Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-07-28

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II l--l,es 10 CiEc-enc- Si.h whom
yCu 1---a. What you said was the essen
til part.
Bat how ccu.d y1a fer al instant
s-..ls that ,oG.i >4y what I did to
L,~d Ral,.s:'' She exclaimed.
i naturally though, L. would l. the
G.. :. whom Yea $50 aid APP. gCIcD!n-
IL III Is-.-:5-c' conduct
= IS. ,ag.:eI at n f. 81 l. meat a.
i 'ca-,1z-l Than ST. laughed and
eric.
oh, you IDIOT"
While still looked al her in Ccua!
aul-za -, i she went on: 4 Ir- your
pardon, but you are so ridiculous that
had 20 say i. Why. wasn't talking
about yen. lvt ,.tout Lccd R-.,,s."
"L--l Ra,,cs!' cried
"Ygs"
Il don't understand, " I exclaimed.
WY, Lord Ra,.es h.. lccu-has
lee.-ah, he's threatened that If I
l..L't-'hat"-
You mean he l began and then
s,oprtd, fcr1 couldn't believe NY ears.
"Oh, - SIC lCrst out, you probably
despise Inc already, buff you knew how
I scoru myself. Nj Gordon, and what
l have endured from that man you
would only pity NE.
Light broke on me suddenly. do
you mean, Miss Cullen, l cried holly,
THAT he's been cad enough to force his
attentions upon you by threats:"
Yes. First he made me endure him
because he was going to help Us, and
from the moment the robbery was done
be lbs been threatening to tell. Oh.
how have suffered
Then said very silly thing. Miss
Cullen, l c,ied. I'd give auy-hiu. if
1 were only your brother" ForN-e mo
mcLt really meant it.
Il haven't dared to tel any Of them. ="
she explained, because l knew they
wcCld rant it and make Lord Rallies
angry, and then he would tell and so
ruin ralA It seemed such a little thing
to bear for his sake; but, oh, its been
l suppose you dcspise me "
II never dreamed of dcspising you, "
said. II only thought, Of course
No-that isl mcan-well- Oh, the
BEAST cculdn't help exclaiminq.
ooh, - said Madrc, blushirg, lyon
mustn't tltuk-thcre was reallv-you
happened tc-usually l managed to
keep with papa OF my brothers or else
run away, a, l did when he interrupted
my letter writing, but the night Of the
robbery fc-Got, and On the tail his
r.U-o blocked the path, He nevcr-thcre
really Wasn't-vCu saved me the only
times hC-Lc-that he was really rude,
and l an 50 grateful for 1t, Mr. Cor
dom
wasn't in a mood to enjoy even
Mis- Cullen's gratitude, Without stop
ping for words l dashed into 2LS, and,
going straight 70 Albert Cullen. l shook
him out Of a sound sleep, and before he
could well understand me l was alter
natcly swearing at him and raging at
Lord BALES. Finally he got the truth
through his head, and it was nuts to
me, oven in my rage, to see how his
English drawl disappeared and how
quick he could be when he really be-
came excited. I left him hurrving into
his clothes and went to my car for |
didn't dare to see the exodus Of Lord
Rallies through fear that l couldn't be-
have myself Albert came into 81 in
lev moments to say that the English
men were going to the hotel as soon as
fT4Eef3 +hf ror+oi, bo--,,rx IL
stay ~ his brother.
q wouldn't have believed 1t Of
Ral,cs. I feel jolly cut up, you know"
he drawled.
had Teen so enragcd over Lord
Rallies that l hadn't stopped to reckon
in what position l stood myself toward
Miss Cullen, but l didn't have to do
much thinking to know that I had be-
haved about as badly as l could have
done. And tie worst was that she would
not know that right through the whole
had never quite been able to think
badly Of her. went into 2lS and was
lucky enough to find her alone in the
dining room.
Miss Cullen" I said, GIVE been
ungcutlcmanly and suspicious, and I'm
about as ashamed Of myself as a man
can be and Lot 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 want
you TO know how feel and if there's
any reparation, apology, anything, that
you'd like mp
Madge interrupted my speech there
by holding out her hand.
You don't suppose, she said, chat
after what you have done for US could
be angry over what was merely q mis-
take"
That's what call a trump of girl,
worth loving for lifetime.
Well we coupled on to No. 4 that
morning and started east, this time Mr..
CuIlen's car being the lender. " All on
2l8 We're jubilant, as was natural, but
kept growing bluer and bluer. dined
On their car the night we were due in
Albuquerque, and afterward Miss Gull
len and | went out and sat on the back !
platform.
I've had enough adventures to talk
about for a year" Madge said as we
chatted the whole thing over, "and you
can no longer brag that the K. and A. .
have never had robbery, even if you
didn't lose anything"
Il have lost something, ~ said lit
tie sadly.
Maago looked at me quickly, started
10 speak, hcsitatcd and then said, "Oh,
Mr.. Gordon, if you only could know
how badly have felt about that and
how ! appreciate the sacrificed
l had only meant that I had lost my
heart and, for that matter, probably my
head, for it would have been ungenerous
even to hint to Miss Cullen that I had
made any sacrifice Of conscience for her
sake, and | would as soon have asked
her to nav for il in money as have +o1,l