Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-08

frying pan-Gridiey and Flem'ster.'
Lidgerwood nodded. He had a pretty
bitter grudse against Flemister.
THE worst man could have, said
McCloskey. soberly. Then he added: i've
got few thousand dollars saved up that
says that Rankin HalIock isn't going to
hang for what he. did in the other room
a few minutes ago. / knew it would
come to that il the time ever ripened
right suddenly. and / tried to find Jud-
son to choke him off. But John got in
ahead OF me-.
Lidgerwood switched the subject alb
ruptly in difference TO Eleanors deep
! breathing.
Il must take Miss Brewster to her
friends You say the Nadia is back?
Who moved IL without orders?
yes. she's back. all right, and Dawson
is the man who comes in for the blessing.
He wanted ali engine -neeied one right
car It was Haliock who sent that meg
, sage to Mr.. Lecknard that we've been
! hearing SO much about. and It WAS beg
for the loan Of a few OF Uncle SAM
boys from Fort McCook. Gridley got on
to it through Dix. and he also cut us out
of Mr.. Leckl1ard's answer telling us that
the cavalry boys were on az. BY GRID
ley's orders. the two Ruffords and some
others turned An engine loose TO run
down the road for a head-ender with the
freight that was bringing the soldiers.
Dawson chased the runaway engine with
the coupledup Nadia outfit. caught II just
in the nick of time TO prevent collision
with IS and brought it back He's down
in the car now, with one of the young
women crying on his neck. and
Miss Brewster got up out OF her chair.
found she could stand without tottertng,
and said: Howard, I must go back 10
mamma. She will be perfectly frantic II
some one hasn't told her that am safe.
We can 60 now, can't We. Mr.. McClos'
key? The trouble is all over, isn't it?''
The trainmaster nodded gravely.
Its over. all but the paying OF the
bills That rifle shot We heard a little
this in answer to Lidgerwood's unspoken
question-"but 1t will be 4 heap better for
all concerned IL he don't get over 1t. You
can GO down. Lieut.. Baldwin has posted
his men around the shops and the Crow
Nest"
Together they left the shelter of the
trainmaster's room. and passed down the
dark stair and out upon the platform.
where the cavalrymen were mounting
guard. There was no word spoken by
either until they reached the Nadia's for
ward yestibule, and then II was Lidger-
wood who broke the silence to say: Il
have discovered something tonight. Flea
nor-Tm not quite all the different kinds
Of coward I thought / was"
Don't tell mel she said, in keen self
reproach. and her voice thrilled him like
the subtle melody Of a passion song.
Howard. dear. I'm sitting in sack
cloth and ashes. I saw it all-with my
own eyes, and l could neither run nor
scream. Oh. it was splendid! never
dreamed that any man could rise by the
sheer power OF his will to such a PIN
nacle of courage Does that make amends
just a little? And won't you come to
breakfast with us in the mos ming. and
let me tell YOU afterward how miserable
I've been--how fairly nagged father into
bringing this party out here so that
might have an excuse toto
He forgot the fierce strife so lately
ended; forgot the double victory he had
won.
''But--but Van Lew he stammered-
''he told me that you--that he and
then he took her in his arms and kissed
her. while a young man with bandaged
llead-a man who answered to the name
Of Jack Benson, and who was Fastening
up to get permission to go home to Faith
Dawscn-turned his back considerably
and walked away.
What We're you going to say about
Herbert?' she murmured, when he let
her have breath enough to speak with.
81 was merely going to remark that he
can't have you now, not X he were ten
thousand times your accepted lover.
She escaped from his arms and ran
lightly up the steps Of the private car.
And from the safe vantage ground or the