News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-06-30


you mean, Miss Cullen, cried hotly,
''that he's been cad enough to force his
attentions upon you by threats?"
Eyes. First he made me endure him
because he was going to help us, and
from the moment the robbery was done
he has been threatening to tell. Oh,
how have suffered"
Then I said a very silly thing. 'Miss
Cullen, " cried, "I'd give anything if
I were only your brother" For the mo-
ment really meant it.
81 haven't dared to tell any of them"
she explained, because I knew they
would resent it and make Lord Rallies
angry, and then he would tell and so
ruin papa. 1t seemed such little thing
to bear for his sake; but, oh, it's been
1 suppose you despise me. -
81 never dreamed Of despising you"
1 said. Il only thought, of course
that isl mean-well- Oh, the
bea-y!" I couldn't help exclaiming
"Oh," said Madge, blushing "you
mustn't think-there was really-you
happened tc-usually l managed to
keep with papa or my brothers or else
run away, as did when he interrupted
my letter writing, but the night of the
robbery fo-TCt, and on the trail his
mule blocked the path. He never-there
really wasnt-you saved me the only
times he-ke--that he was really rude,
and am so grateful for it, Mr. Cor
DON'T
/ wasn't in mood to enjoy even
Miss Cullen's gratitude. Without stop
ping for words l dashed into 21S, and,
going straight to Albert Cullen, | shook
him out of a sound sleep, and before he
could well understand me | was alter
nately swearing at him and raging at
Lord Rallies. Finally he got the truth
through his head, and it was nuts to
me, even i'll my rage, to see how his
English draTl disappeared and how
quick he cou.d be when be really be-
came excited. left him hurrying into
his clothes ard went to my car, for
didn't dare TO see the exodus of Lord
Rallies through fear that / couldn't be-
have myself. Albert came into 81 in a
few moments to say that the English
men were RCing to the hotel as soon as
dressed, the captain having elected to
stay by his BROTHER.
81 wouldn't have believed it of
Rallies. 1 feel jolly cut up, you know, I"
he drawled
I had been so enraged over Lord
Rallies that | hadn't stopped to reckon
in what position | stood myself toward
Miss Cullen, but l didn't have to do
much thinking to know that | 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 2IS and was
lucky enough to find her alone in the
dining room.
Miss Cullen" / said, GIVE been
ungentlemanly and suspicious, and I'm
about as ashamed of myself as man
can be and not jump into the Grand
canyon. I've not come here to ask your
forgiveness for l 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'd like mp
Madge interrupted my speech there
by holding out her hand
"You don't suppose " she said "that
after what you have done for us | could
be angry over what was merely a mis-
take?"
That's what / call trump of girl,
worth loving for lifetime.
Well, we coupled on to No. that
morning and started east, this time Mr..
Cullen's car being the tender. " All on
21S were jubilant, as was natural, but
l kept growing bluer and bluer dined
on their car the night we were due in
Albuquerque and afterward Miss Gull
len and | went out and sat on the back
platform.
i've had enough adventures to talk
about for year." Madge said as we
chatted the whole thing over, "and you
can no longer brag that the X. and A.
have never had robbery, even If you
didn't lose anything"
II have lost something, " said lit
tie sadly.
Madge looked at me quickly, started
10 speak, hcsitated and then said, ooh,
Mr. Gordon, if you only could know