The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 13, 1901, Page 7

THE SUNDAY CALL. - 7 body. Just the alarmed. It was e and in and he e R does not dprive you of the liberty to could feel himself turn pale as something speak to me as you will. You could not warm began to trickle down his neck. ing how near the say anything unjust without asking my “Now tell me wnich dispatch it was. I lde they were run- ; forgiveness, and when you do that read all of them. oY aMOES SIS Day SEliot dEGH REE TGO NeIRET o “You did? Of what interest could they great deal to me to hear you say that YouU have been? owe something to me, for I am only tco urlosity does not recognize reason.” glad to be your creditor. If there Is a You rezd every one of them?” debt, you shall never pay it; it is too “Ranuredly pleasant an account to be settled 2 «Then I ‘you're welcome.” If you insist that you s which interested me the most. You owe much to me I shall refuse to cancel Amearicans delight in puzzles, I am told.” Now, that is unfair.” “So it Did you read the dispatch from Constantinople?” Her arm fell to her side suddenly as if she had just real- ized its position. “The one that told of the French Em- bassac it to the Sultan?” r of a loan that was of he loan, if very much pitch outs elp wonder of the mountain A false move of the fiyi east of the agent, hall grant you the right to the small ma ves. Well asmuch ect my cou me what coun ut to get ry you are “Is it that American schools do not teach g y? rs tell United States are lo- e admitted. hat you study a t I am as great broad an to o proud of it as you are of t ountry that reaches from oce until I I can dear c ever bl I wonder { love mine “Frem tenor of yo judge that you have bee home for a long time,” “We have seen something of \d the United § reely ait vol six months to the lon 0 my o st They were bumping over h acherous e could peer window. Close e steep, many lights the blackne: they were to th to slacken their coming to a s The awful ride was “The train!” she cried in ecstacy Here, on the oth side. Thank heaven! Hea could not speak for the joyful pride it almost to burst- or flew open and L t made her imed g her him gently. * our ten. ‘ “I must send you somet too, my : good fellow, cried the lady “What is : | j your address—quick?” et “Willlam Perkins, O—, West Virginny, = = 1 412 - r 21 1 3 i i - 4 i g sl Yeu Can Escape a Great Deal of Ugly Jostling if You Wiil Take Hold of My Arm and Cling to It Tightly. oty el it b gestion, I gng they m! g0 T the bottom He detected a tome of securlty in her to go to Europe in order to follaw the . “At Denver?” the debt, and allow it to draw interest 85 the driver completed the sentemce. ot of the ravine, al persons w eet below. volce injunction of the donor. As T am more ‘“How do you know I got on at Den- forever." Sev re running down the . Still, he m appre- “But he will p! Your uncie will see likely to go to rope than he I relieved ver?" hat a financle sne cried. “Th platform, dimly lighted from the string B hensior llow is considered the to even If the operator fails.” him of the necessity and bought his right Why, you passed me In the aisle with was worthy of a courtier's deepest Of car windows. She found time to pant best d mountains,” he pre- “A will kill him If he does not to a ‘high time.’ " your luggage. Don’t you remember?” flattery. Let me say that I am proud to -h“th-)' sped along: var), he remembered h stop or come back for me," she sald, There was a long pause, during which Did he remember! FHis heart almost °We MYy gratitude to you. You will not He was not Light Horse Jerry, at al - bl dile f",,';"l}f»iiq complacently. she attempted to withdraw herself from turned over with the joy of knowing that l"w{n‘t it to grow les / ek S Satprat AT e aloeed 3 g thought Grenfall; his side, her little fingers struggling tim- she had really noticed and remembcred That was either irony or the prettiest [I-MISS GUGGENSLOCKE : haps he was 1 list.. Who the. devil .idly bereath the big. one him. Involuntarily his glad fingers closed SPeech a woman every uttered,” he said, e laughed, looking down into her “Do you know of t i bl Then aloud: “At you a collector of coins?” down upon the gloved hand that lay be- Warmly. “Iam also curious about some- OUS upturned face. A brief smil &5 . The SEM r . Shest volch A » able to beat the t Wy ST e 1 Rt thar thing. You were reading over my should- derstanding flitted across ker lips a - - e e R ARomanL. /e 0N t6 Waahington in a BBt Away acel rerolee “I believe T do remember, now that you ©F In the observation car—" broke away from him and threw herselt s d “Perfectly Isn't it a delightfully wild ride?" “No. I am consldered a dispenser of speak of it,” he sald in a stified voice, , I Was not!” she exclaimed, indignantly. into the arms of , ‘excited Uncle Cas- — horse Jerry O N S R S, 1 ratndr ks the 10 oF les: ‘MTaw wers aBding/aF x window “How did you know that?” she inconsist- bar. The condu several trainmen the to s In the darl ca, but this is the first sessing this queer bit of money as a pock- “Yes; and I saw you kissing those ladles ently went on. Y 5 A/Ld 2 few eager passengers came up, £ liciously. : rd your definition of de- et-piece. I intend to keep it forever and 800dby, too. Was one of them your wi *You forget, the mirroriin the opposite (IFUEE crusty &nd Selwieh o of that! he eried then we she 1 that it is wild.” let it descend s an heirloom to the gen- OF Were they all your sisters? I have S5lde of the car e ‘Well, get aboard!” he growled. “We i : reassured, that Jerry For some moments there was silence in erat follow me,” he sald, laugh- Wondered.” Aokt How 5 aus oflagded ; S s CATEE WRIN SIE NN p not t me ungrategyl, €Xisted only in the vellow-backed novel the nolsy conve Outside, the crack ingly. *“Why ure you So curious about ‘“Theéy—they were—cousins,” he fn- o Vith @ poor old mirror? For shame! The young lady looked up quickly, he ¥ ’ : 2ood 1o et her informant had read when a boy of hoarse cries, and it? formed her, confusedly, recalling an in- Yo In the name of our American g sensitive face cringing beneath the rough . s ard of There wa h a roaring and clattering the nerve-destroying crash of the wheels ‘Because it comes from the clty and cldent that had been forgotten. He had industry, I ask vour forgivenesg It shall command. Lorry stepped instantly to the v migk t you that conversation becam nost impos- duced impressions of a mighty Storm country: 1n which I liver she reesynaes Kissed Mary Lyons and Edna Burra not happen again. You will @mit that conductor's side, shook his f r v 3 en you Sible. W elther spoke 1t was with rother than of peace and pleasure. “If you were in a land far away from but their brothers were present. “A fool- YoU Vere trying to 1ead ul\la my shoulder. ously under his nose and exclaime g What the mouth close to the ear of the other. I am curious to know where you ob- your own would you mot be interested in ish habit, isn’t 1t?” g e I, WOl LE TR Supestaint n ne saig At such times Grenfall could feel her {ained the coin you lost in the car yes. unything—even a coln—that Teminded you _“I0 not know. Ihave no grown cous- 27 CUrious (o know what you were so “Now, that's enough from you: If I t from breath on his ch sweet voice she sald at last, as if relieving of home?” ins,” she replied demurely. ‘You Ameri- ©28er toread belfes hear another word out of you make hrewd. Wwent tingling to his toes with every word of a question that had been cans have such funny customs, though. Since you presume to believe the mir- you sweat blood Eefore to-morrow morn- gy f specially if T had not seen one of its - ror instead of me, I will tell you. Th : 1 thrown she uttered. He was in a out of A peclally 1t t Whera T live 0o genfléman wonld: think ea , Ul you. There ing. Understand, my friend.” . rfectly well that she Which sung the mad wish that he might S v MR R Kind aince loayng home,” he replied, in- ¢ 1recsing a lady's hand until it pained W3S 2 Jispateh on the first page that In- Aw, who are you?" demanded the con- dgment and pres. clasp her in his arms, iy rocrastinatir ""Ob, Dut T have sesn many Ifke it In LET. I8 it neccssaryl: In the question tefsff me SRV h e helianres - - more he thought &0 tumbling down the mountain. She B " Pley dve eartabily wure ol ey G there was a quiet dignity, half submerged ‘I believe I thought as much at the «yqy1] learn that soon en. & more t became the trembled the nex 1fi-'xr'e}ll\:)r\")1t,\ pr:\.[ s Y are y n this 32- jpurse there are several at this min- y;'soorn 5o pointed, So unmistakable that time. Oh, confound this road!” For a this you'll have sense e uxd‘fu[‘ohhn:hi': gave forth no complaint. e knew that ©O el o -+ he flushed, turned cold with mortification, half-mile or more the road had been fair- e tal . = : =2 I never saw a coin like it unti “Isn’ o . on, s % s whom you are talking to before y »pe: . he flound- she was in terror but too brave to mur- ; % ReYer 2w & comn Tke It untll atter AR B ol Jartioulss and hastlly removed the amorous fingers. ¥ level, but, a3 the ejaculation indicates, that mouth of y¢ >t another word enture like this is worth mur. o e s : : 2 “I crave your pardon. It is such a & rough place had been reached. He was all L 1 “ ; e press his a little tighter, and s ; ighi o - 3 hed Mr. Grenfall Lorr’ not president c P ence, as you call Unable to resist, he released the strap there was a quick movement of her head sn Y‘{“‘ ‘ha_“edlf:}) l(‘"gavt‘;fl Q::Sllon e st girain to hold myseif and vou against the flung back in the corner violently, his the rcad, mor was he in ped way (‘nnF have lost my to which he had clung 8o grimly, and which told him, dark us it was, that she juchod Dotk again. iy °;‘~‘h‘° bl*; rolling of this wagon that I unconscious- head coming in contact with a sharp pro- nected with it, but his well assumed ais 3 shamed of m placed his strong, firm hand encourag- was trying to see his face and that her she laughed audfbly *pite of herself 1y gripped your hand harder than I knew. Jection of some kind. The pain was al- of authority caused the tralmmans i x uld have saved ingly over the little one that gripped his plye eyes were wide with something o {:)g rour pardon,” he said, You—you will not misunderstand my mo- most unbearable, put it was eased by the 1 aissolve at once. 8 be d of an ounce arm with the clutch of death. It Was o o' thon terror. 2 TAgR yojin e 3 sald, tantallz- 41 69 he begged, fearful lest he had of- fact that she had Involuntarily thrown = «pycuse me, sir. I've been worrled ¢ very dark and very lonely, too! “I do not understand,” she exclaimed. ' ayhen did he Eive it you?” fended her by his ruthlessness. her arm across his chest, her hand geath on this run. I meant no offense s not allow you to say “Oh!” she cried, as his hand clasped “I obtained the coln from a sleeping.car iyyhgs: 2 “I could not misunderstand sometiing 8rasping his shoulder spasmodically. That old gentleman has threatened tu me appear un- hers. “You must hold to the strap porter, who sald some one gave it to him «The porter, sir.” that dots not: exiat.ly Ahe, aald; simply, A O e 1::1‘,0\‘:6“0’:“?‘1 o2De half- kil me. Just now he took out his watch en 1 am not. Ach, 1t is broken!” he lied, gladly. “There d told him to have a ‘high time' with *you have no right to question me,” he PrONdLY: 5 3 s you not stop him? This and said if I did not run back for his s you think it js no danger. See! My hand does not he explained in her ear. aa »"" he = By Jove, she’'s beyond comparison!” he Is madness—madness! niece in two minutes he'd call me out & t ed, as the hack gave tremble, does it? Be calm! It cannot He evidently did not care for the ‘hi 248 " thought. “Pray be calm. I was to blame, for I d run me through. I've b : e ently gh “Oh!" she gasped. “I aid not o % 3 SN g een nearly ce W s, throwing him be much farther. time,’”’ she said, after a moment. He be lnr(uls!ll\'e‘.r" P mean t0 .you have explained, and T am sorry T had become careless. He is earning his crazy here. For the life of m , 1 don't e girl half vpon “Will it not be dreadful if the con- would have given a fortune for one ‘But I grant the right. He gave it me SPoke as I did. I shall not again forget money, that's all. It was not stipulated sce how you happened to be ductor refuses to stop?’ she cried, her glimpse at her face at that instant. inside of ‘two hours after I first entered how much I owe you.” in the contract that he was to consider Not in the Ilcast, he gasped, the hand resting calmly beneath its protector. “I think he s it would be necessary the car.” “Your indebtedness, If there be one, the comfort of his passengers,” Grenfall (Continued next week,)