The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-07
9 The N
Novelized by VIRGINIA LEILA WENTz
CContjnued.)

Sdl0 IIeCkg MISS Oale He had Q fair trial He was conv;cte and sent to Sing Sing. The jury gay. a rightfuI verdict"
 But why. may I ask, why has thi; case come up again if 1t is all settiet and done for?'' She brought the tip. of her little gloved hands together tr a play of pretty interest
 Well, Brady, the financier, has been doing lot of talking, you see. Gran gers convG ton reflects pretty blackly on him. Then, the sensati tional yellow journals have taken 1t up-you know the way. I should ndvise you. Miss Dale, If you wish to become m efficient secretary to NIT. Temple, to arrive quickly at a belief in the guilt of that Granger, now justly confined In the prison yonder." He nodded across and up the river toward the grim walls of O8sinIng.
 "I understand, MT. Craven. I have come to do my duty. and I shall be gT:.ded only by the truth" she said with low, even serenity. But in the palm of her right hand glove where she had clutched it fercely there was . tragic rent.
 Right. That's common sense." said he appreciatively, pulling out his watch again. Now, Mrs. Mason will show you to your room. I must go to meet MT. Temple. Suppose hell wish to sec you as soon as he gets here Head over heeis with things to do. Just look at that-lordy, lordyT' He indi- cated the filtered desk and floor, and with quick, gingery strides quit the library.
 G4N1-z ASo.o- oh to %T,;rIr oR a1diUo you hcrer' Just so soon as the door was closed Anna hcd rushed to the elder woman and was kissing her ex- uberantly on both, cheeks A third kiss she let fall neatly on the spick and span gray head
 And you, Anna Shepherd! You were only fifteen when I saw you last, but I'd have recognized you anywhere. Dear, dear child, for the love of heav- en what are you doing here under an assumed nane7 What does 1t mean?" well, first it means that I'm not Anna Shepherd either any more. I've been married for nearly eight years, Ms. Mason. Fancyr' She held her out at arms lenrth and looked suil- 1ngly down into the woman's surprised eyes.
 And I've two boys, just the finest, bonniest boys in the whole world. Really and truly they are!" 'T'm sure of it, I'm sure of it," ac- quiesced Mrs. Mason. How co-ld you help having children of that sort! Ycu know I always had a very warm spot in my heart for you, Anna. Your moth CT and r.
 'On, I know, knowi Poor, beau t1fuI yourg mother of miner Hastily Anna brushed away a bit of unduC moisture in her 1ustrous eyes. 'Hov she used to preach love and ideols tC me, end how you used to preach dut. and principles! Have you still that IT. tie yellowed book compiled by youI great-grandmother f led with c:ip@ings concerning the duties of mo: herhood the goodness of woman and the incon- stancy of man? I remember the mar gins of the book were strewn with old recipes for the dressing of meats, the preserving of fruits. the brewing of cunning cordials, all of which struck me as ministering to at least one con- stancy in man-his devotion to a good dinner, eh?' Anna laughed at the rec Ollection.
 'Yes, still have it. And speaking of dinners, have you grown to be a good little housewife? I suppose your husband-but, by the way. yol haven't yet told me your husbands name?''
 A vivid CT. 'ol sUroed to Anna's face, her sin neck, her little ears and open brow. Then she threw back her pretty, petrician head proudly.
 My husbands name is Robert Gran rer''
 They. stared for an instant at each other, woman to woman. Then Mrs. Masc1 Gas0cd:
 Robert Granger, the man
 The yc=ng wife looked at her old frierd almost stcrnIy.
 ''The nan who is in prison serving a term that Burton Temple should be serving On, Mrs. Mason. what have I done7 You must guard my cont dence sacredly-you mustl You will, won't you-you willy She was white now and wide eyed with the import of 1t all.
 "Why, yes. dear; of course-of course. But tell me, I don't under stand Why are you here?''
 "1 am here, Mrs. Mason, to find some evidence that will clear my hus- bands name and that will send the guilty man to Sing Sing in his place"
  pronounced her purpose was more startling than any violence could have been.
 How did you get Mary Graham's position P pursued Mrs. Mason.
 "You sec, Mary and I have been friends, rNll friends, for years. We studied stenOgraphy in the same school ten years ago. We've kept up with each ether ever since. When when all this trouble came I asked her to help me, to see if she couldn't find some clew, something that wou,- help somehow. It seems like a merci fuI providence that she had been sent here. She tried, but she couldn't Finally she suggested that come my self. She made a plea of 1T health and so it was quite simply managed you see.''
 "But the children, Anna"
 "Oh, 1t nearly broke my heart t, Ioora R11f I had fo vOu Snp