Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-01-30
CHAPTER X-contlnued.

Hill INtllCulpGIs NdliOt sOu DO6Ah
the world again am going now. BY
the memory of old days, good-by," and
he held out his hand Varre Lepage
took it and rose tremblingly to his
feet, and said, You are good man,
Jaspar Hume, Good-by!"
The Sub-factor turned at the door.
IF 1t will please you, tell your wife
that l saved you Some one will tell
her; perhaps l would rather-at least
1t would be more natural, If you did
It," He passed out into the heat of
sunshine that streamed into the room
and fell across the figure of Varre Lee
page, who sat and said dreamily, And
begin the world again"
Before Jaspar Hume mounted, al
most Immediately after, to join the
White Guard now ready for the jour
Iney back, Jacques sprang upon him
and pushed his nose against his mas
ter's heart. And once again, and for
the last time that we shall hear it,
Jaspar Hume said, IT'S all right,
Jacques"
And then they started for the north
again. AS they we're doing so
shadow fell across the sunlight that
streamed upon Varre Lepage. He
looked up. There was a startled cry
of joy, an answering exclamation of
love, and Rose Lepage was locked in
her husbands arms.
A few moments after and the sweet
faced woman said; who was the man
who rode away to the north as l came
up, Varre? He reminded me of some
one, but can't think who it Is"
THAT was the leader of the White
Guard, the man who saved me, my
wife" He paused moment and then
solemnly said, THAT man was Jaspar
Hume!"
The wife rose to her feet with a
spring. He saved you! He saved
you! Jaspar Hume-oh. VarreH
He saved me. Rose"
\ fiefSeYesL * gre wet AND he would
not stay and let me thank himi Poor
fellow: poor Jaspar-Hume! Has he
then been up here these ten years?"
He face was flushed and pain was
struggling with the Joy she felt in see
ing her husband again.
yes. he has been up here all that
time"
HE has not succeeded in life,
Varre!" and her thoughts went back
to the days when, blind and i'll, Jaspar
Hume went away for health's sake.
and she remembered how sorry then
she felt for him. and how grieved she
was that when he came back strong
and well. he did not come near her
or her husband. and offered no con
CALCULATIONS. She had not deliberately
wronged him. She did not know he
wished her to be his wife. She knew
he cared for her; but so did Varre Lee
page A promise had been given to
neither when Jaspar Hume went
away; and after that she grew to love
the successful. kind-mannered genius
who became her husband. Even in
this happiness of hers, sitting once
again at her husbands feet, she
thought with tender and glowing
kindness of the man who had cared
for her eleven years ago; and who had
but now saved her husband.
HE has aot succeeded In life she
repeated softly.
Looking down at her, his brow
burning with white heat varre Lee
page said, HE is great man. my
wife"
81 am sure he is a good man." she
added
Perhaps Varre Lepage had borrowed
some strength from Jaspar Hume. for
he said almost sternly. "He is great
man."
His wife looked up half startled at
the tone and said, Eyes, dear; he is a
good man-and great man."
The sunlight still came in through
the open door. The Saskatchewan
flowed swiftly between its verdant
banks, an eagle went floating away to
the west, robins made vocal soil
tary tree a few yards away, troopers
moved back and forward across the
square, and hen and her chickens
came fiuttering to the threshold. The
wife looked at the yellow brood draw
ing close to their mother, and her
eyes grew wistful She thought of
their one baby asleep in an English
grave. But thinking of the words OF
the captain of the White Guard, varre
Lepage said. I'VE will begin the world
again. my wife,"
She smiled and rose to kiss his fore
haad "a the hon and chfclxana has