West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-04-20

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~ I0dnt you 10 knoto hotC feel"
while you and Lord Rallies were walk.
ing i didn't want TO bo listener, but
heard q good deal of what you said. "
But didn walk with Lord Rallies, 4"
she cried "The only person L walked
with was Captain Ackland -
That took me very much abacl, for I
had never questioned In my mind that
IL was Lord Rallies. Yet the moment she
spoke realized how much alike tho two
brothers voices were and how easily the
blurring of distance and planI1ing might
have misled me- For moment was
speechless. Then said:
1t makes mo- difference with whom
you were. What you said was the essen
tial part
"But how could you for an instant
suppose that could say what I did to
Lord Ralles?' she exclaimed.
81 naturally Thought he would be the
one to whom you would appeal concern
ing my insulting conduct" :"
MadRe looked at mo for moment as
if trarsfxed. Then she laughed and
cried:
"Oh, you idiotp
While 1 still looked at her in equal
amazement sine went ON: 81 beg your
pardon, hut you are so ridiculous that
had 10 say it, Why, wasn't talking
about you, but about Lord Rallies.
Lord Rallesp' cried.
"Ycs."
II don't understand, " exclaimed.
why, Lnrd Rallies has been-has
bcen-oh. he's threatened that If I
wouldn 't--that''-
''You mean he"- / began and then
stopped, for j couldn't believe my ears.
"Oh, " she burst out, lyon probably
despise me already, but if you knew how
1 scorn myself. Mr.. Gordon, and what
/ have endured from that man you
would only pity me-
Light broke OH me suddenly. "Do
you mean, Miss Cullen, i cI1ed hotly,
"that he's been cad enough TO force his
attentions upon you by tbreats2"
Yes. First he made me endure him
because he was going 10 help us, and
from the moment the robbery was done
he has been threatening to tell Oh,
how have suffcrcdp
Then 1 said very silly thing Miss
Cullen, / cried, I'D give anything if
rnent really meant it.
II haven't dared 20 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. II seemed such "a little thing
to bear for his sake; but, oh, it's been
/ suppose you despise me.
81 never dreamed Of despising you, "
said. Il only thought, Of course
Eo--that isl mean--wcll--- Oh, the
benstl' couldn't help oxclaiming.
"Oh," said Madgc, blushing, you
mustn't thiuk--thcre was really--you
happened to--usually 1 managed to
keep with papa OF my brothers or else
run away, az did when he interrupted
my letter writing, but the night of the
robbery forgot, and on the trail his
mule blocked the path He nevcr-thero
really wasn't--you saved me the only
times hc--he--that no was really rude,
aud / am so grateful for IL, Mr.. Cor
doup
I wasn't I'm q mood 70 enjoy even
Miss Cullcn's gratitude without stop
ping for words / dashed into 2tS, and,
going straight 10 Albert Cullen, ] shook
him cat Of q sound slecp, and before ho
could well understand me I was alter
nately swearing at him and raging a.
Lord Rallies. Finally ho got the truth
through his head, and IL was nuts 10
me, even in my rage, 90 sec how his
English drawl disappeared and how
quick inc could hc whom he really be
came excited left him hurryiug into
his clothes and went 10 my car for
Nftf IL ff. u 4
Rallies through fear that II couldn't be-
have myself Albert came into 97 fn a
few moments to say that the English
men were going 10 the hotel as soon as
dressed, the captain having elected to
stay by his brother.
II wouldn't have believed 80 Of
Rallies feel jolly cut up, you know"
he drawlod
] had been so enragcd over Lord
Rallies that hadn't stopped to reckon
I'm what position stood myself toward
Miss Cullen, but J didn't have 20 do
much thinking 20 know that / bad be
havod about as badly a. i could have
done And the worst was that she would
not know that right through the whole
had never quite becn able 20 think
badly Of hor / went into 21s and was
lucky enough to find her alone in the
dining room.
miss Cullen" I said, 1--WE been
ungcutlcmenly 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 60 ask your
forgiveness, for can't forgive myself
much less expect IL Of you. But want