Connecticut western news., 1922-12-07

Miwaka, the ship of Which nothing ever was heard except the beating Of the Indian Drum? She tried to make him say more but he looked away now down to the lake.
 ''The Chippewa must have come in. early this morning." he said. She's lying in the harbor; I saw her on my, way to the telegraph office. If Mir. Spearman has come back with her, tell him Pm sorry I can't wait to see him."
 "When are you going?"
 "Now"
 She offered to drive him to Petos- key, but he already had arranged for a man to take him to the train.
 She went to her room after he was gone and spread out again on. her bed the watch-now the watch of Captain Stafford of the Miwaka-with the knife and coins of more than twenty years ago which came with 1t. The meaning of them now was all changed; she felt that; but what the new mean ing might be could not yet come to her. Something of it had come to Alan; that, undoubtedly, was what had so greatly stirred him; but she could not yet reassemble her ideas. Yet a few facts had become plain.
 A maid came to say that MT. Spear man had come up from his boat for breakfast with her and was down stairs. She went down to find Henry lounging in one of the great wicker chairs in the living room. He arose ana came toward her quickly; but she halted before he could seize her.
 "What's wrong, dear|
 Allan Conrad has been here, Henry"
 "He has? How was that?"
 She told him while he watched her intently. "He wired to Buffalo about the watch He got a reply which he brought to me half an hour ago."
 "YesT
 "9he watch belonged to Captain Stafford who was lost with the Mi waka, Henry"
 He made no reply; but waited.
 You may not have known that it was his; I mean, you may not have known that 1t was he who rescued the people of the Winnebago, but you must have known that Uncle Benny didn't"
 "Yes; knew that, Connie" he an- swerd evenly.
 ''Then why did you let me think the watch was his and that he must be- deadY.
 That's all's the matter? You had thought he was dead. believed 1t was better for you-for every one-to be- lieve that"
 She drew a little away from him, with hands clasped behind her back, gazing intently at him. There was some writing found in Uncle Benny's house in Astor street-a list of names of relatives of people who had lost their lives upon the lake. Wassaquam knew where those things were Alan says they were, given to him in your presence. Why didn't you tell me about that?"
 He strengthened as If with anger. "Why should I? Because he thought that should? What did he tell you about those lists?"
 "Nothing-except that his father had kept them very secretly; but he's found out they were names of people who had relatives on the Miwakal" I"
 ''What?"
 Recalling how her blood had run when Alan had told her that, Henry's whiteness and the following suffusion of his face did not surprise her. q told that fellow long ago not to start stirring these matters up about Ben Corvet,\ and particularly I told him that he was not to bring any of it to you. It's not-a thing that a man like Ben covered up for twenty years till 1t drove him crazy is sure not to be thing for a girl to know, Let it alone, tell you"
 She stood flushed and perplexed, gazing at him. She never had seen him under stronger emotion.
 You misunderstood me once, Con- niel" he appealed. "Youn understand me now!"
 She had been thinking jabout that injustice she had done him in her thought--about his chivalry to his