The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-12-15

did you ever read n story called |
Better DendT don't know the name
Of the crank who wrote it," the doctor
added, modestiy--he was not literary in
his tastes-"but he hit on good phrase
right there. I've used il to my own sat.
isfaction quite frequently since | read
the thing. There's friend OF ours not
far from this who were better dead.
lie is dead. The vital spark has been out
of him so long it's indecent to have
him around. and we may as well be
frank about it. I've lived long enough
in the west not TO have many preiu.
dices, but there are one or two things
cannot stand. can't stand coward
and | can't stand a man who doesn't
know how TO take care OF his women
| folks. To see girl like Miss bingham
mixed up with such an outfit as that!
| Now, IL she cant be taken out of this
placeany other way l will elope with her
myself, and that might make trouble
in the family. But there's no need Of
me when here are you two fellows, who
stood by her once before when the old
man went back on her. And she went
under fire for you just ns II she'd been
brought up to ii. Her conduct that
night shows what she can do II re-
quired. It's no slouch of trip I've laid
out for you, and I'm sorry, Dnrcie, you
had the bad taste 10 get shot, just as
two arms would have been so mortally
convenient. I'm afraid the journey
will be rough on you"
ITS no use, doctor" said Darcie.
quietly, in the bitterness of n despair
that was beyond words; "she will never
90 in the world-not with me. They
have shown her that letter, and sht
thinks l have lied 10 her; moreover,
accused her to her face of opening il
and reading it herself"
That was Pleasant" said the doctor
dry,y. ANY other little cndearments
pass between you? Is this your inter
national style Of courtship? I've won.
dered how you Englishmcn manage &c
get on so fast with our girls!
well, she is thinking about youi
safety now, purely on account of tho
reparation we owe you at the mine. II
is on her conscience that she wishes she
knew where you are. | haven't told hel
yet; it's just as well to let you stay or
her conscience awhile longer; you'll
never stay in n safer place, and she has
got to have something there. But don't
presume upon it. Has it occurred by
this time to your investigating mind
that there might be ways for lady
to come by the contents of a letter be-
sides helping herself to it? Do you
know that the old mani won't cal'
him her father-confronted her Will.
that information you have been col
lectirg and accused her of helping you
to get it, and of being your vile ac-
complish' generally ?--on the word of
Abby!"
Don't make it any worse, doctor!"
pleaded Darcie, humbly. 81 know she
can never forgive that shadow of o
thought in me. Yet it seemed, as she
put it, simple statement of fact"
"Of what fact?"
THAT she had read my letter. Tn
not defending myself"
81 should hope not" the doctor coin
cided, while Darcie was realizing tha,
, lie had purchased n great relief at tn,
expense of a deeper despair. "Suppost
, she had read it? She was the judge
whether she could read it or not; WON
. en- seem to be able to do things thai
:. men can't do. and vice versa, IL you'v,
noticed. Anyhow, when fact about
/, girl you believe in is impossible on tn,
), free of it, wouldn't meddle with it
especially if she furnished the fact her
self Women and facts are the queeres
= things when they get thorough,
:. mixed; you have simply to choose be
! tween your woman and your facts. II
= your case, Darcie, / needn't say I'd talk
'. the woman every time"
;, "You would if it wasn't too late,
y" said Darcie. 1T all comes to the sam
:. thing; she will never go with me. Bu
), If she must go, perhaps she will go will
y Mike. Tell her, doctor, that I'm no
. going. am not going. I'm going Il
. stay and finish my work. came her
u to do it and / shuflled out Of it for
; selfish reason; now | intend to see
= through. Twas a spy; she believes tha
;, | am one still. If needful will meet tn
:, fate of spy; it seems to be meant TO
y me-"
:. "Oh. come off the roof, and do as yo
n are told! The orders are, women an
wounded to the rear. You will NEE
:, all the fate you want between her
a and the Old Mission tomorrow nigh
- Now you needn't stand there lookin
~ as pale as Mikes new pipe disputin
what girl viii do or what she won
= do. I'll answer for the girl; she will b
Y on hand, mind you, to start when yo
y start. You are to deliver her to IN
~ wife, Mrs. William Simpson, at SpC
|, kane, and telegraph me directly you al
rive. I'll be in TO shake hands by an
;" by.
- mike, see that you cover up all tho
l' fresh earth in the corner with ashes
:. it's less conspicuous in case they gt
- on to your trail while it is hot"
U fro GE CONTINUED
~ Tips to Noblcmcn's Servants.