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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。