Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-09

'sSee here, Estelle," he continued
you and me've got to work together
on this game and not try to cross one
another. Play fair with me and I'll
| play fair with you. / want you to
make that girl act sensible. She's like
| a tigress. Now you're an intelligent
woman. You know how I feel about
her, and quarrelling won't help mat
| tiers. 1t won't last, and then I'll come
| back to you"
Estelle drew her hands out of Rath-
ways grasp and placed them on his
shoulders looking searchingly into his
face.
Now, Jim, / want you just to lis
ten to me-" she said. "You know
you've never gone wrong when you've
followed my advice. And guess you
know I'm the only friend you've got
in the world, don't you, Jim?''
well, what if that's SOP he NUT
tered.
Il told you you'd made mistake
in bringing that girl here before"
Aye he sneered, "and you told
me old Pellys mine didn't exist. And
I've got the gold I've got the gold,
tell you'll" he cried exultantly.
Il was wrong, then, but that was a
matter, of fact ana not of Judgment
Jim, you know this is nothing but an
infatuation Of yours. AS you said, it
won't last And what are you going
to do with her afterward? You know
what it'll mean to YOU Estelle was
pleading now "You know when Nc
Grath learns the truth, he'll raise the
whole country against you Let her
go, Jim. What do you mean to do?'
You know what / mean to dor
snarled Railway; but he could not
meet her gaze.
Estelle laid her hand on his arm,
I'm, did. you ever have pity on any
oEe in your life?" she asked.
NOh, maybe, when / was young and
foolish"
did you ever feel respect for any
woman, Jim?"
"Ah, cut out that line of talk, Els
telle! Don't try to ride the moral
horse when it's just plain jealousy
one female jealous of another. That's
all it isl
Its not, Jim. And you'll regret
what you're planning to do. Jim, II
feel you're slipping your neck into a
moose"
| He ,leaped back and swore violently
at her. .tCut out that talk, / tell you 7"
he shouted, almost beside himself.
Jim, listen-just listen. I guess
I'm not what anyone would call a good
woman, but / was like that girl once,
and-I can't bear it, Jim. Jim, I'll do
anything in the world for you If you'll
have pity on her. 1t may be there's
| jealousy, too, but it's much more
much more for her sakeand for
! yours
Estelle was working herself into one
of her hysterical frenzies. Rathway
grew crafty. 1t Is not easy for nan
to fool woman, except when she is
in love with him. Then it isn't very
hard. And Estelle was desperately
eager to be deceived.
"See here, Estelle," said Railway
gently, ''you know if I let her go what
would happen I've got to keep her
here till know there's going to be
no come back. I've got to see this
thing through. She'll come to no
harm at my hands"
Estelle looked at him eagerly. slim,
you mean that?" she cried. "You
swear that you mean it?"
II mean more than that. You
know me and you are partners.
through thick and thin, for good while
now, though we've had our quarrels.
Well. / won't deny what you said
about an infatuation. But I'm getting
to see things reasonable. And you're
my old partner. Stella
What fool the woman was-ali
women were! She was clinging t,
him, looking up at him with that alb
surd expression on her face that haG
once set his heart leaping. How 81
hated her
"Jim Jim, dear. If | could dare
to believe what you're saying
"Oh, guess you can believe me.
Stella Railway answered easily.
"I'll have to keep her here week or
so, just to show McGrath I'm not run
ming away. You see, there's Ander-
sons accident. He fell down the cliff
killed at once, of course; and if
was to go away now, they'd think
there'd been foul play or something
"You-you swear it was an accident,
Jim?''
"Sure it was! SO you see, Stella.
I've got to keep her here little while.
Then wen get away from here for
ever, you and me, and the gold"
"Oh, Jim. you've made me happier
than I've been since-since you seemed
to cease to care. You do care for me a
little Jim?' she asked, nesting
against him.
"As much as ever" answered Rath-
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