The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-11
"too horrible. Howyou must have sur

fered.
ut is all over now
They walked on in silence. Chalmers
began to look about him. 1t was good
to live again, to be in the world, 10
jostle people in the streets, to feel that
one other human being was in sympa-
thy with him He began to feel light
hearted.
Lima, where are we going2" he asked
finally, after they had walked il loug
distance. II have just remembered
that haven't any home"
Come home with me-" she said i'm
pulsively.
II can't. I'm not presentable." and
he looked down at the coarse clothes
that the state had munifcently allotted
him. Besides. aren't you ashamed to
be seen with an ex-convictY"
For an answer his companion came up
closer by him and took his arm timidly.
81 tell you what, Lima" he said pres
emily; Il can't go with you in this rig.
You will have to lend me some money"
She laughed and slipped roll of bills
into his hand.
w utIS 10 all y our luOlcSI
II gave it to George to set up shop"
"All of it?'
eyes. l suppose he has made millions
for US both by this time"
And he has taken your nameT
"Yes. l told him to take both the
name and the money, and do the best he
could with both until could come"
I ra ,,o,, o,cir,r tp him, ,,oU,SS
He laughed easily. You have asked
me to come with YOU"
They dined together, and then Chal-
mers went to the station with Lima and
put her ON the train, but he did not go
with her. With the money that she
had given him he first got himself decent
ly clothed; then he went to hotel and
registered in good, bold hand, "Ogden
Chalmers. Then he sent this tele-
gram:
TO Ogden Chalmers, Esd. City of Mexico:
Are you all right? Answer here.
OGDEN CHALMERS
The answer came back:
To Ogden Chalmers, Esq, Columbus, o.:
Dear old boy, am A No. l. Will you come?
OGDEN CHALMERS.
1o ILLS lio lcpiicos
Not just now Send letter and some funds
to Cleveland.
He thought that he would go to
Cleveland at once: but us he delayed it
he found more and more satisfaction in
staying where he was, in being free and
unknown. He felt some surprise that
the remembrance of the past sat so
lightly upon him. And as long as this
was so he was reluctant to do anything
that might disturb this mental repOse.
If he should see Lima again and she
should not prove responsive to his wish
es he felt as if he might not he strong
enough to withstand the depression into
which it would cast him, and he had no
assurance that she could care for him
as he wished. He had better let Well
enough alone.
But in the course Of Il little time he
did go to Cleveland, and there received
letter from his brother with ample
funds and full statement of his opera
tions. The letter ended as follows: Il
have been very successful. Inclosed
account will show that hold subject t.
your order the entire capital that you
placed in my hands. plus one-half the
total earnings. Also au additional sum
of some forty thousand dollars-which
Leonie instructs iue To say she has sur
rendered to you very cleerfully, as she
has not kept the compact. We are both
outlaws, you see. and so perhaps best
suited to each other AS for Miss Ten
nant, please say to her that am very
worthless fellow. trust time will
bring its eornpensations and that you
may be happy together" j.
Chalmers did not show Lima the let
ter, but he told her all it contained, ex-
cept the ending. He remained near her
and found quiet satisfaction in her
presence, but not the same exaltation
that he had known during those first
few hours in the city streets. He would
not permit himself that again. And the
memory of his prison life came back too
wildly.
II cannot forget he said, when she
demonstrated with him upon his depres-
sion. 1T has burned too deeply. l can
never blot out the disgrace"
"You wrong yourself" answered Lima.
ut was sacrifice and not a crime"
"The result is the same; am an ex-
convict"
'You are saint, and should be can
Onized."