Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-14
A KNIGHT OF THE HIGHWAY By CLINTON SCOLLARD, Authsr of "A Man at Arms. '' "Tks Son
 of . fory," Etc.
Copyright, 1901, by ]. B. Lippincott Ca
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Copyright, 1sG5, Ry T. J,ds.I7Ia B LiPPino0 Co
 SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER I.-Philip Rossiter, a young naination and will-power, had descended S SSo the level of common tramp: s as known to him in his college days
 CHAPTER II.-While lounging on the help and saves a young man, Joe Becraft Esom drowning The latter l seeing Ing, what hat Philip to accompany him to the hop- nelds where he is going to work. Phillp e9eHHfPf H9PrEa tS EH f4haH wlth hl go to barber in town who improves Philips appearance and later, in company, with. Joe's mother, Merton's hoo-Seids
 CHAPTER Won the way Philip rec tween his bright ambitions of those days him and makes him despise himself. siser meets Miss Merton and her cousin. fascinated with the beauty and charm of the latter but tries not to let her know happ7 He o hsa know Se s ran aG man Whi ...Whiskers," a tramp of ths lowest order
 
 of1sHEf22ffsr Esa0s nG Ea0G Merton and Miss fields for pleasure learn that Rossitcr Is well-educated and are consequently nystifed to find him working in 8 hop CHAPTER vII.-Rossiter. the follow an attack by .:WhisSerg." the tramp. - CHAPTER VILLA hop-dance is to be given and although Philip decides not to tation of the two girls and spends an unsoivabie mystery, He tells her of his travels and she. if nothing more, has manly 'S 9uaties she o has ssoSet oobserVed I in him. "Whiskers" Is caught and is given se- CHATTER x.-"whiskers" sets fire to the hop-kiln one night but 1t Is extin- guished before much damage Is dnna to elpse Sylvia Of Ros siter's interest in her. MT. Merton, while ssgsnng fo fo%n Sns day with b' Philip learns of the intended attack and arrives in time to save them. but is badly hurt in doing so.
 CHAPTER xII.--With Sylvia's nurs- Ing he recovers and has about deter mined to declare his love for h her @ rs- hears a young city friend. and supposed lover, .teil her of his love. His hopes are fusal.
 :, CHAPTER xIII. GooD-BY TO THE HoP-F1ELDs.
 When Miss Densmore stepped upon the porch of the house she was alone. MT. Wolfe had gone to the barn tc look after the harnessing of his horse. His interview had had in it an unmistakable element of finality, and at last he realized the utter hope. lessness of further pleadings and pro- testations. He could not understand H Miss Densmore's strange agitation and fright at the noise in the bushes, but why, he questioned, should he 4 now trouble his head about that ? H His horse was shortly ready. he $ ,sprang into the cart gathered up H the reins, and started, in no very amiable mood, on his 12-mile drive to Illica.
 As Miss Densmore entered a nar- row side hallway she encountered Jack Parmelee.
 Your pole-puller left his good byes," he said. ''TIe changed his mind, guess, about waitin' until morning; thought mebbe he could catch the train at Hintonville; want ed me to give you this," and he held out a small slip of folded note-paper.
 "Thank you,' said Miss Densmore, taking it and passing into the room where Rossiter had been brought the previous afternoon, and where her cousin and aunt were now sitting. It was, then, even as she had feared: Rossiter had heard portion of Ar. Wolffe's untinely declaration
 "Mr. Wolfe wished me to say goodnight" she remarked to Miriam and her aunt. ''It's so late that he felt he must hasten back"
 "Mr. Rossiter's gone. Did Jack tell you?" exclaimed Miriam. Wasn't it queer he should start off so, and never come in to say good-by? I cant understand it. Really, I feel quite hurt"
 "Oh, suppose he thought if he waited to say good-by to everyone he wouldn't catch the train," re- turned Miss Densmore with assumed indifference.
 This attitude on her cousins part meemed so unnatural that Miss Mer- ton fell to wondering what could be back of it, but she did not think 1t wise to question her. There was MT. Wdlffe's sudden departure too. Co}uld there be any connection be- Ykeen the abrupt 1eave-taking of the Two men? The enigma was quite beyond her solving, and there ap-
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