The Jasper news., 1907-04-11

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lyyood ynYaeaving Haggerty with ~,
it sud Och q this al, spdt l.yss : gdiii
uiHelx 9otry that ssHaaseFfy thtd }ar,s
rived upon the scene For one thing
he. had spoiled the glamour of the ,ad.
venture by tingeing # withsbloods And.
on the way to the car | wondered wha,
had been the fogue's past, What hRd
turned him into thisshardyssg ,eriious.
path. He had. spoken Of q woman;
perhaps that was It. They Are az
ways behind good actions aAtss bad{
Heigh-ho! s-,s
:, Once we. we've seated in the lonely
car, the girl broke down and cried as
If heg, heart would break. 1t wasSoply
the genera reacti9ae buA tha .sigAfof
hSf tears 4nnervS M Z e a
&Don't Cry, girf. don ~ r Wflisb ered,
taking her..hand.. In mine. SHE made.
no effort to repulse me. II aul.sQrry.,
The Rascal &as A,;gaifant beggar, ana
FOR .oie slfcufan't .havesbssx Sorry to.
see him !get ,amay..c 81 # here yAey&4l
.Y9sire, ths ahrsyast.s tspderesf girl In
al this yorld; and ,YbsnsT ,teld aliaai4
loved YOU, God Knows I Ipeant It! It
is'' one Or those fas&pitcSble things.
! You say.I hayeskaown vac only eight
hoHs.2 ri ihaves known ,syou salways,.
only, I had y not met<,fou. What are
eight hours9 What. d convention,
'forlnafity? 'We-two. have llNedsas lifes
time In these .eightt hours. Can't Sotfi
see that we, have 2" < s-.'.....H.
ITO shoot a human being!,:,, abe
sobbed. Her head fell against my
shoulder. l do not believe- She Was
conscious Of the fact, And did not
care a hang for the conductor ~,
patted her hand encouragingly.e It
had to be done. He was in desr
perate predicament, and he would
have shot Haggerty had the detective
been careless in his turn; and he
wouldn't have amied to MAIN, either"
What a horrible night! 1t will
haunt me as long as liye!"
= / said nothing; and we did not
speak again till the first of the Blank.
shire lights flashed by. u.s., BY this
time her sobs had ceased.
81 know | 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. It
was a hopeful sign =
But the results are the same You
have admitted to me that you are
neither engaged nor married. Won't
you take me, on--on approval?"
Mr., Comstalk, il. all seems so like
horrid dream. You ares brave
man. and, what is better, a sensible
one, for you Submitted TO the newt
able with thesbest possible grace, But
You talk, Of, love as readily as a hero
in a popular noyel. !" -
II never go back" Said +. at seems
Incredible, doesn't it, shat 1 should
|-declare myself in this fashion2 Listen,
for my 1part,i1 believe. that all this was
written,-my Tom-foolery in Mou.
yum my ilupOotuiC anu youLoJ tuc
two identical cards,-the adventure
from beginning to end" aa's- ,.sr''
Silence
Suppose should say" the. girl be-
gan looking out of>the window. that
in the restaurant you aroused my
curiosity. that. in the cellars my adj
miration was stirred, that the frank
manner in which you expressed your
|'regard for me toto the burglar
awakeneui-", '~.t, 49,.
"What?" I cried eagerly. ~.
=. Nothing. II was merely suppose
ton
; Hang it; ! love you'll"
Are you still the Capuchin, or siiiii:
ply Mr.. Constable" - =
Il have laid aside all masks, even
that which hides the heart
She turned and looked me steadily
in the eyes. II
"Well?" said i. '~'~
IF L took you on-on approval,
what in the world should l do with
you in case you should not suit my
peeds?"
You could return me-" said laugh.
ing. ! i
But she didn't.
THE ENID
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