The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25

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live and get to work and enrn a 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 1t.
"You mustn't talk" she insisted.
You said you'd let me-" And when
he made the sign Of acquiescence, 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 remember-never have your rea
son again. But yesterday"
"Please!" he pleaded That's more
than enough about me. want to know
what happened"
THAT night. you mean? All the
things that you had planned for. Fa-
ther 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"
"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 it. But at 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?" he asked.
She slipped an arm under his shoul.
ders and raised him so 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 1t honestly this time.
The violet eyes were smiling when
he looked into them again.
rs she-the one Incompatible She
worth it, Victor?"
Her price is above rubies, as !
told you once long time ago."
you wouldn't let pride-a false
pride-stand in the way Of her happi-
ness?"
Il haven't any; her / we has made
me very humble and-ar.d good, Amy,
dear. Don't laugh: it's tie only word !;
I'm just hungering and tLirsting 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
US. You must take your share, Victor.
1t will break fathers heart If you don't.
He says you got it back for him after
1t was hopelessly lost, AMI that is
true"
Kiss me, Amy, girl, and then go and
tell your father that he lie simple
hearted old spendthrift, and love him.
And IL you could wire Cashier, and
tell him to bring a license along"
ooh boy-foolish boy!" she said.
Wait; when you are well and strong
again.
But she did not make hin wait for
the first Of the askings; ant after a
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 the quieting hand upon his
forehead was the touch of Love, angel
of the bright and shining way. summon.
ing him to rise up and go forward as a
soul set free to meet the dawring day
Of fruition.
THE END.