Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-01

had sworn to her that he only wanted to shake hands and make up Other people heard the shot and broke into the room, but they did not try to stop Fear. He warned them off and walk ed out without hindrance and came to me. I've got to clear him."
 Ariel knew what he meant She real ized the actual thing as it was and, though possessed by strange feeling that 1t must all be mediaeval and not possibly of today, understood that he would have to fight to keep his friend from being killed; that the unhappy creature who had run into the office out of the dark stood in high danger of having his neck broken unless Joe could help him. He made 1t clear to her that the state would kill Happy if it could; that 1t would be point of pride with certain deliberate men hold ing office to take the life of the little man; that if they did secure his death it would be set down to their efficiency and was even competent as campaign material. ''I wish to point out" Joe had heard a candidate for reelection vehementIy crate, ''that in addition to the other successful convictions I have named l and my assistants have achieved the sending of three men to the gallows during my term of ofiice!"
 II can't tell yet" said Joe at parting. Tt may be hard. I'm so sorry you saw all this. I''-
 "Oh, nov' she cried. q want to un- derstandr'
 She was still there at the gate. her elbows resting upon the crossbar when long time after Joe had gone there came from the alley behind the big back yard the minor chordings of a quartet of those dark strollers who never seem to go to bed, who play by night and playfully pretend to work by day:
 You know my soul is a-full O them-a-
 trub-bils
 Ev-ry mawn. I cain a-walk withouten stum.bils!
 Then less go on
 Keep walkin' on!
 These times Is SOW owful, an l am pow
 owful
 Sick an fo'lawn!
 She heard a step upon the path be- hind her and, turning. saw white wrapped figure coming toward her.
 "Mamie?" she called.
 "Hush!" Mamie lifted warning hand. "The windows are open," she whispered. "They might hear your
 'Why haven't you gone to bed?'
 "Oh, don't you see?" Mamie answer ed in deep distress. Eve been sitting up for you. We all thought you were writing letters in your room, but after papa and mamma had gone to bed went in to tell you good night, and you weren't there nor anywhere else, so I knew you must have gone out. I've been sitting by the front window waiting to let you in. but I went to sleep until little while ago, when the telephone bell rang, and he got up and answered it. He kept talking a long time. It was something about the Tocsin, and I'm afraid there's been a murder downtown. When he went back to bed I fell asleep again, and then those darkies woke me up. How on earth did you expect to get in? Don't you know he always locks up the houseT
 q could have rung," said Ariel. ..
 "Oh, oh!" gasped Miss Pike, and aft CT she had recovered somewhat asked Do you mind telling me where you've been? I won't tell him. nor mamma. either. think. after all, was wrong yesterday to follow Eugene's advice. He meant for the best, but r.
 Don't tbink that. You weren't wrong" Afiel put her arm round the others waist. "I went to talk over some things with MT. Louden."
 'I think" whispered Mamie, trem- bling, "that you are the bravest girl ever knew-and-and-I could almost believe there's some good in him since you like him so. I know there Is. And IT think he's had hard time. want you to know I won't even tell Eugene"
 You can tell everybody in the world," said Ariel and kissed her.