The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-18

III tell Won MI about it when we
Get inside this train,' he answered. ~
t'i'iik Brown is where he can't tele-
graph To head us OF any place along
the Ellc. and il VIC once yet into In.
d'aNa we arc comparatively safe. Cp
you CO. and he lifted her up the car
steps.
Safe" she sighed as thcy dropped
into a seat in q coach.
IN ashamed To mention il. my dear
arcon,nlice. hut arc YOU quite sure You
have your purse with YOU: With the
usual luck Of Il Common thief. l am
penniless."
"PennilesS because YOU gave Your
fortune - the cause of frrcdom.'' she
supplemented, fumh!in- in her chate-
LAME bag for her purse. Here it is.
Fhe contents are yours until the end
NJ our romance"
The conductor took fare from him to
Lafayette and Informed the niue Gov
cred gentleman that he could get a
train from that city to Chicago at o:3O
in the morning.
Were all right now" said Crosby
after the conductor had passed on.
You are tired. little woman. Lie back
and go to sleep. The rough part Of the
adventure is almost over" He secured
a pillow for her. and she was soon rest
Ing as comfortably as it was possible
i'll the day coach Of Il passenger train.
Fer many minutes he sat beside her.
his eyes resting on the beautiful tired
face with its closed eyes. long lasllaS.
Ncns!ve mouth and its frame Of dark
hair. diSIrraO-ed and wild.
Its strange" he thought. almost
aloud. how suddenly it comes to Il
fellow. Twelve hours ago l was as
free as a bird in the air and now
Just then Der eyes opened widely
with Il start as if she had suddenly
come from ] rather terrifying dream.
They looked Sqnnrcly into his. and he
felt so abast"u that he was about t.
turn away when. with . little catch
in lcr voice. She exclaimed:
Good heavens"
What is it," be cried.
"1ou are not married. are you:"
NO"
Like a cullrit caught she bl,>hed
furiously. and her eyes vaverod as the
Ids fell. shutting from bis eager. sur
priscd gaze tho prottiest confusion in
the world.
lit inst occurred to me to ask"
shc nlurNru"p1.
CroshT'S eXlilaratinn was 50 great
that. after 3 long, hungry look at the
peaceful face, he jumped up and went
out into the yestibule. where he whis-
tied with all the arl0r of a schoolboy.
When he returned t. his seat beside
her size was awake. and the little look
Of distress loft her face when he ap-
peared. q happy smile succeeding.
II thought Eou had deserted me-"
she said.
"PeviSh the Thought"
M. Crosby. it YOU had Il pistol all
The time we were in the barn, why
did YOU not shoot the dog and free Us
hours before YOU did:' she asked
>tern(y.
II had no pistol" he grlnned. From
~" !'' u III 'ltN al I.fNtI ftidtCl
ment10l inhaler and calmly lcvelcd it
at hey head. ut looked very much
like n pistol in the darkneSs." he said,
aud il deserves a place among the
cherished relies descending from our
romancc.'
The next night two happy, content
cd persons sat in q brilliant Chicago
1~l1cat"r. and thHrc was nothing in their
I" Indicate that the day
and night hafnrc had been the most
in their lives.
"T1i> is more comfortable than n
cross beam in u barn. she smiled.
""nt II * moro public" he responded.
Three months lnter-but Crosby won
both suits.
TIE M