The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-29

fuses - 70 near the jail. He
spends two gloomy days despair
ine Of help when Mildred comes
70 see him, and promises aid.
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CHAPTER xxx .
Stephen scarcely could credit Mil.
dred's statement with much impor-
lance, especially as she refused to
tell him anything more about the
"cleW."
She had spoken impulsively, want
ing to comfort him, but instantly she
perceived that she was being disloyal
to one who had given her his con-
| fidence.
But she meant to make Harold
grant her permission to tell Stephen
about Huck and the latters threat
to ruin him. II he did not, she would
tell anyhow. Only she must first
give Harold her ultimatum: that was
but fair.
She jumped to her feet as Ste
phen pressed his questions and told
him she would come back In the
morning.
And then I'll bring you some
news" she promised cxcitedly.
Stephen could not fail to be some
what fired with hope by her air OF
sincerity.
you've cheered me immensely y
he told her when they said goodbye.
Those words gave Mildred courage
for her coming interview with Har-
old as she went In search OF him, but
they were not, as she thought. alto
gether inspired by faith In her "clew.
Stephen was only half convinced
that she could help him, but he was
wholly pleased that she had shown
implicit faith in his innocence.
Mildred found Harold at the Jud-
son. He was sticking close to home,
having no heart for the society ot
others. He came down to join her In
the lobby and when Mildred told him
she wanted to have . serious tall
with him they went to deserted re-
ception room, where they could b(
assured Of complete privacy.
Harold had m inkling Of what was
to come, having no doubt that Mil.
dred had read OF Stephens arrest
He thought 1t better to let Mildred
have her way with no one about tc
overhear.
Are you going to let Stephen stay
there In that jail without doing any.
thing to help him?" she began a
soon as they were alone.
How the devil can I help him?'
Harold retorted.
"You know who put him there!"
| you're crazy"
| Mildred looked at him In uttel
amazement. Then her anger flamet
up In q white heat.
80 you're going to sacrifice hin
to save yourself" she cried, and th'
words flicked at Harold with tn
sting Of Z lash. well, II you don't d,
something I will. I'll tell him tina
you knew Huck Connor was planning
something like this. And can gles
why. It was to get Stephen out o
the way because he was Jealous o
him."
Mildred, you know I'd rather di
than have Huck get Pamela"
Mildred MAS merciless. II knov
you'd rather let m innocent man sta
In Jail than have your father knos
what It is Huck's got on YOU" sh
fired back bitterly.
"But tell you don't know any
thing shout IT," Harold denied. "Huc
hates Armitase-he's jealous, yes, bu
that doeGn't prove that he's back Z
/ Stephens trouble"
TT doesut1 Don't pretend TO b
stupid. i the circumstauttal evl
deuce hadn't been planted In etl
lphen,s room ! might believe thu
Huck had nothing 70 do With II. Du
oomecne wanted Stephan afreste'
who could II b Il MT auekf
eWoll. there's nothing 70 prove tha
Huck had 3 hand n IT," Harold n
Iplipd. ~You can't convict q man Q
aaepdcion, jugt because heie n q
onay. IN that caee II may havo bee
Ioomeoso elGe Who hated Stephen. 6o
DO you know that Il Wasnst3"
~Ch, you're Just Z coward" N
dred charged, "but I'm going u h
IGtepheu u that know"
~xou have 10 right u DO that
Harold protested. sYou nagged
NJ until you gok ma 70 tan you abol
/. Huck. And ! swear, no matter ho
much ! might suspect him. that
dont know anything ab0ut the theft
His words we're 90 accuslng,
ftaught with fear. that Aildr'
II ~ finds out that I've -
b9ho1ine - yOu he1l finlsh ma IA
ol1 Memt a ploAdinGlr. And what
~ didn't frame DteDlAenf I'd b do
~ UT t1oe eqtae. You ought to 10
reOof htlor4 yeQ % that ~.
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