Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-04-26

tell you. -. I'll trade with you
Belknap. John. m trade. YoI
got her now. She's yours. whel
she knows III trade yoI
what | know for this warrant yol
talk about Let me loose. -.
I'll tell everything"
I'm not going TO unite you, Cor
BEL John said evenly while h'
watched as one fascinated the pla.
of desperation on that wretchet
countenance and felt Ellen pres
closed TO him.
"Oh. yes you will" Tears spran!
to Gorbels eyes "Tll give you al
you want now. for just a moment!
start III go away III stay.
I'll never bother you again. Yot
can go to your father then. anC
tell him you found out what hi
couldn't Great man, old Tom
smart But youn be smarter thar
he. . :"
he licked his lips again.
"Seef It'll give you prestige
that's what you want now
after Ellen. there. Prestige witt
the old man. Yes. That's lit
You can tell him how | crossed hin
up. North Star Lumber company
Ever hear of It? That's me Pau
GorbeL Dummy company IL
St Paul. | got the good grades Of
lumber al Gull prices, see? | paiC
with notes at the Belknap K Gorbe
bank in %Kampfest | took 1t all
every dime of 1t. Papers nC
good; worthless. Belknap K Gorbe
d have been lnsolvent In another
year If II hadn't been for you.
When old Tom got suspicious
we forged inspectors reports anC
changed car numbers on him. He
couldn't check up. North Star looks
great on paper; St Paul banks like
rs. But 1t was me all
mel See? Your finding out'n make
a hit with himl"
He laughed shrilly.
larson? Arson, John7 Got
that warrant? Give 1t to me now.
I've come clean: you give me q
break. -
'Oh. don'ti Don't let him go on r.
Ellen whispered.
She buried her face on Johns
chest. and he gathered her close
turning his back on Gorbel, whose
chin now sagged low as be sobbed
hoarsely.
Hold It'll" he whispered. mouth
against her ear. Hold 1t, old fel-
lowl It's an ordeal, but"
But worth It'll" She caught up
his word and lifted her face to look
into his. %'Anything's worth II
to know oh. John, John | How
could | ever have believed 1t? What
a silly blind girl l."
She might have said more had mis-
lips not stopped her words They
stood so In that first. long kiss.
1t was evening when that strange
procession made its way into Kamp
fest. John Belknap In the lead
Wolf Richards behind him, dogs ant
toboggan nth Its bundled burden
next and Ellen walking In the trail
they made.
The town swarmed about then
until John had to call on others tC
clear the way.
Night then, and wires commenced
to sing and the next mornings
newspapers told the story In bold
headlines for Harrington to read
In the Belknap Lumber company OF,
fees. for others to read the world
over; some In a Paris hotel.
Harrington could not get John the
first dozen times he called because
the boy. with Ellen In the corridor
outside. sat at the bedside where
Nat Bradshaw fought for his life.
Tell them I'll answer no phone
calls" he whispered to Ellen. ssThat
goes until Nat is until O
change comes. :"
And so other telephone calls had
time to be made, even calls which
spanned the ocean.
II was evening before the doctor,
who had leaned over the bed with
such concentration for so many
minutes, this time, Strengthened
with a sigh.
Well" he said, ut looks like q
gow
"You mean he's going to make
IT." John whispered
The head on the pillow moved
the eyes opened and looked up at
them. blinking. ...
Course, Johnny" Nat whis-
pered. "Sure thing. ..."
And then a boy could be free to
a distracted central, to sit In
the hospital Office and converse In
H~arrington's methodical way Of
conversation.
Il guess the newspapers had 1t
ALL then" he said, after he had
listened for long. "Tm all right /;
going to live; we're all set
here and | guess you've spent
enough on tolls"
"Tollsl Walt until you see the
toll bin for a talk I've had with
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