The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-08

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w.. the Garden gate; the worlds
strife before me and paradise behind.
But after all an empty paradise IL not
paradise at all. and I turned my back
resolutefy upon II. and set forth upon
my indefinite journey.
nv great good fortune I found my
ile.lrsst nelghbor Just about 10 start Into
town with "A wagon load OF farm stun.
He locked me over curlous'y enough.
but consented TO glve me seat beside
him. when I told him who I was and
where lived. He considered It n good
opportunity. I think. 10 satisfy curl
oslty. which had evidently FOR some
DAYS been prcylng upon him.
fear. however. that proved poor
sonree Of Information: was so busy
WIN my thoughts and plans that only
WITH the grna test effort was I able. to
answer his constant questioning at all;
and. even with all tho will In tho world.
th.ra was very little Information that 7
had II In my power TO give. Ills In
credulous suspicion. whom 7 denied
knowing how much had been paid for
the farm. would have amused mo at
any other time; as II was. I made the
lame excuse that was only the tenant
Of the real purchaser; I cared not at all
that he dld not believe me.
As We drew into Doyiestown q new
thought and fear Possessed mo II by
that ono chance In q hundred Nancy
should return to- the house would she
not he frightened and perplexed to md
mo gone? Naturally she would guess
that | had gone In search OF her, but
shc had no means OF knowing when
would return. go M my neiEhbor drew
up before tho freight once I borrowed
an evil ofice pen and wrote:
,s.,s s' soSs 70 lSgs 70, r.. ..,. md th,s.
VIII ''"' 0''' "''''' Tow 'G MaIstsos
This sealed In a lsding envelope
md gave II TO my Jchu.
"Would you bo so Kird. neishbor. "
7 said, "as to push this under my
front door"'
lie turnei u over 1, n puzzled sort
certainly. but '..-t t
THANK you very much." I inter
rupted. seeing another storm OF ques-
lions cominsi 'it. 10 quite important
and I know ! can depend on you.
Thank you for tho lift. too" And
leaving him aEape with insstiats curl
osity. I hurried away to tho passenger
platform.
There. as 7 had hoped. I found a
| policeman; most towns so display tho
| force OF their constSbulary to the In
coming traveller, This particular
policeman I found a very satisfactory
one. lie was tall and wiry and thin.
with uniform which made but poor
pretenso OF hitting him. and when
| came upon him no was leaning somno-
| lently against n corner Of tho station.
So that, at first glimpse. my heart
| sank, only to rise again at his first
words. for he was plainly an exile, a
| down-Easter doing duty In a foreign
! land. described Nancy to him. and
made some attempt at describing the
man In the brown derby. told him
| that had last seen them driving In
ed-wheeled busy. and to It all he lis
tened with loungins alertness, which
was. knew. tho mask OF familiar
| Sew England sagscity
NO" he said at last, there amt any
e!opors OF any description taken train
hcsSr either yesterday or to-day. and I
| am ION duty ABOUT twenty-five hours out
1 Os III stWenty.four. You see l am Chief
| Of LplN-e, and expo cted 10 do three men s
| work:' fie paused and scratched his
nose reflectively. II tell you what I
shsu,d'do though. n was you. People
cloping around In bugg!ss are pretty
apt not to no to tho most obvious place.
Now, about four miles 20 the east OF
here IS Buckingham. where you can get
"A train either north or south. on the
| Pennsylvania, and about ten miles Ia
Tho west ID Soudcrton. where you can
casShSa train on another branch.
shonla say they might have gone to
e.,lpsrp zone Of them places; better try
buckingham, It's nearer"
"Thapk YOU" I said; Il will"
\ SAY" ne caned after me. a.
started on. "sood plans to ask around
i,he livery stables"
IL Nar a god Plan and should haYl