Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

l Afler thht nothing else happened To upset us on the way to Sally.
 The place where she ls staying isn't q farm. but quite n small cottage in q lovely garden, walled in with oaks and naples, and Mrs. Randall sells seeds and cuttings.
 A young girl came down 10 lhe door when we rang, and asked us to please sit down on the plazza;' ske would call Miss Woodburn. Then we had a few minutes to walt and Sally ap- peared.
 was glad 10 see her. And when she held me tight and kissed me had to wink back some silly tears, II was so good to feel that she cared about me. and would sympathlze in every thing, for 1 knew she would. ] After Mir Brett had said how do you do." and a few polite words, he added that he would just stroll over to the Green Dairy farm across the way. He knew the farmer there, and would like 10 have Il chat with him We settled that he WAS to come back for me In an hour, and then Sally and were left alone together.
 She made me begin at the beginning and tell all my adventures, cause as well as effect, before she would give me any of her news. or even her Opin- ions on the situation as far as 1t con cerned me.
 | It mode quite d long story, and Sally was a beautiful listener. as only sym pathetic and unselfish people can be.
 There wasn't anything else for me 10 do. was there?' 1 asked when she knew everything exactly as it had hap pened.
 She complimented me on my "pluck," like the dear creature she is, and said she hadn't it in her heart to be sorry, as things had turned out. that l had had such chase to find her.
 ITO tell the truth, it was your affairs that drove me to Chicago" she went on. 'I don't mind your knowing now, dear We can talk freely about things I couldn't discuss with you before. Of course, always knew Katherine wanted you for Potter, and that they'd both do anything to get you. It began with her trying to keep other men away from you even on the ship. Do you remember? Nobody could get near you but Tom Doremus. and he wouldn't If Kath hadn't been afraid of Mrs. Van der Windt It was just the same in Newport, whenever she could fix it so. l couldn't exactly warn you; it wouldn't have been nice They are my cousins, and was Kath's guest-though I shouldn't have been for long if I hadn't wanted to watch over you. But you know I did drop hints sometimes, didn't 1? It wasn't my business If you'd fallen in love with Potter. but though he isn't bad fellow. he's not good enough or strong enough for you, Betty, and l should have been mighty sick at heart if he had got you.'
 "I never felt he wanted me, really" I said, "althOugh he was always pro posing"
 "Oh, yes. he did want you. Perhaps he wasn't truly in love at first, though he always admired you, deah. There was an actress that he was crazy about last winter-a nice girl, too, and he would have married her if it hadn't been for Katherine. who was wild over it, said such misaliiance in the fam fly would ruin her as well as him, and contrived to break 1t off somehow Potter never cared for any one else so much. The girl seemed to understand bis temper exactly. and though he was heart and soul for winning you, after the race was begun. I shouldn't won der bit-now he's lost you-if that af- fair didn't come on again some day. He might do worse"
 T wish the girl joy of him." said I. But how was it you went away from Newport"
 "Oh, 1 told Kath what l thought of her for trying to trap you. It was that and nothing else. And she didn't like It. She almost asked me to go, and though I knew it was to get me out of the way, had to do it."
 MT. Brett has been a saint to me-" said l.
 Sally smiled her ee-cornered smile
 T think from what you tell me of some of the things you've said to him, and some of the things which have happened, that he has been saint-more of saint than you know"
 You mean I've tried his temper?" I asked anxiously.
 Not exactly his temper. But never mind"
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