Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-01
will Save him to you. Give to me that

go aw:y!" she moanedas she shook
her head and cried into her arms.
See, Mary: Here is the pencil and
the paper to write the words Of life
for Trims to that Gouverneur Taulk-
ner," l said as l seated myself beside
her and extracted my notebook and
pencil from the pocket of my overcoat
where | had placed them on leaving
my room as is always best, l deemed,
for a secretary. There are just two
things that are the duty of women,
Mary-to bear men and to save them.
Save Yours low. Mary. Much will hap
pen, it may be, but that Timms is a
good man and must live" .
II dissent. He told me not to.
TimmS did"
IF a knife vas aimed at Timms'
heart, would YOU not throw yourself
between him and its cut. Mary, even
though commanded by him not to SO
save him?"
yes
THE knife is aimed and here's the
paper by which YOU can throw your
person on that knife. Is it of such
moment that it cut into your own
heart, that YOU stand and let it give
death TO him."
Il give up. ! give up, mister. [
can't let nobody murder him. Nobody
ever put it that way to me. Give me
that paper and let me git to him fer
Jest enc minute tomorrow" she made
answer to me as she seized the paper
and pencil and began to write With
the lapcr spread beside her upon the
step.
evil that do. mistcr::" she asked
with anxiety. On that paper she had
written:
Hen Timms had locked me in tho room
and WAS attacking me when Gabe broke in
and got me ava from him. He had to
bust his head With a 1latiron to make him
let go of me. | am Il good woman.
MARY BROWN.
YES, good Mary. this will shield
TilnmS from that knife. | feel a ccr-
tainty, and l will send for YOU and see
that You 90 to an interview With him
at 10 o'clock of the tomorrow morning.
And now good night, With great re-
spect to you for Il brave woman" l
said as | rose to my feet.
"Who are YOU. mister, that have
spoke to my heart like they amt no.
body spoke to its suffering vet, though
you amt said many words. and them
is curious-like:" she asked of me as I
prepared to take Il hurried departure.
81 am the secretary OF the Gouvcr-
ncur Faulkner. Mary. and-and know
how women-lovc-men. T.
Il bet Il many of 'cm have loved
you. God bless your sweet eyes.
Good night. SIR"
And with those kind words from the
poor female, who was beginning again
to sob. but with another motive in her
weeping, | took my departure down
h strcct-or up-l did not know in
just which direction. had the in
tention of returning to the house Of
the party to obtain the cherry. which
| had left standing before the door.
and in it convey the message to my
Gouvcrneur Faulkner that should
bring relief TO his anxiety. but | soon
found that l had lost myself upon
streets that l had never seen before.
What was it that | should do? NV
heart suffered that my Gouverneur
Faulkner should not know the relief
Of that paper l had in the pocket Of
my dinner coat, but I could not find
myself, and l did not know exactly
what questions | should ask. Then [
%bethought me of that telephone, which
i'll America is so much used, but not in
France. I entered into a store for
medicines upon the corner of one Of
the streets in my wandering. looked
diligently in a book to find the num-
Der OF the mansion of the go%uverneur,
and, after many feelings of my desire,
at last my Gouvcrneur Faulkner made
an answer in my ear that was as
beautiful in voice as the words he
spoke to me in his presence.
"Nell? he asked me.
This is Robert Carruthers who
speaks"
"Oh, all right youngster. How did
the party go:"
THAT was a very nice party, your
eXcollency, and ] have IL paper from
that Mary Brown concerning the MUIR
der of the brother of good Timms for
cruelty to Mary. | wish to give it to
YOU"
What do YOU mean, boy?"
Il have said it."
Then bring it here to me at once
md tell me how you got it,"
Il cannot come to you"
Then I'll come to you. Who're are
:ou:"
Il do not know. l am lost"
Heavens, boy, what do YOU mean?"
Il am in a store of medicine that is
many streets from that house Of good
Mary Brown and also from the house
of the dinner party"
You helpless young IDIOT. call a taxi
and come right here to me-"
II am promised to a dance with
Mile. Belle by the hour of 10. of which
it lacks now only a quarter. Cannot
1 so in that taxicab, which it is Of
mlch inta1liponoa of Won RI c1oroct To