The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-10

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wasn't in a mood to enjoy even
Miss Cullen's gratitude. Without stop
ming for words | dashed into els, and,
going straight to Albert Cullen, l shook
him out Of sound sleep and before he
could we'll understand me l was alter
nately swearing at him and raging at
Lord Rallies Finally he got the truth
through his head, and it was nuts 10
me, even in my rage, to see how his
English drawl disappeared and how
quick he could be when he really be-
came excited left him hurrying into
his clothes and went TO my car, for
didn't dare to see the exodus of Lord
Rallies through fear that l couldnt be-
have myself Albert came into 81 in
few moments to say that the English
men were going to the hotel as soon as
dressed, the captain having elected to
stay by his brother.
81 wouldn't have believed il of
Rallies. feel jolly cut up, you know,
he drawled.
/ had been so enraged over Lord
Rallies that hadn't stopped to reckon
in what position l stood myself toward
Miss Cullen, but l didn't have to do
much thinking to know that l had be-
haved about as badly as l could have
done. And the worst was that she would
not know that right through the whole
had never quite been able to think
badly of her. went into 2lS and was
lucky enough to find her alone in the
dining room.
"Miss Cullen" | said, 1--WE been
ungentlemanly and suspicious, and I'm
about as ashamed of myself as a man
can be and not jump into the Grand
canyon. I've not come here to ask your
forgiveness, for I can't forgive myself,
much less expect it of you. But want
you to know how feel, and if there's
any reparation, apology, anything, that
you like M
Madge interrupted my speech there
by holding out her hand.
lyon don't suppose, she said, "that
after what you have done for us could
be angry over what was merely mis-
take?''
L u
worth loving for lifetime.
Well, we coupled on to No that
morning and started east this time Mr..
Cullen's car being the lender. All on
21S were jubilant, as was natural, but
kept growing bluer and bluer. dined
on their car the night we were due in
Albuquerque, and afterward Miss Gull
| len and l went out and sat on the back
| platform.
1--WE had enough adventures to talk
about for year." Madge said as we
chatted the whole thing over, land you
can no longer brag that the K. and A.
have never had robbery, even if you
didn't lose anything
81 have lost something, I" I said 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 l have felt about that and
how appreciate the sacrificed
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 l had
made any sacrifice of conscience for her
sake, and l would as soon have asked
her to pay for it in money as have told
| her.
"You mustn't think"-I began.
81 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
/ couldn't let this go on. what
did, )" told her, twas TO fight fire with
fire, and no one is responsible for it but
myself.
Il should like to think that, but 1
can't" she said Il know we all tried
to do something dishonest and, while
you didn't do any real wrong, yet 1
don't think you would have acted as
you did except for our sake And I'm
afraid you may some day regret
81 shan't," cried, land, so far from
meaning that l had lost my self respect,
] was abiding to quite another thing :"
Timer" she asked.
"No."
WHAT"
Something else you have stolen"
81 haven't" she denied.
"You have" affirmed.
"You mean the novel;" she asked,
because / sent it in to 81 tonight?'
81 don't mean the novel "
81 can't think of anything but those
pieces of petrified wood, and those you
gave me, " she said demurely. II am
sure that whatever else have of yours
you have given me without even my
asnrug, anu II you wanJ IL pacK you vo
only got to say So.
81 suppose that would be the very
best course" groaned.
81 hate people who force present on
one" she continued, land then, Just as
ono houips ~ lilo IL want IL bool,