Smyrna times., 1906-09-19

even raise finger for me-" Hetherton
began bitterly.
Philomena laughed a SOFT malicious
laugh. Zone saves a novice from
drowning. A swimmer who knows the
waters is apt to regard help as an i'm
pertinence." khe said.
Hetherton set his teeth. "Goodby,"
he said, hardly above his breath, hold |
ing out his hand. Philomena looked at |
him dOubtfulIy and asked, where are
you gOing?'
Il don't knOw-to the devil most |
likely" he answered recklessly.
beg pardon, telegram for you, sir"
J. fOotman said, coming to the pair with
q yellow envelope on his tray.
HethertOn tore it open, glanced at its
contents, then stood twisting it be-
tween his fingers and smiling an odd,
dazed smile. After a long breath he
took Philomena in his arms and kissed
her, saying in her ear:
Luck has stood your friend. I'm a
beggar. or shall be in two hours more.
That was a call for margins 1 can no
more put up than l can fly. I've been
specializing wildly. | wanted you so
badly | thought l must offer you mil
lions no less than myself Until today
they seemed in my grasp. That was
why | dared. Eut I'm losing every
thing at once"
Not quite" she said clinging to
him, her eyes shining up at him
through a mist of tears. "You may
have me, if you lose everything else.
I'm not afraid of poverty if 1 may
have love"
Seems like it's time | took hand in
this game" Il throaty voice said be-
hind them, and there stood the Mac
Carty, very red, and all over perspira-
tiOn. He had been ambushed all the
while in the summer house outside
which the lovers stood. You folks
think list'nin amt the right thing" he
went on. "NO more it amt, but l
walked from a nap as you were in the
midst o talkin', and it didn't take ten
words to show me the lay o the land
| like the lay OF it. The little lady
thar" nodding toward Philomena,
has got me dOped out fine and pat,
but she didn't make sport of the old
galoot. She said it in sport, but she
has looked out fer me. And moren
that, she's made me understand thar
was at least one woman money
couldn't buy. You amt half good
enough fer her." this to Hetherton with
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likes the looks O ye, be hanged if
you're agoin' to take her and try love
in a cottage. At least, not onless the
cottages got all the fxin's. No need
to tell me how you stand. l amt quite
out O. the market if l am up here in
the mountains, courtin' and rusticatin'
If ysu need margins, l know the rea
sen why. Go right straight to the tele
phone. I'll be along O. ye; together
We'll get the straight O things down tC
a dst over my private wire. I'm goln
to see you through if 1t takes on'
million or even two. But when yol
are through you git married and keel
out of sech messes."
Il will" Hetherton said, hslding on
his hand
Before the MacCarty could take
PhlloneHa HuHE herself betweez them
threw her arns about his thick necl
. and kissed him On beth cheeks
You're an angel elephant" she mur
: INJURED. 'T shall love ysu always, n
matter what he says" with a no
z toward HetherteR.
; 'He says, Amendment accepted
, HethertOn said, wrinsing the Mac
| Carty's hand.
| That gentleman laughed apologetica
= ly, but returned the grip heartily, an
) said as he pufed away with Hetherto
] at his elbow:
t 'It takes jest an angel elephant t
1 skeer the bulls and bears good an
' hard"