The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-27
CHAPTER IX-Continued


"You7 What more do you want,
Mr.. O'Mara? And at this time In the
EVENING""
1T had to be tonight" said Cathal
what had to be tonight?'
rs she-has she retired, Mrs. Glen
elth?''
.Yes."
Then he heard her voice from above
i've not. Mother. Tell him I'm com
Ing down.
MOI her mother said; and to Ca
thai: please, please go away"
II want to speak to him, Mother
and she went past her mother and out.
1--WE asked him to go away
II ask him not to-
II can't have him with you In my
house, her mother said
I'VE needn't 90 In. I'd rather not;
it's-cooler out here" Agnes said. IL
need to talk to him. Then I'll come
In"
Both OF you come In" her mother
Invited unwillngly.
Agnes turned. We'll 60 through
the house, she yielded. "and out the
other side"
Cathal followed her, thus, through
the house; and there was the water
before them. They went to the edge
OF the sand and were alone with the
lake and Deneb. Over the water. heat
lightning was flashing almost inces-
sanity and giving them strange, gar
ish glimnses OF each other and the
shore. The distant thunder became
constant.
why did you come tonight?" Agnes
asked Cathal.
Now" said Cathal. Il don't know.
Awhile ago, ! thought l did. de-
ceived myself | might do something
for you. OF course 1t was for myself,
solely, came-and wouldn't 20 away"
I'm glad you came. There was no
one here / could talk to-
His pulses leaped at that
I'm leaving tomorrow with Moth
err Agnes said.
"Where tofn
New York; Fathers getting us the
rst sailing for France. It's true I'm
all through In the court?'
THAT'S true Cathal said. Cant
you believe it?'
"And-she'll be cleared?'
Cleared said Cathal, "by tomor-
row night | think. | put her on to-
morrow morning; we ought to reach
our arguments by noon. BY night It'll
be over. She'll be cleared"
Agnes caught her breath He heard
It. by me?' she gasped In her
breath's expiration.
by you said cathal You turned
the case. She, tomorrow. and I've
haven't got to win 1t, we simply have
not to lose 1t now. Wen do that"
Il know you WILL
"And now he said, you don't want
us to-"
Its not that-quIte." Agnes gazcd
up at him, and the lightning lit their
faces. u want her free. I'm sure
want her not killed, not electrocnted
or even Jailed for life. But | don't
want her paid
Payment Of the Insurance to her IL
not to be avoided when she's cleared"
Cathal said their faces In the dark,
but the Images remained on their
retinas. And out OF 1t comes my fee.
How much, have you heard?"
Half said Agnes
"And thinking that" said Cathal.
you went on for her-and for me.
Half I'm to have, I'm told. The opin-
Ion has even been put in print Well,
it's not half, nor near 1t. but It'll be
big fee-if she's cleared.
For she'll have the money. I'll take
good part Of It from her; and some
of that III keep; but more Ill pass
over to the wife that first married
him-and his daughter Nobody knows
1t but you
Thank you" she said, for telling
me-
.Will 1t make the night easier for
you? You've done no wrong. Let no
Vic tCii Jpu tHdl 9ob VIC hpiS WIuuR.
The darkness was between them again.
Myrtle Lorrle shot In self-defense,
and hardly knowlng-for the indignlty
she'd endured-that she did 1t. For
weeks he'd tormented and beaten her
because she could not bear him love
rs he'd known love, before he cast
Off her that loved him, and thought
he could buy 1t from another. That
day, he'd found out about Bert, and he
was worse than ever before: so his
wife grabbed his gun to scare him, but
he came at her. and she pulled and
pulled the trigger. She'll tell 1t on the
stand tomorrow; by night she'll be
free. Twelve men, having heard her.
and you,-wlll say she shall be pun
ished no further. They take the re-
sponsibllty; not you.
Il take 1t too. came tonight to sa,
that to you. ! didn't plan to tell yol
about my fee but | did,"
I'm glad you did,
The lIghtnings brighter. | suppos,
that means It's nearer Yes. there.
the thunder He waited for 1t to rum
BILE away. 4 thought today Id Sc,