Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-05-15

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The Girl and Passed Out o. Holly.
wood Inn.
q mighty goc1 one. Prepare two strong
cells and have a doctor on hand.
What? Oh, you win find your horse
and carriage at Moriarty's. Good-bye!"
My money was handed over to me.
/ returned It to my wallet but with.
out any particular enthusiasm.
TITS bad business. William" said |.
It's all in the game, sir,'-with a
look at Haggerty that expressed in
Unite hatred. In our business we
can't afford to be careless"
"or to talk too much, supple
mented his master. smiling. Talk,
my friend, rounds me up with a bull.
let in the arm, and q long sojourn be-
hind stone walls Never talk. Thank
you too, Mr. Comstalk, for the saving
grace of humor II ii were possible,
/ should like to give Miss Hawthorne
the pick Of the jewels This is a sOr-
did world"
eYe'er carr is coming!" shouted
Moriarty, running to the window.
So the girl and passed out OF Hol-
lywood Inn, leaving Haggerty with his
mysterious prisoners. I cant reason
it out. even to this day. but l was gem
timely sorry that HaggeFty had ar
rived upon the scene. Tor one thing,
he had spoiled the glamour Of the al
venture by tingeing it With iac ,d tt
on the way to the car We I'd rlw 4
had been the rogues past. what n. ?
turned him into this hardy, So lot
path He had spoken of a svuMan;
perhaps that was it. They are al
ways behind good actions ana lad.
Heigh-hol
Once we we're seated in the T6ueIy
car, the girl broke down and cried as
II her heart would break. It was ouIy
the general reaction, but the sight q
her tears unnerved me.
Don't cry. girl; don't!" / whispered,
taking her hand in mine. She made
no effort to repulse me. Il am sorrr-
The rascal was a gallant beggar, and
for one shouldn't have been sorry to
see him get away. There, thereE
You're the bravest, tenderest girl in
all this world; and when / told him L
loved you, God knows I meant It! 1t
is one Of those inexplicable things
You say have known you only eight
hours? I have known you always,
only had not met you. What are
eight hoursZ What is convention,
formality? We two have lived a life
time in these eight hours. Can't you.
see that we have?"
ITO shoot a human beingi" she
sobbed Her head fell against my
shoulder. do not believe she was
conscious Of the fact And ! did not
care a hang for the conductor.
patted her hand encouragingly. 1T
had to be done. He was in a des.
perate predieament, and he would
have shot Haggerty had the detective
been careless in his turn; and he
wfRldn't have amied to MAIN, either"
Chat a horrible night It viii
haunt me as long as I live!'
said nothing; and we did not
speak again till the first Of the Blank
shire lights flashed by us. By this
time her sobs had ceased.
Z know I haven't done anything
especially gallant tonight, no fight
ing. no rescuing, and all that They
just moved me around like a piece of
stage scenery"
A smile flashed and was gone. II
was a hopeful sign.
But the results are the same. You
have admitted 10 me that you are
neither engaged nor married Won't
you take me on-on approval"
mir Comstalk. # all seems SO like
a horrld dream You are a brave
man. and what is better. a sensible
one, for you submitted to the newt.
able with the best possible grace. But
you talk Of love as readily as hero
IN a popular novel"
II never go back. said l. It seems
incredible. doesn't it. that ! should
declare myself in this fashion, Listen
for my part I believe that all this was
written.-my Tom-f0olery in Mou
qulns. my imposture and yours. the
two identical eards.-the adventure
from beginning to end"
Silence.
Suppose j should say the girl be
gan looking out Of The window. atha
ID the restaurant You aroused ml
curiosity. that ID the cellars my sd