The Jet Visitor (Jet, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1924 Page: 3 of 8
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THE JET VISITOR
I
By VICTOR ROUSSEAU
' Copyright b W Q CIM
t “I LOVE YOU-1
SYNOPSIS — Win ton Garrett
twcnty-Ov nnd Junt out of col-
lege cell! by appointment on
chi Garrett bln Nw Torn
coueln and executor to receive
111! Inheritance ol 1100000 Ar-
chie honeat an eany merit nnd a
fool tor luck annuren Wlnton
that he In prmcttomfty
alre an be ban Invented all but
110000 In a rubber Planutlon ln
either the Bant or Went
nnd In a controlling Internal in
the Big lialopo diamond mine
nomewhere or other In
Africa aold him an a npedal fa-
vor by a Dutch promoter named
De Witt Wlnton en route to bln
mine ttnd th town of Taunga
wildly excited over a big trlK
at Malopo Including the 95-carat
De Witt diamond” Two coach
paasengeiv art a dlnreputable old
proepector Daddy Seaton and hie
daughter Sheila On the Journey
a paeecnger who turnn out to bn
De Witt hlmaelf Innultn 8bella
Wlnton fight De Witt and
knockn him out Sheila telle him
to turn back She nnyn that her
father la a broken Englleb rmy
officer who ban killed a man and
la therefore In De Wltt’a power
that Pe Wdtt la nil-powerful be-
ing backed by Judge Davie pres-
ident of the diamond syndicate
and also the resident magistrate
and Judge of the native protec-
torate Wlnton find Malopo in
a turmoil both over the strike
and the theft of the De Witt dia-
mond He discloses bin Identity
He flnda 8bella Is cashier In a
restaurant She decline hie
friendship De Witt's men slip
the De Witt diamond In hla
pocket Ho fleet from arreat
Shelia takea him Into her home
tends hi wounds and saves him
from his pursuera He convince
her that hn Is prealdent of th
Big Malopo company The next
morning h breaks Into tha com-
pany meeting and declares him-
self Wlnton succeeds In saving
control Ha asks Shelia to marry
him She refuses Judge Davis
tells Wlnton the syndicate will
work with him or smash him
Wlnton works alone Wlnton In-
furiated by a scurrilous newspa-
per article about Shelia and him-
self knocks Sam down and pub-
licly threatens Judge Davla
CH APT E R V 1 1— Conti nued
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Vehicles of every kind were drawn
VP about It and ns he approached be
maw the spectators clearing from the
track Then' he perceived the horses
galloping round the ellipse
He worked bis way through the mob
lo the grandstand a roughly-constructed
hodgepodge of crude uprights and
seats paid bit admission fee and be-'
gan to search U systematically for
£bella She was not there be assured
himself of that after a few minutes
t careful scrutiny There must have
Ibeen a thousand persons present and
the general disorder upon the course
made bis investigation difficult but
he was resolved to find her
He begun to make his way ground
-the barriers scrutinizing the occupants
of the vehicles If Sheila was at the
traces some man had tauten her prob-
ably In a carriage But Wlnton's Jeal-
ousy was smothered by bis concern
Nearly all tlulopo bad turned out
Everybody was drinking and shouting
and’ yelling as the horses came gullop-
jng home toward the flug-decked box
of the Judges Bookmakers standing
on chairs shouted the odds and ev-
erybody held a racing card In his hands
A dozen men caught at Wlnton offer-
ing odds:
"Sliylock three to twol Back the
favorite gents I Little Boy nine to
' fourt Here y’are mister I"
He shook himself free growing more
nnd more somber und resolute as the
behavior of the mob became more un-
restrained and the sickness In hla
heart grew aa be thought of- Sheila
there
How could the girl Bnd pleasure In
such a pluce? And who was her com-
panion? He looked at the faces of the women
sealed la the carriages and for the
first lime he was conscious of a ter-
rible fear He knew next to nothing
of Sheila Suppose he had been mis-
taken und had read In her whut was
not there — und denied to himself the
’ existence of (juulltlcs that were evident
to uny less infatuated than hlmselfl
He recalled Die veiled warnings of
Van I’eer and Ned '
He hud forced himself upon the girl
nod if he hud mlstuken her nature
nnd character bow could be blame
her?
At Inst he found her In the middle
afternoon ‘
She whs seated In a smart dog-cart
beside De Witt Ue was watching the
race and shouting vociferously aa he
waved his card Ills animation owed
good deni to the empty bottles of
champugne at hla feet ' Sheila was
'listening lo him and laughing Win-
ton wondered whether her mirth con-
cealed any deeper feeling whether she
was enjoying her sltuntlou there
Why bail she gone with De Witt?
' His heart began to gallop He walked
lowly toward them Ue understood at
that moment why men kill each other
over women He knew (bat Jealousy
had the least share In bla emotions
rather It was the' sense that death
alone could Justify the girl’s outrage
against her better nature
Ue did not know what be was going
to do Had he had a revolver be would
probably have fired automatically at
De Witt and awakened to find him
dead at hts feet Aa It was the sit-
uation was relaxed In Just such a com-
monplace way aa averts so many trag-
edies De Witt recognised him and
nodded with aurly amicability Sheila
smiled anx'ouafy
“Thai was a good run" called Da
Witt ‘‘Miss 8bella and I have booked
In fifty pounds on Little Boy"
Wlnton did not answer him but fixed
bis eyes on Sheila’s tac He knetf
now that hla dreams bad been a de-
lusion that the girl was not to blame
that she was a worthless woman who
had become nothing to him
He met her look gravely and then
through tha smiling mask he seemed
to penetrate to the glti’a tortured souL
He read the hopelessness the shame
beneath her smile
"Why are you here?" he asked
De Witt who was half drunk turned
to him in maudlin remonstrance
"I tell you why she’s here" be hie-
cuped "Because she likes me See?
Likes me and don’t cure about you—
eh Sheila?"
Ue placed his arm about her and
the girl shrinking in his grasp yet did
not seem to resent the -fnmlllaiity
"Sheila" said Wlnton ‘‘if you came
here out of affection for that man
Heaven knows It’s no business of mine
I’ll go sway But If you came here
because he threatened you by means
of the power he has over your father
Heaven help him!"
De Witt leaned forward and clutched
the whip "You go to the devil!" he
roared
"Sheila I asked yon why you are
here” said Wiutou with patient ob-
stinacy The girl smiled mirthlessly "I am
here with a gentleman Mr Garrett'
I she answered “Surely that Is answer
j enough Do I look as If I bad been
dragged here against my will?"
Her Ups quivered but she was com-
posed enough "No" answered Wln-
ton And there was nothing more to
say A few of those about the carriage
were beginning to look at the trio cu-
riously Then the Sturt of a race drew
away their attention and the course
was a pandemonium of yelling spec-
tators as the horses ran by
Wlnton turned and began to make
his way homeward He had been on
the point of making b fool of himself
for the third time that day but bis
tragedy bad turned Into sordid
drama He felt that be did not want
to see Sheila again
He took circuitous road back to
Malopo It whs nearly sunset when
he arrived He meant to go to the
claim but somehow an Impulse made
him linger In the town long after the
streum of vehicles with their shouting
occupants bad returned from the race-
track He watched the scene bitterly the
riotous groups that pervaded the mar-
ket square gathered about the stoeps
of l lie hotels and 'filling every saloon
He hated Mulopo more bitterly than
he could have thought possible Some-
how it seemed like a concrete enemy
a soulless monster that ground men
body und soul us It had ground Shelia
And In spite of himself the memory
of the girl came back to him and with
It a great terror A sense of danger
to her set his -feet along the mean
street that led - to the sordid brick
houses
Sheila alone in tlulopo and De Witt
hot after his prey I Sheila helpless I
it was growing dark as suddenly as
darkness fulls la the low latitudes
Wlnton hastened until he saw the
squulld court before him and the pump
In the center There was a light In
the girl’s room und the dog-cart was
drawn up at her door — no not the dog-
cart but a Cape cart with a pair ot
horses such us Is used for traveling
And in It sut De Wilt muld a pile of
small pieces of baggage
As Wlnton drew near be saw Shelia
standing In the doorwny She wore
her hat aud a traveling cloak De Witt
bent down and spoke to her be gHve
her his hand anil hesitantly the girl
went forward
Then Wlnton sprung out of the aliud-
ows between them Anj) there was ao
need to ask any questions
De Witt leuped to the ground but
before the men cume to the grapple
Shellu had caught with euger bauds
at Wtaton’s upraised aria
“Stop I” she cried “For my sake
stop! You don’t understand!"
"He’ll understand eoon enough I"
snarled De Witt beside himself with
rage "1 won’t fight him You aren’t
worth It I’ve been patient and waited
to the limit now you send the fool
away or your father can swing!"
1 "Got" whispered Shelia and releas-
ing Wlnton she put her hands to her
heud'and looked at De Witt In terror
' "Where are you taking her?" de-
manded Wlnton
"Where I choose" anmlered le Witt
"You d — d fighting fool meddling
In- other people’s business Tn going to
tell yon something now - You’ve
crossed my path In every possible way
and you're going to hear' the truth
Her father’s life Is In my bands when-
ever 1 choose to give him up to the
police He killed s man That's num-
ber one And number two'a this Ever
bear of ‘King’ Seaton? That's him I
He ran away to the native territories
years ago when the police were after
him—"
Shelia ran to him with a cry "No
more If you have any pity I” eh
pleaded
"Let him go thenl Get out you—"
Wlnton could restrain himself no
more He sprang at De Witt snatched
the uplifted whip from his band and
brought the lash down across his face
Blood spurted at the blow The
horses taking fright at the sound gal-
loped away along the road Into Malopo
The fight was short but It went furi-
ously Curs lag like a madman De Witt
leaped to bis feet and tried to wrest
the whip from Wlnton’s hand
Wlnton cut him across the face
again and then brought the stock down
on De Witt’s bead But the men woe
gamer than in the coach perhaps ha
saw that defeat meant the end of hla
hopes of winning Sheila who stood by
wringing a her bands frantically and
pleading piteously now with one man
and now with the other
At last De Witt went down to stay
Wlnton dropped the whip at hts feet
"You can consider that on Mias Sea-
ton’s account” -he said "Our reckon-
ing will come later You can go”
De Witt disheveled and bleeding
staggered up "I’ve got something to
tell you” he whispered hoarsely and
the eagerness of bis purpose seemed for
the moment to thrust away his rage
"I won’t hear you” shouted Wlnton
taking up the whip again "One word
and I'll thrash you like the hound you
are And If ever you dare cpme to this
bouse again or to Miss Seaton—"
De 'Witt shrank back "You think
there's no lew In Malopo maybe 1" he
muttered "You’ll pay for thl— In
Jail you swine t"
But ae Wlnton stepped toward him
he made off along the road And Win
ton let the whip fall from his band
It was bis second assault that day—
and It had brought him no nearer
Sheila But be had saved her
She bad sunk fainting upon the
ground Wlnton bent over her and
raised her "Shelia I” be cried and
yielding to bis overpowering impulse
he kissed her on the lips '
She opened her eyes and shuddered
and looked at him la piteous appeal
"Let me go I Why did you ever come
Into my life?" she moaned
Shelia I love you You were going
to sacrifice- yourself for your ‘father
It was wrong You do not love that
man" ’ 1
She smiled wanly "If be had told
you the rest — she whispered (
"I don’t care what more that liar
had to aay I love you Shelia and I
believe in yon In your goodness I am
going to make you my wife"
"If you knew you would turn from
me In loathing"
‘‘Sheila you are as good and true aa
any girl In the world”
"Oh If he knew I ' If you could
guess I"
"Dear I love you Let that suffice
I can make you love me — "
She shook her head with her uncon-
querable obstinacy "Never" she an-
swered Wlnton held her by the wrists and
looked at her and she returned hla
gaze steady-eyed immovable
"Is It that you cannot love me?" be
asked at lust'
She nodded but the nod Itsei? was
a denial of Its meaning Then ahe be-
gun speaking with Intense earnestness:
“There Is something that makes It
Impossible I tried to warn you from
the first nnd you would not be warned
1 cannot tell you I want you to think
of me”— her voice broke for a mo-
ment — "us you saw me In the coach
coming from Tuungs You may not
know that you are the first man In the
world the only man who has ever
treuted me as a woman hopes to be
treated with deference with respect
That harrier has cut me off from the
world — "
Morbidness Kliella Your father's
troubles have preyed on your mind"
- “I want you to think of me as you
thought of mo that duy - And I shall
not trouble you again
“You have helped tne more than you
dream But It Is all useless I can't
suy any more"
"Promise me one thing” cried Wln-
ton desperately "That you will never
sacrifice yourself for your father’s sake
— to that man 1”
"1 shall uot see my futlier ugaln"
she unswered "Let this be good-by
Don't le alunued about me I am go-
ing to — to friends—"
Her sobs choked her She ran Into
the house And Wlnton wultlng saw
the light blown out and turning be
ui'ude bis way back along the dreary
street utterly alck In spirit toward
Malopo aad the diamond claim
CHAPTER VIII
Thlevns In Night
Was It love or Infutuatlon only?
Next duy Wlnton wus utrazed to find
tha old routine of things cluluilag his
attention Just tha same And soma-
bow when he was away from Shells
the girl became a dream a figment of
his brain Impossible and Impossibly
dear
Ha half expected to be' served with
summons for the assault upon Da
Witt but none came Then he remem-
bered that Sam Simpson bad a similar
grievance and that he had placed him-
self In an uncommonly foolish postlon
In thrashing two men In a single day
over a woman who had refused him
He was standing In the compound
about noon watching the native at
work when Ned came up to him and
announced that man wished' to see
him Turning he was surprised to
see Sam's black face smiling at him
under the white hat One of Sam's
Ups was swollen to more than Its cus-
tomary thickness by the blow that
Wlnton had placed there on the pre-
ceding day
Sam raided hla hat without the least
embarrassment
I’m thinking of making a change
Mr Garrett" he said
In what respect?’ asked Wlnton
mystified
“In status air"
“You are looking for position tnd
have come to me?'
“Exactly Mr Garrett I can no
longer reconcile It with my self-respect
to remain a theoretical newsboy
while being de facto editor of the
Chronicle Mr Hanson Is an Illiterate
man sir and unable to spell much less
construct the English clause The vio-
lence to which you subjected me yes-
terday has caused me to ponder Mr
Uarrett end I have come to the con-
clusion that your objections though
forcibly expressed were' not unethical
And to mention my chief motive I
wish to perform social service among
the Buntu population of your com-
pound turning tbelr minds toward civi-
lization and uplift Finally Mr De
Witt assaulted me In the office this
morwlng on my refusal to indite
scurrilous paragraph concerning your-
self” “So thut’s De Witt’s game" mused
Wlnton “He must be at the end of
hts tether If he can’t fly higher than
that” be reflected Then aloud "What
did he do to you Sam?’
"He— well kicked me Mr Garrett
And consequently I was unable to con-
vince the Judge that two pounds a
week Is Incommensurate with the dig-
nity of a position In which physical
assault la a frequent and arbitrary ele-
ment of the diurnal occurrences”
"Sam 1 believe Mr Burns wants
night watchman” said Wlnton "I’ll
take you to him”
Ned Burns was strongly opposed to
Sam’s employment "You don’t know
what dirty work Judge Davis baa sent
him here for” he objeted
“I don’t know” said Wlnton
rather fancy Sam Is honest You can’t
altogether blame him for having edited
the Chronicle It’s pretty difficult to
find work tn Mulopo’
"Well we’ll see what the Book has
to say" grumbled Ned tuklng out his
Bible He read: -"Two
Kings four thirty-eight: ‘And
Elisha cauie again to Qilgul nnd there
was a dearth In the lund and the sons
of the prophets were sitting before
him : and be suld unto his servant Set
on the greut pot and seethe pottage
for the sons of the prophets"
He closed the Book “Well I sup-
pose It’s atl right then Mr Garrett1
he said “But If (he Book hadn’t said
so Td never have trusted him”
“Sam’s all right" answered Wlnton
"But I’d be Interested to know bow
you Infer It from that passage”
“Why Mr Ourrett It’s perfectly
dear" answered Ned In surprise
“You’re Elisha and I'm Gllgal and
you've come again to me The dearth
In the land Is the problem ubout Sam
Sum's the great pot and the pottage
Is the diamonds and the sons of the
prophets aro the shareholders Now
the Book says the great pot Is to be set
on for the sons of the prophets"
' “Mr Garrett sir they've stol-
en the De Witt diamond!”
(TO IIB CONTINUED
Scene on a Trolley Car
The trolley cur was crowded It was
lute nnd seated by the richly gowned
woinun who had Just entered wus
woman of the tenements who held to
her bosom a welling Infant The for-
eign mother was In trouble She
speaking only poor English was at
loss to make herself understood and
she was ufruld she would be curried
past uer destination Kite appealed
in desperation to her newly arrived
sea' companion
The richly 1 gowned woinun smiled
spoke to her In her own tongue left
Le seat and gave directions to the
trolley mnn und for the rest of the
journey held the grimy baby who soon
fell asleep In her lap
Once again was proved as a cynical
perron who was an eyewitness ob-
served "All women are sisters onder
the sUln"— New York Sun und Glob
Lucky Man
Jud Tuntdns says one advantage of
livin’ In his town Is that It nln t rich
euougli to puy a burglur fur slaying
overnight ' i
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