Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-10

fslt safs with him--''as with . brotl -she thought. Then, fsexng chseks burn. she turned back and ' sr must tell you he was my broty that man-that night" N
 He was sorry and glad all at on( The sorrow being the lesser and mot conventional emotion, hs started up q awkward expression of 1t, which shl interrupted.
 Never mind saying that, thanl you. Tell me something about your self, now. really would like to knoj you What do you see and hear q, do In this strange lifs1"
 There's not much variety" he anl swered, with . convincing droop Of d, pression. For six months Two bed seeing you and hearing you-seein1 you and hearing you: not much variet1 in that nothing worth telling vol about"
 Despite her natural caution, intsnsi, lied by training, she felt herself thrill to the very evident sincerity of hil tones, so that she had to affect mArth to seem at ease.
 "You stubborn person. Really, know all about myself. asked you td tell mo about yourself"
 And began at once to toll yuv everything about myself-everythinl of interest which is yourself" 1 ee"I see your sense of values is gone poor man. shall question you. Nov you are miner, and l like mon q action, men who do things: I've ofte1 wondered about you. and seriously I'm glad to find you here doing some thing. T remembered you kindly, witl real gratitude, indeed. You didn'' seem like New York man either. and decided you weren't. Honestly. l am glad to find you here at your worl in your miners clothes. You mustn'' think we forget how to value mon tha1 l work"
 On the point of saying thoughtlss ly: But I'm not working here-I owl the mine.' he checked himself. In stead he began a defense of tho mal ! who doesn't work, but who could i { he had to. For example" he contin ued. "here we are at a place that yo, must be carried over: otherwise you't have to wade through a foot of wate or go around that long way we'v' come. I've rubber boots on, and 90 pick you up this way" He held hel lightly on his arm and she steadiet herself with a hand between his shout ders.
 And staggering painfully under m. burden, I wade out to the middle 0 this subterranean lake" He stopped .l You see. I've learned to do things could pick you from that slipper. street and put you in your carriage and I can pick you up now withou wasting words about it." "But you're wasting time-hurry please-and. anyway. you're . mine and used to such things' He remained standing.
 But I'm not wasting time. and Tn not a miner In the sense you mean own this mine, and suppose for tn most part I'm the sort of man yo seem to have gotten tired of; the ma who doesn't have to do anything Even now I'm this close to work onl because my grandfather wanted me t look over the properties my fathe left
 ai But. hurry, please, and set m down.
 Not until I warn you that I'm 3ui as apt to do things as the kind of ma you thought was. This is twice I'v picked you up now. Look out for m next time may not put you dow at all"
 She gave low little laugh, denotin unrufiied serenity. She was gloryin secretly in his strength. and she kne' his boldness and timidity were sti justly balanced. And there was tn rather astonishing bit of news he hs just given her. That needed a lot consideration.
 With slow. sure-footsd steps ! reached tue farmer side of the watt and put her or hs- feet.
 Gro Be ContinuedJ