Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-02


mule blocked the path. He never-ther
really wasn't-you saved me the onl,
times he-he-that he was really rude
and / am SO grateful for it, Mr. Cor
don!"
wasn't in mood to enjoy ever
Miss Cullen's gratitude Without stop
ping for words L dashed into 21S, and
going straight to Albert Cullen, l shool
him out of sound sleep, and before hi
could well understand me I was alter
nately swearing at him and raging al
Lord Rallies. Finally he got the truth
through his head and it was nuts tt
me, even in my rage, to see how his
English drawl disappeared and how
quick he could be when he really be-
came excited. left him hurrying into
his clothes and went to my car, for
didn't dare to see the exodus of Lord
Rallies through fear that / couldn't be-
have myself. Albert came into 81 in a
few moments to say that the English
men were going to the hotel as soon as
dressed, the captain having elected to
stay by his brother.
81 wouldn't have believed it of
Rallies / feel jolly cut up, you know"
he drawled.
had been So enraged over Lord
Rallies that / 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 / had be-
haved about as badly as l could have
done And the worst was that she would
not know that right through the whole
had never quite been able to think
badly of her. 1 went into 21S and was
lucky enough to find her alone in tho
dining room.
miss Cullen" I said, "I've been
ungentlemanly and suspicious, and I'm
about as ashamed of myself as man
can be and not 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 ID like mp
Madge interrupted my speech there
by holding out her hand.
"You don't suppose, " she said, "that
after what you have done for US could
be angry over what was merely a mis-
take?''
That's what call trump of girl,
worth loving for lifetime.
Well, we coupled on to No. that
morning and started east, this time Mr..
Cullen's car being the lender" All ON
els were jubilant, as was natural, but
I kept growing bluer and bluer. / dined I
ON their car the night we We're due in
Albuquerque, and afterward Miss Cul-
len and | went out and sat on the back
platform.
Eve had enough adventures to talk
about for year" Madge said as we
chatted the whole thing over, land 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 a lit
lie sadly.
Madge looked ut me quickly, started
10 speak, hesitated and then said, "Oh,
Mr.. Gordon, if you only could know
how badly have felt about that and
low | appreciate the sacrificed"
l had only meant that L had lost my
leart and, for that matter, probably my
lead for it would have been ungenerous
wen to hint to Miss Cullen that I had
made any sacrifice of conscience for her
AXE, and l would as soon have asked
Ter to pay for it in money as have told
Ter. :
"You mustn't think''-I began.
II have felt" she continued, ''that
our wish to serve us made you do
you never would have other
wise done, for Well, you-any one
an see how truthful and-and it has
lade me feel so badly that we Oh, |
Ir. Gordon, no one has right to do
yrong in this world, for it brings such
adness and danger to Innocent And
on have been so generous
couldn't let this go on. "What l
id" l told her, was to fight fire with
re, and no one is responsible for it but
lyself."
~ should like to think that, but
she said. II know we all tried
, do something dishonest, and, while
on didn't do any real wrong, yet
on t think you would have acted as
)u did except for our sake. And I'm
raid you may some day regret 4
II shan't," 1 cried, land, SO far from
Gaming that 1 had lost my self respect,
was abiding to quite another thing"
"Time?" she asked.
"No."
"What?" |
Something else you have stolen" I
81 haven't" she denied.
"You have" affirmed.
''You mean the novel;" she asked,
because I sent it in to 81 tonight?' l
81 don't mean the novel +"
81 can't think of anything but those
eces of petrified wood, and those you
We me-" she said demurely. 81 am
re that whatever else have of yours
u have given me without even my
king, and if you want it back you've
lily got to say So. I
II suppose that would be the very
st course" groaned. /
81 hate people who force present on
le," she continued, ''and then, just as
lie begins to like it, want it back"
Before could speak she said hurried
:, How often do you come to Chi
go?''
took that to be sort of command
at I was to wait, and, though longing
have it settled then and there, I