Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-21

and he shivered uncontrollably !, and
threw himself down on the couch.
I'VE can't do anything tonight" l
said. You must go to bed. You're
undone and won't be fit for anything
tomorrow unless you get some rest
IN. see If have a bed ready"
Don't bother. can't sleep. / hated
to get you out at this time of night,
but l hoped we might settle upon
something before morning"
II wish to the Lord we COULD" l
fervently calculated.
you can't think of any other way?"
mot now. But we must. The trou-
BILE is, there's nothing to appeal TO In
Ankony, and nothing that l can get
hold of to brighten him into decency.
/ wouldn't give rap for his morals,
but his discretion is unassailable.
I've heard things limited, "herefiected,
"but nothing openly suggested. He'd
take precious good care of that No,
1 don't believe we can reach him that
way"
I'm afaid not"
I'm not worth all this trouble" he
groaned.
Shut up and come along to bed"
| II tell you | can't sleep
"You must. Come along"
He followed me patiently.
Have your man wake me at seven,
he said; Il must get home early"
When had seen him in he'd, went
out into the dimly lighted sitting
room and sat down to try once more
to find some way out of the pressing
difficulties.
Dan was awake and leaving the
next morning when ! awoke and, hear
ing him, looked out on the apartment.
Stay for breakfast, can't you?"
called.
mo, thank you; I've got to get
home, but I'll come back after I've
seen Barbara, and tell you what's to
be done; but" with queer settling
of his face, Il guess there's only one
thing to do"
Don't do it till you've seen me,
, said hastily; II haven't given VI
, hope yet Come to me before you gC
, to Ankony. I'll turn heaven and eartl
> to find something"
| Don't bother. It's no use. Honest
ly, / believe that. But she shant mar
3 ry him."
He went, leaving me to reflect anew
7 on how much easier it is to tangl
y things than to untangle them.
: had scarcely reached the office be
!. fore he came. He looked bewildere
e and uncertain, and, sitting down O
the other side of the table in my priv
n ate room, stretched out his arm
across it and leaned over to me. Ssh
says she loves him." he said.
n "Of course she says that" I e.
y claimed.
= Then you don't believe it?"
do your"
81 don't know what 20 believe
Il didn't think it possible before, an
4 can't conceive it now; but 81
II swears she does, and she looks-st
y actually looks as if she means it.
4 you think she's pretending so as
4 make it easier for me?"
a Don't ask me, Hemingway"
"a TITS just what you might expect h,
IA to do, isn't it? l accused her of
4 but she only laughed at me and sa
4 was silly to imagine such thin
| She says she refused him the mig
before because she was piqued
u something he did and wanted to NAL
A him suffer, but that she has cared f
q him all the time. You can NAL
i what you like out of it."
II l drummed on the table. l hi
n nothing to say Things were dim a.
4 vague and hateful to me in that acu
4 moment. I did not know what /
n lieved-what l wanted to believe.
N was remembering all that had pass
a between her and me pertaining to b
a engagement. trying to make son
II thing definite and convincing out of
N but decided that much of what h
deemed convincing had been bas
merely on my own conclusions a
Ter not upon anything she had actua
said or conveyed.
!. "She says she'll marry him whetf
give myself up or not" he went c
that 1t won't make a particle of {
: ference except that it will stir up
ne unnecessary fuss. Ankony won't
anything, of course, when she's goi
cry to marry him, and she says she is
10 ing to-"
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
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