Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-17

she asked, a fash Of warning In her
eyes.
There might be this reason--that
at the bottom OF your heart you know
I didn't do IT,"
Can you tell me you didn't hold mp
Captain Kilmenyf Dare you tell me
thatT
He shrugged his broad shoulders.
"No, I held him up"
| "And robbed him."
"If you like 10 put II tint way. ]
had 10 do II. An opera bouffe holdup.
I'll make II right with him when !
see Captain Kilmeny."
"You admit you took the money!
"Sure I took II. Had to have II In
my business. II your sit down again
and listen, neighbor. Ill tell you the
whole story"
The amused assurance In his man
ner stirred resentment.
"No."
"Yes."
The clash OF battle was In the meet
Ing OF their eyes. She had courage,
luEt us ut Huir Uul Sht WIS hkhthS
against her own desire.
II have listened too often already"
she protested.
ut hasn't hurt you any. has itf'
LADY FarQuhar thinks II has" The
words slipped out before she could
stop them, but as their import came
home to her the girls face famed. II
mean that-that-"
II know what you mean." he told
her easily, q smile In his shrewd eyes
you're a young woman--and I'm an
Ineligible man. SO Lady Farquhar
thinks we oughtn't TO meet. That's all
bosh I'm not intending to make love
TO you, even though | think you're a
mighty nice girl. hut say was.
What then2 Your friends can't shut
you up In a glass cage II you're going
to keep on growing. Life was made
TO be lived"
Eyes. Yes. That's
what think" she cried eagerly. But
II isn't arranged for girls that way
not II they belong to the class do.
We're shut in--chaperoned from ev-
erythlng that's natural. You don't
know how hate IT,"
"Of course you do. You're live
wire. That's why you're going to sit
down and listen TO me-"
She looked him straight between
the eyes "But I don't think morality
In only convention, Mr.. Kilmeny.
Thou shalt not steal for instance"
Depends what you steal. II you
take from a man what doesn't belong
to him you're doing the community a
service. But we won't 20 into that
now, though I'll say this: What Is
right for me wouldn't be for Captain
Kilmeny. As l told you before. our
standards are different"
eyes, you explained that to me just
after you--while you were hiding
from the officers after the first rob-
berry" she assented dryly.
He looked at her and laughed.
you're prosecuting attorney and Judge |
and Jury all In one, aren't your
She held her little head uncompro-
mlsingly erect. Not again was she go
Ing TO let her sympathy for him warp |
her Judgment.
SIN ready to hear what you have
20 say. Mr., Kllmeny."
"Not guilty, ma'am."
His jaunty lnsouciance struck a |
spark from her. THAT Is what you |
told us before. and within half an hour
we found out that you knew where
the booty was hidden. Before that |
discrepancy was cleared up you con-
WINGED us OF your Innocence by steal |
Ing the money second time"
"what did I do with itf' he asked.
''How should I known
From his pocket he drew note
book. Between two Of It's leaves was
slip OF paper which he handed TO
Moya. II was receipt In full from
the treasurer OF the Gunnlson County
Fair association TO John Kilmeny for
the sum previously taken from him
by parties unknown.
The girl looked at him with shining
eyes. "You repented and took the
money backf"
"No. I didn't repent, but took II
back"
"whyr
That's long tale. It's tied mp
with the story of my life-goes back
thirty.one years, before | was born.
In fact. Want 20 hear It'll"
yes"
"My father was young man when
he came to this country. The West
wasn't very civilized then. My father
was fearless and outspoken. This
made him enemies among the gang OF
cattle thieves operating In the country
where his ranch lay. He lost calves.
one day he caught brand blotter at
work. The fellow refused TO surren-
der. There was fight. and my father
killed him.
"ohw cried the girl softly In fasci-
mated horror.
"Such things had to be In those
days Any man that was man had
sometimes 20 fight or else so to the
wall"
II can see that wasn't blaming
your father. Only Il must
have been horrible 10 have TO do"