The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20

NodulnS my neuu III assent us well
as in recognition of his thanks, / con
tinued. "It was my duty as an official
of the K. q A. to receiver the stolen
mail, and had to do it,"
ave understand that" said Mr.. Cul-
len, land do not for moment blame
you"
But" went on, for the first time
looking at Madge, "it is not my duty
to take part in contest for control of
the Z. g. A., and shall therefore act
in this case as should in any other loss
of mail"
"And that ISL asked Frederic.
II am about to telegraph for instruc-
lions from Washington" I said. Gas
the q. s. has tied up some Of your
proxies, they ought not to object If we
do the same, and I think I can manage
50 that Uncle Sam will prevent those
proxies from being voted at Ash Forks
on Friday"
If a galvanic battery had been applied
to the breakfast table, it wouldn't have
made bigger change. Madge clapped
her hands in joy. Mr.. Cullen said
"God bless you'll" with real feeling.
Frederic jumped up and slapped me on
the shoulder, crying, "Gordon, you're
the biggest old trump breathing" while
Albert and the captain shook hands with
each other in evident jubilation. Only
Lord Rallies remained passive
Have you breakfasted?" asked Mr..
Cullen when the first joy was over.
Eyes" I said. II only stopped in ON
my way to the station to telegraph"
MAY I come with you and see what
you say?" cried Fred, jumping up.
nodded, and Miss Cullen said qucs-
tioningly, me tool" making me very
happy by the question, for it showed
that she would speak to me. In mo-
ment we were all walking toward the
platform. Despite Lord Rallies, felt
happy, and especially as I had not
dreamed that she would ever forgive me-
I took telegraph blank, and, put
ting it 80 that Miss Cullen could see
what said, wrote:
Postmaster General, Washington:
registered letters stolen from No. Overland
Missouri Western express ON Monday, Oet. Il,
loss of which has already been notified you:
Then I paused and said: $50 far,
that's routine, Miss Cullen. Now comes
the help for you" And I continued:
The letters may have been tempered with,
and recommend u special agent. Eoply Flag.
staff, Arizona. RICHARD GORDON,
Superintendent K. and A. Z. r.
"What will that do?' she asked
"I'm not much at prophecy, and we'll
wait for the reply" said
All that day we lay at Flagstaff, and
after good sleep, as there was no use
keeping the party cooped up in their
car, I drummed up some ponies and took
tho Cullens and Ackland over to the In
dian cliff dwellings. don't think Lord
Rallies gained anything by staying be-
hind in sulk, for it was very jolly
ride, or at least that was what it was TO
me. I had TO tell them all how had
settled on them as the criminals. To
hear Miss Cullen talk one would have
inferred I was the greatest of living de-
tectives.
1.-THE mistake we made" she said,
twas not securing Mr.. Gordon's help to
begin with, for then we should never
have needed to hold the train up, or,
if We had, we should never have been
discovered.
What was more to me than this ill
deserved admiration were two things
she said on the way back when We two
had paired of and were bit behind the
rest.
1.-THE sandwiches and the whisky
were very good, she told me- "And I'm
SO grateful for the trouble you took"
1T was pleasure, said
"And, Mr.. Gordon" she continued,
and tlen hesitated for moment, my
Frederic told me that you-you said
you honored me for
II d." I exclaimed energetically It's
she paused and colored.
"Do you really" she cried. IT
thought Fred was only trying to mako
me less unhappy by saying that you
did"
II said it, and I meant it, ~ I told
her.
II have been so miserable over that
lie" she went on, "but l thought if l
let you have the letters it would ruin
papa l really wouldn't mind poverty
myself, Mr.. Gordon, but he takes such
pride in success that l couldn't be the
ono to do it. fought to have known you
would help It's. -
thought this a pretty good time to
make real apology for my conduct on
the trail as well ms to tell her how sorry
I was ut not having been able to repack
her bag better. She accepted my apology
very sweetly and assured me her be-
longinss had been put away SO neatly
that she had wondered who did it. l
knew she only said this out Of kindness
and told herso, telling also of my strug
giles over that pink beyibboned and be-
laced affair in a way which made her
laugh. I had thought it was ball gown
and wondered at her taking it to the
canyon, but she explained that it was
dressing sack That made me open my
cyon, tiil1hAAS sdLNt any t1ihk 81 piNry
could be used for the same purposes for
which use my crash bath gown, and,
while my eyes were open, saw the fol-
ly Of thinking that a girl who wore such
things could ever get along on my sal
ary In that way the incident was u
good lesson for me, for it made me feel
that even II there had been no Lord
Rallies I still should have had no chance.
On our return to the cars there was
telegram from the postmaster general
awaiting me. After glance at it, as
the rest Of the party looked anxiously
on, passed it over to Miss Cullen, for
! wanted her to have the triumph Of
reading it aloud. 1t said:
Hold letters pending arrival Of Special Agent
Jackson, due in Flagstaff Oct. 10.
1.-THE election is the 1sth," Frederic
laughed, executing war dance on the
platform. 1.-THE G. 8. g dough is cook
ed"
II must waltz with some one," cried
Madgs, and before could offer she took
hold Of Albert and the two were whirl-
ing about, much to my envy. The Cul.
lens were about the most jubilant road