Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09

close against the side of the house.
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 involuntarily,
and It was In that attitude that he
long remembered her-she looked an
Undine of the snow.
Suddenly she ran to him, still keep
ing her hand outstretched until 1t
touched his own.
How did you know me?" he said.
"Know your 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
the street waiting for you ever since it
began to get light. There's no one
here"
She led him to the front door, where
he stamped and shook himself. He
was snow from head to foot.
She wasted no time in getting him
to the kitchen, where. when she had
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in chair, unwound the comforter and,
as carefully as nurse, lifted the cap
from his injured head. When the strip
of towel was disclosed. she stood quite
still for moment with the cap in her
hand. Then, with broken little cry
she stopped and kissed a lock of his
hair which escaped, discolored. beneath
the bandage.
''Stop thati' he commanded, horribly
embarrassed.
"Oh, Joe," she cried, 81 knewi l
knew it was there, but to see it! And
it's my fault for leaving you. had to
go or wouldn't haye-P'-
'sWhere'd you hear about it?" he
asked shortly.
Il haven't been to bed" she answer
ed. Grandfather and l wers up all
night at Uncle Jonas. and Colonel Fit
croft came about O'Clock, and he told
u.s."
did he tell you about Norbert?'
"Yes-a great deal" She poured cof-
fee into cup from pot On the stove,
brought it to him, then, placing some
thin slices of bread upon a gridiron,
began TO toast them over the hot Goals.
1.-THE colonel said that Norbert thought
he wouldn't get WE'LL" she concluded,
land Mr.. Arp said Norbert was the
kind that never die, and they had quite
an argument
sWhat were you doing at Jonas Ia
bor's?" asked Joe. drinking his coffee,
with Frightening eye.
eve were sent for" she answered.
what for?"
She toasted the bread attentively
without replying, and when she decid-
ed that it was brown enough piled it on
warm plate. This she brought to him
and. kneeling in front of him, her ell
bow on his knee. offered for his con-
sideration, looking steadfastly up at
his eyes. He began to eat ravenously.
what for?" he repeated. II didn't
suppose Jonas would let you come in
his house. Was he sick?"
'sJoe," she said quietly, disregarding
his questions-.Joe, have you got to
run away?''
s.Yes, I've got to-" he answered.
ssWould you have to go to prison If
you stayed?' She asked this with a
GREATNESS tensity.
'.I'm not going to beg father to help
me out" he said determinedly. "He
said he wouldn't, and he'll be spared
the chance. He won't mind that; no.
body will care! Nobody! What does
anybody care what l do?"
NOW you're thinking Of Mamier' she
cried. Il can always tell. Whenever
you don't talk naturally you're think
ing of herp'
He poured down the last of the cof-
fee, growing red to the tips of his
ears. Ariel he said, '.if / ever come
back
wait" she interrupted. Would you
have to go to prison right away if they
caught your"
'Oh, it isn't that" he laughed sadly.
"But I'm going to clear out. I'm not
going to take any chances. / want to
see other parts of the world, other
kinds Of people. might have gone,
dAyAV SOOlAs EVEN IL IL udtlIl Deeu
for last night. Don't you ever feel that
way?"
'sYou know do" she said. eve told
you-how often! But, Joe, Joe, you
haven't any money! You've got to have
money to liver
.You needn't worry about that" re-
turned the master of 81 genially. "Pve
saved enough to take care of me for a
long time"
Joe, please! know 1t isn't SO. If
you could wait just little while-only
few weeks-only a few, joe
"What for?'
Il could let you have all you want.
1t would be such beautiful thing for
me, Joe. Oh, | know how you'd feel.
You wouldn't even let me give you that
dollar found In the street last year,
but this would be only lending it to
you, and you could pay me back some
time