The Ordway new era., 1908-03-06

meht. half OF enjoyment of this NAV
oi nonsense. and leading the way tn
her suitcase and Mary outside. when
l make mistakes. will you tell me
"pout 'hem' Down east. you know,
'"r ieet travel in the ancient, pre-.
scfibed circles of our forefathers, and
they are apt to go somewhat uncer.
'ainly II thrust into new paths"
Ana This laughing clever girl had
cried with Inconsistencies, Well. no
wonder The worst of II was. she
'ouih never hope to be acclimated
She was not-their kind. Sooner or
lhter she must go back to Gods coun-
try.
10 her surprise. Gordon. though he
ed rather gravely.
II my somewhat niggardly fate
should grant me that good fortune,
that | may do something for you. |
ask that you he not afraid to trust to
my help. 1t would not he half-hearted
i assure you
She looked up at him gratefully.
His shoulders. slightly stopped. betok-
cninG the grind at college and the bur
den'bcaring in later years. instead Of
suggesting any inherent weakness in
the man. rather inspired her with an
/ intuitivc faith in their quiet. unswerv-
/ ing. utter trusthworthiness.
Thank you. she said. simply Il
am so glad they did not hurt YOU
much that day in the courtroom. We
worrIcd-Mary and L.
Thank you. There was not the
/ least danger. They We're merely vent.
| ing their spit" ON me They would not
hav" dared more"
There's my brakeman. said Louise.
when sh" and Gordon had found Il
/ seat near the rear. Mary had gone and
u brakeman had swung onto the last
/ car as 1t glidcd past the platform. and
cam" down the aisle with a grin of
recognition for his little white lamb"
How nice ii all seems. just as If
4 | had been gone months instead of
/ days and was coming home again. 1t
would be funny If ! should be home
| sick for the range when get to
| Wind city. wouldn't it,"
Let rs pray assiduOusly that it
may be- So answered Gordon. with
| one uI his rare smiles. He busted
himself moment in slowing away
J her belongings to the best advantage
/ 1t gets in ones blood-how or when.
on" never knows"
They rode In silence for while.
/ Tell me about your big fight" said
! Louise. presently. The roadbed was
fairly good. and they We're spinning
/ along on a down grade. lie must needs
/ bend closer to hear her.
|. She was good to look at fair and
sweet. aud it had been weary years
! since women had come close to Cor
! dom'S life. In the old college days. be-
/ for" this hard. disappointing. unequal
fight against the dominant forces Of
greed. against tolerance of might over
. coming right. had begun to sap his
/ vitality. he had gone too deeply into
/ his studies TO have much time left
| for the gayctics and Sallantries of the
social side In university life. He had
not been popular with women. They
| did not know him. Yet. though
| dubbed Il dig" by his fellow colleg.
| ians. the men liked him. They liked
| him for his trustworthness. admired
| him for his rugged honesty. desired his
| friendship for the inspiration of his
! high ideals.
What shall | talk about. Miss Dale?
| II is all very prosaic and interesting,
I'm afraid: shockingly primitive, slar-
| inGly new"
"I brcakfaStcd with a stanch friend
of yours this morning" answered
| Louise. somewhat irrelevantly. She
! had Il reeling-a woman's feeling-that
this earnest. hard.working, reserved
| man would never blurt out things
| about himself with the bland self
centredness of most men. She must
use all her womans wit to draw him
out. She did not know yet that he
was starved for sympathy-for under
standing. She could not know yet
! that two anlnities had drifted through
space-near together. A feather
zephyr. blowing where 1t listed, might
widen the space between to an infinity
| of distance so that they might never
know how nearly they had once met:
or It might. as its whim dictated. blow
! them together so that for veal or for
woe they would know each the other.
Ito Be Continued.)
METHODS ARE TOO STRENUOUS.