Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-18
Bx LOUISE OLIVER.

strips and binding them around the
wounded arm. He watched her, fas-
cinated, looking eagerly from her to
the background he had just sketched
upon the canvas She saw the look
and turned.
II was just thinking" he explained,
that you would make a splendid
heroine in the book 1 am illustrating.
| imagine that Andruth--"
"Who?" startled.
"Andruth, the girl in the book
imagine that you
But Sally didn't hear what he
imagined, for she was thinking how
absurdly things sometimes come
about. Here was man illustrating
book she had written herself, and she
had shot him while recruiting her
forces In the woods. On second
thought she knew who he was, her
publishers having told her the name
of the artist who was to do the work.
He was really too famous man to
z. be shot promiscuously by novice
in cunning.
"I'll help you carry your things to
your tent and call a doctor on my
telephone. There Is one in my bunga-
low on the bluff"
That's lucky, by George! The tele-
phone, mean. I've been wondering
all morning how l could get in touch
with the author of this manuscript.
There is something / want to consult
her about. 1t will change the pio-
lures materially"
II have a telephone, an automatic
gun and a watchdog. All three are at
your service"
Thank you. why the garrison?"
I'm alone"
"Alonel''
Yes. It's a whim of mine to run
away from civilization occasionally
and get acquainted with myself Do
YOU think you are ready to walk
now7 It's foolish of you not to let
me carry more. I'm very strong.
Here, Dukel'
The little procession moved slowly
tentward and all went we'll. A doc
tor from a nearby town speedily re-
moved the bits of lead and by the
next day little remained of the acci-
dent but a bandage.
Sally was digging bait when her
victim of the day before came up
the hill
II was just going to stop for you
to go fishing il you are sble,' sha /
called. I'm glad to see you about
Have you forgiven me yet?'
''Twenty-four hours ago. And !
shall be delighted to accept your kind
Invitation. May I use your telephone
firstf"
~, Sally changed color. Should she
tell hm who she was? She had come
TO the woods for another reason be-
sides that of recuperating spent nerve
force. Back in the city tailors and
" dressmakers were busy making things
for her wedding. A man had come
hack out of the West, her girlhood
sweetheart, whom she had promised
years ago to marry. She had come
here to be alone, to think things out,
as she had habit of doing when
troubled.
she decided in the negative. It
would lessen the tension II she dio
not tell who she was.
Use II by ali means and welcome
she said, smiling. And as he thanked
her and turned to enter the cottage
-tshe added In a mischievous under
tone For all the good 1t may do
youn'
In a few minutes he returned,
frowning. TITS very strange! l got
the house, but they say she Is away
and don't seem to know just where.
1t is very unfortunate!"
Sally held up a canful OF worms.
"Well, let's go fishing and forget our
troubles. I've got some of my own,
too. Come along, Duke
Day followed day, never a one that
these woodland friends did not see
each other. Naturally enough, they
discussed the book
"It's puzzhng to me why SO many
women write books with wrong end
tngs," he said one day.
ado they2"
Eyes. I'll let you read the manu-
can't say II ends happily when the
girl marries man she doesn't love"
!, '.No, I wouldn't say that" soberly.
"why can't they be natural and
make them end right?"
"What do you mean by 'right'?
Like real life"
Girls in real life often marry the
wrong man. III have q very dear
friend who is going to do so very
soon"
He looked his surprise.
sIt isn't odd that she should tell
me-" she added, hastily. Il know her
very. very well" :.
The man was silent. Finally he
smoke sIt isn't so odd, either, now
that Won speak of it, / have a dear
friend. too, a man who recently con-
sided the same thing to me. 1t seems
-vou'll never know his name, so i
,naLa no breach of confidence in tell
ING Won Just little. This man loved
a girl very much at one time and they
heeame engaged. Then he went
away. and instead of staying six
months he stayed five years. While
awav he got over his first love, but
never told the girl. He decided to
laave IT to her. When he came back
the eirl seemed to care, so he decided
~ stick to his side of the bargain and
vowed she would never know the diff
= ference.
"Mr Howell ] am Sarah West
brooke, Does that tell you any
thing?'' -, .. ,o
na,sa "that you wrote this book!'
"And it means that you have been
+a,Iinc me about Lawrence Emerson,
~ whom I am engaged to be mar
ried." ,r4 ,,oa !. aora
sailing another mans secret.
Rut Sally's face was radiant now
che said softly: IT am the girl told
( pnu @ about. Mr.. Howell. and think
yo,, told me about Lawrence just In
lime Tim to to save US both from everlasting
",sSh ,.saa,sr,r heavens for shotgunsl' he