The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02

other times-it's what you might call
an emergency, Sadie. I don't think
anybody could blame you--that IL,
providn' you suit yourself. But il you
like him bettern you do me---"
"Oh. no; | don't reckon I do"
Then it's bargain" He took her
hand, which lay between them on the
grass. and squeezed 1t obscurely. He
could not offer to kiss her. for others
were now moving about near them,
waiting for breakfast Instead he pro-
ceeded to the business before them.
Now. here's the c'tif'Cate. Sadie 1t
reads Thomas II. Walton'-thats me;
you'll have to learn to call me Tom.
Now Of course, | can't promise just
how things are goin' at train time, but
! have an idea it'll be all q. X, and I'll
tell YOU why. The inspector that
passes folks out to the railroad when
their times up wasn't on duty yester-
day. | happened to notice he changed
off with one of the other men. So he
didn't see you AMI your brother come
in. An I've no reason to suppose that
he knows how Tom Walton ought to
look. SO Wen all go to the gate to-
gether and your brother can slip
through Tell him the Waltons was n
good family once; he needn't be
ashamed OF the name"
II must go and tell him about it right
away" she said. rising.
Wait minute. Don't you want TO
give me that blue ring to remember
you by and to kind Of bind our bar
gain? | haven't got anythin' on my side
| just at present, tut I'll send you one
as soon as I get out Of here. Waitin'
| mere in camp is goin' to be rather lone
some after you're gone an | think
scmethin' OF yours like that would
hearten me up"
| She looked down at the ring an in
stant-it bore a forget me-not set with
four little turquoises-then drew 1t off
her finger.
My motheh gave It to me" she said
Il should like it back mighty well, If
you shouldn't come"
! His face shadowed Il guess you
don't think that of me. | amt got any
doubts of you. I'll be there quick
enough-unless I should get the fever
which amt likely. An IL I do I'll pull
| through They can't kill me-not with
this ring on, anyhow" lie looked down
at her with his more natural roguisf
face again.
She smiled back quickly, then ran of
to find her brother, while Walton viii
some difficulty fitted the ring To hi:
smallest finger.
For the rest OF the day he saw bu
little Of her, for to be alone with her II
camp was impossible, and it was par
of his policy to keep out OF observation
since most Of his fellow refugees knew
that he had expected to leave on th'
afternoon train. So he withdrew to his
tent not long after breakfast an,
| snatched only a few minutes for con
versation at the beginning and the enc
of the dinner hour.
In the ten, il was very hot again, bu
he sat II out quietly. simmons was
there with him. feeling too miserable
to-day to leave his bed. As the hour.
wore on ii was evident that Walton
was doing some pretty hard thinking
he was not So utterly serene as in th'
morning. Occasionally he looked at hi'
terminate as If wondering whether h'
might confide in him, and at last h'
spoke.
II say. Jack. want To ask YOU some
thing II you was t. md a man stuct
in a bad place in the road and YOU Of
fered To get him out If he'd swap horse
with YOU instead of Gettin' him out frs
and taIk!n about it afterward, wha
would you think of yOurself?'
"Td think was a muckeh,' said Jacl
promptly.
An suppose YOU let ON at the sam
time that your horse was just It'll
better than il was?'
The boy turned over on his cot an
looked At Walton.
What YOU afteh. anyhow" he SAID
You nor | Wouldn't do such a thing
no mo- would anybody wuth "A pace o
Gods earth
You can't he sure" Walton answere
slowly. You never know til the tim
comes. If 'twasnt for that nobod
wouldn't ever get hung"
With that he rose from his own co
and tied his handkerchief about hi
neck in readiness to go out I'm Sc
you later, Jack" he said.
You're comm back befo train time
You haven't got your coat"
I'm coming back either first or last
said Walton,
The crowd was beginning to gathe
near the gate for the daily eNcitemer
of train time. some carrying their bag
on with envy more or less concea.e'
Walton found Sadie and her brothe
waiting at the house entrance, and 9
once motioned her to come with hi
around the corner, where they coul
he unobserved.
rive been thlnkin' some more" b
SAID at once. And | don't have ha
as good an opinion Of myself as ! di
this mornin'. I'm goin' to call II OF
Sadie, an give you back your ring.
Her face was frightened like child
And we-my brotheh has to stay o'
this tme?"
"Oh, mo- didn't mean that. He ca
have my c'tif'cate all right. But
didn't do the square thing in maxim
bargain about it,"
but II don't mind" she said.
NO, know you didn't, but that don
make no difference. Here in this cam
YOU might we'll think | was prct
good sort, compared with the crow
that's here, especially since we'd got
be friends when YOU was needin' friend
But up AZ your place | might look dl
ferent-With that other fellow there, to