Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-08-27

salute. but the idea of reporting the
occurred to her only to be dismissed
She felt that here was an ugly bust
ness that was not within the grasp of
a park patrolman, and. moreover. John
Arnitage was entitled to pursue his
own course in matters that touched
his life so closely. The thought Of
him treasured her. He was no simple
boy to suffer such attacks to pass I'M
challenged. and so. dismissing him. she
raised her head and saw him gallop
forth from a bypath and rein his horse
beside her.
Miss Claiborner
The suppressed feeling in his tone
made the moment tense, and she saw
that his lips trembled. 1t was situa-
ton that must have its quick relief. SO
she said instantly in a mockery of his
own tone:
"Mr. Armitagel'' She laughed. Il
am almost caught in the dark The
establishments Of spring have beguiled
me-
He looked at her with quick scru.
tiny II did not seem possible that this
could be the girl who had called to
him in warning scarce five minutes be-
fore but he knew it had been she
He would have known her voice any
where in the world They rode silent
beside the creek. which was like a
laughing companion seeking to mock
them into a cheerier mood At an
opening through the hills they saw the
western horizon aglow in tints of lem
on deeping into gold and purple. Save
for the riot of the brook the world was
at peace She met his eyes for an in
slant. and their gravity and the firm
lines in which his lips were set showed
that the shock of his encounter had not
yet passed
lyon must think me strange per-
son, Miss Claiborne. 1t seems inex-
plicable that mans life should be so
menaced in place like this. If you
had not called to me-
please don't speak of that! 1t was
so terrible."
oQL AIuSl SJCdh VI IT, OANC OC-
fore the same attempt was made-that
night on the King Edward"
Yes: | have not forgotten"
And today | have reason to believe
that the same man watched his chance,
for have ridden here every day since
of me-
"But this is America, Mr.. Armitage"
THAT does not help me with YOU
You have every reason to resent my
bringing YOU into such dangers. 1t is
objectionable. indefensibler'
She saw that be was greatly trou-
bled
but you couldn't help my being in
the park today. / have often stopped
just there before. It's fayorite place
for meditations. If you know the
man
Il know the man."
"Then the law will certainly protect
you, as you know very well. He was
a dreadful looking person. The police
can undoubtedly find and lock him
up"
She was seeking to minimize the
matter, to pass it off as a common
place affair of every day. They were
walking their horses. The groom fol-
lowed stolidly behind
Armitage was silent, look of great
perplexity on his face. When he spoke
he was quite calm
Miss Claiborne, must tell you that
this is an affair in which / can't ask
help in the usual channels. You will
pardon me If | seem to make mys-
terry of what should be ordinarily a
bit of business between myself and
the police. But to give publicity to
these attempts to injure me just now
would be mistake. could have
caught that man there in the wood.
But let him go for the reason-for
the reason that want the men back
Of him to show themselves before !
act. But IL it isn't presuming"
He was quite himself again. His
voice was steady and deep with the
ease and assurance that she liked In
him. She had marked today In bis
earnektness, more than at any other