The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-10

v SAnksaA EVERYBODY LISTEN CRIED TRE ANGEL she proceeded to take command. The men were driving the rope pins when the angel rose on the wagon and. leaning forward. spoke to Duncan. who was directing the work
 "I believe if you would swing fhat around a few feet farther you would find It better. Mir. Duncan" she said That way will let the not sun in at noon, and the sides will cut oil the best breeze"
 ..That's a fact" said Duncan. study ing the condition.
 So by shifting the pins little they obtained comfort. for which they blessed the angei every day.
 When Freckles joined in the work about the camp be caught Rlimpses of her enthroned on a soapbOx cleaning beans. She called to him that they were invited 10 stay for dinner and that they nad accepted the invitation.
 She was having the time of her life when MrI.enD came back. jubilnnt from his trip to the tree. How jubi- Iant he only told the angel. for he had been obliged to lose faith in some trusted men of late and had learned discretion by what he suffered He planned to begin clearing out a rond to the tree that same afternoon and to set two guards every night. for 1t promised to be rare treasure.
 ''l am coming to see 1t felIed." cried the angel.
 ..TeII me. ange1 the boss said jest inEIy: ''I think I Hive 7iEht to know. Who really did locate ths WMe?"
 ''Eereckles." she answered lptIy and emphatically.
 The boss smiled significantly ae FreckIes. who had just come up, Nor they had planned that they would in struct the company to reserve enough of the veneer from that very tree to make the most beautiful dressing table they could design for the angels share of the discovery.
 What will you have for yours7' asked Mclean of Freckles-
 elf it's all the same to you. I'll be taking mire out in music ieSsons-beg- ging your pardon-voice culture" said FreckIes with grimace-
 The angel gave Mclean the head of the table. She took the foot. with Freckles on her right. and the lumber gang. washed brushed and straight ened until they felt unfamiliar with themselves and each other. filled the sides
 It was several days before they com pleted road to the noble. big tree and :, were ready to fell 1t. When the saw was we'll in Freckles began watching down the road where it met the trail leading from Little Chickens tree. He had gone to the tree ahead of the gang and taken down the blue ribbon. Care fully folded. it now lay oyer his heart He was promising himself good deal of comfort with that ribbon when he should go to the city next month to begin his studies and dream the sum- mer over again. It would help to make things tangible. When be was dressed as other men and about his work he knew where he meant to home that precious bit of blue. It should be his good luck token. and he would wear it always to keep bright in memory the day on which the angel had called him her knight
 How he would study. and. oh, how he would sing: If be could fulfill Mo Leans expectations. and make the angel proud of him! If he could only | be real kntghti
 He coClu not understand why the angel had failed to come. She had wanted to see their tree felIed She would be too late if she did not ar | rive soon. The men were sending ringing blows into the feiling side of the tree when the boss rode np.
 His first word was to inquire for the angel When FreckleS said she had not yet come Me Lean gave orders to stop work on the tree until she arrived. As the men stepped back a stin morning breeze caught the top i that lowered high above its fellows There was an OminOus grinding at the base. a shiver of the mighty trunk. and directly in line of it's fall the bushes swung apart and the laugh ing face of the angel looked in on them.
 A groan of horror burst from the dry throats of the men. and. reading the agony In their faces. she stopped short. glanced up and understood. -South? shouted Nc Lean. "Run south!''
 The poor child was helpless. It was patent that she did not know which way south was. There was another slow shiver Of the tree The rest o1 the gang stood as if rooted. but Freck les sprang past the trunk and went IeapinR in great bounds. He caught up the angel and dashed through the thicket for safety. The swaying trunk was half over when. just tor an in stant. nearby tree stayed It's fall ! They saw Freckles' foot catch. and with the angel he plunged headlong cry broke from the men. and Me Lean covered his face. Instantly