The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-02-04

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cier confessed.
"why?"
81 was trying TOTO make a new
start"
"when3 After you left mother and
me?"
Carfax brushed hand across his
eyes and went on I'm strained voice.
1T all started with my ambition--to
get somewhere In the world-to make
better living for us all. IL worked
hard, but never seemed to get ahead,
Then the-the thing happened. met
girl who had money and what I
needed-infiuence Oh. don't know
how ii all happened. but I never LEI
her know was already married. And
i used her influence to help myself
along. She-she was interested In
me; and I got involved with her. I
only intended to use her as q means
of getting on in the business. but"
his head dropped again. Your mother
discovered IL.
"She left me then. Kitty. She took
you, and went away. Oh, God knows.
she had reason admit that
wronged her. I suppose she had to
do what she did. But we've had
been so happy once" He paused, then
continued: 'She divorced me not to
free me, but to keep you. Kitty-so
might never claim you. Then she
went away, and search as I did,
never could find you. I looked every.
where"
"For mother and me?" Kitty asked.
"Or just for me?"
@Both. I wanted-l needed-you
both"
''Were you sorry? Did you want
mother to take you back?"
SIT was too late then. IL had
married another woman"
'Ohl The rich girl, of course. In
a way / can see now why I've always
despised people with money"
"But / tried to find you. Kitty. I
searched everywhere-three or four
wanted to provide for you. Your
mother went away without taking a
cent from me. And she never was
strong, Kitty
Except in soul!" The girls eyes
blazed like sapphires. "But soul
meant nothing to you'll"
ooh, but II did, I never could for
get her. i did everything, I tell you,
to find her-searched and advertised
for years. But never found trace
until after she was dead. And then
I couldn't locate you. 1t was years be-
fore / learned where you had been, /,
and when | went there nobody knew |
where you had gone. found out that |
widow named Pellen had brought !
you up as one Of her own. But I |
couldn't find you. Kitty. The widow |
had died and the Pellen home was
broken up. Eddie Pellen was fugf-
tive from the police, and so / never
knew where you were Then, the
other night. he did that murder"
'It wasn't murderi He shot in self
defense-and for me-"
'Whatever II was, my child-he was
caught. And you were with him. j
knew at once when saw the picture
in the papers; besides. ] knew you
had been brought up with Pellen. L
can't tell you what / felt. But
sent money. as soon as ! could. to get
you free"
''You sent money" said she coldly.
'.but did you come to the jail to see
me-when 1 hadn't any one? Oh. you
expect me to believe this story OF how
heartbroken you were and how you
searched everywhere for mel But see
how you kept under cover. How Ike
you to send money by a lawyer, so
that nobody would know you were
putting up my bail oh, don't want
your money! You can take 1t back.
I'd rather be In Jail !"
kitty" pleaded Carfax brokenly
81 don't deserve this"
mo? And what do you think you
deserve? Perhaps you want to take
me home-where your new famny
liver?
"You know I can't do that Please
try to understand. / want to heip
YOU. There are charges against you
that-that-oh, you've got to get Out
of the countryI You can't stay mere
and face that trial. You've got TO get
away. Never mind the BALL sent
word to you to jump it. ! don't care
about the money, but for your own
sake l beg of you to leave the country;
I'll give you all the money you neeo
and I'll send you more"
"No" Kitty Hewitt drew nerse,i
erect, her head with its crown OF fair
hair held high. And watching her'
Bertram Darand loved her more tnan
he had ever loved her before. mo,
she said quietly. and with dignity
that amazed both men, you'll not gave
me one cent. shall not cost you
dollar. / was wrong about going BACK
to Jail-that would be foolish TOT
must be free to help Ed. to save ms
life. Do you suppose l coulo run
AWAY and leave him-after whai mes
done for me? I'll be In court Wnen
they call my name; but don't worry-
It's not your name now: you've new
one. No, don't worry for seconu