Was Obliged To Go

'Helio, Karkaway, aro yon still in towu'í I thoughc you liad moved out west aud gone iiito the miniug business. ' ' "No. I didu't gu. Tliat sélleme fell tbrough. " "Thfen you aro uobgoing to loave us?" "Oh, jTrs. I'm pottiug ready to aiovo. " "Wlicra aro you going?" "I haven 't deoided yot. But I've got to go somewliere, Higgius. The boys iu rho olnbs I beloug to bave given me half a dozen farewoll dinners, and as a geiitlenian and a man of my word I oan't