The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-01-27

OF luis most disngreeable OF situation
he would shoot down tho tangle OF
halls and vanish before she could be
answered. and what was infinitely
worse than all II she gave the alarm
she might have to 60 into tho police
court 1t was melodramatic and
horrid.
All at once Miss Blenkinsop made
up her mind. She had never 'crept
stealthily" before in her life sho had
nevor ambushed anybody she had
mover done conspicuous or drendful
things but she must do this
She in%ardly than ked heaven that
she still had her gloves on as she
reached In after the queue OF the
kneeling Chinaman. Then she picked
II up deity. softly purlod it out
towards her and slammod-yea
slammed-the door upon it turning
the key In tho lock, and gave little
historical laugh and wondered why
her cheeks wero so hot
There was II muAlod. sluirming
sound on tho other side OF the door.
Perhaps 1t would DO just us we'll
il you kept still," said Miss Blenkip.
sop. 'Pleaso don't shy you don't
sabe for YOU do. you know"
An angry voice cried through the
panels: "Letee glo!'
Il can't really" said Miss Blen
kinsop.
II took all tho presence OF mind
Miss Blenkinsop could summon to her
aid to hold tho greasy half-yard Of
bpaid in her hands. She was afraid
to lot go for fear 1t would slip into
tho room. where sho had no doubt
the ballled Chlnaman was pulling
with all his might so. TO mako It
moro secure. tore oil one OF her bon.
net-strings and wound 1t around tho
knot and knob. adm,ring her own in.
genuity with complacence.
Now | can think" she said.
| Thinking was not such an easy mat.
tor with an oily celestial md pre-
dicament confronting her. The awful
consc luences OF her successful cap
ture now began TO present themselves
for the inst time. Hcr FIRST feeling
had been ono OF righteous indignation
to punish tho offender. but she began
/
n step. She would be tho heroine OF
tho headlines OF to-morrow's issue OF
the paper to say nothing oil being
the victim Of endless chat though no
ono had ever yet bcen found who
chaIed Miss Blcnkinsop. Could she
endure these compound results! She.
who had never been ridiculous Or
Conspicuous In her life! She fairly
wrunS her gloved hands together in
an agony OF indecislon. Oh why
had it ever happened? Why had
sho given way 10 m impulse and
gotten herself into this mess?
II at must have been common
streak in me somewheren she muir.
INJURED. ! saproso | wanted to do
something heroic or great or some.
thing" sarcastically. Il wanted TO
do what was right anyway"
There was q bell JUS, outside the
door--extremely easy to ring 1t and
have crowd there In n minute. a
crowd! Miss Blenkinsop shivered.
After all. how did she know that tho
Chinamnn had really had limo To
take anything Ito would certainly
not conde in her II no had Thea.
too prisons were not tho mos, de-
lightful places In the world. and even
n Chlnaman might have m o,lhctic
aversion OF them. Poor fellow. she
would like to be spared tho pain OF
knowing tina. she had boon the cause
OF making wrctch-oi course he
was n wrcich-morc unhappy than
no already was Not TO mention tho
roliof 1t would DO TO hcrsclf TO DO rid
oi tho responsibility of bringing tho
creature to justice which was always
hard on tho nerves.
Miss Blonkinsop unwound tho rib.
bon. united tho knot OF hair and
opened tho door y,
.. ''You might rs vol go ! suppose,
i shouldn't know what 10 do with you
anyway" she said. lunguIdly with n
look on her face Mt once apologetic
and aIcctedly indifferent.
The Chlnnmrn did not pause 10 no
mark tho nice shades OF meaning on
her coun,cnance but picked up his
bundle OF washing and shu led sadly
away. giving Miss Blcnkinsop n
glance so amazingly compounded OF
gratitude aunnins Triumph. -tbiid
stupidity ana painod rcproach that
she muscd about 1t probabl; for sew
oral moments scqucnt only - coma
To tho mcrtl!slng conclusion that
'fhcy' were too subtle for her.
Tho fact that sho had lot n criminal
out At large on society did not sit
with
Bicnklnsop's conscience. Tho grent
thing was that affairs had been 20
beautifully elmpliied. PorhapA too.
this would teach him a lesson Ia re.
gard TO tho mu,ability OF human OK.
is;cnce especially In tho limo OF
stealing.
at certainly was rather nice OF mo
10 let him on. sho reflected with I'm.
monso completeness. Il don't believe
] have any Of ,hosu ieelInrs of re.
congo and malice that nro so dlsa.
groonblc and low-nnd oxhnust'ng. F"
She passed on into her room aud
stopped nj her drosslng.tnble. Jherc
wcro the open drawers ind every.
thing In disorder and her carved
gold iowcl.boS was gone small NJ.
fair That sho kept hor loser orna.
ments in-thc safe downstairs held
hcr more valuable Jowelry,
What was 1t? Miss Blcnltlnaop
tried TO remember oh, ycs' tho opal
nccslnco ind one or two rlnga
The bonnet string was lying On tho
floor. Miss BlcnlsInsop stopped and
picked 1t up and threw II Into tho
lire; then sho drew or hor long gray
KID gloves and throw thom into tho
crate also and rakod tho ashos oyot
them. Then she went and washed
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