The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-15

over nowI can't endure Cousin Mary's snippishness much longer, and as for Katherinei My dear, hate that gfrl!''
 ''She's been very nice lately, Edith ever since Freddie dropped me so com pletely. By the way, Burton was. tell ing me today that OdeIl- Carney had been asking her some very curious and staggering questions aboul Toot1es and your most private affairs.''
 t1 know, my dear,'' groaned Edith. ''He very politely remarked to me last night that Toot1es made him think very strangely of a friend of his in London. He wouldn't mention the fel- lows name. He only smiled and said, 'Nevah mind, my dear, he's a c'nfend- ed handsome dog I daresay he meant that as compliment for Toot1es. She is pretty, don't you think so. dearT'
 'She's just like you, Edith." said Constance, who understood things quite clearly.
 t"Then, in heavens name, Connie, why are they staring at her so i'm politely-aH of them?'
 ''It's because she is so pretty. Good ness, Edith, don't let every little thing worry you. You'll have wrinkles and gray hairs soon enough"
 
 grumb1ed Edith. 'I'm going mad with loneliness. You have lover near you all the time-he's mad about you. What have I? I'm utterly alone. No one loves me-no, not souI'-
 E+You won't let them love you, Edith,' said Constance jauntily. ''They all want to love you, all of them"
 ''I hate men, announced Mrs. Med croft retrospectively.
 | Developments of most refractory character swooped down upon them at l the very end of the sojourn in Inns bruck. Every one had begun to rejoice that the fortnight was almost over and that they could go their different ways without having anything really regret 1 table to carry away with them. The l Rodneys were going to Paris, the Med crofts to London, the Odell-Carneys 1 (after finding out where the others were bent) to Ostend. Freddie Ulster welt suddenly announced his determina- l ton to remain at the Tiro1 for week l or two longer. That very day he had l been introduced to a Mile Le BFun, fascinating young Parision stopping at the TiroI with her mother. All might have ended well had it not been for the unfortunate circumstance of Odell-Carney's making purchase of the London Standard instead of the Times, as was his custom. His 1amen- tations over this piece of stupidity were cut short by the discovery of an astonishing article upon the editorial i page of the paper-an article which created within him a sense of grave perplexity. He read thes headlines thrice and glanced through the text 1 twice, neither time with any very def nfte idea of what he was reading. His l fingers shook as he held the sheet nearer the window for final effort to untangle the incredible thing that lay before him in simple, unimpeachable black and white.
 "'Pon me word" he kept repeating to himself feebly. Then he got up and I went off in extreme haste to find his wife.
 ,l My dear,'' he said to her in the car- riageway, 'fI must speak with you alone.'' She was just starting off for a drive with Mrs. Rodney.
 Bad news, Carney?'' she demanded, struck by his expression. She was fol lowing him toward remote corner of the approach. He did not reply until they were seated much nearer to each other than was their wont
 Read that he said, slipping the Standard into her hands. "Wot do you think of it?'
 ''My dear Carney, don't know Would you mind telling me what I am to read?"
 '4The Medcroft thing. Right there''
 She read the article, her husband watching her face the while Surprise incredulSty, disnay, succeeded each other in rapid changes. She was read ing in sheer engagement of the doings of Roxbuy Medcroft in connection with the county councils subcommittee In Londoni The story went on to re late how Medcroft, impaacabe leader of the opposition to the +'grafters," sud . denly had appeared before the commit tee with the most astounding figures and facts to support his charges of rot tenneSs on the part of the ''clique;" his unexpected descent upon the scene had thrown the opposing leaders into 2 panic; every one had been led to be Heve that be was sotourning in thu east. As matter of fact, it was soo1 revealed, he had been in London SC cretly working on the problem fol ! nearly three weeks, keeping disereetJ under cover in order that his influence might not be thwarted- His array O facts, his bitter arraignment of tht men who were trying to force tho building bill through the council, stag : gered the whole city of London. A that writing it looked as though tn, bill would be overthrown, its promoter. had been so completely put to rout
 To DC Continued.0
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