The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03

" Iil d uuaucleT. Sue Cr1eQ. InaC%z
jest was worthy Of a courher's deepest
hattery. Let me say that am proud
to owe my gratitude to you You will Z
not permit it to grow less.''
THAT was either irony or the pretti-
est speech woman ever uttered" be &
said warmly. ~ also am CURIOUS about
something. You We're reading over my
shoulder in the observation car'-..3:5
81 was notw she. exclaimed indg-
nantly. How did you know that?'ts
she inconsistently went on. 5s1.
"You forgot the mirror in the oppoa s
site side Of the car
"Ach Now am offendedr' - 8
"With a poor old mirror? For shameI1
Yet, in the name of our American glass.
Industry, ask your forgiveness,
shall not happen again. You VIII Lad
nit that you were trying to read over
my shoulder. Thanks for that immuta-
BILE nod. We'll, am curious. to knoW
what you were so eager to read." )"
"Since you presume to believe the
mirror instead Of me, I will tell you. .
There was dispatch on the first page
that interested me deeply q
81 believe thought as much at the
time. Oh, confound this roadr' For
half mile or more the road had been
fairly level, but, as the ejaculation in-s
dicates, a rough place had been reach
ed. He was flung back In the corner
violently, his head coming in contact
with a sharp projection Of some KIND. 4
The pain was almost unbearabIe, but IT.
was eased by the fact that she had in-
voluntarily thrown her arm across his is
chest, her hand grasping his shoulder
spasmcdically. @S.zs::s
"Oh, we shall be killed!' she halt
shrieked. 'Can you not stop him This his
is madness madness
':Pray be calm! + was to blame, for
I had become careless. he is earning
his money; that's all. 1t was not. .stp-
ulated in the contract that he was to-:
consider the comfort Of his passen--Sss
gers" Grenfall could feel himself turn
pale as something warm began to Eic-s
kle down his neck. Now, tell me-
which dispatch it was. read all Of
them" &
"You did? OF what interest could:
they have been?" ssz-:
Curiosity does not recognize rea.S5
son"
"You read every one Of them?' @
"Assuredly." .sssss: ,:s.::;
eThen shall grant you the right to-
guess which interested me the most
You Americans delight in puzzles, e: g:
am told" .szsz-; .Ss::$: ss:.s;
'Now, that is unfair" 80: s:5:s:s; s.3s5
$50 it is. Did you read the dispatch Z
from Constantinoplew Her arm fell
to her side suddenly as if she had just
realized its position. -:
sThe one that told Of the French am -
bassador's visit to the sultan 2?
Concerning the small matter OF as:
loan Of some nillions-yes: Well that
was of interest. to me inasmuch as the
loan, if made, will affect my country. -.
.Wiu you tell me what country yous;
are from?'
81 am from Graustark."
eyes; but don't remember where
that is 5ss::::s.55
''Is it possible that your American
schools do not teach geography? Ours
tell US where the United States IS lo-s
Gated"
'.I confess ignorance"
tsT>1.. I .1lo sc%4 hot
map. Graustark is small, but / annSassS
proud Of it as you are of this great
broad country that reaches from oceans
to ocean. I can scarcely wait until l.:
again see our dear crags and valleys
our rivers and ever blue skies, our
plains and our towns. wonder If you:
worship your country as I love mine. nine. ~
s:From the tenor Of your remarks u
Judge that yor have been away from I:
home for long tme," he volunteered
"We have seen something Of Asia,%5
Australia, Mexico and the United
States since we left Edelweiss six
months ago. Now We are going home
homer She uttered the word so low
ingly, so longingly, 50 tenderly, that he
enTied the homeland.
There was long break in the con. G
versation, both evidently wrapped In 8
thought which could not be disturbed
BY the whirl Of the coach. he was
wondering how he, could give her up, I!
now that she had been tossed intoe his
keeping so strangely. She was asking
herself over and over again how so3;;
thrilling an adventure would end
They were sore and fatgued with 3
the strain on nerve and flesh. 1t was
an experience never to be forgotten,
this romantic race over tie wild noun (:
tain road, the result still in doubt. Ten
minutes ago-strangers; now-frlends
1t least, neither knowing the other.
Surely we must be almost at thesii
end Of this awful ride" she moaned, 3.
Welding completely to the long sup- 8
pressed alarm. Every bone IN my
body aches. What shall we DO If they
have not held the train?'
Send for an undertaken" he replied
srimly, seeing policy in jest. They
were now ascending an incline, bump Z
ing over powders, hurtlins through
treacherous ruts and water washed
holes, rolling, swinging, jerking, crash
inc. You Lave been brave all along
Don't give up now. 1t is almost over.
You'll soon be with your friends
How can thank you:" she cried,
gripping his arm once more. Again hls
hand dropped upon hers and closed
gently.
81 wish that could do thousand
times as much for you" he said thrill
ingly, her disheveled hair touching bis !
face, so close were his lips. "Ah, the
lights of the town. he cried an instant
later. Look
He held her so that she could peer
through the rattling glass window.
Close at hand, higher up the steep,
many lights were twinkling against
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