Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-21

Vu DISK ILLS lVE your uueles Out
what of-of the other fellow? You
must know that If one goes free so
will they both. They can't be sepa
rated
Its almost too much to ask" the
Kid took up, uncertainty. 4But don't
| you think the work is done? can't
help but admire Mcnamara, and nell
Their can you-he's been too good an
enemy to you for at-and land -he
loves Helen"
IT know-I know" said Glenister
hastily, at the same time stopping an
unintelligible protest from the girl
you've said enough" He straight
ened his slightly STOPPING shoulders
and looked at the unopened package
YEARLY. then slipped the rubber band
from it and. separating the contents.
| tore them up-one by one-tore them
| into fine bits without hurry or osten-
tation and tossed the fragments away,
| while the woman began to sob softly,
| the sound of her relief alone disturb
! ing the silence. And so he gave her
his enemy, making his offer gamely
| according to his code.
| you're right-the work is done And
now I'm very tired"
They left him standing there, the
glory of the dying day ilIumining his
| lean, brown features, the vision of a
/ great loneliness In his weary eyes.
| He did not rouse himself till the sky
before him was only curtain of steel.
penciled with streaks of SCOT that lay
close down above the darker sea. Then
he sighed and said aloud:
$50 this is the end. and gave him
to her with these hands," He held
them out before him curiously, becom-
Ing conscious for the first time that the
left one was swollen and discolored
and fearfully painful He noted 1t
with impersonal interest. realizing it's
need of medical attention so left the
cabin and walked down into the city
He encountered Dextry and Simms on
the way, and they went with him, both
flowing with the gossip Of the camp.
Lord, but you're the talk of the
town." they began. The curio hunt
ers have commenced to pull Strives
Office apart for souvenirs, and the
Swedes want to run you for congress
as soon as ever we get admitted as a
| state. They say that at collar an elbow
hollis you could lick any of them east
ern senators and thereby rastle out a
lot of good legislation for us crIpples
| up here
"Speakin' Of laws goes to show me
that this here country is gettin' too
! blamed civilized for white man." said
Simms pessimlstically, land now that
this fight is ended up it don't look like
there would be anything dom ft to
claim the interest Of a growed up per-
son for long while. I'm goin' west"
i west! Why, you can throw stone
into Boring strait from here" said Roy,
smiling.
.Oh, well, the worlds round. There's
a schooner outattin' for Sibeery-two
4 years cruise. Ne an Dex is figgerin'
on gettin' ont toward the frontier fer
a SPELL"
@Sure!, said Dextry. "Im beginnin'
to feel all cramped up hereabouts OWN
i to these fiIlymonarch orchestras an
French restaurants and such discrep-
ancies of scenery They're putin a
pavement on Front street, and there's
shoe shinin' parlor opened up. Why,
I'd like to get where could stretch an
boiler without disturbin' the pensive-
ness of some dude In dress suit. Bet
ter come along, Roy; we can sell out
the Midas"
"I'll think it over said the young
man.
The night was bright with full
moon when they left the doctors Office.
Roy, In no mood for the exuberance of
his companions, parted from them, but
had not gone far before he met Cherry
Malotte, His head was low, and he
did not see her till she spoke.
well, boy, so It's over at last"
| Her words chimed so perfectly with
bis thoughts that he replied, Yes; it's
all over. little girl"
You don't mind my congratulations
you know me too well for that. How
does 1t feel to be winnerf"
II don't know. I've lost"
Lost what7"
/ Everything except the gold mine.'
Everything except seel You
mean that she-that you have asked
her, and she won'tT He never knew
the cost at which she held her voice so
steady.
More than that. It's so new that 1t
hurts yet. and 1t will continue to hurt
for long time, suppose. But to-
| morrow / am going back to my hills
and my valleys. back to the Midas and
my work, and try to begin all over.
For a time I've wandered In strange
paths, seeking new gods, as 1t were,
but the dazzle has died out of my eyes
| and / can see true again. She Isn't
for me, although ! shall always love
her. I'm sorry can't forget easily. as
some do. It's hard to look ahead and
take an interest In things. But what
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