The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20


ceiving me, and 1 really want 10 pay.
1 laughed and said, Sometimes rail
road superintendents can send messages
free, Miss Cullen.
How silly of met exclaimed Madge.
railroad superintendent. Mr. Gordon. ]
should like TO be one myself.
That speech really lifted me Oft my
feet, but while I was thinking what re-
Spouse TO make 1 came down 10 earth
with 4 bounce.
..Since Tie telegram's done, said
Lord Rallies TO Miss Cullen in a ccol,
almost commanding, tone, suppose VIC
take a walk -
81 don't think I care to this morn
Ing" answered Madce.
Il think yeu lad better. said his
lordship. with such 9 manner that felt
inclined 10 knock him down
To my surprise Madge seemed &c
hesitate and finally said, IN walk up
and down the platform if you wish. :
Lord Rallies nodded, and they went
ont, leaving me IL state of mingled
amaZerlent and rage at the way he had
cut me out. Try as I would l wasn't
able 10 LIT upon any theory that sup
piled a solution TO the conduct of either
Lord Rallies or Miss Cullen. unless they
Were engaged and Miss Cullen disp,esscd
him by her behavior 10 ne. Bat Madge
seemed such an honest. frank girl that
I'd have believed anything sooner than
that she was only playing with me.
II was perpleAed / wasn't going &c
give Lord Rallies the right of way, and
as soon rs / had made certain that the
telegram was safely started | joined the
walkers. ] don t think any of us enjoyed
the hour that followed, but / didn't
care how miserable I was myself Sc
long az / was certain that / was block
ing Lord Rallies, and his grumpiness
showed very clearly that my presence
did that. As for Madge, / couldn t make
her out. / had always thought under
stood women little but her conduct
was beyond understanding.
Apparently Miss Cullen didn't alto
gcther relish her position, for presently
she said she was going to the car. I'm
sure you and Lord Rallies will be com
pany enough for each other, she said.
giving me flash of her eyes which
ment, even while her face was grave
LII Sl'-tC VI iAti ltAsSAlNtIoIi. tifC lfhAIllcit
she was gone Lord Rallies and / pulled
apart about as quickly es "a yard engine
can split couple of cars.
/ moped around for an hour, too IN
settled mentally to do anything but
smoke and only waiting for an invita-
ton or for some excuse TO go into 21S.
About IL o'clock l obtained the latter
in another telegram and went into the
car at once.
Telegram received-I read triumphantly-A
detail of two companies of the Twelfth cavalry,
under the command OF Captain Singer. is or
derod to Ash Forks and will start within ar
hour, arriving at O'Clock.
C. d. 0LMsTEAp. Adjutant
THAT won't do, Gordon, - cried Mr.
Cullen. 1.-The mandaInus will be here
before that.
'.Oh, don't say there is something
more wrong!" sighed Madge.
Wont it be safer to run while there
is still timer" asked Albert anxieusly.
Il was born lazy about running
away said.
''Oh, but please, just for once, =
Madge begged. Eve know already how
brave you are. =
I thought for q moment, not SO much
Directing, in truth, to the running away
as to the running away from Madge
It'd do it for YOU, 1 said, looking
at Miss Cullen so that she understood
this time what l meant without using
any emphasis, but don't see any need
of making myself uncomfortable when
can make the other side so. Come
along and see if my method isn't quite
as good. -
We went to the station, and told the .
operator TO call Rock Butte Then !
dictated:
Direct conductor of Phenix No. on its ar.
rival at Rock Butte to hold it there till further
orders.
RICHARD GORDON, Superintendent.
THAT will save my running and their t
chasing = laughed, Though I'm afraid
a long wait at Rock Butte won't i'm
prove .heir tempers.
The next few hours were pretty ex-
citing ones to all of us, as can well be