The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28

from the station With the sprinRy stoD OF q
spite OF his prohihitlon. heard the step with .
thrill Of hope. When he came IN there was q
smile on HIS face such as she had not seen
Al my girl" he cried you can never
Eyes. I can" she answered; 'Marsten has
mo. tho strike has ended .Mars,en. He
ohco, came to me to. make terms for himself.
SO the works Will. be open tomorrow, and
when the next strike comes. let us hope. I'M
like John Gilpin. l won't be there to seq"
Ind what does Mr.. Mar'ten say to this
II didn't see him: 1 suppose he has gone
TO his room to mediate on tho mutability of
~ am glad you didn't send that letter."
: IA ian .on but tho NJ funny thing about a1e. It iS that
at this moment SECURING London 70 2 hnd Mars,
were to publish tho letter. l don't. think he
will do II. hut one can never tell. confess it
in his niaso: however, l hope for tho best. and
have charged the CON missionaire to get him
to DO nothinE about it until after he has
DO yoa still intend to offer him u place in
"That will depend. II his experience has
driven NIL the visionary nonsense about. the
regeneration II the workingman out. of his
land lies when / talk with him"
nave NO IeclluR hHalnbb hlEls ihtuOtf
None in the / ast. Just the opposite. l
haze the greatest admiration for tho way he
You will not resign. will your"
Sart we'll laughed.
- think not. There Will be a LOT to do. and
L shall want to tie in the thick of It. No. our
Continental trip Is POSTPONED. Edna. WHY.
M M x girl; ESu'y Tn, been en-, 'r Eans. , al a MIi n here
10! I thought you had more COURAGE than my.
%self-not that I've had any too much these last
sieen. I want to be OF early in the moraing.
so you may have the privilege OF being my sole
fie earSS he added De P Ri.sins her. ' "%nd i here's luck
to all our future pattles!'
Edna was the first afoot in the morning. and
the nights sleep. short rs II was. had smoothed
away all traces of the en- otion of the night
before. Youth has a glorious recuperatiSo
rieep had not dipped him in the fountain OF
II; mef fnr the %y SHaoreF0f He HS seemed nc p tired sGh he
took his place at the breakfast table and I'M
Years Of not too conSenial married life had
d sSsl d. In him the MS,, rsp pre- -; nn.d n, habit snt,. OF
and not even che presence OF his daughter oppo-
site him could bre ak him of the vice; although
he had the grace TO apologize, which he some
times forgot TO do when his wife was Touring
u Just want TO see II the paper has ANYTHING
to say about the enting Vt the strike. nay
She smiled at him and asked him to read
VIVA. the paper said; 4 moment later she was
Good heavens" he cried. II had no idea
of this There seems to have been n riot at the
meetipR-tive men arrested and two In the hoe.
Lever reGained consciousness. life in grave
There was no reply. and sartweil. looking MP.
saw Edna. standing with pallid cheeks apd lips
parte'. swaying slightly from side to side.
He sprang up and supported her.
NY girl: my iittle girl" he cried; What
Her head sank against his breast and she said
In u Guaverirg whisper. broken by a sob:
1T is everything to mo. father: everything"
once that was the case, but / thought you had
right. The papers generally exargerate these
things. Come. let MS have breakfast, and We
VIE Ed GSts desire Es re f foT b n1sIii fas. ' %as gone. but she
made a pret-nce OF eating and then hurried to
vet ready and assom her father. !. was
having begun for the day.
were in the train her father spoke with some
Edna, have YOU seen Marsten since tho
time when found you together In the Earden!'
care to do so. Where did YOU meet himSS
tell III y %1ii an 1sii i yn" eyeFy yon had | ~ sss. Iii me' to
didn't speak of him to you BECAUSE didn't
of course. Gir'Ic. I understand. You
needn't speak now. II you would rather not"
II should like you to know: The first time
He managed to get unseen into the school gar
den: and he told me thatmae said ne hoped
1t was Impossible. thought so-then."
That was t"o years agof"
The ghost of a smile lowered about the firm
lips OF Sartweli. but the corners OF Edna's
mouth drooned .patheticnlly, and she seemed
on the verge OF tears. She kept her eyes on
the floor OF the carriage.
There was not much use o: an angry
ri did not know. until lie spoke. that you
obje cted to my meeting him. 1r you had told
me. l would not have spoken TO him at East
Or course yoa wouldn't, Don't think / en-
blaming you in the least. l was merely think:
thought. And the second time, Edna?"
That was last night. l drove to the Saliva
tinn Hall and asked him to stop the strike. l
Edna began to cry afresh; Her father. who
had been sitting opposite her. crossed to her
side and put his arm about her,
Don't say another wori, my dear. and don't
!:i o" You IoUu musta', make peopie think Vou f@sS,
been CRYING. They Will imaGiae lave been scold-
Ing YOU. and Inns YOU win destroy my repu-
The girl smiled through ner tears. and moth
Ing more was said until they reached the hos
""How. is. Marsten. who was brought. here
last nighti' inquired sartwell of the doctor
"Oh. getting on very well. under tho cir
cumstances.'
Inc papers say his cOndltlOn Is dangerous
II don't anticipate any danger, unless
there are. Internal injuries thar we know
nothing of. Some of his ribs are broken. and
he got a nasty blow on the back Of his head.
He seems. rather weak and disDirited this
morning. but his mind is clear, l was some
what anxious about that. for he was a long
time unconscious
There" said ~Sartwell to his daughter. who
stood with parted lips listening intently to
what the doctor said. II told you the pm pers
made tho case out worse than II was. Might
We see Mr.. Marsten2"
Yes, but ! wouldn't mako him talk very
we shall be very careful. I think. you
know. IL will cheer him up to soc MS. but you
another time. My name 10 Sartwell."
Word was brought back that. Marsten
would be glad TO see them. They found him
IN an alcoye: curtained off, Ike other alooves.
from The rest OF the ward. His face was not
disfgured. hut was very. pale. He cast one
rapid glance, at the girl. shrin King back. be-
hind her father. then kept his gaze fixed on
We'll. my boy said SartweIl. cheerily.
I'm sorry to see YOU on your back, but I'm
glad to learn from the doctor that you will be
all right In a few days."
Have the men-haye ~they-gone backi"