Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-20

the usuai winning. cringlng tone. Iie
i had come back from abroad ut the Risk
of his life and liberty, Just In order that
/ ne might say goodbye to the only sis.
ter that he ever had. and to entreat my
forgiveness for any pain which he had
4 caused me. He would never trouble me
again. and he begged only that ! would
hand over to him the sum which I held
! In trust for him. That, with what he
i had already, would be enough to start
him as an honest man In the new world,
i when he would ever remember and
pray for the dear sister who had been
HIS savior. That was the style Of the
letter. and 1t ended by imploring me to
leave the window-latch open. and to be
in the front room at three in the morn
ing. when he would come to receive my
last kiss and to bid me farewell.
Bad as he was. could not, when he
trusted me, betray him. said nothing.
lbut I was there at the hour. He en-
tered through the window, and implored
me to give him the money. He was ter
ribly changed: gaunt. wolfish and spoke
like mailman. told him that had
spent the money. He CRASHED his teeth
at me, and swore it was his money. I
told him that had spent 1t on him. He
asked me how. said in trying to make
him an honest man. and In repairing the
results OF his villainy. He shrleked out
a curse. and pulling something out Of
the breast Of his coat-a loaded stick, I
think-he struck me with It, and re-
membered nothing more"
1.-THE blackguardw cried the Doctor,
"but the police must be hot upon his
track
II fancy not" Mrs. Westmacott an
swered calmly. ''As my brother Is q
particularly tall, thin man, and as the
police are looking for a short, fat one.
do not think that 1t Is very probable
that they will catch him. It Is best. I
think. that these little family matters
should be adjusted In private"
"Afy dear ma'am.'' said the Admiral,
"if 1t Is indeed this mans money that
has brought back my pension, then I
can have no scTuples about taking It,.
You have brought sunshine upon us,
ma'am. when the clouds were at their
darkest, for here is my boy who insists
upon returning the money which I got.
He can keep 1t now to pay his debts.
For what you have done can only ask
God to bless you. ma'am, and as to
thanking you can't even
Then pray don't try" said the wild
ow. Now run away, Admiral, and
make your peace with Mrs. Denver. I
am sure If were she Il would be a
| long time before I should forgive you
AS for me, am going to America when
| Charles goes. You'll take me so far,
won't you, Ida? There is a college
being built in Denver which is to equip
| the woman of the future for the strug-
gle Of life, and especially for her battle
against man. Some months ago the
committee offered me responsible po-
sition upon the staff, and have de-
cided to accept it. for Charles marriage
removes the last tie which binds me to
England. You will write to me some-
times. my friends. and you will address
your letters to Professor Westmacott,
Emancipation College, Denver. From
there shall watch how the glorious
struggle goes on in conservative old
england, and If am needed you will
find me here again fighting in the fore
front of the fray. Good-bye-but not
you, girls; I have still word wish to
say to you.
"Give me your hand, Ida, and yours,
Clara" said she when they were alone.
ooh, you naughty little pusses, aren't
you ashamed to look me in the face
Did you think-did you really think that
was so very blind, and could not see
your little plot? You did 1t very well.
must say that, and really think that
like you better as you are. But you
had all your pains for nothing, you little
conspiratcrs, for give you my word
that had quite made up my mind not
to have him.
And so within few weeks our little
ladies from their observatory saw a
mighty hustle in the Wilderness, when
two-horse carriages came, and coach
men with favors, to bear away the twos
who were destined to come back one.
And they themselves in their cracking
silk dresses went across, as invited, to
the big double wedding breakfast which
was held in the house of Doctor Walker.
Then there was health drinking, and
laughter, and changing of dresses, and
rice-throwing when the carriages drove
up again, and two more couples started
on that journey which ends only with
life itself.
| Charles Westmacott is now flourish
| ing ranchman In the western part OF
Texas, where he and his sweet little
wife are the two most popular persons
in all that county. OF their aunt they
see little, but from time to time they
see notices in the papers that there is a
focus Of light in Denver, where mighty
thunderbolts are being forged which
will one day bring the dominant sex
upon their knees. The Admiral and his
wife still live at number one, while
Harold and Clara have taken number
two, where Doctor Walker continues to
reside. AS to the business, it had been
reconstructed, and the energy and abil-
ity Of the junior partner had soon made
up for all the i'll that had been done by
his senior Yet with his sweet and re-
fined home atmosphere he is able to re-
alize his wish, and to keep himself free
from the sordid aims and base ambi-
tions which drag down the man whose
business lies too exclusively in the
| money market of the vast Babylon AS