The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26

captain ashore.
 "It was years afterward that I really made the acquaintance of De Long. I'd been dc-el East voyages then, ard had worked uo ship Of my but for some reason other I'd never run across him.
 'When we reached the little creek, my mind went to my first cut East, and fou-d myself looking ahead for that big banyan tree. I bered 1t ell; ard so wasn't surprised to be greeted ." Come with mer he pared, grabbing ore of my hands h both of his Listen to me, Captain. &hat Shute is no good. He is rascal. robber! Come with me, Captain, he vh1ed. will treat you we'll
 Tt was easy to talk to him about personal mat rers: he was the sort of mcl you could say any thing He'd you cutie frankly and volubly, and then watch you to see if you believed him. In about five minutes I began to doubt everything he said. You're lying like the devil told him after 3 while.
 'He grinned as if that was the basis he wanted to be established. We all lic he answered i1 cynical the tongue. Then he turned to me ard said very Illuminating thing. If l lie, l also believe nothing' he announced You believe a good decI, and you do not always lie We reach the same result
 AI looked at him again. and wondered how deep really was But that spells the world? finally said
 While were talking, two people came out of the shadow of the huge banyan and approached the house if f-Inar ground. I that they were a white man and EIrasiGn She native and half-cvilized waited to what was up, and the silence heard De Long swearing ernnda mhore we were ng ad turned i a time to see De Long get with movement of irrita-
 This is my wife, Captain NichoIs,' he said, when they had reached inc steps My wife has been walk
 
 with her eyes. I was completely taken by sur prise
 "De Long ncd5ed. Why not" he answered. You think she is my daughter? Captain Dodge knows You old fool she cried, suddenly at De Long. Some day you will fnaAe me bad?
 The captain. standing on the steps, became red faced and sullen, playing with his watch chain auppose you're in the ship that came in this after
 1T nodded. If that's your bark in the Roads, she's
 Yes. he said, evidently pleased. Bark Cey1on he sails wifi WOD't O. 10
 No thank you' I snapped I'd taken a violent dislike to the He soft and gross, and his
 well then I'll be moving he said .Good-by De Long. GoCdby, Missee.'
 "She had turned away with a gesture of invitation yvoman-Iike, she'd taken opposite tack Cor she cried You make trouble. Never come again'
 That scared De Long; he himself losing trade. Take no notice Captain, he almost begged. There is hard feeling. Call and see coming back. and will have ready the chickens of which you spoke He followed the down the steps-and I was left "She YVES laughing like a child Fool! Foolr she Fried softly. Now she turned and evidently grasped my presence for the first time. Her eyes travelled over ard finally rested my own, ard for minutes we gazed at each other without speaking. It's dangerous business, this gazing. 4 hot flame seemed to gather a2d leap 1 the depths of her and watched it. fascinated Suddenly she held out her hand azd took sep in direction You will stayT she asked, q little breathlessIy
 Nichols paused, and suddenly laughed.
 ''De Lo2g had returned while all this going On," he said. "Ee wcs stardicg on the sseps ard watching Us with singuarly fat and absorbed ex- pression
 Look here, De Long, l said Either something s mighty wrong or ycu are big fool Tell me what TOu know
 "He surprised me by flying into regular dancing passion Don't ask ne! Dent speak of it! don't know anything" he cried. T don't care! Let it go'
 Yes I said, but you don't. It's just I thought. You're making life miserable for your wife and more than that. You're misjudging her. with out foU2dat tfcn-
 .. -" Foundation! Foundation" he repeated. What do you want? Watch when she looks at you, and then at me! It is pIsin-'
 '' 'TaitY I interrupted leave out of this
 @ T but speaking in a phrase' he said. I have seen-'
 It hard the woman, whichever way you lock at 1t. S&e seemed sweet, 0vable, and innocent. But such qualities couldn't last long in that atmos- pbere.
 She came to call supper.
 After supper sat the lille veranda and watched the rise the tops of the hlIs and everything fragrant and peaceful that wrong seemed impossible i1 that 1aEd.
 T knew that she YVES locking at me all the time- Now and then I ccu~lt the Fleam of her eyes under the darkness Of her hair
 "After q while hapnened to mention money. and 1nsiebt into the lAa~ Ehink@T