The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-13

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AS Glenlster dragged himself up ths
beach upon LANDING Helen Chester call
cd to him and made room for him lie
side her. II had never been necessary
% call him TO her side before. an
+ equally unfamiliar was the abashmeni
or perhaps physical WEAKNESS that lei
the young man 20 sink back In the
warm sand with a SIGH Of relief. She
noted that for the tirst time the an.
dacity was gone from his eyes.
Il watched your race" she began
1T was very exciting. and l eheered
for you"
I. He smiled quietly.
What made you keep on after the
ship started? should have given up
and cried"
81 never give up anything that ]
want he i'd.
Have you never been forced to:
Then 1t is because y0a are a man.
Women have to sacrifice q great deal.
Helen expected him to continue TO
the effect that be would never give her
up-it was In accordance with his ear
Her presumption-but be was silen:
and she ives not sure that she liked
him az well thus as when he over
wheImed her with the boldness OF hi
wult For Glenister II was delightful
after the peTils Of the night 10 rest
n the calm Of her presence ana to feel
dumbly that she was near. she saw
him secretly caress a fold q hsr dress.
II only she had not the memory o.
that one night on the ship. "Sdii, he
n trying to make amenda In The best
way he can" she thought. Though
a course no woman could care for
man who would do such a thing. Yet
she thrilled at the thought Of how be
had thrust his body between her and
danger, how. but for aus quick, insist
ent action, she would have failed in
escaping from the pest ship, failed IN
her mission and met death on the night
Of her landing. She owed him much
did you hear what happened to the
good ship Ohio?" she asked.
mo. I've been too busy to inquire.
| was told the health officers Quaran
tined her when she arrived, that's all.
"She was sent to Egg island with
every enc aboard. She has been there
more than a month now and may not
get away this summer"
what disappointment for the poor
lewis OH herr +.
Eyes, and only for what you did, !
should be one Of them" Helen re-
marked. y
81 didn't do much" he said "The
lighting part is easy. It's not half so
lard as to give up your property and
lie still while
did you do that because l asked
,ou to-because l asked you to pr;
side the old waysT' A wave of com
'assion swept over her.
Certainly" he answered. 1T didn't
ONE easy, but
"Oh, thank you" said she. Il
now 1t is all for the best. Uncle Z
Lrthur wouldn't do anything wrong
nd Mr.. Mcnamara liz an honorable l
IAN"
He turned toward her TO speak but
efrained. He could not tell her what
e felt certain Of She believed In her y
wn blood and In her uncle's friends
nd it was not for him b speak Of. =
rcNamara The rules Of the game .
saled his lips.
She was thinking again, II only yo' =
I'D not acted as you did" She longed =
J help him now In his trouble as he =
I'D helped her but what could she
D? The law was such confusing =
tricate. perplexing thing y
II spent last night at the Midas" she
Id him, "and rode back early this o.
orning. That was daring holdup. 4
asn't tip
"What holdupY u
"Why, haven't you heard the news?' o
''No," he answered steadily II just II
It up ~
"Your claim was robbed. Three men :,
'ercame the Waterman at midnight y
ID cleaned the boxes" ~
His stimulation Of excited astonish- ~
emit was perfect, and he rained
over Of questions upon her. She 90
ted with approval that he did not ~
ok her in the eye, however He was tn
t an accomplished liar. Now, Me VI
amara had countenance Of iron gu
she made comparison. 30
d the young man at her side did not
We thereby. en-
Yes, saw 1t ALL she concluded an
ter recounting the details. 1.-THE ne
D wanted to bind me so that could tn
give the alarm, but his chivalry gr
evented. He was a most gallant ST.
rky." Pc
What did you do when they leftY' Th
Why. l kept my word and waited ed
til they were out of sight; then | on
lsed the camp and set Mr.. Mona
ra and his men right after them the
wn the gulch." e
Down the gulch!' spoke Glenister. thu
his guard del
Yes, Of course. Did you think they to
MT upstream" She was looking EN-