Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-22

she go? And there were snakes and
bears In the woods! What should she
dor
Bedight found her sitting upon the
edge of the boat. She started AZ he
drew near and took on q new reserve.
He looked at her understandingly and
dropped his Joking mood.
Here Is the coffee" he said, pro-
Sucing a sodden mass, "but tho pot
must have followed the cyclone. Shall
we go back?"
She looked up like 4 frightened
child with that pleading look we see
In the eyes OF = cornsred rabbit.
Come" he said, kindly. "ths pot
boils and you will be needed soon to
pour the coffee"
She arose without q word and fol-
lowed him into the shack.
And now" he said. II Am going
away for an hour. There is plenty
Of wood here. Take of your wet
clothes and dry them. When you have
finished, call from the door. I will
be on the beach. Do not be afraid.
] will not be ont OF hearing"
Thank you" she replied. and
there was a more cheerful information
In her voice.
Bedight sat upon a log and watched
The white-caps whip themselves along
the shore. The sky WAS clear and
the moon came out from its nest be-
hind the wood and glowed like a bali
of crimson ochre. For ar hour he sat
thus, when he heard q step upon the
gravel behind him.
THE coffee is ready, Mr.. Bedight.
AZ o are as hungry as ], we shall
DO ample Justice to saleratus biscuits
and coffee"
They sat down by the light OF an oil
lamp that contained two inches Of
kerosene.
ooh, II Pauline could only . ~
now" laughed Miss MoConnell-or
Mine Host-'but RS good, anyhow, II
you're hungry enough"
add to all your other oharms," said
Pedight, lightly. 'ths quality Of bong
h good cookl"
The girls face grew serious again.
bsdtEht noted the vxryinx shades, but
bald no outward heed. The rough
kars and the aborninabls oofss were
palatabls and both felt batter after
batting.
They sat quietly after the meal, the
pl burning lower and lower in the
Damp. Outside a wolf barked and in
the margin Of the wood a night bird
Asw By with q rauoous cry.
and now" said the mayor, jovially,
pit IL the curfew hour in Eden. The
nast one in BED won't have to blow
put the light. for It Is going out Of its
pwn accord"
He aros and. taking OF his coat,
rolled 1t into q pillow.
"Lie down here and rest a while"
he said, gently.
please, Mr.. Bedight," replied the
kgir1, her face flushed and her eyes
turned away.
The mayor arose and stood before
her.
"Mb~ Mcconnell" he spoke quietly,
reasf 'gly, 81 had a mother once.
iShet sweet and pure-and-and
she MI" The mayors voice broke
for the moment. "She-she taught
me to respect womanhood. She taught
me to be open and simple and sincere.
The situation In which we 1nd our
selves is trying only as we make it SO.
Let us be sensible and direct. There
is the bunk. Lie down and sleep, if
you can. / shall stretch out upon the
floor and try 1t myself. You need
have no fear that
Forgive me-" she cried, laying her
hands upon hts. 81 have no fear
nothing but c~plicit trust and conf
dence!'
(Which is the time, usually" he
said, with the old ring in his voice,
.'that the apple gets bitten!"
=
At daybreak Bedight sighted a boat
bearing in from Squirrel Inn. He
hailed it and soon the two disheveled
adventures were enroute to the hotel.
Jackie made much ado over Miss
Mcconnell, who drew her aside, the
roses in her face redder than the color
of the Magma Charta.
Late In the afternoon Bedight stole
away to the cabin and made his prom
Use Of the Friday previous, but the
prisoners were In q sullen mood and
demanded to be liberated.
Monday morning found him assidu-
Gus in his attentions to Cleo Sum-
mers, who brought out a copy of "Lu-
cille'' and beckoned him to q shady
spot In the wood not far from the Inn.
Seating herself on the grass, she
handed him the book.
CAS- I understand It you are doing
lpenance. This being true, l am com
PEELED to ask you to read this book to
me. 1t hAs been read to me several
times prior to this OCCASION" the red
mounting to her cheeks, "but not re-
cent?, which Is a sure sign that am
growing less attractive. Possibly l
am approaching spinsterhood-and
before l reach that goal, desire to
hear onee more this thriller OF loves
young dream"
Bedight took the book.
II read this to a girl once =
"Of course" interrupted Miss Sum-
mers, there isn't a man living who
can read who has not at some time or
other had his dream as he read this
tale to a woman with eyes like the