The Forrest City times., 1912-08-30

otHet ana stepped dbOFe me ANXIOUS ly.
 T hore. sir. you're not In much pain-from last night, sir. mean?"
 "Pain?" I calculated grossly. Why should be in pain? Don't he a silly asst"
 Yes, sir,'-yery softly. and with deep sigh as he dropped back. By love, he looked as cheerful as a jolly tombstcne
 What the deuce-' began.
 "Noth-nothing. ir,"-hastfly-'I was just a-thinking Of the-h'E-may say scrimmage, str?@
 l waited till had taken from his hand the second glass of ice-water and swallowed it, thinking maybe l would get hold of 1.-the dashed idea, mean.
 l batted at him perplexedly.
 What was that? Scrimmage? I don't remember hearing anything whats that"
 And l reached for another glass
 Pardon, sir" Jenkins eye shifted unhappily; but may I ask. sir. what !s the last thing you do remember" ?"
 "Eh?"
 l sat up bit straighter. rubbing my head and devil;sh annoyed at being made to try to think at all. Then 1 remembered: We were in jolly blue aereplane drawn by golden humming birds and she was just telling nc no, dash it. that was dream-just a dashed dream, I gaoancd dropping my head upon my knees. Why. the last thing l remember was the punch -puneh-"
 ~Punch-yos. sir,@ And Jenkins sighed
 Your punch to put out the light" finished. Then looked at him, startled. .Oh, say. now. it wasn't burglars, was ito"
 You see. l thought at once of Foxy Grandpa and my darlings qajamas
 Not precisely, sir Jenkins hesi- tated; then moved q little nearer. T -I hope you'll pardon me. MT. Light. nut. sir; but I can't help feeling that you ought 10 know everything before -h'm-l was going to say, sir, before you see the family. hope you'll par. don me, sir,"-he heaved desperate ly-'I mean about all that happened last night"
 stared. "Oh. I say, Jenkins" 1 said. with an anxious thought, you didn't-er-you know-l mean you and Wilkes didn't drink the rest of the punch-after he took it away, you know-eh2 9"
 Me-" Jenkins hand clutched the heavy brass curve at the foot Of the bed. No. sir!a-and he added sadly Besides. sir. there wasn't any rest of it. MT Will mean Wilkes. was recommending on it. That was how 1 come 10 find l didn't have any more of the blank pledges. So just walked across the park 10 get some extra ones l had given the gardener, anG he said l could have 'em all, If I'd just let him get little sleep: and he chucked 'em all out ot his window Seemed irritated like because | woke him up. And then. sir. don't know whether | was because of the splash. ing of the fountains. but had an idea"
 That's nothing l said contemptu. ously. T often do at night when | hear water splashirg. often get up and get something
 Jenkins face sobered. T know fl sir-pardon, sir. mean frequently know you haye-h'm-know by the glasses-you understand. sir" Then he went on: The idea that came to me was q great lIberty-i know that. sir, and I'm sorry-but | guess I was thinking that about the end justlnes- you know it. sir?e
 didn't know. tut l did wish he would make an endi
 The library windows was open on the lcggia. sir. and when looked in. didn't see anybody and l thought" Jenkins coughed and looked deyilish thought would just slip in and lay few of the temperance pledges between the papers the judge had been working on. Jenkins red. dened. looking at me in an appealing way.
 "Jove." e1aculated. staring. "Oh. I say. now"
 Yes. air. r."-faintly-"I knew how you would feel-l ain't excusing my. self, sir: and when heard your voice l tried to get out. but there wasn't time so l-" Jenkins touched his hands Tn front. then behind him. and shifted disTessfully. Fl hid behind the alcove curtains-hm-and jus! then"
 "Here," broke in. Wait. dash fl, Whose voice did you hear?"
 Jenkins eyes tucked.
 Yours. sir he said faintly. "Ant then you came in"
 stared. trying to take it in Couldn't chirp word. don't you know tor 10 think l had taken to sleep walking-ard here,
 crO BE CONTINUEDO
 Light of the Soul.