The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-28

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istence. I am in cruelty equivocal
| position"
81 am not in very nice position my
SELF" Faith grieved.
"But it is not your own doing. I am
| speaking of acts-my own, on my own
responsibility"
Cannot You get out of this posi-
tion?"
| 81 shall be out of it by to-morrow's
eastern mail. But want your forgive
| ness tonight. The thing sticks in my
record; don't know what moment it
might turn up and injure me with you"
81 don't think it can be very Serious -
said Faith, "if you can get out of it so
easily. I wish could send all my wor-
ries away by to-morrow's eastern mail.
If were sure they would not travel to
anybody care for
|. "But my forgiveness?" the penitent
| persisted, in love with confessing to
| such confessor.
"Why, forgive you anything, every
thing. What is there am not bound to
forgive, after tonight"
"But do not want it that way. You
shall not be bound. Let us be more
explicit; suppose I should tell you
plainly that am not what you think
amp
81 think you are gentleman and
true friend. Are you not that?" asked
Faith.
II hope so, and much more-as much
more than your friend, as you will
allow"
THAT is enough" said Faith, hur-
riedly. Eyes; enough to thank Heaven
fer, after such night as this! Think of
the place where might have been left!
Now, good night, and more thanks than
can say!"
But Darcie would not take his dis
missal. 'sMust I go?" he frankly de-
SPARED. "And I have not the dimmest
idea how shall ever see you again"
eBut am always here, if you really
wish to see me-" Faith smiled sedately
in the darkness. ut would be strange
if we forgot all about you, after what
you have done for u.s..
''That is the last thing should wish
you to remember me for!" Darcie
spurned her gratitude.
"Well, I can't help but thank you,
whether you like it or not. If my IA
Their should ask you to dinner, would
you despise that sort of remembrance,
too?'
There was an unexpected silence.
Then Darcie said:
1T is not likely 1 shall be asked to
dine at the Big Horn. The Black Dwarf
is small affair, and ana miner
partner of Mike MCGOWAN"
"a miner may be anybody" said
might turn up and injure me with you"
Faith. She spoke coldly. and Darcic,
though he could not see her face, knew
she was hurt. He was furious with his
absurd entanglements, from which he
lorged to tear himself free, all at once.
before it should be too late; he could
noi even tell her what they were.
"You think 1 am mysterious?"
81 have no reason to think so; no
mystery is needed to account for your
not caring to dine with my father
after tonight"
Heaven and earth!" groaned Darcie.
81 told you it would stick. Yet you
would understand it, if could only tell
YOU"
twill understand" said Faith, quick
/ ly, without understanding. Good
night"
He kept hold of her hand while she
| hurriedly warned him: 81 heard them
60 to the other door, but they are COM
| ing here now. Good night-you must
| CO."
"Please-one moment" he ehtreated.
There was something WANTED to say
20 you-just for the last word, to re-
member. Do you know flower they
call the mountain lily? You never
| could forget it if you saw it. 1 never
knew before tonight why it was here
the exquisite thing-a perfect won
der! But every coming has it's her
aids: there are foretokens of JOY as
we'll as sorrow. 1 found you when 1
found the mountain lily. Oh, do you
understand me-my joy-my sorrow?
Which is it going to be? No; l don't
ask you! Don't tell mel"
"You are crazy!" gasped Faith.
| IL know it. But at least there's ex-
cuse for. it. 1 have found you, my
mountain lly!"
He dropped his face an instant on her
hand. Then he rushed for his horse and
rode away.
| where are you going?" Faith called
Colonel had taken, the lower road, to
| the stable. Faiths horse, tied to the
hitching post. whinnied after his COM