CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-22
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Come to me. must see you. KATE.
The words on the telegraph blank
danced before Frank Howard's eyes,
keeping tune to the joyful throbbing
of his heartstrings. "Come to me-" he
echoed gleefully. 'srhat means yes, Of
course. Talk about luck, Let's see.
It's 8 o'clock now; IL l can catch the
8 o'clock train l ought to get there by
tomorrow noon"
"Yes. sab, Miss Mason's in, sah.
Walk right in, sah." The old colored
man drew aside the thick portiercs
that hung In the doorway and adj
mitted Frank to the parlor. The voices
Of both had been low and the mans
footsteps made no. sound on the soft
carpet as he advanced into the room
advanced SO silently that girl. stand
ing by the mantel. with her face rest
ing ON her outfung arm. did not hear
his approach.
Frank halted and gazed at her with
devouring eyes. There she stood. she
whom he had come thousand miles
to see. She had sent for him and he
had come. Henceforth she was his
forever.
Suddenly a muffied sob reached his
ear. "Oh, Frank" came murmur,
1--WE lost you: lost your
Half smiling, half grieving. the man
started forward. "Oh, no. Kate" he
exclaimed. .You haven't lost me-nor
shall you"
With startled cry the girl swung
round. Then she threw up her hand,
Tending him Of. Mr. Howard~ she
exclaimed. "Oh. Oh. oh! IL beg
your pardon. You-you startled me.
When-when did you arrive"
This minute. Old Tom let me In.
IL couldn't help hearing what you
said. Oh, Kate
You didn't. I didn't say anything.
You heard nothing. Oh, IL you are
gentleman you will forget everything
you heard. Oh, 1 can't stand 1t!
can't stand it, With sudden turn
she tried 10 rush from the room.
But Frank Intercepted her. Kate.
Kate he cried 'I'll forget 1t II You
want me to, though it was the sweet
est thing ever heard. But
Cease. Cease. You will drive me
mad
why so, Kate. darling? Don't you
care for me at allt hoped when you
telegraphed me-
II teegraphed you! l didn't!
didn't! What do you meanW
you didn't telegraph me. Then who
did?" Instantly it flashed on Frank
that his letter must have fallen into the
hands of scme practical joker, who had
taken advantage of 1t to mock him. 1T
al tt.t.. 4, !, pr.
ly; "a cruel trick"
Trick. echoed the girl. her eyes
half blinded with scaiding tears, which
she tried desperately to crush back.
at was no trick. Kate telegraphed
you. of course. Who else?"
"Kate? What Kateg'
What Kate! My cousin, Kate
Breck, of course"
Kate Breck. What in Gods name
had she to do answering my letter to
your
ITO me? The girl faltered, and her
cheek changed suddenly from red to
white. ITO mew she whispered again.
ITO me2 Ohr' With gesture of
despair she buried her face in her
hands.
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side and had grasped her roughly in
his arms. Yes" he cried. Yes, to
| you. To you. whom have loved ever
since the first minuts I saw you. To
you, who have been my star Of hope
for more than year. To you, Of whom
have thought, for whom have toiied.
Tor whom ] have Oh, how could
there be any mistake about it2 l
wrote to you and to you only. r.
your letter was Addressed to Kate
Brock" sobbed the girl.
ut couldn't have BEEN" insisted the
man, pressing the yielding form closer
and closer. Il remembered the simi-
larity OF the names even whsn was
writing and took particular pains to
make s9El Xeadr1Q11 = - ySs-to