The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1910-08-05
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with nadam ske Baroness.
II b not for GOOD women thai as9
haSs fought battles, given their live asd
staked their souls.-Mrs. ". x. CmGord.
But. madam" began.
She answered ~ n her oWn woy.
Monsieur hesitatss-hs b lost!" -
said. But sse. N weary. ! have
been much engaged to-day. have
made Il my plan never to fatigue ~.
self. II 10 ny hour now for ~ ooths
my exercise. my bed. II you Dlease
fear ] must bid you good night. 60
way or the other. You win - vel
come here none the lsss. u yos care
to remain. trust you al n0t An1
our little repast tonight unpleaaingY
Believe me. our breakfast shall - -
good. Threlka h expert h o0s1ees.
and our coffee 10 such - perhaps you
may not and general In thsss prov.
inces"
Was there the slightest nocking
sneer In her words, Did she despise
me a. q faint-heart, I could not tell.
but did not like the thought
Believe me. madam" answered
hotly. you have courage. 1t least
Let me match II. Nor do deny that
this asks courage on my part too. II
you please. In these Circumstances.
shall remain"
You are armedr she asked simply.
I inserted . finger In each waist
coat pocket and showed her The butts
Of two derringers: and ct the hack a
my neck-to her smiling amusemsat
At our heather fashion--I displayed
just the tip Of the haft Of e short
bowie-knife. which went Into leather
case under the collar Of my coat. Ard
again ] drew around the belt which
wore 20 that she could ses the bar.
rel Of . good pistol. which had bssa
suspended under cover a the he'll
skirt OF my coat.
She laughed. saw that she vas
not unused to weapons. ! should have
guessed her the daNsht,D OF . col
der or acquainted with arms In so0s
way. OF course" she said. there
might be need Of these. although
think not. And In any case. n trou-
BILE can be deferred until to-mosrov,
Why concern oneself over ~ Yes
interest me. ] begin yet more 70 ~
prove Of you"
Then. ~ to that breakfast . y
fourchette with madam: II I rsmaia,
will you agree 70 tell ne what h youe
buatnona hefoY =
0As laughed 1t NJ sally. 4
might" she said. provided that mean
time I had learned whether o. not
you were married that night."
do not profess that ! rsaA all that
was In her face - she stepped back
toward the satin curtains and swept
me the most graceful courtesy I had
ever seen In all my life. felt lihe
reaching out . hand TO restrain her.
Then I recalled my mission: and
remembered what Mr.. Calhoun and
DR.. Ward had said. was not . man:
I was . government agent. She vas
not . woman: she was my oppoaeut
Yet. but then
Slowly I turned to the opposite side
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curtains here also. ] drew them. but
- did 20 ] glanced hack. Again. q
on that earlier night. ! saw her face
framed In the amber folds face
laughing. mocking. With an sxclama.
ton Of discomfort. ! threw down ny
heavy pistol % the aoor. cast ny
coat across the foot a the bed 10 pre-.
vent the delicate covering from b.
Ing sollsd By my boots. and 70 rested
without further disrobing.
In the opposite apartment could
hear her moving about. humming 10
herself some air - unc0ncernediy 90
though no such being % myself exist
ed In the world. ! heard her present.
" accost her servant. who entered
through some passage not visible from
the central apartments. Then with.
out concealmsnt there seemed TO 70
forward the ordinary routine Of
madam's toilet for the evening.
Al last she called out 70 ne: Mon.
sisur!"
! vas a my own curtains at once.
but hers remained tight folded. a.,
though ! heard her voice close bshinlI
them. "Eh bien?" answered.
II h nothing. except ! would say
Thea n monsieur feels especially srsye,
aad rsvsrsnt. hs viii aaA very com
Portable pris-disu at tAs foot u 10
bed"
Il thank you" ! replied. srsvs'y -
could.
And there h . very sscsilsst
rosary and crucin1 % the table jvst
bsyoa1!"
Il thank you" replied. steadily -
] could.
"And there 10 ~ English Book q
Common Prayer spoa The stand mol
Tar IRON the hssa q the be1. upoa
this sidsi"
"A thousand thanks, NJ vssy god
fSisod."
hsard Q smolhsrsd laugh bsyosA
The amber curtains. Presently shs