The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-06-30

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Il RECKON DEFY WON TSi ANY JAMES
ON ME-"
and all that, for, by Jove, she's always
more like a fellows sister, don't you
know. than his girl. OF course it was
hard lines for me, but / suppose she
was about right" He stopped and
then added with kind of gentle per-
sistency: "You think she was about
right-Gcn't your
With what was passing in Courtland's
mind. the question seemed so bitterly
ironical that he leaned half angrily
| forward, with an unconscious move
ment of attempting to catch The speak
er's expression in the darkness. 81
should hardly venture to give an
opinion" he said deliberately. Miss
Dows' relations with her neighbors are
SO very peculiar. And from what you
tell me of her cousin it would seem that
her desire to placate them is not always
to be depended upon"
I'm not finding fault with her, you
know" said Champney, hastily. I'm
not such beastly cad as that; l
wouldn't have spoken of my affairs at
all, but you asked, you know. only
thought if she was going to get her
self into trouble en- account OF that
Frenchman you might talk to her;
she'd listen to you because she'd know
you only did it out of business reasons.
And they're really business reasons,
you know. l suppose you don't think
much of my business capacity, colonel,
and you wouldn't 60 much on my judg-
ment-especially now-but I've been
here longer than you and" he
lowered his voice slightly and dragged
his chair nearer CORTLAND, 81 don't
like the looks of things here. There's
some devilment plotting among those
rascals. They're only waiting an OPP
portunity-a single flash would be
enough to set them in blaze-even if
the fire wasn't lit and smoldering
already like spark in a bale of cot
ton. I'd out the whole thing and clear
out if didn't think it would make it
harder for Miss Dows-who would be
left alone"
you're good fellow, Champney,
said CORTLAND, laying his hand on the
young mans shoulder with sudden
impulse, land forgive you for over
looking the fact that could help them.
Indeed!'' he added, with an odd serious
ness and half sigh, Its not strange
that you should. But l must remind
YOU that the Bows are strictly the
agents and tenants of the company
represent, and that their rights and
property under that tenancy shall no,
be interfered with by others as long as
am here. have no right, however,
he added gravely. ito keep Miss Dow:
from imperiling them by her social re
lations."
Champney rose and shook hands will
him awkwardly. "The shower seem!
to be holding up" he said, land III
toddle along before it starts afresh
Good night! 1 say-you didn't mint
my coming to you in this way, did you
BY Jove! I thought you were ittl'
stand-ofiish at first. But you know
what meant!'
Perfectly, and thank you" The.
shook hands again. Champney steppet
t from the portico, and reaching tn
r gate seemed to vanish and become
s part of the darkness.
S The storm was not yet over; the al
= had again become close and suffocatine
S CORTLAND remained brooding in hi
chair. Whether he could accep
e Champney's news as true or not, he fel
It that he must end this suspense at once
" A half guilty consciousness that he wa
y thinking more of it in reference to hi
l. own passion than his duty to the con
G. pany did not render his meditations les
J. unpleasant. Yet while he could nc
r reconcile Miss Sally's condolences i
70 the cemetery in regard to the indiffel
ct ence of her people to Champney's after
IS tons with what Champney had just tol
re him of the reasons she had given hi
for declining them, am afraid he We
E not panied by her peculiar ethics
j. lover seldom finds fault with his mi
t. tress for deceiving his rival, and is
1t, little apt to consider the logical dedu
lg ton that she could deceive him also.
b, Othello was to accept Brabantio's war
W ing. The masculine sense of hone
to which would have resented the frien
r. ship of man capable of such treache,
does not hesitate in accepting the lo'
i'd of q woman under the same condition
lis Perhaps there is an implied complimea
N in thus allowing her to take the %
az ethical responsibility. which few won.
ne can resist.
In the midst of this gloomy ahstra
ton CORTLAND suddenly raised his he
ut and listened (;