The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Observation-Disclosures
(Continued.)

Sf BuC yOu--yOu OOnC Know anything
about me. may be the veriest adven-
turer. I must be honest with you
Mrs. CASTOR" he said suddenly. "I am
not
She held up her hand "Mr. Totten
has informed me. that you are a life
long friend of Mrs. Truxton King. ]
cabled to her from Paris. There is NO
more to be said.'
His face fell. did she tell you-
everything?"
ffShe said no more than that R.
Schmidt is the finest boy in all the
world" Suddenly her face paled. "You
are never-never to breathe q word of
this TOTO Bedelia," she whispered.
but her fath0c? What will he say
to-
Tier father has said all that can be
said" she broke in quietly. "He can
not force her to marry the man he has
selected. She will marry the man she
loves"
Thank you, thank you, Mrs. Gas
tom" he cried, with shining eyes. "God
bless youi"
Night came and with it the si1very
glow Of moonlight across the hoary
headed queen of the Overland. When
Robin came out from dinner he seated
himself on the porch, expectant, eager
and vastly lonesome.
She came at Iast-and alone. Stop
ping at the rail not more than an arms
length from where he sat, she gazed
pensively up at the solemn mistress Of
the valley, one slim hand at her bosom,
the other hanging limp at her side. He
was in thraldom. "Bede1ia!" he
whispered softly.
She turned quickly, to find him
standing beside her, his face aglow
with rapture. A quick catch of the
breath, a sudden movement of the
hand that lay upon her breast and
then she smiled wavering, uncer
tain smile that went straight to his
heart and shamed him for startling
her. 81 beg your pardon, ~ he began
lame1y. IL startled you"
She held out her hand to him, still
smiling. EsI fear shall never become
accustomed to being pursued" she
said, striving for command of her
voice. '1t is dreadful to feel that
some one is forever watching you
from behind. I am glad it is you.
however. You at least are not the
secret eye that never s1eeps!'" She
gently withdrew her hand from his
that she had seen you. I feared that
you might have gone on your way re-
5oicing.',
tRejofcfng?'' he cried. ewhy do
you say that?" a.
@After our experience in Paris
should think that you had had
enough of me and my faithful watch
dogs"
ssThen you are being followed?"
She smiled again, and there was
mischief in her eye. eff SO have led
them q merry chase. We have been
travelling for two days and nights.
Mr. Schmidt by train and motor, get
ting Off at stations Unexpectedly,
hopping into trains going in any d1-
rection but the right one. sleeping in
strange beds and doing all manner of
queer things"
ct see that your retinue has been
substantially augmented" he re-
marked, a trace Of jealousy in his
voice. eThe good looking Mr.. White
has not been eIuded."
ssMr White? Oh, yes. see. But he
is to be trusted, Mr. Schmidt she
said mysteriously-a tantalizingly.
sHHe will not betray me to my cruel
monster Of father"
tI saw you this morning riding with
him. said he glumly.
She turned her face away and for q
moment was silent tfSha1 we take
those chairs over there, Mr.. Schmidt?
They appear to be as abandoned as
we." She indicated two chairs near
the broad portals.
He shook his head. eff we are look
ing for the most utterly abandoned
allow me to call your attention to
the two in yonder corner"
at is quite dark over there" she
said with frown-
"Quite," he agreed. (Which ac-
counts, no doubt, for your failure to
see them
ssMrs. Castor will be looking for me
before she began hesitatingly.
"Or Mr.. White, perhaps. Let me re-
mind you that they have exceedingly
sharp eyes"
ssMr. White is no longer here she
announced.
His heart 1eaped sThen I. at least.
have nothing to fear he said
quickly.
She ignored the bana1ity. "He left
this afternoon. Very well, let us take
the seats over there rather like the
shall say shadows?"
ssNow, tell me everything" he said.
EtFrom beginning to end. What be-
came of you after that day at ST.
Cloud, whittier have you journeyed,
and wherefore were you SO bent on
coming to this now blessed Inter
laken?"
fEasily answered. Nothing at all
became Of me. I journey thither, and
I came because had set my heart on
seeing the Jungfrau."
stBut you had seen it many times"
HAnd I hoped that might find
peace and quiet here" she added
quite distinctly.
SEGA expected to find me here,
didn't your"
Eyes, but I did not regard you as a
disturber of the peace"
''You knew I would come. but you