The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-09
Oh, you idiot"

While still looked at her in equa
amazement she went on: 81 beg YOU
pardon, but you are so ridiculous that
had to say it. Why, I wasn't talking
about You, but about Lord Rallies
Lord Rallesp" cried
eyes"
81 don't understand, exclaimed.
"Why, Lord Rallies has been-has
been-oh, he's threatened that if ]
! ouldn't-that'-
"You mean he'- began and then
stopped, for couldn't believe my ears.
"Oh, she burst out, "you probably
despise me already, but if you knew how
I scorn myself, Mr.. Gordon, and what
I have endured from that man you
would only pity me-
Light broke ON me suddenly. "Do
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 hs was going to help us, and
from the moment the robbery was done
he has been threatening to tell. Oh,
how have suffered"
Then said a very silly thing. "Miss
Cullen" I cried, "I'd give anything if
were only your brother. " For the mo-
ment I 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
I suppose you despise me.
81 never dreamed of despising you, I"
said. IT only thought, of course
No-that isl mean-well- Oh, the
beastr' couldn't help exclaiming.
"Oh," said Madge, blushing, "you
mustn't think-there was really-you
happened to-usually 1 managed to
keep with papa or my brothers or else
run away, as 1 did when he interrupted
my letter writing, but the night of the
robbery forgot, and on the trail his
mule blocked the path. He never-there
really WASH 't--you saved me the only
times he-he-that he was really rude,
and am so grateful for it, Mr.. Cor
donp
wasn't in a mood to enjoy even
Miss Cullen's gratitude. Without stop
ping for words / dashed into 218, and,
going straight to Albert Cullen, shook
him out of q sound sleep, and before he
could we'll understand me I 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 in my rage, to see how his
English drawl disappeared and how
quick he could be when he really be-
came excited. I 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 I couldn't be-
have myself. Albert came into 81 in a
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.
ct wouldn't have believed it 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 1 stood myself toward
Miss Cullen, but 1 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 21S and was
lucky enough to find her alone in the
dining room.
miss Cullen" I said, GIVE been
ungentlemanly and suspicious, and I'm
about as ashamed of myself as a. man
can be ana 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 I want
you to know how feel, and if there's
any reparation, apology, anything, that
you'd like PIP
Madge interrupted my speech there
by holding out her hand.
"You don't suppose, 4" she said, "that
after what you have done for US could
be angry over what was merely q mis-
take?"
That's what call trump of a girl,
worth loving for lifetime.
Well, we coupled on to No. a 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. 1 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.
GIVE 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"
IT have lost something, I said lit
tie sadly.
Madge looked at me quickly, started
10 speak, hesitated and then said, ooh,
Mr.. Gordon, IL you only could know
how badly 1 have felt about that and