The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-12

something else. steady roaring il
my ears: then darkness. out Of whicl
came q voice. empty. meaningless
finally soundless.
After . while l realized that wa
in pain: that, at intervals. somebod!
| forced morsels OF ice between m,
lips: that the darkness around me hat
turned grayer.
Years and years later . yellow sta
rose and stood still before my opel
eyes; and after . long while saw
1t was the fame of q candle: ant
somebody spoke my name.
Il know you. Speed" said drow
silly.
You are all right, Scariett?"
Yes, all right What time
Is IT."
heard the click of his hunting
case. Eleven o'clock"
What day?"
Saturday"
When was 1 hurt3 Many day.
ago-many weeks?"
You were hurt at half-past three
this afternoon"
turned on the white pillow
Where IL this bed? Whore 10 thA
room?
Shall tell your"
was silent, struggling With mem
ory.
Tell me-" I sskd. whose bed ID
thisf"
1T 10 hers"
The candle-h -hame glimmered before
my wide-open eyes once more. and
"Oh. you are all right" he muttsred,
then leaned heavily against the bed.
side, dropping his arms on the cover
let.
That is all remember that night,
all remember clearly. though it
seems to me that once l heard drums
beating in the distance: and perhaps
did.
Dawn was breaking when l awoke
Speed. partly dressed. lay beside me,
sleeping heavily. idiot. get up!" l
cried. hitting him feebly.
He was very angry when he found
out why had awakened him: perhaps
the sight of my bandaged head re.
strained him from violence.
He stumbled to the floor, bathed.
grumbling all the while, and then. to
my surprise, walked over to- a fiat
trunk which stood under the window
and which recognized As mine.
"I1l borrow some underwear" he
remarked viciously.
Whats my trunk doing here!" l
demanded.
Madame d vassart had them
bring It"
Had whs bring it,"
"Horsn and McCadser-before they
leet:"' --v------'--~-
Before they left! Have they gone! ?"
Il forgot" he said. soberly. "Of
course you don't know that the cir,
Gus has gone"
"Gone!" echoed. astonished.
Gone to Lorient Buckhurst is in
town again with raft of picturesque
ruffians," he said. They marched in
last night, drums beating, colors un-
furled-the red rag. you know-and
the first thing they did was to order
Byram to decamp.
"Byrams people. elephant and all,
struck the road q little after three
O'Clock this morning. In good order,
not tent-peg nor a frying pan miss.
ing. They ought to be in Lorient by
early afternoon"
"Gone!" repeated, blankly.
l lay looking at him. striving to real
ize the change that had occurred in
so brief a time-trying to understand
the abrupt severing of ties and condi-
tions to which. already. had become
accustomed-perhaps attached.
They all sent their love to sou"
he said. They knew you wers out
of danger-I told them, there was NO
fracture. only = slight conclusion.
Byram came to look at you: he
brought your back salary-all OF It.
I've got it."
line gone With them?"
Yes. They sail today from Lori.
ent. The governor made money yes
terday-enough to start again. Poor
Byram! He's frantic to get back to
America; and. oh. Scarlet, how that
good old man can sM Mear''
Speed. did you say that little Jac.
queline went with Byram?"
He looked at me miserably
YES" he said
was silent.
yes" he repeated. she went, lug.
cling her pet cat in her arms. She
would go; the life has fascinated her
l begged her not to- felt l was dis
loyal to Byram, too. but what could
do? l tell you, Scarlet. wish I had
never seen her, never persuaded her
to try that foolish dive. She'll Miss
some day-like the other one
He walked to the window and starsl
moodily at the sea.
Meanwhile" said. quietly, Il am
going to get up
He gave me a look which l inter
preted as. Get up and be damned"
! eomplied--in part