The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-17

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man came in. NODDED. and sook his seat
ny son: :s..rssr,% aid smith. e. ;:
talk were fruitissss and soon after suppe'
he decided tn 10 20 bad.
A right; Early TO bed 10 :.id to bs
He lighted n candle and preceded bis
gucst u~p-stairs. "A hammock swung b,
tween two beams, q couple Of BLANKETS
broken window let in the damp night air
OF herhs and ropes of onions
dangiesi from the books in 'he beams;
seconded he stairs again.
Noble placed his p-Ortnanteau under the
an Old boz. He was ve.sd by NOT having
rsached the mines that night, for his mis-
sion was 10 bring n sum of money which
{ de over a season of trouble.
IL was in small bills, and the men were
TO have been paid from Il at sunset. Its
IL was not his fault,but il was annoying,
all tlse same.
forget it," he said, and had pulled OH his
cravat and collar, when whisper fell UP
:.Conse here" said n voice, ''come to the
window! 2" and he saw, appearing nay.ter-
iously at the broken pane, the girls
a shed beneath the window and stood with
"s EVEN Sein N Mia 4 isys' . sisp s s.s fam fancyins .hi.
only another outcome of a lack of good
sense, There You are eh?'
per-, ''Lift the sash and put your head
out"
me-IIl show You where the Meliishes'
IIIi GO in the morning, MILDLY" said
"Morning,' said the girl, twill he too
late. I'm not foolish: I'm talking sense.
Your name is Noble, isn't it,"
"les," said the young man..
You've got a lot OF money i'm that bag,
s.What makes you think so =" asked
Noble.
Nv heard them talking about you."
"e .o i,' t H.r,, , mis,a "he SAM Middy.- said
Noble, carelcssly.
NJ Nobie,' said the girl. ..I'm risking
are all I've got, and many a dishonest
thing I've heard that makes me sick tO
think of I've held my tongue about. But
S de.; Is '"e "lS' ~ 'ns'' p"f" 20
"Murieri" gasped Noble.
..k. res @.s sn9 the. all ro sSs.s i SS.; mali laid , mildly:
dome that before; but this time they got q
letter from you and know just h you've
rectiy. .Then uncle rot your Telegram
o@erine tn take IL TO h Mellishes'. SO
h. E hnSw whe" yo. were o%in
&ACAAhBA1 ~ Ns u hHNhG - AAo
the horse isn't dead; that was all a trick;
Sam took him home. IL was just tO get
you here: After awhile uncle will come
OF laudanum-don't take it-pretend to.
When you are sound asleep Sam and un-
i fee %S sS. money no ns.s S' Tihe ari 's swear yG H., ana
Noble.
tai drink the stuff. Then, when
he is gone, climb out Of the window; I'll
~a aSf for y sa;d bsiSM; Will your"
He stared at her, half believing her,
half fancying her mad. and with ~ motion
81 her hand she disappeared from the !
A monen later Smith came up the
stairs with a stean,ing glass in his hand.
"ThaSk YOU" said Noble. Just what
was wishing for. Can you give me
to make my pillow higher?
Smith arsnted and went to the farther
where some old garments hung.
Ilass out of the window.
The right, kind of stuff" he said.
Thank you"
N the instant Noble. with his portman-
slunR. owe his shoulder, was out
pom the shed: A. he dropped To the
~ was hurried away toward u road which
ny like ~ gray ribbon amid the arkness
Z rock and stunted brush.
Not "a word was spoken, not u
'as lost. At last the roaring of "a rapid
tream was heard and they crossed the
After that the stunted pines grew
Kicker. the road assembled. u few houses
N large one Of some petentions,
! the windows of which lights were glow
~. was visible upon AN elevation.
"That Mellish's," said the girl. 500
nd ring the bell and get i'm AS quick as
Du cam
She uttered this between quick gasps,
Dr. the pace had been too rapid for "a
oman and she was spent.
"And yotI-you must come with me-; you
ant go back to those wretchesv' Noble
''wretchcs ." repeated the girl. "Why.
,cy're not wrctches. Cncle's am honest
another. I've been stufiing
pa with lies, stranger, tai get rid of you.
want you bothering round. I've
ladc u fool of yuu; i just like to fool city
slows. Nobody was going to hurt you.
God night. you Roosy-gander.
She was of, laughing as she ran, and
bile walked up 10 the house i'm "a state. OF
tier bcwildcrnent.
Was the girl speaking the truth now. or
ad she spoken IL beneath his window:
The. surprise of the Mellisles at his ar
val. and the fact thai they aud not re-
lived either letter or telegram made him
AN tn The latter conclusion but that
vht he held his peace. Time enough, lic
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