La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-09-22

svsn raise q dnger for me-" Hethssfoo
began bitterly.
Phiiomena laughed a soft, malicious
laugh. -One saves n novice from
drowning. A swimmer who knows the
waters Is apt 10 regard help as an Inn
pertinence.'' she said
Hetherton set his teeth .Goodby,"
he said. hardly above his breath. bold
Ing out his hand Philomena looked at
him doubtfuliy and asked. Where are
you golng!'
Il don't know-to the devil most
likely he answered reckIessly-
BEG pardon, Telegram for you. sir"
q footrnan said, coming to the pair with
a yellow envelope on his tray
Hetherton tore il open. glanced a its
contents. then stood twisting IL be-
tween his fingers and smiling an odd.
daze-i smile After a long breath he
took Phllomena in his arms and kissed
her. saying in her ear:
Luck has stood your friend. I'm
beggar, or shall be In two hours more.
That was call for margins l can no
speculating wildly. l wanted you 50
badly thought ! must offer you mill
lions no less than myself Until today
they seemed In my grasp. That was
why ! dared But 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. II you lose everything else.
I'm not afraid OF poverty II may
have love"
Seems like it's time I took a hand In
this game" fhroaty voice said BE-
hind them. and there stood the Mac
Carty. very red. and all over perspira-
ton. He had been ambushed all the
while In the summer house outside
which the lovers stood. You folks
think llst'nin' amt the right thing" he
went on. NO more II ain't. but ]
walked from a nap as you were In the
midst O. taikin'. and II didn't take ten
words to show me the lay o. the land
I like the lay OF II. The little lacy
thar" nodding toward Phiiomena.
"has got me doled out fne and pat.
but she didn't make sport OF the old
gaioot. She said IL In sport. but sbe
has looked out fer me. And moren
that she's made me understand thar
was at least one woman money
couldn't buy. You ain't half good
enough fer her" thi. TO Hethertoa with
a chuckie. But since IL appears shs
likes the looks o. ye. be hanged u
you're agoin' TO take her and try love
IN n cottage. At least. not oniess the
cottages got all the nxin's No need
10 tell me how you stand. ! amt quite
out O. the market II I am up here In
the mountains. courfin' and rusticatin'.
II you need margins. I know the rsa-
son why. Go night straight TO the tete-
phone. I'll be along O. ye; together
wen get the straight o. things down TO
a dot over my private wire. I'm 1oin'
TO see you through II II takes one
million or even two. but when you
are through you git married and keep
out Of sech messes."
II wiil.- Hetherton said. holding out
his hand.
Philomena flung herself between them.
threw her arms about his thick neck
and kissed him on both cheeks.
You're an angel elephant" she mur-
INJURED. Il shall love you always. no
matter what he says with nod
toward iiethertou-
He says. Amendment accepted
Hetherton said. wringing the Mac
Carty's hand
That gentleman laughed apoIoeetical-
ly. but returned the grip heartily. and
said as he pufYei away with Hetberton
nj his elbow:
1T takss jest an angel elephant to
skeer the bulls and bears good and
hard