Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-07-25

| '"'" 'h''' lhlhGa To hlmself many
'Ih's' but no one else had ever as
ANh'd or presumed to do so, and had
anyone but this man vontured upon
Such words, hc would have met with
'""' "NIil lhaeed. hut thcro was so
H'u'n justice ana 80 much truth In
| Whal Ldngiord said that rcHcnUul
'u""." '' "ds' h'iIHb ih' man aa nc
/ uiu' "' ''"Id not De pima To- d.
i"' arc IItnI hc admitted at last
/ ''' VIVID i'''l I'Iurlthce. nero is
moro .0'i' ON my SOU lhan yours but
/ ho u.NI man under heaven should
"''' ''iu me s'
''' ."""IH nave lold % To any
"'".I man, returned LanH.o.d.
''' i"'l doesn't cNpla'u why You
'"'h' U'I''
why. exclaimed the other "I
""u I.'ily KNOW.
In that instant tho tension under
"Iich he held himself gave way lie
i'eled slightly put his hand to his
heart For the first time Charnoc!S
noticed how white he was, how sick
ana "f'lch'd he looked. Although he
'o"'u not Dear TO touch the man, there
was UNCONSCIOUS appeal III MS weak.
ness Whlch the stronger man could not
r's'A| lie sprung instantly to his
SIDE. lie caught him by the arm.
WHAT'S the mattcr?' he asked al
most roughly. You look i'll, weak. suf-
ierlng
III Is nothing answered Langford,
struggling manfully to control himself
and to fight back the ever tightening
pain about his heart My times
about up. If could sit down some
where
Here, cried CharnoCk.
lie half led, half carried the man.
supporting him with his powerful arms,
To seat on the terrace across which
the shadow of the house fell in the
morning.
Thank you said Langford Now
he iumhlod In his pocket and pulled
ont a little phial with shaking fin
gers, 'ii you will be kind enough to
open that and give me one Of these
hc gasped, y am hardly up to IT,
Quickly, deftly, Charnock took the
phial, opened IL. placed one of tine
tablets in the others hand and waited
anXiously. Above on the porch a ser
want appeared and &im Charnock bade
bring water, wine, restoratiyes. Pres
entity Langiord recovered himself, the
powerful medicine acted, the tearing
pain at his heart abated If left him
fearfully weak and broken but his own
master.
Well he said with cynical bitter
ness, you see
Yes, answered Charnock gravely,
= see.
- am going in one of those some
day and mighty soon now, and il is
because of that that | came TO see
you ! wanted to talk to you about
her.
NO man speaks to me about her
But you can't refuse the dying you
know. You can't go away and leave
me here You can't stop me by force.
When | am weak, | am strong, " he
quoted almost sardonically.
II shall not leave YOU" said Char.
mock You are paying for what You
did. My God, | could envy you your
going. DO you think life is sweet and
pleasant to me with the memory of
what did rankling?"
NO, | suppose not said Langford.
but | didn't really come so much 20
talk about her as to talk about you"
II can't conceive that am a proper
subject for your conversation
lie said il firmly but not unkindly.
Iangford was too pitiable a spectacle
for that
IT'S about your project" went on
the other "Will YOU tell me about !
49,
Haven't YOU read the papers?"
Yes but / want to hear from your !
own lips what you propose TO do. I |
am business man accustomed to |
large affairs. / want to hear with my I
own ears all abou; it,"
Charnock hesitated. After all. why |