Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-01

defesi her 10 Hbstaln from aii uxefliHb
nud excitement WIS thnrlins uH the
noof ~ the saleDn deftly handaains
the wounds upon d nHns hpHd
Admiration - hef courage thrilled
In him Tie remembered that his own
vrfk was not dome A hoafse tuife
was calling frem behind u aiaietuofn
aoor which was iammed So that Il
could not be opened. Bartlett Eat bis
fingers into errvice and tipied tie
loek aut through tho woodwork THE
door swung open.
The interior of that room. N 1t could
stlll be ~ Q 10 have an Interior. was
nn tmpos' = ruin. The rear wall
was the gray sea fog. the hrrths had
fallen into the neither wreckaRe. ihe
floor was shattered SO that II looked
like the debris - picket fence but
II held And on that shlvcrcd floor,
clothed u .s@aA1as supslemcntcd b.
n pair of trousers aud one shoe. stuou
Curtis Roland. president Of the r. und
u. National bank
Bartlett extended n hand and drew
him TO serurer footing. Except for
few bruises aud scratches he was
unhurt.
"IIa. Mr.. Bartlett" said he checrIly
so you're my prcserver Where O.
Miss Gilbcrt7 safe. trust"
Bartlett pointed across the saloon to
whore Celia stiI knelt among the
wounded
"God bless her." said Boand Ter
vcntly. Il know her Nycll bv sight
her father ard ] are nci-s sIo.s in
Brooklyn have never met the
young lady so I kept aloof when !
saw yor~wiih her in the dining room
this evening. | expected to meet you
later IN Boston. OF course"
The collision OF the two vessels
seemed a small shock compared to his
collision with Curtis Buland. The
service he had rendered utterly debar-
red him from asking fayors at the
bank
The floor did not sink under him.
The nights calamitlcs were at an end.
Water tight compartments kept the
vessel atloat. and she proceeded slow
ly under her own steam to New Lon
don, whence the passengers proceeded
by train TO Boston.
Bartlett, Boland and Miss Gilbert
were companions on this journey, and
for a large part Of a way the lady,
utterly exhausted. slept profoundly.
And one OF the men watched beside
her with something akin tea father.
ly affection. the other with deeper ten
derness He knew now Why the eyes
that he had seen ten years before had
never faded from his memory.
Bartlett" said the banker. II for
get whether you are married"
II am not" answered Bartlett "A
year from today-who knows?"
There was long pause.
Bartlett, how are things going with
your
Every prospect pleases," responded
the young man.
The banker eyed him for some min.
utes.
Perfectly convenient for you TO
meet that note?'
Niu meet IT, ans" tItu pdIllttl,
and then he Strengthened up in his
seat. II can do many things that
would have been hard yesterday.
have had lesson in courage, in self
forgetfulness and in the value of life.
| am worth a dozen OF the Johnny
Bartletts that have been walking the
floor this last month, and one of the
proofs OF it is that I'm not afraid to
tell you that | have been walking the
floor. I am not afraid of anything or
anybody"
Another silence
"Send me over a little money" said
the banker. las little as you please,
just enough to make a showing. Send
me the same kind Of paper for the
balance. VIII that suit?"
II should think so! But | don't
ask
You have asked nothing" said Bo
l.,