CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-28
CHAPTER TX
ATALK BEroRE RRKAKFAsr.

Looking at my watch 1 found it was
a little after 3, which meant in WASH
ington Allowing for transmission.
telegram would reach there in time to
be ON hand with the opening of the de-
partmenfs therefore wired at once to
the following effect:
Postmaster General, Washington:
A peremp,ory nandAmus has been issued by
territorial judge to compel me to deliver to
addressee the thr-e registered letters which By
your directions, issued Oct ID Was to bold
pending arrival Of Special Agent jackson
Service Of writ will lie made af 3;s5 today TN
less prevented Telegraph me Instructions how
to net
That done. had a good tub. took a
brisk walk down the track and felt 50
frSshenod up as TO lie none the worse for
my sleepless night | returned TO the
station little after 6, and. to my sur
prise. found Miss Cailen walking up
and down the pl..tfc.m-
You are up eariyr' we both said
together.
Yes" she si-hed II couldn't
sleep last night =
You're net unwell. hope:"
"Nc-exsept mentally"
looked n question. anu she went on.
IL have some wurl4ss. and then last
nirht saw you wcrS, all keepinG some
bad news frum me. ard 80 | couldn
slcep"
''Tl,cn we did wrong to make mys-
iory OF it, Miss Cullen. l said. for it
READ ' isn't anything to trouble about
Nj. Camp is simply taking legal steps
to t-y t. furce me to deliver those let
tyrs &c him"
And can he succ,Vdt'
No
Few VIII you stop him;"
II dent know yet Just y hat we shall
do. but If worse comes To worst l will
allow myself TO be committed for con-
tempt Of count.
what would they do with yous''
"Givr me free boslrd for :, I time.'
Not send you to prisc,s.'
Yes.
''Ot. = she cried '',h..r mustn't bel
You must Tot make su.ll IA sacrifice for
US
''Id do more than that for YOU"
said And couldn't help putting lit
tie emphasis on the last word. though I
knew 1 had no right to do it.
She understood me and blushed rosily.
even while she protested, 1T is too
much
There's really no likelihood, - in
terruptcd, ''of my being able to assume
A martyrs crown. Miss Cullen. so don't
begin to pity me till Tn behind the
bars.
''But l can't bear TO think
Don't. l interrupted again. rejoic-
ing all the time at her evident anxiety
and blessing my stars for the luck they
had brought me. why. Miss Cullen"
| went on. I've become so interested in
your success and the licking of those
fellows that l really think I'd stand
about anything rather than that they
should win Yesterday. when Mr. Camp
Threatened to- Then stopped. rs it
suddenly oocurred to me that il was best
not to tell Madge that / might lose my
position, for it would look like kind
of bid for her favor. and. besideS. would
only add to her worries
Threatened what.' asked Miss Cul.
len
'ThNatened to lose his temper"
answered
"You know that wasn't what you
We're going to say" Madge said re-
proachfully
No it wasn't" laughed
Then what was ity"
Nothing worth speaking about,
But / want to know what he threat
ened- "
Really, Miss Cullen began. but
she interrupted me by saying anxiously:
He can't hurt papa. can hep
No : l replied
'or my brotherss"
- He cant touch any of them without
my help And hen have work TO get
that | suspect T"
Then why can't You tell mes" de-
mandod Miss Cullen Your refusal
makes me think you are keeping back