The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-09
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u. And yet 1t proves that you do not love as Graydon Bansemer loves" Some day you may find out all about your parents and be happy. You may have been abducted and''- he was saying. his face white and set. Somehow he felt that he was ckasten- ing himself.
 Perhaps" she said quietly. ''l might not have told you this had not the story been printed in every news paper in the States just before I left. Iou see. | did not know it until just a few months ago. l thought you might have read of me, IT am so notori- ous''
 "Jane, dear Jane, you must not feel that way" he cried as she started quickly away. 'Ifs''- But she turned and motioned for him to cease. There were tears in her eyes. He stood stock still. She's wonderfulr' he said to himself as she walked away. "Even now l believe l could Pshaw! It ought not to make any differencn! If it wasn't for my family Whats in a name anyway? A name"- Ee started to answer his own question, but halt ed abruptly, squared his shoulders and then, with true southern. military bearing, strode away, murmuring:
 "A name is something; yes, family is everything"
 Jane went at once to Graydon. His great gray eyes smiled q glad wei come. She took his hand in hers and sat upon the ground beside him, watching his face until they were ready to resume the journey.
 Would it not be better if he were to die?" she found herself wondering, with strange inconsistency to her pur- pose. ''Vhy could it not have been instead of he? How hard it will be for us to live after this! Dear. dear Gray don, if-if only were. different 2rcm what am."
 Not a word of his fathers conduct toward her. not g word of blame for the blow his father had struck. She held him to no account for the base ness of that father. Only did she hold herself unfit to be his wife.
 Fortune and strength went hand in hand for the next two days, and the famished, wornout company came to the coast The wounded men were half delilious once more for lack of proper attention and the hardshins of travel. But the ill wind had spent its force. Brays instructions were to place his charges on board ship at San Fernando de Union and then ;r, ', town. It meant goodby to Jane. and that meant more to him than be was willing to admit despite all that she had said to him. He went to her when the ship was ready to leave port.
 "Goodby," he said. "I'm more griev- ed than I can tell you, because I be- lteve you think I am a cad"
 lieutenant Bray, a cad never would have helped me as you have helped me in spite of yourself. Goodby"
 He went out of her life in that mo- nent.
 There were vexatious delays, how ever, before sailing. Almost at the last moment Jane was approached by Te- resa Velasquez, now partly dressed as Red Cross nurse. The Spanish girl was nervous and uneasy. Her dark eyes held two ever changing lights one somber, the other bright and pierc- ing.
 "I have decided to wait for the next ship" she announced briefly.
 You are not going with us?" cried Jane ill surprise and distress. "What has happened?"
 'Tt is impossible. I cannot go with you. Pray do not ask for my reason. Goodby. Will you say goodby to-to him for me?'
 Jane was silent for a long time, studying the eyes of the Spanish girl.
 T think I understand" she said at last, taking Tcresa's hands in hers.
 Tt is better that 1t be ended here" said Teresa. "I have endured it as long as I can. You have been good to me, and want to say goodby while there is love for you in my heart. I am afraid to stay near you-and him. Don't you see? cannot go on in this way"
 "Oh. Teresav'
 "Yes. yes; know it is wrong. But HWY Sdd ACip IL. fS 1OSCN hAAIA CfSL since I first saw him-saved his life." Jane was astounded The thrust pierc ed her to the quick.
 Saved his life?"
 "Yes, though he does not know 1t It was when we were prisoners of the F'ilipinos. My poor brother was dying. From the convent Aguinaldo and his men were watching and directing the fight on the plaza. They paid no at tention to me-a girl. The noise of the fighting men was terrible. and I climb ed up to a window where I could see, Suddenly below me 1 saw two men fighting apart from the struggling mass. In an instant 1t flashed through my mind that the Filipino was over. powering the other-was going to kill him. Although l hated them equally: there was something in the young sol. dier's face-I could not see him mur dered. l seized pistol that was lying near me and fired. The Filipino fell. In terror of the deed and fear of dis covery I ran to my brother. In mo- ment the Americans broke into the convent You know the rest"
 Jane was suffering the keenest bangs of jealousy and asked excitedly:
 "You-you did that?"
 And finally, when I had learned to fo. |, I-S A-