The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-12-15
"Mr. winton! Is that generous?"

remember that I told you that first
evening I should come as often al I
dared. I knew then, what have
known all along; that it was part
of your uncle's plan to delay my
work"
His and mine you mean; only you
are too kind-or not quite brave
enough-to say So"
"Yours?-never! If could believe
you capable of such thing"
"You may believe it." she broke in.
"1t was I who suggested it,
He drew deep breath, and she
heard his teeth come together with a
click. 1t was enough to try the faith
of the loyalest lover. 1t tried his
sorely. Yet he scarcely needed her
low-voiced: Don't you despise me as
/ deserve. now?' to make him love her
the more.
Indeed. I don't. Resentment and
love can hardly find room in the same
heart at the same time, and I have
said that / love YOU" he rejoined
quickly.
She went silent at that, and when
she spoke again the listening Jastrow
tuned his ear afresh to lose no word
AS l have confessed. suggested
it. 1t was just after I had seen your
men and the sheriff's ready to fly at
each others threats. 7 was miserably
afraid. and I asked Uncle Somerville
If he could not make terms with you
in some other way. didn't mean"
He made haste to help her.
please don't try to defend your mo-
tive to me; it is wholly unnecessary.
1t is more than enough for me to know
that You were anxious about my
safety
But she would not let him have the
crumb Of comfort undisputed.
There were other lives involved
besides yours. didn't say was spe-
cially afraid for you, did II"
mo, but you meant it. And I
thought afterwards that should have
given you hint in some way though
the way didn't offer at the time.
There was no danger Of bloodshed
knew-we all knew-that Deckert
wouldn't go to extremities with the
small force he had
Then 1t was only IA"
"A bluff" he said, supplying the
word. "If / had believed there was
The slightest possibility Of a fight. 1
should have made my men take to the
woods rather than let you witness it,
you shouldn't have let me waste
my sympathy" she protested, re-
proachfully.
I'm sorry; truly, am. And you
have been wasting 1t in another direo-
ton as we'll. Tonight will see the,
'hale.slide conquered definitely, II
hope, and three other days of good
weather will send us into Carbonate;
yards" u
She broke in upon him with q lit
de cry Of impatient despair.
That shows how unwary YOU have
been! Tell me: Is there not a lit,
tie valley Just above here-an open
place where your railroad and Uncle
Somervtlle's run side by side?"
Yes. 1t is q mile this side of tho
canyon head. What about it?'
How long is it since you have been
up tHere: she Quer1ed.
Winton stopped to think. II don't
know week. possibly"
Yet II you had not been coming.
here every evening. you or Mr.. Adams
would have found time to go-to
watch every possible chance of inter-
ference, wouldn't your"
Perhaps. That was one of the
risks took. part Of the price.paying
spoke Of If anything had happened,
I should still be unrepentant"
Something has happened While
you have been taking things for grant
ed, Uncle Somerville has been at work
day and night. He has built q track
right across yours In that little val
ley. and there is train Of cars or
something, filed with armed men,
kept standing there all the time!"
Winton gave q low whistle. Then
he laughed mirthlessly.
"You are quite sure of this? There
Is no possibility Of your being mis-
taken?'
"None at all. And I can only de-
fend myself by saying that I didn't
know about it until few minutes ago.
What is to be done?-but stop; you
needn't tell me. am not worthy of
your confidence"
You are; you have just proved 1t.
But there isn't anything to be done.
The next thing in order is the exit
Of one John Winton in disgrace. That
spur track and engine means a cross
Ing fight which can be Prolonged in
definitely with due vigilance on the
part Of Mr.. Darrah's mercenaries
I'm: smashed, Miss Carteret, carefully
and permanently. All, we'll, it's only
one more fool for love-. Hadn't we
better 80 in? You'll take cold stand
Ing out here
She drew herself up and put her
hands behind her.
rs that the way you take 1t. Mr..
Winton %
The acid laugh came again.
VOID you have me tear passion
70 tattersf MY ancestors were not