The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-12-01


mounted yours.
He laughed. Mine is only heavy
cart.horse not 1T for riding" he said.
| "You shouldn't say that. 1t is a
mans work-yours. And he made
sure there was note Of regret in her
voice when she added: 'No woman
can ever share it with you. or help
you in It,"
| 81 should be sorry to believe that"
he. rejoined, quickly. "The best part
Of any mans work may he shared by
the woman who withstand dares"
She gave him a fitting glance of
/! intelligence.
Glow strangely chance whips us
about from post to pillar. Two even
ings ago I was foolish enough to
we'll, You know what did. And now
we have changed places and you are
telling mo what woman may do-if
she dare"
But he would not admit the prem
Uses. "lf the one were foolish, so Is
the other. But ] can't allow that to
stand. shall always be the better
for what You said to me the other
evening"
II don't know why you should; you
didn't need it in the least" she pro-
tested. III had known tlren what
I know now. should have said someA
thing quite different"
Say II now. il you wish"
May I? But I have no right Be-
| ~
of recantations.'
Would II? Nevertheless. I should
like to hear IT,"
She nerved herself for the plunge
her uncle's plunge-doubting more
than ever.
"your part in the building Of this
other railroad is purely business at
fair. is 1t not?"
"My personal interest? Quite so: a
mere matter Of dollars and cents, you
may say"
She went on. entirely missing the
irony in his reply.
"You did not know the difficulties
before you came here?"
'"Only in general way. 7 knew
there was opposition. and---wcl1. I'm
not Just a novice in this sort Of thing,
and If may be allowed to boast :;
little. ] knew my appointment was
owing to Mr.. Callowell's belief in my
ability to carry it through
/ ."You are not smoking" she said
Haven't You your pipe?" She was
finding II desperately hard to 80 on.
IF YOU, don't mind" he returned:
but when he had pipe and tobacco in
hand she plunged again.
"You say your interest in this other
railroad-your personal interests
only that of-of an employe. II you
should have another offer, from some
other company
He smiled. Put yourself in my
place. Miss Virginia. What would
you do?"
She tried TO think it out. and in
the process the doubt grew and over
whelmed her
I'll don't know" she faltered
"If. as you say, it is only question
Of so much money TO be earned
He started rs II she struck him
with whip.
THAT Is not your argument: It !,
Mr.. Darrah's.' Then his voice took
deeper tone that thrilled her till
she wanted to cry out. Don't say
you want me to give up; please don't
say that. think | have been putting
you on a pedestal these last two days.
Miss Cartcrct. You, know we'll enough
what is inyolved--honor, integrity,
good faith, everything Il man values.
or should value. ! was only TESTING
nothing ! can't believe You would
ask such a sacrifice of me--of any
man"
Tho brown eyes met his fairly, and
it was not Mr.. Somerville Darrah's
confederate who said: Indeed. ! do
not ask it, Mr.. Winton. see now
how impossible IT, would be for you
to- she stopped short, and leaving
the sentence in the air, began again.
But It is only fair that you should
have your warning. and I'm going to
give it to you. My uncle will leave
no stone mnturned to defeat YOU
He was still looking into her eyes
and so had courage to say what came
uppermost.
~ don't care. shall fight him as
hard as I can, but ! shall always be
his debtor for this evening. DO you
understand"
She broke the eye.hold and turned
away quickly.
"You must not come again." she
said.
But l shal--as often as may
And AS to the railway tussle, Mr.
Darrah may take it out OF me as he
pleases from sunrise to sunset, IL he
! will only invite me here to dinner
now and then
1 In flash her mood changed and
she laughed lightly.
"Who would think il Of you, Mr.
Wnton! OF all men should have
said you were the last to care SC
much for the social diversions. Shall
we. go in?"
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