The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12

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 @Do about ft7'' T demanded.
 You can't go on tn this way. FCU know he said relentlessly 'shs wont''-
 Why, you blithering idiot,'' roated- s.do you know what you are sagingl I'm not in love with anybody Afg heart isis But never mind Now, listen to me- Fred. This nonsense has got to cease. I won't have it. Why. she's already got a husband she's had all she can stand in the way of hpsbr
 Rubbish. She can stand hueband or two more, if you are going to look at it in "a literal way. Besidess she hasn't husband She's ehucked him Good riddance, too. Now. do you i'm agine for single instant that a beau tiful, adorable young woman of tWen- < ty-three is going to spend the rest Oe her life without a man Not mucht She's free to marry again, and she. will''
 .'A dnitting that to be true. why should she marry me?''
 ."I didn't say she was in love witt you said you were in love withs herr,
 .soh,a said. and my face feil G seer,
 He seemed to be considering non1e- thing. After few seconds he nodded his head deeisively- Yes. ! am sure of it IT the right man gets her ehe'l make the finest. sweetest wife in the world She's never had 9 chance to show what's really in her. She would 1 be adorable, wouldn't sheFs
 The sudden question caught me pn- awares.
 ..she. wouldg' I said. with conviction.
 We'll said he slowly and delihef- ately. ..why don't you set about it then ?.s
 He was 50 ridiculous that thought ] for the fun Of it To, hunor him-
 Assuming that you are right ip re- gard to n1 feelings toward her. Fred, what leads you to believe that EoQla stand chance of winning hersY 10 was d silly Quegt&on, but I declare 2 hung on his answer with a tenseness i that surprised me
 t'vRh hE not You are good lootinG. 2 gentlemen, a celebrity and man Bless my soul, she cepld dp WoE
 s'But you forget taat ] am-3es me thirty five, and she is but twenty three
 s'To offset that, she has been mar ried and unhappy That brings he's about up to your level, E shoulo say. Her father ought to pay what be owes He gave Q million to EE one husband for her. He ought to Efga ll million to be rid Of him, so that shoa could marry the next one without put-5 ting him to any expenAe whataosV-F- told her I thought it was the cheap est and quickest way out of lt and she said. I wonderF ''
 s'Have you been discussing her mess sacred affairs with her, yoH bHtaaE ins''
 ssNo, sir,'' said he, with dignity Ehs has been discussing them with lae-
 have no recollection of what ] Esid as stalked out ef the room He celll-s ed out after me, somevyhat pleadinslys thought:
 ..Aak Brittsn what he has to aa about it.
 Things had come to q prstay passH Couldn't a gentleman he peiste anG agreeable to a young and eaEuiuE lady whom careauasta had thrown in his way wit4eut hzviney hls ulo1Fes- nisconstrued by a lot of GnEMEs. idiottc menials whose only Sest ln lfa sprung from hemReEanaeai1l tel cy to beIittie the hig tls aNd aa= large upon the smeH onea2
 Unexpectedly met BFtetan
 .sBr1tton, whafs aH this RE going the rounds Of the castle Behiaa my backP' I exclaimed.
 Confound him, he looked plelsas9 .'Its quite true. s8rs quite true.
 Quite trueF' I roarRd. hsto quite true, sirT'
 sIgn't it. sirgv he asked, dismaye5
 Isn't what?"
 -T mean to say, sir, isn't it true9
 t'hIy Godr' cried. throwing up my hands in hopeless despair. 'YoU-y1u watt I'm going to get to the boz tom of this. I want the truth Et- ton. Who put 1t into that eonfosldas head Of yours that I antn love SfGh the countess2 Speak, Egho did it3e
 He lowered his voice. presuMally lia- cause I had dropped mine to a Vy loud whisper. also had glanced CVcE both shoulders.
 Begging your pardon, sir. but must be honest. sir. It was you aE first put 1t into my lead. sir"
 tTgs My face went the coIoF1c cardinals cap.