The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-16

GAVE ME THE NAME" world to pick from, and you chose the name of Jack Moreau! Why, dog my catsy'
 Chance, Larkin, chance" returned ] Kirby, quite unmoved. "It was the angel of chance who gave me the name"
 Angels? AngelsY' caught up the other, his voice faint with the violence of his sarcasm. "Darned if ain't lost my hearin'. Tn be logged if ain't delirious. Skin me if it don't seem like I'm settin' out in garden and hearin' Gene Kirby talkin' about angels. It sounded jest like his voice. Angels he says. Him-Cameo Kirby! Poor old Gene Kirby! Why, you mush brnined chucklehead," he finished ar,- grily, don't you know that Tom Ran- { dalfs been raisin' b. all over Moo Or leans, try1n' to run you down?"
 "Wen, what of itr'
 Bunce, making gesture eloquent of despair, feebly sought the garden seat and mopped his inflamed face anew. ''He asks me what of that" he walled to the surrounding scenery. "You pore. wanderin' lunatic! You know blame well that of all places on earth i, this is the last you should have tum- 1 bled into Now" with sudden energy 1 and decision, "git ready to git out quick My hoss is dead beat, but git ] your angel to loan you one and slope 1 for the river. I'll catch you up at | Natchez"
 But Kirby calmly refused the prof fered riding whip. whats all the reason I shouldn't stay hereT' he demanded. ''why should I expect danger from these people-Mme. Da~ezac, Miss Pley- dell and her father. creole named Veaudry and Miss Adele"-
 Miss Adele wheY beloved Bunce.
 '1 don't know. That's all I've heard them call her''
 Here the fates again intervened in the name of procrastination, for before Bunce could inform his partner that he was the guest of the family which, thanks to the efforts of Colonel Mo- reau, was his sworn enemy the ladies entered, and to the feshy gamblers infinite disgust, anger and misery he was again promptly introduced by Kir- by as my secretary" Moreover, de- spite his utmost efforts he eventually found himself pledged to remain the night.
 sBut dursn't do it, ma'am," he had expostulated to the smiling and in- domitable Mime. Davezac. "Me and Kirby-I mean me and Colonel Mo- reau got to git right out of here. There's some mighty pressin' business waitin' for us-'specially for him, ma'am."
 'Ah, but you will make postpone that business" she returned. i've al ready had your horse taken to the sta bles. Colonel Mereau, he says he will do us the honor to dine with us and remain the night. and that decides it. You are his friend and secretar'- So I shall see you at dinner, M- Bunce. Group, the gentleman's room."
 And Larkin, making an uncouth bow, swallowed his curses and followed the old servant Passing Kirby, he breath ed scornfulle, If I was some people I'd find out more about other people"
 Alone with Adele, Kirby leaned against tue old sundial and attentively watched her deftly arrange in the bas- ket her freshly gathered bunch of flowers.
 "Your friend evidently thinks you are not safe here," she said at length. "But you won't go? I-I know you are safe here"
 q doubt it,' he calmly interrupted.
 "Why?" sharply, looking up with startled, wounded eyes.
 Because you are giving me longer time to remember your kindness than I expected, and I'm afraid I'm finding that that isn't the safest thing in the world for me"
 Great danger in that, sirT' she gay ly asked.
 < He joined in her saugh, but his eyes were half serious. People who play with flre"-
 "Ak, but I don't believe you are a ,ward. sir. Of what was your friend raidT
 Well, mainly he seemed disturbed be ause I didn't know your name" smiled Kirby.
 "But you do-"