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said。 

     They heard her cry ;Henry� ─�with the fierceness of a call for help�察�and 

saw her rush forward and stumble into the arms of the prisoner�察�and their 

two heads were bent close together。 

     Collier ran up the steps and explained breathlessly。 

     ;And now�察─�he gasped�察�in conclusion�察 �what's to be done�拭                 �What's he 

arrested for�拭    �Is it bailable�拭    �What�拭─�

     ;Good   heavens� ─  �exclaimed   Sir   Charles�察  �miserably。         ;It   is   my   fault 

entirely。    I assure you I had no idea。         How could I�拭       �But I should have 

known�察     �I  should   have   guessed    it。;  He    dismissed    the   sentries  with   a 

gesture。     ;That will do�察─�he said。       ;Return to your posts。; 

     Mr。 Collier laughed with relief。 

     ;Then it is not serious�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Hehe      had   no    money�察    �that  was    all�察─  �exclaimed     Sir   Charles。 

;Serious�拭     �Certainly not。      Upon my word�察�I'm sorry; 

     The   young   man   had   released   himself   from   his   sister's   embrace�察  �and 



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was   coming   towards   them�察  �and   Sir   Charles�察  �eager   to   redeem   himself�察�

advanced hurriedly to greet him。           But the young man did not see him�察�he 

was   looking   past   him  up   the steps   to   where   Miss   Cameron   stood   in   the 

shadow。 

     Sir Charles hesitated and drew back。            The young man stopped at the 

foot of the steps�察�and stood with his head raised�察�staring up at the white 

figure of the girl�察�who came slowly forward。 

     It was forced upon Sir Charles that in spite of the fact that the young 

man before them had but just then been rescued from arrest�察�that in spite 

of   his  mean     garments    and   ragged    sandals�察  �something      about   himthe 

glamour that surrounds the prodigal�察�or possibly the moonlightgave him 

an air of great dignity and distinction。 

     As Miss Cameron descended the stairs�察�Sir Charles recognized for the 

first time that the young man was remarkably handsome�察�and he resented 

it。   It hurt him�察�as did also the prodigal's youth and his assured bearing。 

He felt a sudden sinking fear�察�a weakening of all his vital forces�察�and he 

drew in his breath slowly and deeply。           But no one noticed him�察�they were 

looking at the tall figure of the prodigal�察�standing with his hat at his hip 

and his head thrown back�察�holding the girl with his eyes。 

     Collier touched Sir Charles on the arm�察�and nodded his head towards 

the library。    ;Come�察─�he whispered�察 �let us old people leave them together。 

They've a good deal to say。;          Sir Charles obeyed in silence�察�and crossing 

the library to the great oak chair�察�seated himself and leaned wearily on the 

table   before    him。   He     picked   up   one   of  the  goose    quills  and   began 

separating   it   into   little   pieces。 Mr。   Collier   was   pacing   up   and   down�察�

biting excitedly on the end of his cigar。           ;Well�察�this has certainly been a 

great night�察─�he said。      ;And it is all due to you�察�Sir Charlesall due to you。 

Yes�察�they have you to thank for it。; 

     ;They�拭 ─�said Sir Charles。        He knew that it had to come。          He wanted 

the man to strike quickly。 

     ;They�拭     �YesFlorence   Cameron   and   Henry�察─  �Mr。   Collier   answered。 

;Henry went away because she wouldn't marry him。                    She didn't care for 

him    then�察  �but  afterwards     she  cared。    Now      they're  reunited�察   �and   so 

they're happy�察�and my wife is more than happy�察�and I won't have to bother 



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any more�察�and it's all right�察�and all through you。; 

     ;I am glad�察─�said Sir Charles。        There was a long pause�察�which the men�察�

each deep in his own thoughts�察�did not notice。 

     ;You   will   be   leaving   now�察  �I   suppose�拭─  �Sir   Charles   asked。   He   was 

looking down�察�examining the broken pen in his hand。 

     Mr。 Collier stopped in his walk and considered。              ;Yes�察�I suppose they 

will   want   to   get   back�察─  �he   said。 ;I   shall   be   sorry   myself。 And   you�拭�

What will you do�拭─�

     Sir Charles started slightly。       He had not yet thought what he would do。 

His   eyes   wandered   over   the   neglected   work�察  �which   had   accumulated   on 

the desk before him。         Only an hour before he had thought of it as petty 

and   little�察  �as   something   unworthy   of   his   energy。   Since   that   time   what 

change had taken place in him�拭�

     For   him  everything   had   changed�察�he   answered�察�but   in   him  there   had 

been no change�察�and if this thing which the girl had brought into his life 

had meant the best in life�察�it must always   mean that。               She had been   an 

inspiration�察  �she   must   remain   his   spring   of   action。   Was   he   a   slave�察  �he 

asked himself�察�that he should rebel�拭          �Was he a boy�察�that he could turn his 

love   to   aught   but   the   best   account�拭�He   must   remember   her   not   as   the 

woman who had crushed his spirit�察�but as she who had helped him�察�who 

had lifted him up to something better and finer。             He would make sacrifice 

in her name�察�it would be in her name that he would rise to high places and 

accomplish much good。 

     She would not know this�察�but he would know。 

     He   rose   and   brushed   the   papers   away   from   him   with   an   impatient 

sweep of the hand。 

     ;I shall follow out the plan of which I spoke at dinner�察─�he answered。 

;I shall resign here�察�and return home and enter Parliament。; 

     Mr。   Collier   laughed   admiringly。      ;I   love   the   way   you   English   take 

your share of public life�察─�he said�察 �the way you spend yourselves for your 

country�察�and give your brains�察�your lives�察�everything you haveall for the 

empire。; 

     Through the open window Sir Charles saw Miss Cameron half hidden 

by the vines of the veranda。         The moonlight falling about her transformed 



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her into a figure which was ideal�察�mysterious�察�and elusive�察�like a woman in 

a dream。    He shook his head wearily。 

    ;For the empire�拭─�he asked。 



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         THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER 



           A SKETCH CONTAINING THREE POINTS OF VIEW 

    What the Poet Laureate wrote。 

          ;There     are  girls  in  the  Gold   Reef   City               There    are 

mothers     and   children   too�         �And     they   cry  'Hurry    up  for   pity��' 

So what can a brave man do�拭�

          ;I suppose we were wrong�察�were mad men�察                       �Still I think 

at the   Judgment Day�察          �When God   sifts   the good   from the   bad   men�察�

There'll be something more to say。; 

    What more the Lord Chief Justice found to say。 

       ;In this case we know the immediate consequence of your crime。                It 

has been the loss of human life�察�it has been the disturbance of public peace�察�

it has been the creation of a certain sense of distrust of public professions 

and of public faith。 。 。 。    The sentence of this Court therefore is that�察�as to 

you�察   �Leander    Starr  Jameson�察   �you   be  confined    for  a  period  of  fifteen 

months     without    hard  labor�察  �that  you�察 �Sir  John   Willoughby�察    �have   ten 

months' imprisonment�察�and that you�察�etc。�察�etc。; 

                                       London Times�察�July 29th。 

                What the Hon。 ;Reggie; Blake thought about it。 

                            

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