The Advocate and news., 1898-02-16

oh" she burst out, you probably
despise me already, but If you knew
how scorn myself, Mr.. Gordon, and
what l 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 threats2"
'Yes. 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 sufferedp
Then said a very silly thing. "Miss
Cullen, I cried, I'D give anything if
l were only your brother" For the mo-
ment I really meant it,
IL 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. It seemed such little thing
to bear for his sake; but, oh, it's been
1 suppose you despise me. "
"I never dreamed Of despising you, "
1 said. II only thought, of course
No-that isl mean-well-- Oh, the
beastP' I couldn't help exclaiming
"Oh," said Madge, blushing, lyon
mustn't think-there was really-you
happened to-usually I managed to
keep with papa or my brothers or else
run away, as I did when he interrupted
my letter writing, but the night Of the
robbery 1 forgot, and on the trail his
mule blocked the path. He never-there
really wasn'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 I dashed into 218, and,
going straight to Albert Cullen, I shook
him out of a sound sleep, and before he
could we'll 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 in my rage, to see how his
English drawl disappeared and how
quick he could be when he really be-
came excited. l left him hurTying into
his clothes and went to my car, for l
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 going to the hotel as soon as
dressed, the captain having elected to
stay by his brother.
II 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 stood myself toward
Miss Cullen, but / didn't have to do
much thinking to know that / had be-
haved about as badly as could have
done. And the worst was that she would
not know that right through the whole
I had never quite been able to think
badly of her. I went into 219 and was
lucky enough to find her alone in the
dining room.
''Miss Cullen" / said, ''I've 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 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, she said, "that
after what you have done for us I could
be angry over what was merely mis-
take?"
That's what l call a trump Of girl,
worth loving for a lifetime.
Well, we coupled on to No 4 that