Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28

AuSG huOW tiiL IL Oue SOeS Tree so
will they both. They can't be sepa-
rated
cts almost too much to ask" the
Kid took up. uncertainty. But don't
you think the work is done? can't
help but admire Mcnamara, and nci-
Their can you-he's been too good an
enemy to you for that-and-and-h
loves Helen"
Il 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 1t 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 80 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
great loneliness in his weary eyes.
He did not rouse himself till the sky
before him was only a 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 1 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 its
| 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 ms ever we get admitted as a
state. They say that at collar an elbow
holts You could lick any of them east
ern senators and thereby rastle out
lot of good legislation for us cripples
up here'
"Speakin' of laws goes to show me
that this here country is gettln' too
blamed civilized for white man." said
Simms pessimistically, "and now that
this fight is ended up 1t don't look like
there would be anything dom fit to
claim the interest Of growed up per-
son for loAg while. I'm goln' west"
West! Why, you can throw stone
into Boring strait from here" said Roy,
smiling.
'Oh, we'll. the worlds round. There's
q schooner outfttln' for Sibeery-two
years cruise. Me an Dex Is flggerln'
on gettin' out toward the frontier fer
. spell.'
"Surew said Dextry. I'm beginnin'
to feel all cramped up hereabouts OWN
to these fillymonarch orchestras an
French restaurants and such dlscrep-
ancies of scenery. They're putin a
| pavement on Front street, and there's
. shoe shinln' parlor opened up. Why,
I'd like to get where could stretch an
boiler without disturbin' the pensiye-
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.
We'll, boy, SO it's over at last"
Her words chimed so perfectly with
| bis thoughts that he replied, Eyes; it's
all over, little girl.p
You don't mind my congratulations
You know me too well for that. How
does 1t feel to be winner?"
II don't know. I've lost"
/! Lost what?"
Everything except the gold mlne."
| Everything except see! You
mean that she-that you have asked
her, and she won't?s 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, l 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 n time I've wandered In strange
| paths, seeking new gods, rs 1t We're,
but the dazzle has died out of my eyes
and can see true again. She isn't
| for me, although shall always love
her. Tn sorry can't forget easily, as
some do. It's hard to look ahead and
take IN interest in things But what
about you? Where shall you go?''
II don't know. 1t doesn't really
matter-now." The dusk hid her white,
set face, and she spoke monotonously.
II am going to see the Bronco Kid. He
sent for me. He's Ill.,
"He's not bad sort" said Roy.
"And I suppose he'll make new
start too"
/ Perhaps" said she, gazing far out
over the gloomy ocean. ut all de-
pends.' After moment she added,
"What a pity that we can't all sponge
OF the slate and begin afrcsh and
forget!'
aIt.s part Of the game" said he. ~
don't know why It's SO, but 1t Is. I'll
see you sometimes, won't In
mo, boy; ] think not
"I halieyo r understand - he m,,r,