Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-18

A CALL FOR HELP.
~ N the following morning, while
they were busy packing for
the journey to Sulphur. Red
field rolled up to the door in
company with a young man In the uni
form OF a forester.
go ask Reddy to come In" com
manded Ltze. 81 want to see him"
Redheid met the girl Mt the door and
presented his companion as Mr.. Dali
ton, district forester" Dalton was a
tall young fellow with a marked south
ern accent. els Cavanagh, the ranger,
In town. he asked.
NO." Lee replied, with effort; sslsa
was here a few days ago, but he's
gone back to the forest"
Redfeld studied the girl with keen
gaze ~pereeiving a passionate restrain
In her face.
How is your mother?" he asked DO.
litely.
Lee smiled family. "She's able to
sit up. Won't you come In and see
her2'
with pleasure" assented Redfeld,
but / want to see you alone. I have
something to say to you" He turned
to his SUPERIOR. Just go into the cafe,
Dalton. I'll see, you in a moment"
Lee Virginia, hitherto ashamed of
the house, the furniture, the bed-ev-
erything-led the way without a word
of apology. 1t was all detached now
something about t be left behind, like
a bad garment b rowed in a time of
stress. Nothing mattered since Ross
did not return.
Lie, looking unwontedly refined and
gentle, was sitting In a big rocking
chair with her feet on a stool, her
eyes fixed on the mountains, which
showed through the open window. All
the morning a sense of profound
change, of something passing, had op-
pressed her. Now that she was about
to leave the valley its charm appealed
to her. She was tearing up a multi.
tude of tiny roots of whose existence
she had hitherto remained unaware.
II besong here" she acknowledged 81
lently. sid be homesick anywhere
else on Gods earth. It's rough and
fly bit and all that, but so am +. ]
wouldn't fit in anywhere that Lee be-
longed."
She acknowledged an especial liking
for Redfeld, and she had penetration
enough, worldly wisdom enough, to
knew that Lee belonged more TO his
world than to her own and that his
guidance and friendship were worth
more, much more, than that of all the
rest of the country, her own included.
Therefore she said: "Pm mighty glad
to see you. Reddy. Sit down. You've
got to hear my little spiel this time"
Redfeld, perched on the edge of a
tawdry chair, looked about Qike the
charity visitor in q slum kitchen) with
out intending to express disgust, but
1t was a dismal room in which to be
sick, and he pitied the woman the
more profoundly as he remembered
her in the days when "all outdoors
was none too wide for her.
Lie began abruptly: "T'm down,
but not out. In fact, / was coming up
to see you this afternoon. Lee and I
are just about pulling out for good"
Indeed! Why not go back with
meT'
You can take the girl back IL you
want to. but nov that I'm getting my
chance at you / may not go"
Redfeld's zone was entirely cordial
as he turned to Lee. 81 came hoping
to carry you away. VIII you conner
"Pm afraid 1 can't unless mother
goes" she replied sadly.
Lie waved an imperative hand.
Fade away, child. / want to talk
with Mr.. Redfeld alone. Qo-see!"
Thus dismissed, Lee went back to
the restaurant, where she found the
forester just sitting down to his lunch
con. 'tMr. Redfeld win be out In q
few minutes" she explained.
won't you join meT' he asked In
the frank accent of one to whom wem-
en- are comrades. 1.-THE supervisor has
been telling me about you"
She took a seat facing him, feeling
something refined in his long, smooth
ly shaven, boyish face. He seemed