The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-17
(Continued From Yesterday3

Her hand went swiftly to his mouth stopping his speech
 Don't, please" Her words came brokenly Don't, Jerry"
 He grappled useIessly with this new turn of her thought. At last in despair he drew her up, seeking to find in long. mad kiss what his h. sight could not reveal.
 She was unres:sting under his pas sion. Suddenly his spirit broke re- straint, rushing in a torrent of words to his parched lips.
 "But why? You love me. You must love me or-or you could not be here in my arms. Edith, why can't we marry? I love you. want you. Do you think life can mean anything to me now if you leave me this way with only a memory Of your body in my arms. a dream of your which to call you? God. Edith, it Is impossible! I can't, I won't stand it."
 She struggled free from him. kneel- ign there in the firelight, hair fall ing about her tense white face, hands nervously elapsed.
 Jerry. if you cannot take what I am willing to give and be content Oh, don't you see that you you'd not care to marry me? Please, dear boy. please be sensible about mat ters.'
 The cry fell from her lips like a prayer. There in the night she seem ed like some barbarian maid praying before the god of flame.
 Then you mean to go from me un- known, not even telling me where I can write you?
 Her head inclined slowly forward and remained downcast.
 ''Edithi" He seized her again, but she broke from him.
 That" she gasped; "that or even the little of this night must be for ever a might-have-been-"
 He met her words, bending tremu- lously before them as a tree before a gale.
 linen, then tonight?''
 Tonight I love you" Her arms were extended toward him.
 My woman, my sweetheart; mine. mine!"
 They sat together, arms entwined, gazing into the fire.
 After an eternity she moved, turn ing her lips to him.
 Some things, Jerry, are better just to leave as they are. To seek to add to them is to destroy. Some day you will realize that"
 Reverently he bowed his head over her.
 Tt is hard. Edith, when I think of the years we might enjoy"
 "But you see that is impossible. It couldn't be, dear. Out there in town when you are a partner in the big store I would seem less. far less val- uaible, less necessary. Perhaps I might even bore you"
 She shiyered a little and drew closer to him.
 'Never!" He believed his vow with his whole young heart.
 "Jerry. I don't want to talk. It is so useless.''
 "But-"
 'I love you" Her lips sealed his protest with the unbreakable bond of the past. Time swept forward leav- ing what he might have said among the eternal unborn thoughts.
 The fire dropped to a bed of em- bers.
 They did not move to replenish it. Lost in the world of themselves they were content. Over the upper hills gray dawn crept, it's first great warn ing film of misty light dimming the pointed luster of the stars. The vel vet of the sky changed to a thinner blue. and Jerry slept.
 Beside him the girl watched, her eyes filled with a deep, mysterious thought. Shadows lurked in their depths and on her lashes tears shone like sacred Jewels. Softly she rose, brushed the sleeping youths Lips with her own, caught up a wrap and stole silently down the canon toward the wider world.