The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
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>( (COQC1n1GQ.J ooh, she would be so lonely, Mrs, Shelby, and she''- SaIlie was ventur- ing to say with trepldation, when Aunt Augusta cut her short without cere- mony-
 Lonely, nonsensel Such a busy wo- man as I now feel sure Evelina is go- ing to be, will not have time to be lone gy. I wish could stay and talk with you further about your plans, but must hurry back and straighten out Peters mind on that question of the h&own water supply that is to come up Nm ehR meeting of the city council to- day. He let 1t Represented all wrong 1ast time, and they got things so mud AaAed that 1t was voted On incorrectly. & win have to write it out for him so he can explain tito them. will need Hou ia many ways to help me help Pe- Ser be mayor of Glendale, Evetina- I An weaEied after ten years of the @train ef his office. I shall call on you @uT assistance often in the most inn Rortant matters. D with which prom ABe that sounded 1E4re threat she pro- cseded to march down the front path, G1znost stepping on Henrietta, who was leoEning up the same path, with almost the same emphasis. There was sonae EDoFt oE an explosion, and hope the Eekfnd.of words heard hurled%afterTthe 1xm1n were not used
 s'EhaE old black crow ASsa-so4ng to git Iyn trouble with me some day, Marfy," Henrietta remarked as she settled her sHsaf on the arm of Cousin Martha's liEha7r after besto<Ting snludgy kiss tnn the little white curl that wrapped I1euud one of the dear old lady's pink 11tt1e ears. had felt that way about Cousin Martha myself at the Buach's Fmge, and we exchanged sympathetic &naile on the subject
 ssWel1, what are you. going to do, HEsveHna7 7' asked SaIlie, and she turned such a young, helpless, wondering face up to me from the center of her clus- ter of babies, that my heart almost failed me at the idea of pouring what seemed to me at that moment the poi son of modern1ty into the calm waters of her and Cousin Martha's primitive p1acidity
 You'll have to live some place where there is a ma n,'' she continued, with worried convie jon
 My time had come and the fight was on. Oh, Janei N
 q don't believe F reallyE feel that way about it, | began in the gentlest of manners and slowly, so as to feel
 
 dearest Cousin Martha, T have had to be out in the world so much-a lone. that am used to it. Fl haven't had a mans protection for so long that don't need it, as I would if I were like you two blessed sheltered women
 sI know it has been hard, dear" said Cousin Martha gen Y looking her sym pathy at my lorn state. over her glasses.
 don't see how you have stood it at ally said Sa11ie, about to dissolve in tears. '.The love and protection and sympathy Of man are the only things in life worth anything to a woman. Since myN loss I don't know what I would have done without Cousin James You must come into his kind care, Hvelina 2
 T must learn to endure loneliness. answered sadly, about to begin to gulp from force of example, and the pres sure of long heEeditary influence.
 I'm glad thatH did 0ot dissolve, how eyer, before what followed happened, for tn~fhe twinkling of two bare feet was smothered in the embrace of Henrietta, who in her rush brought either the pup or the kit, can't tell which yet, along to help her infold me.
 -.I,n come stay with you forever, and we don't need no men; don't like 'en nohow.', she was exclaiming down my back, when a drawI from the doorway made us all turn in that direction. t Why, Henrietta, my own, can it be you who utter such cruel sentiments in my absenceTn And Polk Hayes 1ounged into the room with the same daring HstIessness that he had used 7 in trying to hold me 1n his arms out on the porch the night had said goodby to him and Glendale four years ago.
 Henrietta's chubby little body gave wriggle of delight, and much sentiment beamed in her rugged, small face as she answered him with enthusiasm, though not stopping to couch her reply 1n exactly complimentary terms.
 You don't count, Polxie.'' she ex- claimed as she made 9 good natured face at him.
 That's what EveIina said four. years ago, and she has proved it, he an- swered hers-loolzing at me just exactly IS if he had never left off doing it since that last dance
 How lovely to find you in the same exuberant spirits ill which I left you, Polk, dear.'' exclaimed as I got up to go and shake hands with him, as he had sunk into the most comfortable chair i-l the room without troubling to bestow that attention upon me.
 Some lnenis hearts beat with such a strong rhythm that every feminine heart which eones within hearing dis tance Immediately catches step and goes to wcltzing. 1t has been four years since mine swung around against his at that dance. but I'm glad Cousin Martha TTns there and interrupted us enoasIl to make me drag my eyes from his IS iie looked sIp and looked down.
 Please help g,s to persuade EveIina ko cou1a and live win James and nc. Folk. Near.s ssae said. gfaneing at him tvitl tiae dScresf. cpafidence and alice Hon in her eyes There is no age limit