Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-16
By
 Hoeepord 5dirS

p1aCIOfm llke A IOC or pau HCCOTS WdIl- ing to receive their tickets from a business manager who is already in the next county"
 She pressed her lips together prettily and nodded half dozen times as if marking the points in an unspoken ar gument.
 "It's not honest of the business man. ager," said she. "He should have staid and seen them through. And haven't much respect for person who is dis honest with himself about his trou- bles Mine shall go with me, but they shall be my maids and lackeys."
 Discharge them al," said I. "pay them their wages and let them go. They are not worth their keep"
 "Yes, they are," she insisted. T can make them work. Yet, on second thought, 1t occurs to me that haven't any. It was a mere fancy. I am really very happy"
 I gave her my hand as she seemed about to rise, and I did not let go when she was upon her feet. She smiled at me in the cheeriest fashion and gave me little shake of the hand as If we were great friends. Looking down into the sunbonnet, perceived that Trask had been right about her looks, confound him! She was as pret- ty as a picture. 4i@
 My thinking of him seemed to par take of the nature of psychic sugges- ton, for I turned about immediately and looked straight at him as he came walking through the field. Miss Jones was with him, and they bore the cus- tomary burden of sketching material. I had no wish to meet the man at that moment, for my sentiments toward him were not cordial, so made lame excuse to Lucy Ann and slipped into the path by which had come.
 At dinner that evening I was surpris- ed to see Miss Jones in ScovePs place. 1t was the first time, to my knowledge, that she had appeared thus with Trask, and 1t struck me that this tete-a-tete dinner was trifie pronounced. It was strange that this girl, obviously bred to all the conventionalities, should con- tent herself with so little chaperonage. There was no longer any mystery about her so far as was concerned. She was the original Miss Jones, and she shar-
 
 lodge. Probably Miss Scott was some one whom they knew and who occu- pied her present quarters upon their account. could not see, however, that she was of any particular use.
 Miss Jones must have returned to the orchard directly, for when, after a rather warm debate with myself, de cided to go down to the lake found Trask and Miss Witherspoon upon the path.
 There are strange tricks of sound on Q still night. Those two people were talking when first saw them-both at once, to judge by their attitude. Yet I heard only a faint murmur. Then, when 1 had taken not more than three steps toward them, Lucy Ann's voice became perfectly audible, though am sure she spoke no louder than before.
 "I am so glad for. you; so gladw she said. II know that you will be very happy"
 I stopped short, and at that moment they both saw me and began to walk toward me- Trask had a nervous air, and when he came close he looked at me wieh a singular embarrassment. Then he turned an eye on Lucy Ann, almost as if asking her advice. 1T don't see any objection" said she, with a queer little laugh. Suppose tell him?' And, as he made no sign of negation, she continued: 'There ware two people who lived in a free country a long time without finding out about it. They imagined themselves to be chained In separate cells in. the wilds of Siberia or some place like that. Their Jailer's name was the Opposition of the Young Lady's Family. and he looked fierce, but in reality he was a paper dummy. So at last, encouraged by some of their friends, they decided to walk out, leaving the poor dummy to guard an empty prison They decided to walk out into the beautiful world, where love Is the sun by day and the moon by night" Her voice shook just the least bit, but she steadied IL The man Msaa 2 me ke hsgla ecg all