Courier Democrat., 1904-09-01

while their relatives SolouTn unGef HtS,
cipline. III YOU had the entrce over
there, you would understand that these
thirty could not gather themselves into
:, company and march the seven miles
without physical debate III the ranks.
They are not precisely amiahle people,
even among themselves. They would
quarrel and shoot one another TO pieces
long before they got here.
"Hut they worked in company
once"
Never for seven miles. Four miles
WAS their radius. Five would see them
all dead"
She struck the bench again. "oh. you
laugh st me. You make 4 joke OF Your
own life and death and laugh At every
thing. Have five years OF Flat1ville
taught You To do that:"
Il laugh only At taking the poor
CrusS,oaders too seriously. don't laugh
at YOUR running into fire to help a tel-
low MORTAL,
Il knew there wasn't any risk. l
knew lie had TO stop tc load heIore he
shot again.
He did shoot again. If had known
YOU before tonight. T. His tone
changed. and BE spoke gravely. Il am
ut Your feet i'll worship OF your divine
philanthropy. Its 50 much finer 10 risk
your life for Il stranger than for q
friend"
That is a mans point OF view. isn't
it:"
"You risk,N yours for Il man YOU had
never seen before"
"Oh. no. saw You IT the lecture.
heard You iatrs1uee the Hon. MIR Hal
loway."
Then don't understand YOUR wish
ing to save me-
She smiled unwillinsly and turned her
gray eyes upon him With troubled sun.
1iu,->s. and under the sweetness or her
regard he SET a watch upon his lips.
though lie knew il would not avail him
long. He had driveled along respect
ably 81 far. lie thought. but he had the
sentimental! lonsinss II years. starved
If expression. eliminating IL his heart,
She continued 10 look At him w;>Ssul.y.
se.,rchinsly. gently. The:! her eyes trav-
elsa over his big frame. from his
she's "a patch of moonlight Eel Oh
them: they wcre dusty: he drew them
under the beach With 4 sllNdderi 70 bis
broad shoulders he ssooS tie stooa oS';
ai them. She stretched her small white
hands toward him and locked II ,,la::.,'
IN contrast an. hr,kc into the most ts,
!:c.aus low laughter il the world. Al
tis> ha knew tie watch Oh lis lips was
worthless. Ii was 4 question II min
utes Ill he Should present himself .o
her eyes IS Il sentimental and suseep-
t:bla ii.hec.is. He knew it, lie was IN
Wild spirits.
Gould yen realize tia, one OF you.
dangers might be :: shak!ns:" she
cried Is Your seriousness i lost arr =
Her laughter ceased suddenly. An.
no understand Tt.iers said .,ss
French laugh always IN on!e. not -
weep haven, lived here ssva years.
should laugh. too. il ws.s YOU.
Look IT t.e :..ssa:l.' II responded.
I'VE Tla,-v:...:anS ow:. that with ....e
best Q: ::.e.7a;.oi:ts.,s, a::l!, :or :.y part,
l SEE more Of !. Mere, Eau g Lot sp-
prat:a.: Us. ~, have large landscapes
IN the heart c: ~ ,:.y. a:.t. VIA. o:her
e.Y:.a. las at,v:.::.:::.se> Ike that: Next
e-::s.;er r..e railway station IS % have /
Few stove -. :&e waiting -nos.. Hsav
q, ::Se.: IS one II oy- s,eu.h<-i, IS 50
close .ha, Ill one has 20 do IS 70 die
YOU INSIST uto,. ..y being French. you
see. and knew Yea are .ond Of .on-
sens, How lid yo9 happen 10 put
TIE W:....,s and tie Carpenter 81 s.le
ho.,o-l ot page Of Eisbes's notes.
Was i: How were yoa sure :: was
T.
In Carlow COUNTY,
He might have written It himself"
"Fisaea las never n h:S LIE read
anything lighter .han cuns:fo..al in
ss-:ns:oas.'
Miss BESce'-
She doesn't read Lewis Carroll. and
il was 10; her hand. What made you
write * N Fishes manuscript"
He WAS here this afternoon. i
tsassd hin, s .::s,le shon, your heading
il tie Business and the Cra-
die. tie Altar and the Grave :sa', It:
and he Said !: had always troubled
h.c,, ou, you. predecessor hsd used il,
sna you thoosht j, god So do I. He
asked Ire Il could think OF anything
1hs' you 1,iSA Ike better and pu, in
pisce Of /. and w,o,e The Time Has
Gone. because il was tie only thing
could think ot that was as app-ops!-
ate snd as fetching as your headlines.
he was perfectly dear aaou, it he
was 20 serious He said he feared !;
wouldn't be sccep,ahie- didn't notice
that the paper he hande,. lie to write
On was part Of his notes: no- did he. l
think. Af,ewa,d be put j, back in his
pocket II WASH, q message
Tn not so sure he did no, notice.
BE is very wise. Do you know. have
the impression that the old fellow
wanted me 10 NEE. you."
~Hcw dear and sod Of him. She
spoke earnestly, and her face was suf-
fused with warm light. There was
10 doubt about her meaning what che
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