The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03

.1 Ely to Edith and laid a firm, strong hano over hers.
 "Edith,""h said, "do you realize 10. serious this is?"
 ''I suppose I do."
 Do you want as fine fellow as Phil driven any further? If he leaves that hospital now and goes out to the exposure and anxiety of a search fol her there will be a tragedy that no aft CT regrets can avert. Edith, what did you say to Miss Comstock that made her run away from Phil?"
 'I told her Phil was mine! That ii he were away from her an hour and back in my presence he would be to me as he always had been."
 "Edith. do you believe that now"
 The beautiful head barely moved iD negation. Henderson gathered both he, hands in one of his and stretched an arm across her shoulders to the post to support her. She dragged her hands from him and twisted them together.
 "No! I do not believe it now! , know 1t is not true! killed his love for me. It is dead and gone forever Nothing will revive it-nothing in al this world"
 She dropped back against his arm exhausted. Henderson held her ant learned what suffering truly means He famed her with his hat, rubbed her cold hands and murmured broken fncoherent things. By and by grea' slow tears slipped from under he, closed lids, but when she opened then her eyes were dull and hard.
 Henderson thrust his handkerchie. into her fingers and whispered, "Edith the boat has been creeping up. It's very near. Maybe some of our crowt are on it. Hadn't we better get ava! from here before it lands?'
 eff can walk-v she said. ''Oh, an so dead tired, Hart!''
 'Yes, dear," said Henderson sooth ingly. "Just try to get past the land ing before the boat anchors. If onl! dared carry you!'
 They struggled through the waiting masses, but directly opposite the land ing there was a backward movemen' in the happy, laughing crowd, the and people began hurrying from the boat. Crowded against the fish house on the dock Henderson could only ad vance few steps at time. He wa. straining every nerve to protect ant assist Edith.
 Henderson shot a swift glance to ward the boat. Terrence O'More jus had stepped from the gangplank, es corting a little daughter, so like him it was comical. There followed a pic ture not easy to describe. The Ange in the full flower Of her beauty, richly dressed, laugh on her cameo face the setting sun glinting on her gol( hair, escorted by her eldest son, who held her hand tightly and carefully watched her steps. Next came Elnora dressed with equal richness, tifit taller and slenderer, almost the same type of coloring, but with differenl eyes and hair, facial lines and ex pression.
 As the crowd pressed around tn. party an opening was left beside thu fish sheds. Edith ran down the dock Henderson sprang after her, catching her arm and assisting her to the street "Help mev she cried, clinging to him He put his arm around her, almos' carrying her out of sight into a ittl, cove walled by high rocks at the back where there was a clean floor of whit. sand, and logs washed from the lakt for seats. He found one of these witt a back rest, and hurrying down to thu water he soaked his handkerchief ant carried it to her. She passed it acros, her lips, over her eyes.
 Hart, what makes your' she salt wearily. "My mother doesn't care She says this is good for me. Do yo, think this is good for me, Hart?"
 "Edith, you know I would give m. life if could save you this,' he said and could not speak further.
 He held her carefully, softly flaming her. She was suffering almost nor. than either of them could bear.
 "I wish your boat was here," sh, said at last. "I want to sail fast witt the wind in my face"
 There is no wind. I can get my motor around in a few minutes"
 'Then get it.''
 "Lie on the sand. I can phone iron the first booth. It won't take but little while"
 Edith lay on the white sand and Henderson covered her face with hel hat. Then he ran to the nearest bootf and talked imperatively. Presently ht was back, bringing a hot drink thal was stimulating. Shortly the motol ran close to the beach and stopped Henderson's servant brought a row boat ashore and took them to the launch.
 Gro Be Continued.}