Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
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The cool hand clipped from his fore
head to his lips, as If to warn him
that he must not talk, and he went
through the motions OF kissing It.
When 1t was Withdrawn he broke the
silent prohibition promptly.
The way to keep me from talking is
to do 1t all yourself: what happened
to me last night?"
She shook her head sorrowfully.
The last night you mean was three
weeks ago. Stevie was trying to shoot
Mr.. Cartwright In your office and you
got between them. Do you remember
that!"
Perfectly" he said. "But it stin
seems as IL 1t we're only last night.
Where am I now?-not that it makes
any difference, SO long as I'm with
YOU"
"You are at hone-our home; at tho
LITTLE Susan Mr.. Leshington had
the men carry you up here, and Mr..
Ford ran a special train all the way
from Denver with the doctors.
Stevie's bullet struck you in the head,
and-and we all thought you were go
ing to die"
I'm not" he asserted, In feebly des.
perate determination. I'm going to
live and get to work and earn . hun.
dred thousand dollars. 80 can say.
Come. little girl"
Again the restraining hand was laid
upon his lips, and again he went
through the motions Of kissing It.
you mustn't talk!" she insisted.
''You said you'd let me-" And when
he made the sign Of acqmescence. she
went on: "At first the doctors wouldn't
give US any hope at all: they said you
might live. but you'd-you'd never
never acknowledgements have your req
son again. But yesterday"
PLEASED" he pleaded. That's more
than enough about mo. want to know
what happened"
THAT night, you mean? All the
things that you had planned for. Fa-
Their got the mine back. and Mr.. Lesh.
ington and the others got the riot
quelled after about half OF the city was
burned"
But Cartwright and schermerhorn-
I promised them" n,
mr.. Leshington carried out your
promise and helped them get the
money, out Of the bank vault before the
mob sacked the Niquoia building and
dynamited 1t. But ct the hotel they
were arrested on the order Of the bank
examiner, and everything was taken
away from them. We haven't heard
yet what is going to be done with
them" @
"And Gomorrah I" he asked.
She slipped an arm under his shout.
ders and raised him 30 he could look
out upon the mountain-girt sea dim,
ping under the morning breeze.
There Is where 1t was" she said
soberly. where 1t was, and is not, and
never will be again. thank God! Mr..
Leshington waited until everybody had
escaped. and then he shut the waste
way gates"
Brouillard sank back upon the pill
lows of comfort and closed his eyes,
Then it's all up to me and the hun.
dred thousand" he whispered. "And
I'll get it honestly this time"
The violet eyes were smiling when
he looked into them again.
rs she-the one incompatible She
worth 1t, VictorT'
Her price is above rubies, - I
told you once long time ago."
"You wouldn't let pride-a false
pride-stand in the way Of her happf
ness?"
Il haven't any; her love has made
me very humble and-and good, Amy,
dear. Don't laugh: its the only word;
I'm just hungering and thirsting after
Righteousness enough to be halfway
worthy Of her"
Then I'll tell you something else
that has happened. Father and Stevie
have reorganized the Little Susan
Mining company, dividing the stock
into four equal parts-one for each Of
u.s. You must take your share, Victor.
1t will break fathers heart II you dont,
He says you got it back for him after
it was hopelessly lost. and that 10
true"
He had closed his eyes again, and
what he said seemed totally irrelevant.
sand after the man had climbed the
fourth mountain through all its seven
stages, he saw bright light, and It
blinded him so that he stumbled and
fell, and great darkness rose up to
make the light seem far beyond his
reach. Then the light came near. and
he saw that it was Love, and that the
darkness was In his own SOUL
Kiss me, Amy, girl. and then 90 and
tell your father that be 10 simple
hearted old spendthrift, and love him.
And II you could wire Cashier. and
tell him to bring a license along"
"Oh boy-foolish boy!" she said.
wait; when you are we'll and strong
again.
But she did not make him wait for
the first Of the askings: and after .
healing silence had fallen to show the
needlessness Of speech between those
who have come through darkness into
light, he fell asleep again. perhaps to
dream that tbs aaieting, hand :rsa Ii:
forehead was the touch OF Love. angel
of the bright and shining way, summon.
ing him to rise up and 80 forward %