Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-02-23

Tor my man"
Give me a chance and see II will
take IT. cried. Resides as you say
men ought To make their chances and
not wait until they are given. Look at
Clive-Jusi clerk. and he conquered
India, by George. III do something In
the woriu yet
She laughed ~ my sudden Irish eff
feryesrcnoe Why IotT' she said
You have everything 4 man could
have-youth. health. strength. educa
ton. energy | was sorry you spoke
And now am clad-so Glad-n IL
wakeus these thoughts In you!"
And II do
Her dear hand rested Ike warm vel
vet upon my lips Not another word.
air, You should have teen at the office
for evening duty half an hour ago
only hadu'' the heart To remind you
some DAY, PERHAPS. when you have
won your place In the world. we shall
talk 1t over again"
And 81 % was that found myself
iha, lp.-y November evening pursu.
In I'd. CamucrwcU tram with my
. heart glowing within me and with the
.....r Denomination that NOT another
day should c.upsc before should bDd
.,rr. decd which was worthy Of my
tad. Run vro-wbo In all This wide
word could ever have imagined the In
rr,.Iffrr .b,r. yyl.,.b tbat deed was 10
take ar the strauEe steps by which
gy,s I.,I Il. thr. doing. Of itf
l,.u,,- liked NlrArII.. the Grabbed
old round hacked. red headed news
,,rr,,- aud I r,rhar boped tha, he
u..-l mo ar course Eeaumonr was
,r. -..,r hos Irr mo riv.1 IN tho rora
fed atmosphere Of some OlympIan
height. from which he could dlstin-
gls.sh uu'h.u. smaller than an inter
national crisis or II split In the cabi
net. Somrumcs we saw him passing
in lonely majesty to his inner sanctum.
with his ewes staring vaguely and his
mind hpyrrlng over the l;aIEnus or the
Persian prllf lie was above and be
yoUI us Eur NrNrtIIp WIS his ars,
lieutenant. and IL was he that we
knew. The Old man nodded as I en-
tered tho room. and he pushed his
spcrtacles far mp on his bald fore
head
We'll, Mr.. Malone. from all I hear
you seem to be doing very we'll" said
he in bis kindly Scotch accent
| thanked him.
/ The culllcry explosion was excel
lent. So was the Southwark Gre You
have the true dcscrccptlyc touch. What
did you want to see me aboutf'
ITO ask favor"
He looked alarmed. and his eyes
5hunned mine Tut, tui. Nhai T.
III
DO you think. sir. that you could
possibly send me on some mission for
the paper? would do my best 10 put
II through and get yOn some good
copy"
what sort OF meesion had you IN
your mind. Mr. Malone
We'll. sir. anything that had adven
ture and danger In ii. really would
do my very best The more difficult II
was the better 1t would suit me.
You seem very anxious TO lose your
life.
ITO Justify my life. sir"
McArdle was plunged in thought for
some minutes.
II wonder whether you could get on
friendly-or at least on taIkinS-terms
with n modern Munchausen. he SAID
at last You seem TO nave sort OF
genius for establishing relations Win
people-sympathy. ! suppose. or animal
magnetism. or youthful vitality, or
something ] am conscious OF II my
SELF
You are very good, sir"
80 why should you not try your
luck with Professor Challenger of En-
more Park
dare say looked little startled.
challenger cried. Professor
Challenger. the famous Zoologist!
Wasn't he the man who broke the skull