The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-12

ington. The pair are left behind when
the flyer stops for repairs in West
Virginia. Lorry wires ahead to hold
the train. He and the unknown girl
ride twenty miles at a tearing pace
in a mountain coach. There is no love-
making, but a near approach TO 1t
as the rolling stage tumbles the pass
engers about.
Il believe | do remember. now that
you speak of it," he said in a stit1ed
voice. "YOu were standing at a win
dow"
yes. and saw you kissing those
ladies goOdby too. Was one of them
you wife. or were they all your sis
tiers? ! have wondered.
"They-tbey wcre-cOusins." he in
formed her confuSedly. recalling an in
cident that had been forgotten. He
had kissed Mary Lyons and Edna Bur
rage. but their brothers were present.
"A foolish habit. isn't it,"
Il do not know | have no grown
cousins she replied demurely You
Americans have such funny customs,
though Where live no gnutie:uin
would think uf pressing a lady's hand
Iutl il paiuad her. Is 1t necessary
In ihe question there was II quiet dig
nj. half submerged i'll scorn. 50 point
&c. Sc uumiStahable. that he flushed.
turned co,d with modification and has
lilly removed the aInorous fingers.
Il crave .Tour pardon. 1t is such a
strain 20 hold myself and you against
tie rol.in. Of this wagon that / I'M
consciously grippcd your hand harder
Than | knew. You-you will not mis-
understand my motive?' he begged,
fearful lest ne had offended her by his
.t=hlessnesS.
i could not misunderstood some
thing tina does not exist" she said
simply, proudly.
BY .Jove. shes beyond comparison
he thought.
You have explained. and | am sorry
j spoke as did. | shall not again for
get low much | W. you"
Your indebtedness. il there be one,
does not deprive you Of the liberty TO
speak 10 me as you will. You could
NOT say anything unjust without ask
ing my forgiveness. and when you do
that you more than pay the debt. 1t t.
worth a great deal 10 me To hear yoU
say that you owe something TO me, for
| am only too glad to be your creditor.
If there il a debt. you shall never pay
it. 1t is too pleasant an accOun TO
be settled with you're welcome. II
you insist that you W much to me, |
shall refuse to cancel the debt and al
low il to draw interest forever"
What a %financier,,'' she cried. THAT
Jest was worthy of a courtier's deepes
tattery. Let me say that | am proud
20 owe my gratitude to you. You will
not permit 1t to grow less
THAT was either irony or the pretti
est speech 4 woman ever uttered" he
said warmly. Il also am curious about
something. You were reading over my
shoulder in the observation car
Il was not" she exclaimed indig
nantly. How did you know that
she Inconsistency went on.
you forgot the mirror in the oppO-
site side of the car"
Zach! Now | am offended
with a poor old mirror? For shame!
Yet. In the name of our American glass
Industry. / ask your forgiveness. 1t
shall % happen again. You will adj
NIT that you were trying to read over
my shoulder. Thanks for that immuta-
BILE nod. Well, | am curious to know
what you were so eager to read"
Since you presume to believe the
- g-.4o,J 80 "a mill foil ron
There was "a dispatch on the first page
that interested me deeply"
II believe | thought as much at the
time. Oh, confound this road!' For
half a mile or more the road had been
fairly level. but, as the ejaculation in
dicates. a rough place had been reach
ed. He was flung back in the corner
violently. his mead coming in contact
with a sharp projection of some kind.
The pain was almost unbearable, but II
was eased by the fact that she had In
voluntarily thrown her arm across his
chest. her hand grasping his shoulder
spasmodically.
.'Oh. we shall be killed. she half
shrieked. "can you not stop him? This
is madness-madless!'
Pray be calm. / was to blame, for
I had become careless. He is earning
his money; that's all 1t was not stip-
ulated in the contract that he was to
consider the comfort of his passen-
gers Grenfali could feel himself turn
pale as something warm began to trio
kle down his neck Now, tell me
which dispatch 1t was. ! read all OF
them"
You did? OF what interest could
they have beenT
Curiosity does not recognize rea-
son
"You read every one of themT"
"Assuredly."
Then / shall grant you the right to
guess which interested me the most.
You Americans delight in puzzles.
am told"
"Now, that Is unfair"
$50 1t Is. Did you read the dispatch
from ConstantinopleT' Her arm fell
10 her side suddenly as IL she had just