The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-23

you' bub W Whke hssurdnce uOuDly sure,
l will go and leave you to yourself"
"You cannot We are In the topmost
car. Risk would be enormous.
"I'n chance 1t. am strong and have
good nerve and steady hand, and II the
worst comes there is no one left to care"
He opens the door and prepares to step
out on to the iron framework Of the huge
wheel
At the sight of the man whom l had SO
truly loved in my glrlhood subjectiDg him
self to this awful risk every vestige of the
pctulant pride that had dominated me
moment before vanished. only saw my
lover of former days-the only man who
had ever really stirred my heart-in dan
ger.
leaned forward, holding cut implorlng
hands to him.
He had already begun to descend. /
bent forward and tried to reach him.
His left arm Is stretched upward, grasp
ing tho girders above him.
What Is that CLEAN of gold sec at his
wrist9 All, recognize it! My bangle,
that he took from me years ago and had
soldercd on to his own arm A mist Of
tears dim my eyes. lean forward, stretch
ing my arms toward him.
''Stay, Cecil, for my sake!'
How did 1t happenS could never quite
tell. missed my footing. For second
my brain reels, and then l find myself
firmly clasped in his right arm, while with
his left and with feet and knees he clngs
desperately.
"Madge, Madgo," he says hoarsely, "for
Gods sake, nerve YOURSELF Cling to some.
thing! cannot hold you like this long.
Try all you know"
II will. " And suit the action to the
word by grasping tho lower part of the
door sill with both hands. "Promise me
you will not attempt the DESCENT
"No, will not; | swear!"
He is still holding me, for my feet ure
below tho steps We are In hideous peril,
but one dare not realize 1t.
have cause now to be thankful that an
annual mountaineering In Switzerland has
strengthened my nerve and muscle.
Somehow l regain the car In safety.
Cecil is quickly beside me- and then-oh,
browning ignominy! l fling myself sob.
bling into his arms. 1t does not seem to
strike him as strange for am folded close
to his heart and soothed and fondled as |
used to DO In tho old days before he loft
me.
"Madgc, dear litto girl, you have not
forgotten mo after all
"Never, neyer, though l tried so hard
And your"
II tried to when heard you wero fond
of some one else"
II never was"
"Why did you write as YOU did,"
81 thought you did not care any more"
"By the same mail | got n letter from
my cousin saying you were engaged to
that lanEy Irishman, Malone"
(Which cOusin?'
"Gertrude Gray"
"Why, Cecil, she must have wanted to
part US. Yes, always thought she cared
for YOU.
He tlushes and says, "Was there no truth
in the report about Malone, Madgc?"
"Not word, indeed, and indeed
Ho bends and kisses my lips
Madge-littlo sweetheart that used to
love me- was going to sec Gertrude this
evening to ask her to take pity on a lonely
man in tho far east. Shall eo;''
He has to bend low for the answer. But
it is "No," emphatic, though WHISPERED,
and he is satisfied.
Evrrv ono has beor] of tho night ont in
the .,rn,t yhr.I
Siytcpn hours, A woorjsomc timo IN
many, hut we had thc story of Ave yoars
tn tnr c,ch othrr and mans +o mako for
tbe future II was none foo long Cod.
trays hand hollow, brourht Gloss to flo
wheel 70 relieve tho tedium of the term of
imnrlsonment plovjng wild sweet waltz
Music formed titting occomunni,noutt o
tho talk in which DO Won rrmembcrg"
was n,,nr nm ouy line
The hrayc t,r who did climb thc eirdors
hriuoinp rofrrsh,nent to tho prisoners
sremrd to take in tho situ,tIon and ofrr,eL
NC his cnnrrotulntions in tbe ho,rtiest
monnrr ims,,nnhlc Crril wac h,lf in
cl,nf.l to ho nrgrv Init bonrinpas won tho
dnv, and he ended bv giving tho sailor a
most wildly crtr,vooant .'hncl sheesh y
We snnt telegram to Aunt Mary which
she never got for she ala uot % homo no
7 Ind honed sho womb INF sh, snnnt tLo |