The Dermott news., 1917-07-05

And of her own motion she kissed him in the moonlight.
 And if you were not doing this said he making the proper return. "I might not have had the courage to tell you"
 You haven't told ne anything-in words" she answered. fuin to hear from his lips what she well knew from the beating of his heart.
 Its not too late then to tell you that I love you, that 1 am yours. To give myself to you seems to be the highest possibility in life. if you will only take me"
 And do you love me more than the bridge?'
 More than all the bridges in the world, past. present and to come: more than anything or anybody. tell you I never knew what love was or what life was until saw you sliding to your death. If had not succeeded l should have followed you"
 "I felt that, too" she answered dreamily.
 We must go back, dearest" he said at last. "I am so fearful for you even now that am almost unwilling to try il. Every time glance down through these interspaceS between the string CTS my blood runs cold You supported me before: will support you now" laughed the woman. woman.
 No" said the man. eve will go to- gether"
 They turned toward the shore. He took her hand and slipped his other arm about her just as simply and nat urally as If they had been any humble lover and his lass in the countryside By and by they got to the end of the could see the lights of the car
 'Listen." she said as they walked slowly along. ''Nlu must not tell fa- ther anything about this little acei- dent"
 "l obey. but why not?" was my fault" No. mine"
 ''l will not hear you say it"
 "Rut l must speak to your father about"
 "And the sooner the better: he Is in good humor with you and the bridge now. l have heard him speak well of you. believe he will be glad to give me to you
 And if not2"
 T should hate to grleve my father, but"
 She turned and looked at him in the moonlight her glorious golden head, her neck. her shoulders, her arms bare and beautiful in the celestial illumi nation. He seized her hand and lifted IL to his lips as devotee. and she un derstood the reason for the little touch of old-world formality and reserve, when naught but his will prevented him from taking her to his heart and making her lips, her eyes, her face, his own.
 Now may God deal with me as deal with you" he said fervently. If V heart and soul and strength to measure up to your sweetness and light
 My prayer for myself. too," she whispered.
 You need It not"
 You must walt here" she said, deeply touched, as they had now reached the steps of the car, until l have changed my dress; father would notice - anybody would - that tear. When have finished l will come back to you and then we will seek him and tell him."
 Accordingly Meade stood obediently waiting outside the car i1 the shadow 1t cast. There was no one about. The servants had gone to bed. The porter of the car was nodding Tn his quarters, waiting for the time to turn out the lights. The engineer had the long platform all to himself. After time he chose to walk quietly up and down. thinking The future looked very fair to him.
 Bert" sweet voice came to him
  cover her standing in the door of the car dressed as she should have been for such an excursion had she at first followed her fathers wise suggestion. His heart thrilled to the use of the fa- millar name. Bert. I'm coming down to you"
 Hand in hand they walked to the rear of the car. where the observation platform was still brightly lighted. Ab- bolt had gone and the other three men were on their feet. They were about to separate for the night, although 1t was still rather early.
 "Fatster," said his daughter out of the darkness.
 "Oh, you're there." answered the colonel. "I wondered when you were coming back. I was just thinking of going to fetch you. Is Mir. Meade-Y