Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-01

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I kept growing bluer and bluer. I dined
on their car the night we were due in
Albuquerque, and afterward Miss Cul-
len and I went out and sat on the back
platform.
"I've had enough adventures to talk
about for a year." Madge said as we
chatted the whole thing over, land you
can no longer brag that the z. and A.
have never had robbery, even if you
didn't lose anything"
II have lost something, I said a lit
tie sadly.
Madge looked at me quickly, started
10 speak, hesitated and then said, "Oh,
Mr.. Gordon, if you only could know
how badly have felt about that and
how appreciate the sacrifice"
had only meant that had lost my
heart and, for that matter, probably my
head, for it would have been ungenerous
even to hint to Miss Cullen that had
made any sacrifice Of conscience for her
sake, and would as soon have asked
her to pay for it in money as have told
her.
"You mustn't think"-I began.
II have felt," she continued, "that
your wish to serve us made you do
something you never would have other
wise done, for Well you-any one
can see how truthful and-and it has
made me feel so badly that We Oh,
Mr.. Gordon, no one has q right to do
wrong in this world, for it brings such
sadness and danger to innocent And
you have been SO generous
I couldn't let this go on. "What I
did," I told her, twas to fight fire with
fire, and no one is responsible for it but
myself" "
II should like to think that but I
can't" she said. II know we all tried
to do something dishonest, and, while
you didn't do any real wrong, yet I
don't think you would have acted as
you did except for our sake. And I'm
afraid you may some day regret"-
II shan't," 1 cried, land, so far from
meaning that had lost my self respect,
I was alluding to quite another thing"
"Time?' she asked
"No."
"What?''
Something else you have stolen"
81 haven't" she denied.
"You have" I affirmed.
"You mean the novel;" she asked,
"because sent it in to 81 tonight?"
II don't mean the novel"
"I can't think of anything but those
pieces of petrifed wood, and those you
gave me-" she said demurely. II am
sure that whatever else I have of yours
you havt given me without even my
asking, and If you want it back you've
only got to say 30.
II suppose that would b. the very
best course" groaned.
II hate people who force present on
one," she continued, land then, just as
one begins to like it, want it back"
Before could speak she said hurried
ly, "How often do you come to Chi
csgo?"
I took that to be sort of command
that was to wait, and, though longing
to have it settled then and there, l
braced myself up and answered her
question. Now I see what duffer /
was. Madge told me afterward that she
asked only because she was so frightened
and confused that she felt she must stop
my speaking for moment
did my best till I heard the whistle
the locomotive gives as itruns into yard
limits and then rose. "Goodby, Miss
Cullen" said properly enough, and
she responded, "Goodby, Mr.. Gordon"
with equal propriety.
I held her hand, hating to let her 90,
and the first thing knew I blurted out,
II wish I had the brass Of Lord Rallies. "
II DON'T" she laughed, because if
you had I shouldn't be willing to let
you''-
And what she was going to say and
why she didn't say it is the concern of
no one but Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cor
don.
TIE END