Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-02

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digniied course was to turn his back
on AMERICA and march homeward with
flags flying as If he had suffered no
defeat. Yes; that was what he would
do. 1t would be disgracing himself and
his name to go down and wrestle in
the arena with enemies who did not
pretend to fight fair. Veto leave this
country forever, with no hope of see
ing Lesley Dearmer again! She had not
even given him her address and had
only laughed elusively when he sug-
gested calling on her some day after
everything was comfortably settled"
He knew no more than that she lived
near L~ouisville;;" therefore lie could
not write to beg that she would not
believe any hateful tales the newspa-
pers might invent. Oh, yes, it was all
over-that little episode, which had
been so sweet, which had taught him
that he had heart enough to love and
long for a woman because of what she
was, not because Of what she had.
you needn't look so broken up
said Isidora. "Wai till l come to
the end of the story. I've got a mes
senger waiting in the street with some
thing for you. l wouldn't let him in
till we'd had our talk. Now I'm going
to call him down to cheer you up a
bit"
She bounced off her chair, ran to the
door and shouted up from the level
OF the basement to the street. In an
other moment a uniformed youth
walked in and deposited a large paper
wrapped bundle, but it was not until
he had been sent away that Isidora
began to open the parcel.
II wanted to get the lot" she said,
'but, my, the bill was high way
above me. I'd $50 I'd been saving up
oh. for something, but you needn't
care. I'd a heap rather do this than
buy any old thing for myself. And
here's what they give me after a lot
of fuss"
She tore off the brown paper with a
dramatic gesture and triumphantly dis
played the suit of tweed clothing
which Loveland had taken off the
evening before in dressing for dinner.
Then her face fell as she saw that his
expressed no pleasure.
Il thought you'd like these better
than anything, as l couldn't run to
all," the girl went on disappointedly.
You paid my hotel bill!' exclaimed
Ioveland.
Only a little, weeny part" Isidora
broke in. "Wisht l could have done
more"
Il don't" said Val hastily. "Oh,
you're very kind-too kind. don't
know what to say, But-your money,
that you were saving-why, I-Jove,
it's horrible. And I mayn't be able
to pay you back for days"
Il don't want you 70 pay me back
the girl said proudly. ITS been a
pleasure"
He thanked her as best, he could for
all she had done and talked down her
objections to being repaid. Now, he
said, owing to her kindness he could
walk the streets without being stared
at and would lose no time in cabling
to his mother. Oh, he had plenty Of
money for that! And, smiling as if it
were part of a huge joke, he showed
what the payment of his small debt to
the restaurant had left Of his IS.
Seven dollars and q bit-nearly 80
shillings! Why. he was rich. All he
asked now was a room in which to
change his clothes.
AS there was a houseful of empty
rooms, this request was easily granted,
and presently Loveland came back to
the Kitchen suitably clad for daylight,
except for the detail of his necktie.
Isidora saw no fault in his appear
n as she walked proudly at his side
on the way to send a cablegram to
Scotland.
Secretly Loveland would have been
glad to dispense with her company, but
she assured him that she had more
time than anything else" and that she
would be delighted to guide him, only
they must not go past home, for if pa
saw her with a strange gentleman
there'd be trouble
Isidora peeled owe her companions
shoulder as he wrote out his message
to his mother and was much interested
in the address. To save expense he
put only "Loveland, Dorloch, NORTH
Britain" Therefore the girls curiosi
ty was not greatly rewarded. AL
she could say to herself was that ap.
parently he had some right to the
name Of Loveland and that he really
did seem to expect that somebody
yer there might send him a remit
lance. Otherwise why should he waste
good money OF
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