The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-15

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 ''Yes, she's back, all right, and Daw- son is the man who comes in for the blessing. He wanted an engine-need- ed one right oakland he couldn't wait to uncouple the car. It was Hallock who sent that message to MT. Leck- hard that we've been hearing so much about, and it was a beg for the loan of few of Uncle Sam's boys from Fort McGook. Gridley got on to it through Dix, and he also cut us out of MT. Leckkard's answer telling us that the cavalry boys were on 73. By Gridley's orders the two Ruffords and some others turned an engine loose to run down the road for a head-ender with the freight that was bringing the soldiers. Dawson chased the run away engine with the coupled up Ma dia outfit, caught it just in the nick of time to prevent collision with 73 and brought it back. He's down in the car now, with one of the
 women crying on his neck. and"
 Miss Brewster got up out of =. chair, found she could stand withou tottering and said: Howard, mus go back to mamma. She will be per fectly frantic if some one hasn't toll her that I am safe. We can go now can't we, MT. McCloskey? The trou ble is all over, isn't it?"
 The trainmaster nodded gravely.
 "It's over, all but the paying of tn bills That rife shot we heard littl spell ago settled it. No, he isn't dead this in answer to Lidgerwood's un spoken question-"but it will be heap better for all concerned if h doesn't get over it. You can go down Lieutenant Baldwin has posted his mel around the shops and the Crows Nest.
 Together they left the shelter of tn trainmaster's room and passed dowl the dark stairs and out upon the plat form, where the cavalrymen wer mounting guard. There was no wort spoken by either until they reached th' Nadia's forward vestibule, and then i was Lidgerwood who broke the. silenc' to say, ":I have discovered something tonight, Eleanor-I'm not quite all tn different kinds of a coward I though I was."
 Don't tell mel' she said in keen sel reproach, and her voice thrilled hin like the subtle melody of passion song. Howard. dear. I'm sitting ii sackcloth and ashes. I saw it all will my own eyes, and I could neither ruI nor scream Oh, it was splendid! :. never dreamed that any man could riss by the sheer power of his will to sucf a pinnacle of courage. Does that make amends-just little? And won't yo, come to breakfast with us in the morn ing and let me tell you afterward hoy. miserable I've been-how fairly nag ged father into bringing this party ou here so that might have an excuse t6 to-
 He forgot the fierce strife so latel. ended, forgot the double victory he hat won
 "But-but Van Lew" he stammere6 -"he told me that you-that he'- And then he took her in his arms and kiss ed her, while a young man with bandaged head-a man who answered to the name of Jack Benson and who was hastening up to get permission tc go home to Faith Dawson-turned his back considerably and walked away.
 What were you going to say about HerbertF' she murmured when he lei her have breath enough to speak with
 "I was merely going to remark that he can't have you now, not if he were ten thousand times your accepted lov er"
 She escaped from his arms and ran lightly up the steps of the private car And from the safe vantage ground ot the half opened door she turned ant mocked him.
 Silly boy" she said softly. Cant you read print when it's large enough to shout at all the world? Herbert and Carolyn have been announced fol more than three months, and they are to be married when we get back to New York. That's all Good night and don't you dare to forget your breakfast engagementw
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