The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-28

knew. his was the one Slrl, the Blfl of all the world, the girl he should love while the memory of her lasted, which would be until the eyes that looked upon her now were dust. A great ex- ultation swept through him.
 ~What did you, mean," he asked, "when you said you were always do ing things like this?'
 "I meant" she answered, ''that I'm a silly little fool, Oh. if you could know me well,' and her eyes seemed to question the future, you'd see for yourself. Nexer looking ahead to cal culate the consequences. It's the old story of fools rushing in"- N..
 "You mean Tof angels rushing in don't you? I never was good at old saws, but
 "And once more, please-your watchY
 Twenty minutes of l."
 "Oh, dear! Can we"-
 A wild whoop from the driver inter rupted.l
 San Marcow he cried, pointing to wKere red towers rose above the green of the country. Ut paid to take q chance with me. I sure did let her out. Where do you want to g. ladyT
 'The Hotel dc la Pax" said the girl, and. with n sigh of deep relief, sank back upon the cushions. 6
 And Salyator won," quoted Mir. Mi not, with a laugh. Aka
 "How can I ever thank you9" the girl asked.
 Don't try" said Minot. That is-l mean-try, if you will please i"It meant 50 very much to me-
 "No; you'd better not, after all. It makes me feel guilty, for l did nothT ing that doesn't come under the head of glorious privilege. A chance to serve you! Why, I'd travel to the ends of the earth for that"
 But 1t was good of you. You can hardly realize all it meant to me to reach this hotel by o'clock. Perhaps I ought to tell you"-
 Ut doesn't matter" Minot replied. "That you have reached here Is my re ward" His cheeks burned: his heart sang. Here was the one girl, and he built castles in Spain with Tightening strokes. She should be his. She must be. Before him life stretched, glorious, with her at his side. q think I will tell you," the girl was saying. "This is to be the most i'm portant luncheon of my life because"- "YesT smiled MT. Minot- {, Because it is the one at which am going to announce my engage ments' l Minot's heart stopped beating. A hundred castles in Spain came tum bling about his ears, and the rear o1 their falling dahfened him. He puse out his hand blindly to open the door, fol he realized that the car had come to g stop.
 Let me help you. please" he said duly. .R9 ' And even as he spoke a horrible pos sibility swept into his heart and over I whelmed him. sh | T-I beg your pardon" he stammer | ed, "but would you mind telling mt one thingT'
 l "Of course not. But really mus Ify"-
 '.The name of-the happy man."
 "Why, Allan, Lord Harrowby. Thanl l you so much, and goodby." She was zone now, gone amid tn palms of that gorgeous hotel court | yard. And out of the roar that CD veloped him Minot heard a voice:
 'Thirty-fve dollars, mister" So promptly did he pay this grievou | oyercharge that the chauffeur aske, hopefully: >
 .'Now, could I take you anywhere sir?"
 "Yes," said Minot bitterly. ''Take m back to New York;"
 -.Well, if I had new front tire | might try 1t" ta I Two eager black boys were movin inside with Minot's bags, and he fo I lowed. As he passed the founta tinklfng gayly' in the courtyard, "Wha was it I promised ThackerT he sai to himself. Miss Cynthia Mcyric changes her mind only over my dea
 body An, well, tho good dlc young!
 At the desk of the Dc la Pax NJ
 Minot learned that for $15 Hay h
 might board and lodge nmid the sple1 dors of that hotel Gratefully he sigl ed his name. One of the negro boy
 who had matched coins for him wit
 the other boy while he registered, le
 the way to his room.
 It proved Q long and devious Journe.
 The .iOtel De la Pax was series (
 afterthOughts on the part of its built
 CTS. Up hill and down dale tho bo
 led: through dari. passageways, ove
 narrow bridges, until at length the
 arrived at the door of 3S0. The boy departed, and Minot gaze
 out of a solitary window. Directl
 across from his window, looiin
 strangely out of place in that dead an
 buried street, stood great stone hous
 that bore on its front the sign "aIa1
 haitian Club and Grill" On the vera,
 da, flush with the sidewalk and barrel
 fifteen feet away, a huge red face
 man sat deep in slumber:
 Many and strange pursuits had ciain
 cd the talents of old Tom Stacy. maj