Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-07

III his death means this TO you.
think OF what IL means TO met"
A Hood of sympathy bore them to-
gether. The moment was hardly one
for interruption. but the dispatcher's
door opened and Rooney Lee halted.
thunderstruck. on the threshold
Dicksie's hand disappeared in her
handkerchief. McCloud had been In
wrecks before. and gathered himself
together unmoved. What IS IL.
Rooney"
The very calmness OF the two at
the table disconnected the dispatcher
He held the message in his hand and
shuffied his feet. Give me your dis
patch. said McCloud. impatiently.
Quite unable 10 take his hollow
eyes OF Dicksie. poor Rooney adj
yanced' handed the telegram 10 Nc
Cloud. and beat an awkward retreat
McCloud deyoured the words of the
message at a glance.
All" he cried. this Is from Cor
don himself. sent from Sleepy Cat
He must be safe and unhurt. Listen:
Three % tho Tower w men trail~d into
Williams Cache. In resisting arrest this
morning. Du Sang was wounded and is
dying tonight Two prisoners. Karg and
| Seagrue. g.
Those are Gordon's initials; il is
the signature over which he tele-
graphs me. You see. this was sent
last night long after Blake left. He
is safe; / will take my life on e."
Dicksie sank back while McCloud
re- 10 ma far hnf
| relief2" she exclaimed. But how can
IL be? I can't understand it az all:
but he is safe isn't he7 I was heart
broken when 1 heard he was killed
| Marion ought to know of this" she
said. rising Il am COINS 10 tell her"
And may I come over after I tell
Rooney Lee to repeat this to head
quarters"
Why. Of course II you want TO-"
When McCloud reached the cottage
Dicksie met him Katie Dancing's
mother is sick. and she has gone
home. Poor Marion Is an alone this
morning. and half dead with a sick
headache" said Dicksie but I told
her. and she said she shouldn't mind
the headache now az all"
but what are YOU going to doc'
II am going 10 get dinner. 90 YOU
want 10 help?"
I'm going TO help"
oh. you are? That would be very
funny"
Funny or not. I'm going 20 help.
You would only be In the way"
You don't know whether I should
or not"
Il know I should DO much better r.
you would so back and run the rail
road a few minutes"
THE railroad be- hanged I am for
dinner"
"But I viii get dinner foy you."
You need not. I can get e. for my
self"
You are perfectly absurd. and II
we stand here dispuung Marion won't
have anything TO eat"
They went into the kitchen disput-
ing about what should Doe cooked At
the end OF an hour they had two fires
going-one I'm the stove and one in
Dicksic's cheeks. BY that time 10 had
been decided 10 have a luncheon in
stead OF dinner. Dicksie attempted
some soup. and McCloud found a strip
OF bacon. and after he had cooked II.
Dicksic. with her riding-skirt pinned
up and her sleeves delightfully."- rolled
back. began frying eggs. When Marion.
unable longer 10 withstand the excite
ment. appeared. the engineer flushed
with endeayor, was making toast.
The three sat down at table togeth-
or. They found they had forgotten
the coffee, but Marion was not allowed
10 move from her chair. When the
coffee was made ready the bacon had
been eaten and more had 10 be fried.
McCloud proved able for any part of
the program. and when they rose Il
was four o'clock and too late Mc-
Cloud declared. 10 go back to the Of
nee that afternoon
Marion and Dicksie, after time. at
tempted Jointly 20 get rid Of him. but
lhey found they could not. 20 he
three talked about Whispering smith.
When the women tried TO discourage
McCloud by talking hats he played the
wheezy piano. and when Dicksie smoke
about going home he declared he
would ride home with her. But Dick
Sic had no mind that he should and
when he asked TO know why. without
realizing what a flush fingered in his
lace. she said only. no; II she had
reasons she would give none. McCloud
persisted. because under the aush
about his eyes was the resolve that he
would take one long ride that evening.
In any event. He had made IN his
mind for that ride-a longer one than
ne had ever taken before. or expected
ever 10 take again-and would not be
baked
Dioksie, insisting upon going home.
went so far as 10 have her horse
brought from the stable. To her sur
prise, horse for McCloud came over
with II. Quiet to the verge OF solem-
nifty. but with McCloud following
Dicksie walked with admirable firm
ness out of the shop to the curb. Nc
Cloud gave her rein to her. and with
smile stood waiting to help her
mount
she was drawing on her secoRd
glove. You are not going with me-"
You'll let me ride the same road.
Wont you--even II / can't keen un9.'