The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-18

~ DIDN'T go to hurt the young
gentleman nor you either, gov
ernor," said the man from the
cot as he sobbed and buried flis
head in his arms. II was always a
good man, and now p
Don't say another word, Timms."
interrupted my Gouverneur Faulkner
in voice that was as gentle as that
father of state which he had said him.
self to be to Timms Nobody will
know of this, for your sake. was
was batting you. I know what I want
to know now, and you'll not hang on
the 10th. The state will try you again.
Call the superintendent, Robert"
Don't try nothing to hurt Mary,
governor. Jest let me hang and I
won't never care what the poor hui
man began to plead.
"I'n look after Maryland you too,
T1mms. I'll see to it that my G6u-
verneur Faulkner was answering the
trembling plea for his mercy when the
superintendent came in and unlocked
the cage.
Don't let him know Of the-acci-
dent, youngster," whispered the Gott
verneur Faulkner to me, and I'M a very
few minutes we were out Of that pris-
on into the cherry car and whirling
with great rapidity down the country
road with its tall trees upon both sides.
"Stop, Robert" commanded his ex-
cellency as we came under large
group Of very old trees which made q
thick shelter Of t.Heir green leaves as
they leaned together over the stone
wall that bordered the side of the
road. "Now let me see just what did
happen to that arm which came be-
tween poor Timms' sharpened case
knife and my life. We are out Of sight
Of the prison now. 1t would have all
been up with Timms II that attack
upon me had been discovered. Your
pluck will have saved Timms, If he's
saved, as well as your governor. Here,
turn toward me and let me see that
arm" And as he spoke my GOuver.
neur Faulkner put his arm across my
shoulder and turned me toward him SO
that he could put his right hand on
the sleeve of that cheviot bag In which
was long slash from the knife and
which was now wet with my blood. y
81 very much fear my beloved brown
chevfot, which have worn only few
times, is now dead, and how Wilt find
another for my needv' I exclaimed
with great alarm when K saw that
that knife had thus devastated my
good clothing, OF which had not many
and for the procuring Of which, I was
many thousand miles from my good
friend and tailor in New York If ]
sought another suit in the city OF
Hayesville might there not be dangers
of discoveries in the adjustment there.
Of? 'Is 1t not vexation?" 1 asked a.
the Gouverneur Faulkner attempted to
push back that murdered sleeve from
my forearm.
TN the language Of my friend Buzz
you are one sport, Robert. Shell out
of that coat Immediately. I want to
see just how much Of scratch that is,
and I can't get the sleeve up high
enough" commanded my CONVENIENT
Faulkner. The tone Of his voice was
the same he had used to me in com
handing that take his mail to his
nice lady stenographer, but his face
was very white, and his hand that he
laid upon the collar of my coat for as
sisting me to lay it aside trembled
with q great degree of violence.
Indeed, my Gouverneur Faulkner
it is but scratch, and
"Get out of that coatv'
"But"-
ION with that coat, Robert" he com
handed me- and before could make
resistance my coat was almost com
pletely off me by his aid, and I was
obliged to let it slip into his hands
He laid it on the back of the seat be
hind him, and with hands that were
as gentle as those of old Nannettt
when dealing with one of my injuries
of great number in childhood he roll
ed up the sleeve Of my nice white shirt
with the brown strip of coloring In &C.
cord with that beloved and regretted
cheviot and barred my forearm, which
was very strong and white, but which
also appeared to me to be dangerously
rounded for his gaze. was glad thai
arm was covered with a nice gore
which had come from the long slit
but which had now well nigh ceased ia
run from me, so that he could not oh
serve that it was Of such feminine
mold.
eyes, just deep scratch that I car
fix all right myself in my own bath
room when we get back. to the man.
sion in time for dinner with the gem
eral, by 7:30, hope" said my beloved
gouverneur as he helped me again to
assume the ruined garment Of cheviot
II was born in the mountains OF the
state Of Harpeth, boy, where when
one sheds his blood for the life Of an
other that other Is said to be undei
bond to his rescuer, and that means q
tie closer than the ordinary one OF
brother by birth. I acknowledge the
bond to you for all time. little brother
Now drive on quickly to the mansion
before we are in danger OF being lata
for dinner with the general It viii
take me some few minutes to get YOU
out Of that shirt and into your d1nnei
coat I'll send for It, and ycu ca1l
dress with me-"
tTo Be coutinuedA