The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-12-26
fifelesS at their feet,


Percival Challoner was carried in in
sensible.
When Challoner came to his senses
and saw Everitt sitting beside him
he experienced no wonderment; it all
seemed the most natural thing in the
world.
How is she?" were his first words,
tremulous with terrible anxiety.
"All right again." was the reassur-
ing reply
Thank Cod" Challoner murmured
and Everitt marveled to see tears
stealing from under his friends closed
eyelids.
But in moment Challoner dashed
them away, opened his eyes wide,
smiled and attempted to sit up.
Everitt kept him down With a
strong hand.
"No, you DON'T" said he. "The doc
tors coming back presently and he
left strict orders that you were not
to be allowed even to sit up until to-
morrow
Challoner laughed uneasily.
But old fellow, l must! You
don't know"
Il can guess" said Everitt dryly
But there's no need to get up on
that account. Miss Winthrop is none
the worse for her late experience, but
| hear she will not leave her room
again to-day"
Challoner was silent for a moment,
then he said:
Tom, l want you to do me a ia
vor."
Anything in reason, old man."
Then go and order by telephone
three dozen American Beauties-do it
now and they'll be down on the six
o'clock train And give me a sheet
of PAPER and d pencil. | won't sit
up, but must write her line-be-
| fore the doctor comes and forbids me
| doing it."
But no answer came to Challoner's
note of soicitous inquiry, and be pass
| ed restless afternoon. At night the
roses came, and Everitt himself had to
| see that they were promptly delivered.
| Half an hour later as he sat in Chal-
| toner's room reading by dim lamplight,
| there was a knock, and Everitt went
| to the door.
What is it," asked Challoner Ian
| guidly.
"Its--its those confounded roses
and note!"
"A note-give it to mel" cried Chal-
loner. Quick, Tom, bring the lamp"
And-doctors orders alike unheeded
and unremembered-he sat up in bed
and eagerly tore open the envelope.
This is what he read:
"Mr Challoner: They tell me you
saved my life. | cannot think so. l
| know | was in danger I thought you
| had come to help me and for one moment
| | regarded you as my savior. Then with
| a hardness of which a brute would be in
| capable you struck me in the face You
| coward Your pretended solicitude Is
| useless now. | shall never forget l hope
never to see your face again.
MARGARET WINTHROP.
Everitt read it and whistled softly
to himself
well, what are you going to do?"
he asked presently.
I'm going to see her." said Chal-
| Toner, already half out of bed.
mo, you're not-not tonight said
Everitt, pushing him back again you
can't force your way into her room
when she refuses to see you. Wait I'M
til to-morrow-she cant avoid you
then. Besides, by tomorrow shell
see things in a more reasonable light
Then give me paper a card, any
thing" and Challoner wrote:
"You do not understand. Let me see
you and explain. 1t is not as you think.
| Nothing could be more unjust, more cruel
| than your letter. Don't judge me harsh
| " until you hear my explanation, and
| then | pray you will forgive me-
Five minutes later this same note
was returned to Percival Challoner.
and below was added just these words:
Forgive you? Never"
1t was nearly daylight before Chal-
Toner fell into an uneasy sleep. He
awoke about noon to learn that Mar
garet Winthrop and her aunt had
called to inquire as to his condition.
Notwithstanding the doctors orders
| Challoner hurried into his cothes, and,
although his head ached badly, made
his way to Miss Winthrop's home.
| Everitt had been there before him,
and after lengthy intercession and ex-
PLANTATION of his friends seeming
! cruelty in striking her, and showing
her that to that one blow she could
Law her present existence, the fact
dawned upon her that she was entirely
wrong and that she owed her life to
the heroism of Percival Challonsr.
Margaret flushed and half arose
from her chair as he entered. Mar
garet, dear" he said, surely you are
not angry? You were in danger Of
death and what | did was only to save
the girl | loved
She had turned away from him and
he could not see her face. She made
no reply. He caught her hand and
raised it to his lips.
Il did not mean to offend you he
said sadly. you will not send me
way?'
Never" she breathed.
He caught her in his arms, and
with her fair head pillowed against his
shoulder, she smiled up at him, trem.
ulous. sweet smile.
WOMAN WHO is APPRECIATED.