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I ffuriu.M.KSa, taVe tlial. Ms , lips
I ' iiYUCJictl qticcrly.' Dave Ilcntlfrnen
I vtfintl prcrt,-nnd ntardl down into llic
IHllncCil (IrO.HIl!h nnnn Ami (tin.. I.I.
j liaiuN plpiichctl ilewly tlehtcncd anil
I 3fpv whlte across tlie knueltlcs. ,
1 The money. n sene ' The ngenr nf
(tlioeo ilnyH nnd nights, whrn, wntnuled.
lie lind (led from thn pelirp. Uie rive
ijinrn of lirlnen torment uliieli im Kmi
pmlurcil, seemed te mm wllh lii?litnfiis
"will npss In review before Mm nnd te
nmcK nim. nnd te become it Rliastly
trijveJty, Tlie money Wns sem!
The plllnRcd dresinsult' cntp ttcptned
te leer nnd meet; nt him, tee. lie misht
have saved himself that little debute,
which lie had net mottled, nnd which
wni based upon n certain clement of
Wlilrn that Involved the hurrcs-Ueii of
clmrlty. It wn s,eltlcd for him new.
He owed Millinun new $100,000. only
the clieiee ni te whether he would paj
It or net uns no longer hl-t. ntid
Damn it ! The money was gene '
Could he net grnp that one, single,
concrete, vitnl fact, nnd net upon it,
without stnntlinc here, with his brnln.
like sonic linplcs .veltel's. ngeg nnd
mniindcrins? Tlie money wmi fein!
(ieiipJ Where V When? Hew? II.
tetild only have been iiseep for u i-liert
t time, Mtrclj. He wrenched his watch
suddenly from Ills pockets Three o'clock!
It was .'I o'clock in the morning!
Five hours ! He bad been ndecn five
heurH. then ! He must hnvp tdept viry j
fieiindly tbnt nny one could hnve entered
, the room without arousing lilm !
His llpx hitrdqncd. He was nlcrt
! enough new, both mentally nnd Phvs -
enlly. He stepped ever te the deer.
It was Ktlll' locked, His eyes xwept
around the room. The window, then!
What about the window? I
He felt ffmldcnly for his mene.v-bcltl
lieiienth his underclothing, as he started,
. iutejh tlie room. The belt .wns there
iThnt, nt lenst, was wife, A t.wisled
I smile came te his lips. Xnturnlly ! I lis
IJbnihi whs exhibiting wine glimmer of j
K ! enn and cohesion nrtw! It whs evident '
! enough that nn one. since no one knew
illiiliMliInc about it.' bud been specifically
JSlnfter tlint pneknge of bankuelcH. It
i could only hnve been the wetk ijf n Uip liglit
S j sneak thief who lind probably Mumbled
li upon tlie greatest stroke of luck In hjs
H ; whole nbnndened enrccr. It was tin
m i dettbtedly n quarter of the city wherein
3 i sneak thieves were bred ! The man
j i would obviously net have been feel
B enough, with n fortune already in hi
a possession, tn have risked the mskin'.;
S of bis. Dave lleridcrsen'H, sleeping per-
1 se often in the days nnd nlnhts since be
lind left Snn Francisce the glorious
6ycs, half veiled by the long lashes,
though they would nut leek nt him, were
real; this touch of his hands upon her
shoulders, this touch that thrilled, was
rcfll, nnd
M1mi.lv titu lintiils fnll nrnv frnm tinr
t n'nd ns though te kill nnd stifle joy, nnd
mock at gladness, and make sorry sport
of ecstasy, there .came creeping upon
him doubt, black, ugly and bitter ns
Yes, It was Teresa t And nt Bight
of her there bad come suddenly nnd
fully, irrefutably, the knowledge that
he cared for her j thnt love, which
comes at no ninn's bidding, h.1 come
te him for her. Yc, it wns Teresa!
Hut what was she doing here? In view
of that money, gene in the last few
hours from his drcs.i-sull case, what
could Teresa Cnprinne be dplng here In
the next room te his?
He laughed n little, low, Bhnrply
nud turned bis head nway. Leve? Hew
could he love -and doubt? Hew could
he love and condemn' the ene he loved
uti'ie:ird? Up looked nt her again new;
nml the. bleed in his veins, ns though
J overriding new some obstacle that had
unnimcu ttS'iiewi grew swiucr. ami iuh
pulse quickened. Hew could he doubt
TereaV ,
Hut It wns Tcrcsn who spoke.
"We arc stnudlng' here in the light,
nnd wc can be seen from everywhere
areundi" she said In n low tone. "Yeu
there ts (Innger. Turn the light off In
your room."
"Yes,"' he said mcchnnlcally, and
stepping back Inte his room, turned off
i
It's yen, Teiesa, Isn't 11?"
He
I'win! Wns the man, then, an Inmate of
Tavern, nny. tnnt jjivusy
' the Iren
' waiter,
fi entrnncp
i might b
H ! It a predatory
was beside her again the.
next instant. Hanger! His mind was
mulling ever thnt. lint danger; by
had she said thnt? What was Its sig
nificance in respect of her presence
here? The questions cume crowding te
bis lips. "Danger? What de you
mean?" he asked tensely. "And hew
did you get here, Teresa? And why?
Wns It your father who sent you? There
is something thnt has gens- wrong? The
ppuce
- .( -.1 1 1tA.n
room. Did l net say i eui net uc;v
0Hcr lips were still quivering, but the
smile wns gene. , . ,
"Ne. I did net knew then," she said.
"Jlut his fihnme Is my shame, nothing
can niter that I nm his daughter. 1
did net knew It until after you had
gene nnd then my father hnd n "
sudden nttnek and that night he died.
I therfl was only, one thing v that J
could de. I had no way of 4wnrnlng
you te except te try te get here bcrerc
you did, or nt least te get here before
Dage Geerge had gene tee far. There
l,n.n nern llilntre T liml tn 1Q in HnU
Francisce and then I came as quickly'
n I could. I get here tonight. I found
thnt you wrtre already here Just n lit-
tin nhrn.l nf Inn. nnil lllllt YOU hnd glVCtl
Dage Geerge the letter. 1 had only one
nhnnen limn .tn mnlrn Dnse' GcOrgC 1)0"
Hove that I had come, Blnce my father
wns dead, te carry en the plot against
Tnn tvhnrn inv fnthnr linil left off. DllKO
Geerge had no suspicions. He knew
me." Her voice held a sudden merci
less note. "I wns a Cnprinne, He
told me that you were upstairs here,
drugged, nnd he gave me the room next
te yours." ,
"Drugged 1" Dave Hendersen passed
Ids hnnd across his cyesi Thnt ac
counted for n great deal ! He remem
bered the slight headache with which
he had awakened; he was suddenly
conscious of It new. "Drugged!" he
repeated.
"In n way," she snld, "I wns tee
Inte. Hut Dage Geerge, of course, did
net knew nny details, and he hnd net
gene nny further thnn, thnt. He, had
just left you in your room when I entne.
He hnd net, of course, heard from my
fnthcr, since my father wns dcml, and
he drugged you se thnt, during the
night, he could hnve free access te your
room nud your belongings nud find out
whnt he could nbeut you. I I thought
te turn him from thnt purpose by tell
ing him enough of the truth te mnke
him content te wait patiently and watch
your movements until you hnd the
money In your possession. De de you
understand? He said the effects of the
drug would wear off In a few heilrs,
and I meant te warn you then', nnd
nnd we would both mnke our escnpc
from here. I that is why 1 told you
there wns danger. Dage Geerge would
step nt nothing. He has n band of men
here In Xew Yerk that I knew are ns
unscrunuleuB ns he Is; nnd this place
here, I nm only tee Rurc. has been the
trap for mere than one of his victims."
8he pnused. Her voice, though
guarded, had grown excited, nnd n lit
tle breathless.
It wns n moment before Dave Hen Hen
dereon spoke.
"And you?" Ills voice wns hearse.
If Dage Geerge had found you out
you wouldn't hnve had a chance for
jour life! And veu knew that?"
"Yes." she raid nuletlv. "I Lnnw
thnt. Hut that has no 'place here.
There was no ether way "
"And you did this for me?" His
. hnmls- readied out. nnd fell upon the
; girl s flight shoulders, nnd tightened
.there. "Yeu did this fir me Tcrcsn?"
"I dill it llPCnilflP tlinfn wna ,n s.lltnM
tiling tn de. because becntire" her
voice lest Its steadiness "l( was my
father's guilt."
He drew her closer, with a .slrnnge,
gentle, remorseless strength.
"And for no ether reason Teresa?"
he whispered. "Fer only thnt? If it
'U' ""J.cn your father? If i,0 hnd
had nothing te de with It? If it bad
been only me?"
I Tnt InnI ...A.. .. , . . . .
" .; nun vitj- I'JO'C te Ills nOW
Who
L mill-
Sold only in our Stores
K close that the quick, midden pant
up or her breath was upon bis dick, in
se close t lfir. lm,. ',nu .....:. ..1 x ' ' ..
.. v.. ..... ""., "-, - Slrn cl.nnl- I.. 1 1 M .. f 1 1 It,l I .... I , ." " " ' " "'"'"St WUrtll
ler instance; or iiiiu ne khuiwi "" . uvuu. .uj ......,........ uin.n un own.
from outside; or since the theft the night you went away." she said. She put out her
v.. taken nlnce hours tire. wa , He drew back, startled. Xlcole Capri- them with n enrln
,-.,. .. .l. I..,.. I nun .lnn.H I. Je C, . --'"" - US'H3'
1.1 ""'" "'" en.
Dent! Her voice' wim u-i-v low.
Have you forgotten that I am the
daughter of the ninn who mc.int who
...."Hi. iicrunps ti take your life; thnt
"m l ,cT!V,uKltcr f a crlmlnnl?"
And I he had her wrists new.
were safe from Dnge Geerge's reach, te
watch you, nnd get thu money myself
If I could. De you undcrstnnd?
"When I enmu here tonight, I did
net think that you hnd yet get the
money but something that Dage
Geerge said made me think that per
haps you bad, nnd that perhaps he
thought se, tee. And se J wit there In
my room in the darkness waiting until
all was quiet in the house, and I could
ttcal into your room and search, If, I
could get In through cither deer or win
dow; and then, whether I get lit or
net, or whether the search wns success
ful or net. I meant te wait until the
drug had worn Itself off sufficiently te
enable inn te nrouse you, nnd tell you
te get nway.
"And then, I de net knew what lime
It was, I heard some one steal up the
stairs and go te the deer of your room,
und work nt the luck very, very quietly,
nnd go into j-eur room, nnd move
around in there. I va: listening thru
with my car te the partition, and I
teuld Just make out thu sounds, no
mere. I should never have lieurd any
thing had I been nslcep ; there wn
never enough noise te have nwnkencd
me.
"The foetsicp3 went downstairs, then,
nnd I opened my deer nnd wnlted until
1 henrd them, louder, ns though cau
tion were no longer necessary, en the
second Inndlug; nnd then I stele down dewn
stnlrs myself. There was n light In
Dnge Geerge's room. It ciime through
the fanlight. The deer was cletcd. Hut
by leaning ever the banister of the lower
flight of stulrs, I could see into the fur
end of the room through the fanlight.
He had a package in his linnd. It was
tern nt one corner, nud from this he
pulled out what I peuhl sen were a
number of jellew-bnck banknotes.
"He looked nt tli'tr for n moment
then replaced them in the package, and
went te bis safe. He knelt down in
front of it, laid the package en the
Iloer bfnldc him, nnd began te open the
wife. I heard some ene moving nbeve
then, nnd I tiptoed back, and hid in
what seemed te be n smull private din
ing room en the second fleer. I heard
some one go quietly down the stairs, and
men J came bagk here te my room te
wait until I could arouse you. Th"
money wns in Dage Geerge's safe. It
would be there until morning nt least,
mid en that neeeunt it no longer con-
icrncd me for the moment. And then
nftcr a long time I beard you move in
your room. It wns safer le ceme this
way than te go out into the hall, for
I did net knew whnt Dage Geerge i
might intend te de with uu. or with'
me cither, new that he had the money.
He would net hesitate te get rid of us
both if his cunning prompted him te
believe thnt was his safest course. And
I wns afraid of that. Only you nnd .
I. besides himself, knew unj tiling nbeut I
that menc)- nud be had get It Inte lih
possession. De ou understand? When
I heard you nnie. I started through
the window te go te you, and and ou I
saw me."
Dnve Hendersen had sunk his ellxvfl!
en the iron railing, lihi chin resting in
bis hands, and wns Muring nt th"
strange. Milled sky-line where the i
buildings jabbed their queer, line en I
points up Inte the night. It was a long'
time before he spoke. i
"It's kind of queer. Teresa," he said
slowly. "It's kind of queer. You're
something like n friend of like u man.
I knew. Its kind of queer. 'Well,
jeu'vp given me my chance, you've
risked your life te give me my chance,
you've played as square as nny woman
Ged ever made and new what nre you
going te de?"
she drew in her breath sharply.
had ever called film by. III name, and
it cnine new from her llpin a quick,
glad cry. Her hands caught at both
lils arms. "Dave, de you mean that?
De you? Dave, it is true J leu're
honest, nftcr hill"
Hn turned lils head awhy. n sudden
hard nnd bittef Millie en his llpw.
"Ne," hu uald. "Arid I haven't
mnde up my mind yet nbeut giving it
back, nnywny. Hut maybe, I hnd ether
reasons for even getting ns far ns I
did. Net honesty. I can't kid myself
en thnt. I am a thief."
Her fingers were gripping nt his arms
with all their strength, as though she
were nfrnid that semchdw he would
elude and escape her.
Yeu were a tniet ' it sccmeu ns
though her soul were in the passionate
entreaty In her voice new "nnd I was
the daughter of n criminal, with nil the
hideous memories et crime nmi evu mat
htrctcli back te childhood. Hut that
is in the pnst, tyive, we ''' 0,ll.'
Icave it there, isn't It? It it doesn't
have te be thnt wny In all the years
that nre coming. Ged gives us both a
chance te te make geed. I'm going
te take mine. Won't you take yours,
Dave? Yeu wvrc u thief, but hew- nbeut
from new en?,"
He. steed rlirld. motionless; nnd ngnln
! Ms face wis turned nwny from lier out
into the darkness.
"Frem new en." lie repeated the
words in n low, wondering way.
"Yes I" she irried eagerly. "Frem
new en, Dnve. Let list get nwny from
here, nnd go and notify the police thnt
Dnge Geerge hits thnt money, nnd nnd
"nnd then, you see, the police will
nnmn find rnr IF. IIK.I I-nTn
it bole'igj, nnd (Imttwlll ciftl
turn
cevi
li fw
r. r- ji
It was n innmiits before Ji&
tewnnl her aftnlri, nnd thcTAhVJ
while, nnd ilfnwiir'hiid bvggXr
shook his head, '
. "I can't de lhflt.hhfcitfcheml.i.,W, W
"There arc mere tensetis thnn one why t, J,
I enn't de that." Her hands ver ,''?
clasping his arms. .He, forced .the ns
iicntlv from their I wild" iiiw.. nnd tool
them lit his own. nud drew her rlnser' '
te him. nnd held lie'r' 'there. "And
one of these reasons is .you, Teresa.
You've plnyed fnlv 'witlt'.ine, nnd Jill,
play fair with you. T I can't buy yijtt
with n fake. I " . i u
"Dnve!" She struggled te free her
self. "Dave, you " , ,
Te be continued tomorrow
Yeu are entitled te the benefit of the doubt
Why tl0t ake advantage of it?
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Probably you knew, tee, that
some people can't drink a cup
of tea or coffee' at bed-time,
and sleep well that night.
Where many have been
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you may be harmed, isn't it
well te put the benefit of the
doubt en your side before
doubt becomes an unpleasant
certainty?
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Suppose you try giving your
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q'he window, tee. wns locked! it was
queer! Hetli window nnd deer locked!
IIew had the man get in an.l get out
npnltl ?
5 ! Meehnnlcnlly, he unlocked and raised
K , the window and with a quick jerk of
H I his body forward leaned out excitedly.
S ' Was this the, nnswer this platform of
S ' a fire escape that ran between his wln-
H dew and the next? Hut uis winnow uau
llllilt iifiilli'1 'Tilt !! IJW.afillilKiM.'liyilll'llJminl j TlV -'t nod' there lieslliinU Should he
nrnusp nage liceige; nc cuuhi w.-.u...i
upon nml trust, Dnge Geiuge. tlian ;s le
N'lceln Cnprinne: but te go te Dnge
Geerge meiwit that confidences must be
!,.,! up l which he desired tn give le
ii.. ninn. Ill-, brnln seemed suddenly te
I mi., fninli'. The mene. wns gene
I.,. ., Millimin's. or the devil . It
didn't miilter
...... xittn WilllnWPf
of that night out there, without n clue
lliul efferetl lilm a Higgpsi en n. i i-n
which te net. l!ut he couldn't stiind here
Inactive like a feel, could he? Ner
hN brain jeered nt linn new could lie
go e.it.ni.d prowl around the city streets,
land nek each passer-by if he or she hail
"ecu a package of banknotes whose sum
was one hundred thousand dollars!
Whnt elce wns there, then, te de. ex
cept te arouse Dnge Geerge Dage
Geerge, from whnt Xlcole Cnprinne had
suid. would hnve many strings te pu 1-uudei-greund
strings. Thnt ws lt-un-d"rgreund
strings! It wasn't a police
, J"lie turned from the window, took n
steii bik ncreKS the room, nnd hnltcd
ar.nubn.ply. What was that? It ca.ne
B i-n faint, low, rimtllns sound, and
It seemed te come from the direction
of tlie lire e'ciipe. .
In mii iiistnnt he wns back nt the win-
'devK but this time he crouched down
,it tlie si'l A second iasseil while he
listened, and from the edge of the sash
-trained Ills ees out Inte the diirl.ne-'N
(111d then his hnnd crept into his side
pocket and inme out with his reve vcr.
I Seme one. a dark form, blacker than
I the night shadows nut mere, was crawl
ing from the nest window te the tire
! Dave Hendersen's lips thinned. .lust
ia second mere until that "some one
: ... i,if.wiiv out and half-wuy In, ami
SJ ut n disadvantage and new!
I Willi n spring lithe und quick as a
cat Dave Hendersen wns hu-uuhu i..u
...i..'.i.... nn,i tin dark form was wrlg-
3 tling and squirming in his grusp. und
3 i ii low cry ci.iue-and Dnve Hendersen
swore hhui-jiiv uiiuer uis un-iuu.
H was a woman! A weiuiin ! cll,
thnt didn't matter! One hundred thou
Kind dellurh was gene from Ills dress
suit case, and thin woman wns crawl
ing In the tire escape from the next
loom at " o'clock in the morning -that
mis whnt muttered!
Tliev were nn the iron platform new,
and he pushed hrr none tee gently iileng
it toward the window of his own room
- into the light. Ami then his hands
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(UeppOil IPHIll l'- nn inwntf. n",,,.y"1.
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Her father dead! He could net seem
somehow te visualize Nicole Ciipriano
ns ene den. i. Tlie mnn's mentality hnd
se seemed te triumph ever his phyical
Ills, that, sick though he had been,
NUole Cunrlnnd had seemed te per
sonify ind . embody vitality nnd life
itself. Dead I He drew in his brcnth
sharply. Then she was nlene, this little
figure standing here In the darkness be
side him, high up hcrg iu the world of
night, with a void' beneath and around
them, strangely, curiously cut off. even
in a physical sense, from nuy ether
humau touch or syinpulle '"'t his.
He reached out und found her bund,
and laid it between both bis own.
"I I'm no geed nt werd.i," he fum
bled. "Thej they won't come. Hut
he was the best friend I cur had in
life. tee. And se I "
"Don't sn that! Don't! Ynti
which new the money uiuslu't ! De jeu heiir, jolt mustn't!''
up ill tlie DIIH'K . Iter luiuil, Hull lay 111 Ills, was slid-
ilcnl cicnclicu, aim she was striving tn
draw It away. "It Isn't true! I thnt
Is why I came -I came te tell you. He
was net your fiicnd. He he betrayed
you."
He. held her hnnd lighter in a grip
that made her efforts te cscape pitifully
impotent. And. almost fiercely, he drew
her closer, trying te read her face iu
the darkness.
"He betrayed me! Nicole Cnprinne
betrayed me!" His mind wns sud
denly a riot. Incredulity nnd amnze
ment mingled With n sickening fcnr that
her words were literally true the
money wns gene ! And yet nnd yct-r
N'icole Cnprinne a traitor ! Ills words
rasped new. "De veu knew what you
are saying, Teresa.' Quick! Answer
me! De you knew what you are say
lug?" "1 Knew only tee well. Her voice
had broken a little new. "I knew that
the money wns taken from your room
tonight. I'lense let my hand go. I
jeu will hnte me in a moment for
for, after all, I am his daughter. Will
ou lilcnse let tin; go, nud I will toil
jeu.'1
Mechanically he released her.
She turned half nway from him, and
ir lined en the Iren hand-mil of the
platform, staling down into the black
tiess beneath her.
"Dnge Geerge took It nn hour age,"
she said.
"Dnge Geerge!" Dave Hendersen
straightened. "All, se It wits Dage
Geerge, wns It?" He laughed with
sudden menace, and turned impulsively
toward tlie window of his room.
"Wnlt!" she Bald, and laid a hand I
detaining!' upon his sleeves. "The1
money, I nm sure, in safe where It Is
until daylight, nnywny. I I have
mew te tell you. It It Is net easy te I
tell. I I am his daughter. Dage '
Geerge wns one of my father's accom
plices in the old dns In Kan Francisce. I
That letter which I wrote for my father
meant nothing that II said, it contained
a secret cede that made ou n marked
mini from the moment ou delivered It,
here, and "
"Yeu, tee!'' There was bitter hurt
In Dnve Hciulei'Mm's voice. And then
suddenly he threw his shoulders back.
i,..r..fi .,f newer. nud as sudileni mmi
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teVlty. BrtUPP'l t her shoulder... and
forced her face mere fully into the light.
"Teresa!" he whispered bearsclv.
" Ven Teresa !"
She was tr.lng te smile, but it wn- n
tremulous euert. 'ine greui, iuiik y.y
.... ..t ., fn,.,. tlmt wits ivory while,
1 fted te his nnd faltered, and dropped
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It's Oil. 'IVi'i-n- Isii t It? His
voice, his face. IiIh Ces, were full of in
credulous wonder.
Her lips were still quivering in their
smile. She nodded her head in a fceit
of niiulnt, vlslful way.
The bloeit was peuiuui(i imu riuPM.h
n lils veins. Teresa I Teresa wUh here.
ns though startled, ns though his winds
rni were lereign, Eiaruingiy lereign te nil - ,
thlmr she had c::nectcd.
er hands, and pressed "1 have I any choice?" she nu
ns gentleness ugalii9t swereu. ' l Knew wnere tnc money is. i
nnd I must notify the authorities. 1
must tell the police se that they can
get it."
Djvp Hendersen's eje, u curious
smile in them that the darkness hid,
shifted from the sky-line te the little
darlc iigurp before him. I
''And de you think I will let you tell
the police where thnt money is-?" He ,
laughed quietly. "De you? Did jiiii
think you could ceme nnd tell me just
whre it wns, nnd then calmly leave
me. nud walk into the police station I
with the news nnd get nwny with It?" !
.She shook her head. I
"I knew!" she said. "Yeu think it's
a woman's inconsistency. It isn't! I
didn't knew what ,uu would de 1
don't knew new. Hut l hae told jeu
all. I luiM! told you what 1 intend t.
if I possibly can. I had te tell v'i
I. If I was In be hiiue-t .ill n-
wn with in; self, I had hi" t et nil t
meant in -n u if i ,, .. be lieliesl v. ttli you. Alter tli'it I w n
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iVml 1 still ,,,e,. ... i ,, ' I den l see what you enn de new l'.ut
and was holding the soft, trembling
'"'1, against his cheeks-"! am n
"Oh, don't !" She wus almost crvtng
new. leu you don't understand.
There is mere. I mennt. if I could, te
tnke tlint money from jeu myself."
In shier istenlshmeiit he let lier go.
nnd drew back a step. She seemed te
waver unsteadily en he,- f(.,.t there in
tlie dnrkiiPi for nn iustnni, nud hei
band grepiMl out In the platform rallm rallm
fer suptmrt : nml then J.,,i,i,.,,i, ki.
steed erect, her face full toward him. ' de.
her head thrown back -, littl.. hr, ln
shoulders. wir
"I mennt ! n u if i ,, .. be holiest v itli you. After tli'it I
uive it. Inielt in n,nu "... ..i ! , ! free. I don't knew whnt jeu will d.
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elee was quiet new. quivering n little
but bravely under control. "All inv
life has been a He. I lived a lie the
night I let you go nway without a
word of pretest nbeut whnt veu were
going te de. I de net mean 'te threw
the blame upon my father, but with his
death all these old ties were broken.
) ill you try te understand me? I must
either new go en in the old wav, or go
straight with my conscience nnd with
Ged. I could net bargain with Ged or
my conscience. It wns nil or nothing.
I had a share in enabling you te hood
wink the police. Therefore if you enme
into possession of that money again, I
was as much n thief as you weie, nnd
ua entity . Hut I owed It te you, nbeve
all ether things, te warn you of veur
danger; nnd se I eayne here-te warn
you first and afterward, when ou
if you keep me from netifiii;; the pHic
tonight--there is tomorrow and after
that another tomorrow. Ne matter
what happens, te you. or te me. 1 nm
going through with this. I"- her ein
choked suddenly "I have te."
Dave Hendersen straightened up
"I believe you!" he said undt r his
breath. "After what you've done, I'd
be a feel if I didn't. And jeu're offer
ing me a square fight, aren't you,
Teresa?" He was iatighlng in that
quiet, curious way ngnin. "Well, I'm
net sure I want te fight. Just before
I found out that money wnu gene I was
wondering if 1 wouldn't ghe It bac.
myself."
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