Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-09-17
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They took with them Minda Carter,
Racheps baby daughter. In the fail
Kenneth's mother died of broken
heart His grandparents brought him
up to hate the name OF Rachel Carter.
"an evil woman"
CHAPTER I-Kenneth, now a young
lawyer, seeks lodging for the night at
the farm of Phineas Striker. near
Lafayette, Ind. 1t appears that Kens
father has recently died and that ne s Is
tensive lands he has inherited. The
Strikers bought their farm of kens
father and mortgage runs to his Ia
beautiful nineteen-year-old girl, who
gays she knew his father well and
refuses to give her name, ts visiting
the Strikers. Ken is much interested
in her.
CHAPTER u.-In the mornins the
girl is gone Striker tells Ken she was
planning to elope with Barry Lapelle
and her mother came In the night ano
took her. home; AS Ken goes on M nis
way Striker tells him: That girl was
Viola Gwvn an she's your half-sister."
CHAPTER III.-A handsome, dash
ing young fellow rides up and intro
duces himself as Barry Lapelle.
CHAPTER Iv.-Isaac Stain. farm.
err, gives Ken a message from Viola to
call as soon as he reaches Lafayette.
his lawyer, Cornell, and the recorder
Bugher. 1t appears that the will OF
Robert Gwyn, formerly known as Rob-
srt Gwynne." divides an extensive
Gwyn. Viola is not mentioned. but
has decided not to contest.
CHAPTER Vixen calls at yioiai
Rachel reviews the past, which nobod,
In Lafayette knows. Rachel tells him
that Viola is not his fathers daughter
but Minds, her own d dsuEhtetr Eat by ne heI
self his halfsister. She puts Viola'a
future In his hands Ken tells her he
does not make war on women.
CHAPTER vII.-Ksn and Viola meet
and quarrel.
She was staring at him in wide-eyed
astonishment, her red lips slightly
parted. She could not believe her ears.
Why, he was actually scolding her
t"Yep, / know" said stain. 'Tou
might as well know that l am on
their side, Mr.. Gwynne. Whatever the
trouble is between you an them two
women. am for them an ag'in you.
That's understood, amt it?"
'It is" replied Kenneth, impressed
by the hunters frankness. But all
the more reason why In a case like
this you and / should work hand in
hand. l am glad you came to me with
the Hawk girls story. Hawk and his
crew will find me waiting for them
when they come. They will not find
their job a simple one."
II guess you'll need little help, Mr..
70 lya
your choice. You an me will work in
cahoots with each other, or we'll go
at 1t single-hand."
"We will work together, Stain," said
Kenneth, promptly. II will be guided
by you. Shake hands"
The two men shook hands. Then
the lawyer In Gwynne spoke.
"You should see this Hawk girl
again and keep In touch with their
plans. We must not let them catch us
mapping"
"She's comm to see me in day er
SO. Mart Hawk went down to Attica
today, him an feller named Suggs
who's been soberin' up at Mart's fer
the past few days. The chances are
he's gone down there on this very
business"
"YOu are sure nothing Is likely to
happen tonight?"
"Not till the dark O. the moon, she
sez."
"By the way, why Is she turning
against her father like this?"
swell, Moll is after Barry Lapelle-
no question about that. She's an un-
common good-lookin' girl, I might say,
an guess Barry amt Blind
Il see," mused Kenneth, refectively
"She wants Lapelle for herself. But
doesn't she realize that If they attempt
this outrage her own father stands a
pretty good chance Of being shot?
Lord love ye, that don't worry her
none," explained the hunter. "She
don't keer much what happens to him.
Why, up to this day he licks the day
lights out o. her, big as she is. You en-
hear her yell fer half mile. That's
how she comes to be friend o. mine
happened to be huntin' down nigh
screamin'-you could hear the blows
landin' on her back, too-so 1 jest
stepped sort o. spry to'ards his cabin
an ketched him layin' 1t on with a
willer branch as thick as your thumb.
an her screechin' like a wildcat in a
trap. Well, what happened inside the
next minute made friend o. her fer
hfe-an' an enemy o. him.
II should think IL would"
when got kind o. wore out with
wollopin' him up an told him II ever
heerd Of him lickin' his gal ag'in I'd
come down an take off what little hide
there was left on him. He said he'd
never lick her ag'in as long as he lived.
SO I ser to Moll, sez /, If you ever got
anything to complain of about this
here white-livered weasel, you jest
come straight to me, an I'll make him
sorry he didn't get into hi sooner.
Well, sir, after that he never licked her
without fust tyin' somethin' over hel
mouth SOS ahe couldn't yell. an II