Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-12-14

ne WorS man could have. said
alsoioskey soberiy. Then he added:
ss got few thousand dollars saved
- mat says that Rankin Hallock ism I
soans 60 hafg for what he did in the
oeler room a few minutes ago
ansW It would come to that If the
,i.lae ever ripened right suddenly. and
tfled to find Judson to choke him
vi. But John got in ahead of me-
,IaagerWood switched the subject
abruptly in Difference to Eleanor's
deep breathing.
must ke Miss Brewster to her
trends LII You say the Nadia is back :?
VINO moved it without orders
es. she's back, all right. and Daw-
son Is the man who comes in for the
blessing He wanted an engineered
ca one right bad-and he couldn't wait
g uncouple the car It was Halloek
VINO sent that message TO Mr.. Leck-
nara that We've been hearing so much
ABOUT, and it was a beg for the loan
OF few Of Uncle Sans boys from
Fort McCook. Gridley got on to it
through Dix. and he also cut us out
or MT. Leckhard's answer telling US
Inat the cavalry boys were on 73. By
Grldley'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 run
away engine with the coupled up Ma
Ola outfit, caught it just in the nick
or tins to prevent a collision with Il
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
lettering and said: Howard, I must
go back to mamma She will be per
fectly frantic if some one hasn't told
her that am safe. We can go now,
can't we Mr.. .McCloskey? The trou-
bic is ali over, isn't it?
The trainmaster nodded gravely.
Its over, all but the paying Of the
bills. That rife shot we heard little
spell ago settled it. No, he isn't dead
this in answer to Lidgerwoodss IN
spoken question" it will be
heap better for all concerned If he
doesn't get over it. You can go down.
Lieutenant Baldwin has posted his men
around the shops and the Crows Nest.
Together they left the shelter of the
trainmaster's room and passed down
the dark stairs and out upon the plat
form, where the cavalrymen were
mounting guard. There was no word
spoken by either until they reached the
Nadia's forward vestibule, and then 1t
was Lidgerwood who broke the silence
to say, IT have discovered something
tonight. Eleanor-Tm not quite all the
different kinds of coward / thought
I was"
Don't tell mer' 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
sackcloth and ashes. | saw it all with
nv own eyes. and l could neither run
nor scream Oh it was splendid!
never dreamed that any man could rise
us the sheer power Of his will to such
i pinnacle Of courage Does that make
amends-just a little? And won't you
come to breakfast with us in the morn
ing and let me tell you afterward how
miserable I've been-how | fairly nag
ged father into bringing this party out
here so that I might have an excuse to
to-
He forgot the fierce strife SO lately
ended. forgot the double victory he had
won.
.'But-but Van Lew he stammered
she told me that you-that he''- And
then he took her in his arms and kiss
ed her, while a young man with
bandaged head-a man who answered
to the name Of Jack Benson and who
was fastening up TO get permission to
go home to Faith Dawson-turned his
back considerably and walked away.
What were you going to say about
Herbert?' she murmured when he lel
her have breath enough to speak with
81 was merely going to remark that
he can't have you now, not If he We're
ten thousand times your accepted low
err
She escaped from his arms and ran
lightly up the steps Of the private car
And from the safe vantage ground Of
the half opened door she turned and
Knocked him.
SILLY boy she said softly. Cant
you read print when it's large enough
to shout at all the world? Herbert and
Carolyn ha been announced for
more than three months, and they are
to be married when we get back to
New York. That's all. Good night,
and don't you dare to forget your
breakfast ngagement!''
THE END.