The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-26

must know that if one goes free so
will they both. They can't be sepa-
rated"
ats almost too much to ask" the
Kid took up. uncertainty. But don't
Won think the work is done! l can't
helm but admire Mcnamara, and nell
ther can you-he's been too good an
enemy to you for that-and-and-he
loves Helen
81 know-I know" said Glenister
hastily. at the same time stopping an
nnintelligible 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 sottly'
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 illumining 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 a curtain or steel,
penciled with streaks of SCOT that lay
close down above the darker sea. linen
he sighed and said aloud:
so this is the end, and l 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 IL
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, DOM
flowing with the gossip of the camp.
Lord, but you're the talk of the
town" they began 1.-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
state. They say that at collar an elbow
bolts you could lick any Of them east
ern senators and thereby rastle out
lot of good legislation for us cripples
up here"
! nSpeakin' of laws goes to show me
that this here country is gettin' TOO
blamed civilized for white man." said
Simms pessimistically, "and now that
this fight is ended up it don't look ike
there would be anything dom fit to
claim the interest of growed up per-
son for a long while. I'm goin' west.
.West! Why. you can throw stone
into Boring strait from here" said Roy
smiling.
"Oh. we'll the worlds round. There's
schooner outfittin' for Sibeery-tWo
years cruise. Me an Dex is figgerin
nm gettin' out toward the frontier Eel
a SPELL"
"Surer' said Dextry. I'm beg1nnln
to feel all cramped up hereabouts OWN
to these fillymonarch orchestras an
French restaurants and such discrep
ancies of scenery. They're PUTIN
pavement on Front street. and there
snoe shinln' parIor 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 GU
the Midas"
"Tr think it over" said the youn!
man.
The night was bright with ful
moon when they left the doctors ONCE
Row. in no mood for the eXuberance 0
; his companions, parted from them ou
had not gone far before he met Cherr.
Malotte. His head was low, and b
did not see her till she spoke.
"Well. boy. so it's over at last.
Her words chimed so perfectly wit
his thoughts that he replied, Yes; 1t
all over little girl"
"You don't mind my congratulauoh
You know me too well for that. HOY
does II feel to be a winnerT
: "I don't know. I've lost"
/, Lost whatf"
b "Everything-except the gold nine
8 'Everything except see! 70
d mean that she-that you have aske
t. her. and she won't?" He never kne'
!. the cost at which she held her voice
a steady.
"More than that. It's so new that
]. hurts vet. and Ii will continue to hui
!. FOR n long time. suppose. But 9
v morrow I am going back to my hill
L and nv valleys, back to the Midas an
r NV work. and try to begin all owe
d For a time I'VE wandered In strdns
& paths. seeking new gods, as II wer
n but the dazzle has died out of my eye
N and can see true again. She isn
for me. although shall always 10y
her. I'm sorry can't forget easily
d some do. IT'S hard to look ahead al
;; take an interest In things. But wh
. about your Where shall you got"
u 81 don't know. II doesn't real
- mnttar--now." The dusk hid her whit