The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-23


 sf <s- W<~iG- She h@f i. szpo< .be tip of her toExax 70 cry % azj thse s,r dc TO. want to siocc, ulat Ere wEote6 az, racf lo<n<. buf fhe pride wh5r h<6 made ae= kccs, lr rass.znc- she had bziiaec, 4isw A&c Iost i.s f.terest c hcr ans ~-;es had rasc- hes plursc i.so -.s dzrirg sapaee in sffrr sssh tscr jrdaraerr and h<. is- iin<ton, n<d her sceps te meet her devoar; .,x fate Thousands of foolish girls have done the saae thing, to repent thrcag5ou. their lives
 She glanced half in terror from the aDproacairo young man to Hal She was startel at ltile change in her quasbrother- He had stiencd himself to his full fve-foot-eleven of athletic height His nostrls were dated and his eyes were glaring, but he smiled, actually smiled, if in the eee of coming battle The approaching young man suddenly caught sight of young Gilman and stopped short, as if startled Then he came slowly. hesitatingly, looking from one to the other
 Why didn't you tell me this fellows uame7 Why didn't. ask?" demanded Hal; but he really seemed pleased.
 There time for reply The young man had come up to them. Hal turned to him savagely. Well Peysonas he inquiried
 "How do, Giman7r said Mr. Peyson with jeri<y nod. and then held out his hands to Alice with .ment
 Hal stepped between them.
 ~Peyson I'll give you just two minutes to get out of sight he pleasantly observed. If you'll rerem- Der, we gave you twenty -four hours at college Yaa had things to pack up there You haven't hersys MT. Peyson set his jaws. He seemed to have some idea of resistance. Hal jer<ed out his watch and snapped it iopen MT. Peyson looked at him curi- ously for instant and moistened his lips, then suddenly wheeled, and moment. later they saw him worming his way through the crowd
 ~Im sorry. Alice, that can't tell you the details about him." Hal said. S She standing very stiff and straight herself
 sI don't care to hear. know enough. am just praying my gratitude that not be linked for life to any whom another Ean could make run without explanation
 Hal scarcely heard her. Already he was consult ing timetable It had taken them three hours make the trip They had started at nne-thirty, and it was now twelve-thirty. There was not another train back until three o'clock in the morning and it would land her in Oakdale until daylight She had comprehended the full this phase of it yet But Hal swiftly decided that whatever they did and wherever they went they could not stand there's and he bundled her into cab.
 It was not until they were rolling away from the depot that she thought with gasp of the possible consequences of her act and craedf What are we to do7p
 q pass,v replied the young man. suddenly and brsky losing all the dignity that had weighted him down when he got his sheepskin and reverting once more the slang of early college days Gt looks to me as if we were in jam Never you mind, thoagh Rely on your Uncle Dudley. He'll put rouge and cold cream and violet talcum on the faceTof this thing. and don't forget 1t Do you know anybody here that you could visit ??
 "Not soul.' she walled, sT only one fam-s fly, and they abroad
 ~Never mind" he said batting her hand where t lay trembling on his ~You just keep your eye on Little Willie First of all are driving over to my hotel where shall leave my suitcase and send a couple of telegrams. Then we'll do a. real quick thinking stunt Did you ever see me thinke It will fe positive joy to you.p
 She nestled confidently up to him His voice sounded SO good and strong, and she liked him SO much better since he had dropped his age She was glad, oh so giad that he had happened to Nith crf After all, though she reflected, if was oni3 cause she knew that he was to be along that she had emboldened herself to make the plunge What would she have done without himf He was posi-. lively necessary her-always. Now that she could permit herself think about Hal freely, she found out few things that had been developing inside her about him during the past few months, and the first thing she knew she was having perfectly splendid time, blushing away all to herself
 Al the hotel Hal jumped out with his suit-ease He left her in the cab. but presently he came out chuckling He had two telegrams in his hand- One of them he had not opened, but the other ns read and re-read with evident appreciation
 You'd better open this before show you mine," he said. handing the unopened telegram to her.
 She looked at the inscription It was aaaressee to Mrs. Halfred Joyce Gilman She handed It back demurely
 ~It certainly isn't for me-" she said with laugh that had a suspicion of tear or two ID it,
 sIt doesn't seem to be for anybody. he retorted, laughing bit nervously himself and tore it open, It was from her father.
 My dear girl,' it read, you are very, very foolish child but it is 10 trouble at all to forgive you Come back home as soon as you cans
 H. handed them both to her
 "You precious young raseals," read Grandfather Giiman's message. eff you already married wher YOU get this remember there's got to be anothsi ceremony in Oakdale
 "It looks to as ii we had to make good Pickles" laughed Hal T know where there is preacher that works overtiTe And giving efisl r--x- 10. ..k1 h V or other her head happened os, his shoulder Euan, tat women should cry when tae, are happ,