Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01

night you sent me on sort or QueS
for the golden fleece. I didn't know
who had been fleeced or what the ides
was But I Jared forth. as they say
j got IL for you
The eyes OF the girl glowed happily
She was beaming.
I'm so glad" she said. But why
why didn't you give II to me last
night: II would have meant so much
IL you had"
That" replied Mr.. Magee. lis what
I'm coming to-yery reluctantly. Did
you note any spirit OF caution in the
fellow who set forth on your quest and
dropped over the balcony rail? Yod
did not I waited on the porch and
saw Max tap the safe. / saw him and
Cargan come out. 1 waited for them.
Just as / was about to jump on them
somebody-the man with the seventh
key. guess-did 1t for me- There was
a scuffie. / Joined it i emerged with
the package everybody seems so in
terested in"
Yes" said the girl breathlessly.
And then
II started to bring it to you" went
on Magee, glancing over his shoulder
nance and battle and all that sort OF
thing. / pictured the thrill OF hand
ing you the thing you had asked.
ran upstairs. At the head OF the stairs
Il saw her"
The light died in her eyes. Re
proach entered there.
Yes" continued Msgee. your knight
Grant lost his nerve. He ceased to
run on schedule. She. too. asked me
for that package OF money"
And you give II TO her." said the
girl scornfuIly.
''Oh. no." answered Magee quickly.
Not so bad as that simply sat
down on the steps and thought. I got
cautious decided to wait until to
day. IL did wait"
He paused. The girl STROBE on, look
ing straight ahead
II know" he said. what you think.
I'm n fine specimen Of a man to send
on a hunt like that-a weakened
mollycoddIe who passes into a state of
coma at the crucial moment. But
I'm going to give you that package
yet"
The girl turned her head. Mr. Ma
gee saw that her eyes were misty with
tears.
You're playing with me-" she said
brokenly. II might have known.
And trusted you. You're in the game
with the others-and / thought you
weren't i staked my whole chance or
success on you. Now you're making
sport OF me. You never intended TO
give me that money. You don't in
tend to now"
''On my word" cried Magee. II do
intend TO give it to you-the minute
we get back TO the inn, 1 have il safe
In my room"
Give IT to her" said the girl bitter
y. why don't you give IL TO her.?
oh. the perversity OF women!
It's you l want TO give it to-" re |
Piled Magee warmly Il don't know 4
what was the matter with me last .
night. / was a fool You don't be- 1
Ieve in me. I know Her face was 4
old and expressionless.
And I wanted to believe in you
10 much" she said
Why did you want to?" cried Ma
rec. WHY
She plodded on through the snow
You must believe" he pleaded. 81
ion't know what all this is about-on
my word OF honor. But / want to give
EOu that money. and I will-the min
ute we get back TO tine inn. Will you
believe then? Will yOu:"
Il hate you" said the girl simply.
She should not have said that AS
AR back as be could remember such
opposition had stirred Mr.. Magee to
Wild deeds He opened his mouth,
md words flowed forth. What were
he words?
II love you, / love you Ever since
hat moment in the station have
owed you. love you"
Family he heard himself saying IL
yer and over. By the gods. he was
OVERWHELMINGLY. in words OF one
yiIabIe. as the butchers boy might
ave told his Lore 10 the second kitch-
d maid.
Il love you" he continued. Idiot.
Often Ar. MaRee had thought OF
he moment when he would tell his
we to a woman IL was a moment
T dim lights. music perhaps in the
lstance, two souls caught up in the
iagic Of the moonlit night-a pretty {
raceful speech from him. a sweet
-acious surrender from the girl. And
Il love you" In heavens name. was ]
. never going 20 stop saying it7 II
ant you 10 believe" /"
Good lord. He recalled that a fell >
" novelist. whose love scenes were {
garded as models by young people U
nering the tender passion. had once Il
Messed that be proposed 10 his wife u
a street car and was accepted just III
the conductor handed him his trans m
$. m
he girl deliberately stopped. There Is
5 never less or sweet gracious sur m
der in a sufrragette hurting a stone ~