The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-22

saw me after the big game, the time you saved the day. You walked right by me, looking straight into my eyes, and never recognized me. You were too anxious to reach Adele Whiting ion and be made hero of by her. She was as proud as-as I'd have been if I'd had the chance-to exhibit you.''
 'eHow is AdeleY'
 ooh, she's dreading thirty is fighting down tendency to fat, has begun to paint and often asks about you. Are eat to talk so about her? And has she had many successors ?'
 NO to all three questions. She gave me a bad three months, though"
 sI'm glad of it,"tshe declared venge- fully. Didn't you know was terribly in love with you? That's what made me such pesky little nuisance. Oh, you needn't look so shocked since it was only calf love and have quite re- covered. Quitev'
 So while the golden afternoon waned they exchanged pleasant nonsense. His spirits rose unaccountably. He was very sboyish, very gay. Sometimes they rose to half serious discussion that skipped lightly and audacious1y about from peak to peak of human know1-
 
 father, who, it appeared, had really learned how to travel,' having to make the most. of his limited leisure: She knew places not starred in Baedeker- quaint, obscure corners of the earth, full of color John helped out this part of the talk with questions more or less intelligent. She was pleased to com mend his interest.
 "One could almost believe you had been there. You would enjoy these places, I know. Not every one does. I'd love to visit, not do, them with you sometime"
 'sI'd like to very much. Butt he an swered simply, .T'm afraid it will be 8 long, long time before can afford il"
 She turned and surveyed him thought fully. Now, like that-the way you said it, mean. You speak of it in suchla matter of fact way, as though. the lack or possession of money were really of no great importance to you"
 ''It slipped out" he confessed. T don't like to seem to pose. | make enough for my immediate needs, of course, and some day expect to have more-though not wealth as you prob ably measure it.''
 ssT'nn not sure whether it Is really important to me. do not like the things it buys. But even more I like to think of the power it represents. It's that and the game of getting it that makes men want money in large quantities. Don't you think so?
 He remembered certain rumors he had heard concerning stephen Hamp- den's rise to wealth and he put guard upon his lips
 ssI don't know much about it, fear" which was entirely true. After col lege went to law school, then settled here. The family name and fathers being judge helped me to a quick start, suppose. Since then I have done about as well as the average young lawyer in small town. That is all. It is very commonplace"
 'aThat doesn't explain why you are wanted by whole county. It's your chance to escape the commonplace. i isn't its Popularity means power and power is splendid always--Pm prirni- tive, you see. I would use It, reveI in it, make it lift me into the high places. Dad says every one believes you have a big future. Which is good evidence that you have a big future, isn't it?' .srhe wisdom of twenty -threer' he laughed
 .sOh, you won't take me seriously! l Dad says I have the most intrusively I