window opening upon the de-
serted north porch. Kilmeny hid the
sack Of treasure 10 his trunk and d.
vested himself OF his fishing clothes.
Presently he Joined Moyn and his sis
ter on the front porch. where shortly
they were discovered by verinder In
search of fourth ut bridge.
India, knowing how greatly her
the table and unanswered verinder
back into the living room with her.
Captain Kilmeny, left alone with the
girl of his dreams. wisely said moth
ing He was himself indignant. his
family pride stung to the quick. His
cousin was not only thief but liar
Born OF race Of soldiers. with the
traditions OF family and Of the army
back OF him for generations. the lat
ter offense was the greater of the two.
He understood something Of how Miss
Dwight felt. Openly she had cham
pioned his cause. Now her feelings
were wounded her pride hurt. and her
anger ablaze. The fellows offense
| against her had been fragrant.
SO far the captain had guessed cor
rectly. Moya wrlthed like a bruised
woodland creature. Her friendship
had been abused. She had been as
credulous as simple country wench.
while he no doubt had been laughing
up his sleeve at her all the time. No
longer had she any doubt as TO his
guilt. To give herself In friendship
| lmpulsively was her temperament.
though not many were Judged worthy
| IL such giving. This blue-eyed scamp
had won her as no man ever had be
fore. She had seen him through a
glamor. Now his character stood
stripped In its meanness. Her sweet
trust was crushed. Against the advice
Of her friends she had been hayward
and headstrong. so sure that she knew
best.
| Kilmeny. sitting beside her in the
deep shadows cast by the wild cucum-
Der vines. became aware that she was
weeping silently. His heart bled for
her.
| II say, don't" he pleaded. II was
impossible for him TO voice adequate
ly his feelings, Greatly DARING. he let
an arm rest across the shoulders that
were being racked by suppressed
planissimo sobs.
"You mustn't. you know. I can't
stand IT," And, again. please don't"
She gulped down the lump in her
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