Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-18

but she saw him at once.
She stopped abruptly and, throwing
the waterproof back from her head,
looked at him through the driven fog
Of snow one of her hands was
stretched toward him nvoluntarily,
and 1t was in that attitude that he
long remembered ber--she looked an
Undine of tho snow.
Suddenly she ran 70 HIN. still keep.
Ing her hand outstretched until it
touched his own.
"IIow did You know meW he said.
Know youn was all the answer she
made to that question. Come into the
house. I've got some coffee on the
stove for you. I've been up and down
tho street waiting for you ever since 1t
began to get light. There's no one
here"
She led him TO the front door. where
he stamped and shook himself. He
wns snow from head to foot.
She wasted no time in getting him
to the kitchen. where when she had
removed his oyercoat, she placed him
in a chair. uuwound the comforter and,
rs carefully as n nurse lifted the cap
from his injured head. When the strip
Of towel was disclosed she stood quite
stll for moment. with the cap in her
hand. Then. with broken little cry,
she stopped and kissed lork OF his
hair which escaped, discOlored. beneath
the handage
"Stop that" he commanded, horribly
embarrassed
"Oh, Joe" she cried. "I knew. I
knew it was there, hut to see It. And
it's my fault for leaving you. l Ind 20
go or | wouldn't have-T'--
"Whcred you hear about TT" he
asked shortly.
Il haven't been TO bed" she answer.
ed. "Grandfather and I vera M al.
night AT Uncle Jonas. and Colonel Fit.
croft came about o'clock, and he tolc
us"
Did he tell you about Norbert?'
yes a great deal" She poured cot
fee into a cup from pot on the stove,
brought It TO him. then. placing SONY
thin slices Of bread upon a Gridirou
began to toast item over the hot Goals
THE colonel said that Norbert thought
he wouldn't get we'll" she concluded.
land MIR. Arp said Norbert was the
kind that mover die, and they had quite
an argument
What were You doing at Jonas Ia
bor'sf' asked Joe. drinking his coffee,
with Frightening eye.
I'VE were sent for she answered.
what fort'
She toasted tho bread attentively
without replying, and when she decld-
ed TINT it WAS brown enough piled it on
a warm plate. This she brought to him
and, kneelipg in front of him, her ell
| bow on his knee, offered for his con
sideration. looking steadfastly up al
his eyes. He began to eat ravenouSly.
What forf' he repeated. II didn't
suppose Jonas would let you come in
his house. Was he sick?"
Joe" abe said quietly, disre garding
his questions--"Joc have you get to
run away
yes I've got to-" he answered
"Would you hav, 10 so to prison /,
you stayedt" She asked this with q
breathless tensity.
I'm not going to beg father to helr
me out" he said determinedly. "TIe
said be wouldn't, snd he'll be spared
the chance. He won't mind that no
body will care! Nonody. What does
anybody care what | do?''
New you're thinking Of Mamie" ste
cried. Il can always tell. Whenever
You don't talk naturally you're think
Ing Of her.
He poured down the last OF the cot
fee, growing red to the tips CT his
ears. "A.iel," he said, III l ever come
back
wait" she Interrupted Would you
have to go 10 prison right away if they
caught your"
"Oh, 1t isn't that" he laughed sadly
But I'm going to clear out. I'm no
! going TO take any chances. | want &c
see other parts of the world, other
| kinds Of people. | might have gone
anyhow, soon, even If 1t hadn't beer
for last night. Don't you ever feel that
way"
You know do" she said. "Ive tolt
you-how often. But, Joe, Joe, vol
haven't any money! You've got to have
money to llve!'
you needn't worry about that" re
turned the master Of ST genially Eve
saved enough to take care Of me for
long time"
''Joe, please, know it isn't so. l,
you could wait Just little while-onl,
a few weeks-Only a few, joe
| What for?''
II could let you have oil you want
/ II would be such beautiful thing fol
me, Joe. Oh, ! know how you'd feel
You wouldn't even let me give you tina
dollar l found in the street last year
but this would be only lending it t,
YOU and you could pay me back som'
| time
Ariel" he exclaimed and, setting hi,
empty cup upon the floor, took her BY
the shoulders and shook her till III,
empty plate which had held the toas
dropped from her hand and broke int
fragments. You've been reading til,
Arabian Nightsr"
mo, no. she cried vehemently
"Grnndfather would give me anything
He'll give me all the money ask for.
Money" said Joe. (which Of us Il
wandering3 Money? Roger Tabor Civ,