The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-02

to me.
 'FYou saw the last letter It had me rattled, but not rattled enough to quit There was a map in 1t of the place for the meeting. That was plain enough. But the sour' and we business in 1t bothered me. It looked a bit like third person. I had not heard any thing about any third person. What is more, I did not have any use for a third person in this business. The stars forbade it I wrote and told her so and said if there was any outsider rung in the stellar courses would have a sudden change of heart. Then I put my best robe in a bag and bought a ticket for Carr's Junction. You can believe that while was going through the woods was keeping bright eye Dut for any third party. Well, he was not there, not when arrived anyway. Where he was all the time I do not know never saw him. But heard him later. can hear him yet-at night, God help me!
 ssshe was leaning against a little tree at the edge of the thicket when first saw her. There was plenty of light eronn the moon. and 1t sifted down through the trees and fell across her head and neck. noticed a queer cir clet around her neck. The stones were like soft pink fires. had not ever seen any like them before, and stood There trying to figure whether they were rubies and how much they might be worth. While I was wondering about 1t she half turned. and got my first look at her face.
 ssshe was younger than had reckon i ed on and not bad to look at but queer, queerI Something about her BtruSk me all Wrong-gave me sort l nf ugly shiver Another thing struck me all right, though. That was that l she had jewels on pretty much all her fingers. In one of my letters to her I l gave her a hint about that-told her 1 that gems gave the stars a stronger 1 hold on the wearer, and she had taken | it all in She certainly was an easy subject.
 ssA bundle done up in paper was on the ground near her. tucked back, very still, and got into my robe. The Arrangement in her letter was for me to whistle when got there. I wIlis- tied. She strengthened up.
 sCome,' she said, T am waiting
 s'Her voice was rather deep and soft. But it wasn't a pleasant softness- Some way I did not like it any better than liked her looks. I stepped out into the open and gave her the grand bov
 The master of the stars, at your command I said.
 eHou are not as expected to see you,' she said.
 saThat was a sticker. It might mean most anything. I took a chance
 !" tOh, we'll said, we all change
 4Tt went. We change as life changes she said. They never found you, did they?'
 From the way she said it I saw she I expected me to say No6 So said No That was left for me to return I and do,' she went on with a kind o1 j queer joy that gave me the shivers again. The instant I saw your state i ment in the newspaper knew 1t was your soul calling to mine across the I ages, Our boat is at the shore 2
 aTn that last letter she mentioned I a ship. And. now, here was this boat business (Afterward looked for 3 I sign of either, but could not find any I thought perhaps it would explain the other part Of the we and tour.' If was going to eIope by aea want ed to know it, and said as much.
 Are you steadfastY she asked.
 Well, there was only one answer tc ]. that I said was. She opened heI package and took out a coll of rope It was this graywhite rope, sort o1 clothesline. and it looked strong.
 What now? I asked her.
 ITO bind us together she said Close, close together, and then the plunge. This time there shall be nc failure. They shall not find one of us without the other You are not afraid I Afraid! My neck was bristling.
 ts Go slow I said, thinking mighty hard. T don't quite see the point od thIs.s
 Didn't I curse myself for not re membering what I had written her. No clew, except that the poor soul wa. plumb dippy.too dippy for me to mar ry at any price It wouldn't have hek in the courts. Yet there might havi
 been $5,00O of diamonds on her. suppose she felt me weakening
 ;" You dare to break our pactg sh.
 says in voice like a woman on tn, stage Then she changed and spok,
 very gently. You are looking at thes'
 gewgaws, she said and took a dia
 nond circIet from her finger. sWha
 do these count forT And she put it 1l
 my hand Another ring dropped a my feet, Mind, she was giving then to me. These are as nothing compar
 ed to what we shall have, she wen on. after the plunge. Wattr
 "She had dropped the rope, and nov Rhe went into her paper parcel again
 kneeling at my side. I had stopped t, look for the fallen ring when fel her hand slide up my wrist and then } quick little snap of something cold ant
 close A bracelet, thought And 1 was braceIetI
 's Forever! TogetherY she said an. stood up beside me, chained to me b, the handcuds she had slipped on m, E right wrist and her left
 ? How much to let me offT askel } as soon as I could get breath Yol see, it flashed on me that 1t was a DC , lice trap. Her next words put me on .rIz1,o san--i The sfarsP che ..rt.ss.-.l..