The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-13
Copyright, 1913,
By Geo. Barr
McCutcheon.

| "They are right, she said, SIMPLY.
"Still you are pretty much of brute
to insult me with them. p"
"I most sincerely crave your par
don, if it isn't too late," / cried, alb
ject once more. Il don't know what
gets into me once in while.)
"The safest way, should say, is for
neither of us to express an opinion 80
long as we are thrown into contact with
each other. If you choose to tell the
world what you think of me, all well
and good. But please don't tell me. ;,
| ~ can't convince the world what l
think of you for the simple reason that
ia be speaking at random. l don't
know who you are"
ooh, you will know some day." she
said, and her shoulders dropped a little.
"I've-I've done a most cowardly,
despicable thing in hunting you"
"Please! Please don t say anything
more about it. / dare say you'v done
me lot of good. Perhaps l shall see
things little more clearly. To be per-
(fectly honest with you, I went into this
marriage with my eyes wide open, but
I was only one fool among many. Doz-
ems of other girls in my set were crazy
to marry him. II haven't told you
that he is extremely good-looking. And
lhe was-was adorable in those days"
! A far-away, dreamy look came into
her eyes. She was staring at me, but
I felt myself quite outside the range OF
her vision.
l ventured shrewd conjecture, con-
|sidering the obvious character OF her
abstraction.
"Stranger things have happened
than that you should patch up your
difficulties and 60 back to live with
lyeur husband"
/ She uttered a little cry Of revulsion.
The dreamy light died in her eyes and
|he transfixed me with look OF in
dignation.
"How dare you suggest such thingl
How dare you speak to me in that way!
You'll ought to order you out of thm
room and neyef-never-"
Nv luminous smile checked the out
burst.
"Splendid!" cried. "Yeu convince
me that it can never happen. "
She smiled doubtfully, quite unces-
A. Al
ooh, dear me-" she sighed, ~ don't
believe we shall ever get on at all well
togther, Mr.. Smart. You sre such
whimsical person.
am try to do better" I cried,
frankly pleased with the situation.
I"Giye me chance"
"You spoke of him as my husband" +"
she said, going back to my remark.
"He is not my husband. Please be good
enough to remember that.
cit will be easy, ] assure you. May
therefore venture the hope that if you
ever decide to marry again you'll give
some deserving American chance to
make you his queeni You'll find it
better than being countess, believe
me-"
~ shall never marry, Mr.. Smart"
she said with decision. "Never, never
again will 1 get into mess that is SO
hard to get out Of. can say this to
you because I've heard you are bach
elor. You can t take offence"
~ fondly hope to die bachelor"
said l with humility.
"God bless you'll" she cried, bursting
into merry laugh, and l knew that
truce had been declared for the time be-
ing at least. "And now let us talk
sense. Have you carefully considered
the consequences if you are found out,
Mr.. Smartf"
"Found outi"
eff you are found shielding a
fugitive from justice. l couldn t 60 to
sleep for 'ours last night thinking of
what might happen to you if
Nonsense! cried, but for the life
Of me couldn't help feeling elated.
She had a soul above self, after all!
"You see, am thief and robber
and very terrible malefactor, accord
ing to the reports Max brings over from
the city. The fight for poor little
Rosemary is destined to fill columns
and columns in the newspapers of the
H. l..