ouse H 4 « OPIE^READ ILLUSTRATED BY R. H. LI VINGSTONE | them At it they went, »baking the tioua», end when wearineaa threatened SYNOPSIS : to »H«e them, for refreshment they | drew off. and leaping, butted their OH A ITI R l-TM un» h»«d» Ittgelher like grata After ■ time w .«rly rio» and th. mu •a U»» Mlastoalppi riva». the General gave them • dollar »piece, •< Ih. p»rt<Ml «r« praraat I dl»int«»et! them—gave the tiddler live, IM paino» to 4latln<ulan»4 4»»-m« ui4 sallantry. with an order to play that old tuna «tatoaiary iriaklag ut «ambito» alea, again. Old Tobe wu now lighting hla virali l«rara a roung aorihara rasa. la aa bla «ar aouift on a minatoli ot rav»a<a evening lamp». The General called to H» turato aa »coanirlo rhara<tor la Un paraci» of oa» Utalr »botila, wh. la ' him. MaateaUi tampona th» ao4«aa» M "Toby, what have you for »epperF ahaarp Th.y forai a alapvlar caaiaaat. The old fellow closed ooo eye. <OLAJ*Tnt II.—Draa» a»ta hla min» «C “'Wh»t have I gotr be »ay». Ah. Ma m tosimi by »ntorina Ini» (.< k aporia that*» It. An* I'll tell you. Tv» got la wMch h» »ihlMto aa uauaual aUuatM arawaaa Ub»riy ahaiU» la asola uo- . boe-cake and roaited dov»e." luoky ai cara» Ut tttainili a fina aitai Ehatkra wltb lira««. T%» lattar, aaa- • "No, you don't mean It F aa opportualty la ua» aholUa. ooa- "Hoecake and roaated dovea, I aald." I» bla» tirai hla miratoti la t» Siri “Good, by Gideon'» Band. Fetch ua, a »ertala »» (uarrilla. Stantio la Villa ha4 murd«r.,1 trvi i fathar II M Tobi»». And mark you, along with It Ma «»isrmlnaiton aunuun. »4 lo hla naw timo, u> haa* la Viti» aa biga aa all bring about a trowel full of that *1—-- Drac» haa barom» »namorM wild plum jelly. ar a aratorio»» baauty aboord th» booL The dovea »nd the »trlpa of bacon CMAI-TKH 111.—Th» M»«m»r reach»» and the boe-cake and the Jelly came W»w orlrana, at that Um» tn th» »ome- on. and artalng th« General raluted What lurbulrat thru»» »f oarpatbag a»v- •nunant. Sbolli« bwootn»» p<«»»awd of the repaat. twa Uckola for tba yr«noh hall, a grral •Talk about quail! Quail, Mr, ta In M Bi lly «vani, and prop»»«» lhal Drac« aaountpany > Ini to tb« affair Th« young al pld. white, dry and taateleae com m»a altond an 1 Dra- « uo«ip»<t«41y m«»i» &• girl who bad Hrod hla hrart aboard pared with the dark rtcline«» of the B» atramor Blu I« axxompanl«d by an« dove. And look at thia broad, made of •oyo». whoa» proprlatary lat«r««t Indi mealed pearl. You never taated any rate» that h» la h«r Rane« Through atratagem Sbotti« l»arn« that th« nam« i bacon like that, my eon. fed oti acorna ft th« gtrl I» Nadina la Villa and that bar companion of th» »vantng la th» man i ahowered down from Olympua. . . . who la ■••klag t» marry hoe. I The aweet of the night I" They had finished the meal anti were CH A I'm I IV - Drara !«■•*■ an ui>«a»y eight torn by tha auaplckm that Nadln« •Ittlng hack, smoking, sipping wine, t» th« ilauahtar of old f>t«pho la Villa, I when Drara noticed ■ sudden ch»age ■•w an admitted outlaw. Now, mora than ever, le h» resolved to find whor« tn tho General's countenance, a tight the girt live» and to And Htrph.. Drara ening. a grtmnoas; and turning about, aad Rhottto bagtn a Caereh of the city I» one of their nocturnal pilgrim*«•« he saw standing agalnat the wall a they rame upon a mob latent upon hang- atrunge figure—a man not tall, but la» a poor wretch from th« limb of a tree It I« a typical carpetbag elocution broad of shoulder, hla body »loping and arouaed the roa«ntment of an oppoo- Ilthely down to feet expressively of Mg mob of eltl»»na Orme take» a hand la the tight which elan» and la tnetru- sinewy rratle*>ai<-«». ills tnara of hair m»ntal in preventing the »i»< utton. From was like tangled flax straw, dark and a wtndow oppoalt« th» aceno, he catrh»« a gtlmpe» of one he I» euro la Nadine yet gray. I.lkc the bristles of a wild CHAITKH V -Th» aararad». th» fight, | boar, hla short mustache stuck out and &lat»rf»ranca wtth th» »«»ration api hla heavy eyebrows looked like groat ra and »botila Into bad »tending wtth hairy caterpillars crawling acroaa hla autborlllM. but tn»t»ad at punlah- manl ara glvan until Ih» nail day t» lower forehead. In hla dross there waa board a »tramar bound north Returning a wild touch, a barbaric aspect. Slomrly lo th» ho una wh«r» ha thought ha had gilmpard th» girl. Orar» Ib d» th» piar» : he came forward. abandoned ‘Rtrough Colon» I Jo»h. ag "Tills la General Bethpage. hehF Starar y employ»» at Ih» aunratton of olila, ha gal» a faint riti» In th» dla- That la my nanw. yea. What do oevary that a certain Frenchman, a wtn» you want with raeF daalar, I» reported to b» an Intimate of Stapho la Vitia Thar» I» only a »hort “Whut I want; hehl I come to 'pol- lima b»fora the departur» of the »t»am»r ogive to think them mule be mine." »hon Drac» aod K> otti» go to rail on lha Frenchman The lattar la too kaari “Well, go on away. I don't want any I» ba Inveigled Into giving up anv Infor apology from you." mation. but »botila, apylng around among th» raak» and botti»« »»par la Uy th» ar- “No? You put platol at me. That tlrl«» made up for ahlpmrnt. make» an waa In Ikiulalana. This Is Mlttalattlp'. important <t'.cov«ry Bo a» not to aronra th» puaplrlona or th» »»nehmen, h» An' I tell you hero you hnf turn* car- aaaually drawn Orar» away from the placa and onto the »tramar On board . pethagger." n» Inform» I»ran» that on» of th» ca»a» "What I If General Andrew Jack- wna addraarct to Rtepho la Vitt» at Far. num » land ng. Ml»»l»»lnpl It I» the nail sort aliould arise out of hla grave and »top lelqw llathpagr'» landing and Col- •nal Iietnpag» I» liberty BhotiU'a uncle I tell me thnt, do you know what I I would say to hlmF CHAPTER VI.-Dran» and fthottla ar» “You would beg heea pardon ae you received with genuine hoapltallty by Cblonel Rethpag» and find th» planta will mine. hehF tion and II» environ» delightful After “I would any to him as I now say to a brief »tar and a ch»ra<-t«rl»tl<- financial tynnaar tton with the mlnnnl. Phot tie goe» you: You nro an Infamous liar." away o«ten»lbly on a biialne»» trip to Drace sprang between them and Vlrkaburg, but In reality Io geek hl» favorii» form of amtteemenl. Drac» eelred the man by the wriet; a dirk make» th» phirttatlon hl» haadquartar» and from placa» of Information gatherrd ' fell from hla hand. from vario»» »mtrr»». bwontaa oont lnced "Stand hack, General," cried Drara. that I.» Vitt» ha» a haunt In a greet 'There la not going tn be n tight hero. wood of i i pre»» and a tangí» of »all cwtar. a »ort of everglade», a manti with Stand hack, Tobe!” ^1010*1 of knoll lalonda rising here and The dark-faced man looked Drara tn r» among th« bayou» A »hrewd old n»gro had told him that th» outlaw lived tn a houae built of partwlnkle »hall». ; the eye. Day after day Drace take» a cano» and "Monsieur wna ver* at rang. But—I CM further and farther Into th» n>—• nglng wild» At hl» f»»t Ilea a ropa, on» | ace him some other day." and of It a hangman'» nooae. Turning, the fellow made off. “Now. who tho devil was thatF CHATTKR VII - Drac» penetrate» In- »the wildern»»» dl»cov»ra Fariwlnkl» naked Drara. »u»e and find» Nadln» «ton» 8h» I» •Thnt, my dear Drara," replied the much alarmad and warn» him b»r father will «hoot hlm. Ha make« lov» to har and General, “was the fellow you naked ta gat htm to go «he agra»» to meat him about the other dny—Rtepho la Vitte." again th» following Thur«<lay. On hl» way horn» Orara I« acco«t»d by thro» To Drace thia encounter wlHi Stepho man who a»k Io b» nt aero»» th» rtv»r. la Ville, the father of the girl he They overpower him and bind him with rape» led by Tony they throw Drac» loved—and the outlaw upon whom he into an old cabin Tony taunt» Drac» ■aid avow» ht» love for Nadln», whll« had »worn to wreak vengeance—was tb» other» coltoci fuel Tony »ete tir» disturbing Indeed. The General, how lo Ih» cabin and th» thr»» go off laugh- fa». And than hl» bond» ar» cut and ever. waa not at all upset by the fact with Nadln»'» h»lp h» gel» Mf»ly out Sha tell» hlm how »h» wa» led to coma that he had been barely saved from Rtepho'a knife, and when a short time ta hl» rracu» r ___ ___ later they boarded the Bumblebee on CHARTIER VIll-Drara reto «af»ly their return, he gripped Major Pewltfa haak tn th» ttothpag» place Th» gen eral writ»» hlm to accompany hlm to hand and aald: Match»», wh»r» h» la to addr»»» a toaeh- •ra* mratlng At Natch»» they go to old “Major, Mr. Draco and I have tn our Toha Manon'» tavern, under the hill, a precious possession three quarts of old famous piar». Thor» they drink »umm»r- grnp» win». Ilaten to '"Th» Arkansaw Tobe's wild grape." Traveler ’' ••• th» bnck-and-wtng d«ne- "Ha—which Is as much as to say «r» and have a dinner of dov»» and ta in'». Rtepho la Vitt» appoara. Insult» thnt you have three quarts stowed out ih» Generai by calling htm a "f»rp»t- of the heart of Venus. Hl fled Haw Eggor." Th» General t»ll» hlm h» lira. Mepho draw» a Atrk Drac» dl»«rm» kins and the four of us will gather In ■t»pho. who Iravra. vowing v»ng»anra. the Texas and—and flatter the stars, CHAPTHR TX -On th» Th u rada y morn by ga'I I Bn* Tobe lied—aald ha didn’t ing of th» appointment between Drace have any of the old stock left" ¡JM Nadln». 8t»pho Inform» th» girl that they ar» »oon going to Memphis wh»r* "And a liar’s wine la sweet, my deer »B« I» to b» married to Boye». Rh» pfo- Mnjor^ Come, Virgil, my boy, put all tmta to no avail. Draco com«» at evening and mah»» warm love to her brooding out of your ptnd. Brooding Gonnral greeted him warmly, Intro Is for the poet when the nag Is tired, * ’*•«*»* oi duced him to Drace; anti the moat and not for ua. VY*’” comfortable chair In the houae provid It, and then we’ll refcirn to respectable ed him, he eat down to play the fa aervltude gnd slow mocpl decay. My nion» old tune and to reette the di dear Msjor. lepd on. ^j’e fnilow." The rentshidet“of the trip bnck to alogue, Improvising where hla memory Bethpage waa a matter of moral free- failed him. The General roared hl» delight, aald dtjjn at the gnmlng table for the Gen that ho would go on the »fand to »wenr eral. For Dractt It was orettpled wtth against Sour Socrate» In favor of the the hot struggle between thoughts of tiddler*» dialogue. "Tobe," he ahouted. hla grim mission sgslnst Rtepho. end "feteh !n the bnck-and-wlng dancer»." hts longing-for Nndlne. For the time Tobe wont to the door, yelled ae If being, however, the beautiful girl who calling hoga; and In camo two btg so- had rescued him from the buptlng hut groo», a throng of idler» fellownig triumphed. Rha had promise^ to qee him once mor» on Thursday. He I she swept tbe ground, unstrung a cat arroea the aky, and then a heavy «en erpillar swinging down and carried It teric» fell upon him. It was time for hunting today. But they may be back would keep the tryst. You must not Presently the Btynblabse made Beth away out of the range of her stage. him to go. In the cane she stood with at any time, Virgil. page landing. And the General's hos From the house she brought a narrow him where hla canoe was moored He stay." “But I must stay; you bold me pris- atrip of rush matting, spread It be held her hand, drawing her toward pitality was at once so warm and so ! oner. I must stay until you love ma neath a tree, raising one edge as If him, but she took It away. grarioua that Drace felt no hesitancy "No—no, you meat not . . . Quick ' as madly as 1 do you.” In remaining for th» tima being under to form of It a sort of beck, a sofa. “A« madly as you do me? That Fntm tha house aha brought a box, to Virgil, you must go now. Tha aun Is hla roof- until Hhottle’s return, at might not be so much mad, Virgil. serve for a labia, and from out be leeat. That night after dinner when But why should I love youF yond the palisade of cane she gath hla wife, Tycta, had left, tho old getv CHAPTER X "Because you are to be my wife. We tletnan III a tiger and for a long time ered lilies, plucking from the bank a are sugared." rat smoking In silence; and Draca was great bloom that looked like a trum "Are we? I did not know that, In the night, In that hour of self- silent, too. looking through tha lattice pet. The»« »he hung on the low away- at the moon, love's slow timepiece Ing branches of her playhouse trees, reproach which comes to us ell, Virgil ■ftty you not tell me soonerF or with sharp thorns pinned them to awoke In a rage with hlmsetf. He had “I did, and now you must know It" stopped and stagnant In the aky. the rugged back, a curtain io drape been dreaming, had seen himself Infirm "But I did not. Then I must ba “Virgil F tha wall above her “pretend-ilk ^“di of purpose, without character. Back stupid. ye»F "Yea, General.” van. She sai down and waited a long to Highland Bruce be traced bls an "Hava you a pistol, MrF “The whole universe Is stupid If It Ume. Th» cane stirred, and »he seized cestry, and was he to be the first of denies tt. The angels are stupid If "No; I had one, but I lost It." her book, opened where a llly-atem his race to prove degenerate, to tram they fail to see it” "Well, provide yourself with »noth marked her favorite play, and made ple upon the memory of bls father, to ar. In saving ma from a deadly assault *Ob, you roust not talk like that It heraelf believe that she waa reading. loll In stupid love, to give hla soul to you have mortally offended old La Is worse than swearing tbe big oath. It was only a breeze that rustled In a creature far beneath him in birth . . . And I am to be your wife, Mrs. Vitte. He Is In no wise afraid; but the cane. 8he could hear It now, lisp and schooling, a girl whose father bad Virgil? Then what do we do? Go neither la ha gallant, and would shoot ing amid the glossy leaves above her. murdered I Out of bed he got. and about and sing with tbe flddleF you without warning. You told me, Why should she be Impatient? She bowed wtth the weight of shame, you remember, of your appointment to "No, we go to the beautiful places meet old Hpence tomorrow. I haven't could wait. Had she not waited night walked the uneven floor, for hla slow on earth and look upon them—togeth any too ranch confidence In him; be after night for her father's footstep? steps were doddering. "Caught in an Instant, a fly in a er We—” Had she not sat In the houae. alone might play you Into the hands of "No, no. yon must not think like Rtepho, and I advise you not to go and not afraid, when the storm speck of Jelly, and have never been that. You take my father by the wrist able to get free," ha ?eprrached him tangled the tops of the cypress trees fishing with him." and he hate you. . . . And I do ao "Spence. No that's not the nama and lashed the bayou mad? ... self. "Even Liberty Shuttle, the slave wrong to sra you. I am the sinner, but of the old fellow I'm going with. Ills She had not heart! a sound, but look of cards and dice, can see ay weak I believe that tbe Blessed One. ahe ing by chance, she saw Drace coming ness and must laugh at me. But by name Is—HpGlera, 1 think.” ask for my forglveneaa. ... No, "I don't know a man of that name In through the cane, and she sprang up the God In Heaven It shall not be. In Virgil, we can only play together and to meet him. the play-book pressed thia land there Is no law. I bring my the neighborhood. But. anyway, arm then ... It will live In the mind, agalnet her bosom. own law with me, my oath, and a fisBe our childhood here. . . younwlf and keep a »harp lookout." Your inspection invited at the My fa "Nadine." and a word of flattering love bade me ther Is not well all the time now. and And then they sat and »looked I d GEEEN DAIRY “Monsieur r put It aside, and I let tt slip from me. ■Hence, Inhaling tha dawy breath of I must be good to him. . . . Only “Don't call me 'Monsieur.' Call me Now I must redeem myself." tha ulghL 74th and Foster Road I must see you. sometimes. That ta Virgil." He stood at the window. Gamecocks the only wrong I do him. Perfectly Pasteurized Milk, Cream, She dropped her book. He bent to were crowing the dawn, a courageous CHAFTflR IX “For I—I love you. ... I did not pick It up. but she snatched It from challenge to all the world. No, there Whipping Cream and Buttermilk want to tell you, but I cannot keep It beneath his reaching hand and stood would be no weakening now. The Wltb tbe first gleam of Thursday*» all the time down in my heart. . . . back from him. sweetish comedy had been played light Nadine aroae and atood looking I dream of you all of the night, and I Candies, Cigars, Tobaccos, Light “Oh, It was you, then 1 It was you Swiftly he d res s e d himself, stol» out from th» window. Her father had Groceries. Xpeel down and pray that you always the so strong man that would break downstairs, out of the bouse, down to com« In lata and waa to depart again love me. . . . There, I have told Fresh egga from my own hens my father's wrist. It was you F the river. There was no boat, but no early for th» hills, but she was afraid you ao much. And I kiss you, too. every day “Nadine. It was not to hurt him. matter, he would walk to Willow Head. lest he might have changed his mind. . . . Now—yon rosy stay for a little B. She beard him moving about, but she With a knife he would have killed an Realizing tliat It was yet too early for time, and then you must go." old man ; and then they would have tbe execution of hla grim purpose, ha waited a long time before she went to Boy and girl they played, not from 8611 Foster Road meet hint, so sweet It wts to stand hanged him. Nadine, my other hand halted at a wayside place, ate break — " ........... .......... the book but from love'e ever-varying fast and waited for the sun. Then not there at the window to catch the flrot held yours, to protect roti." text. In his canoe they paddled afar Tt must be true. I will believe you ta flurried haste, but deliberate in ray of the sun. off where the lily-pads paved the sur Tbe old tnan hummed a Jsgged tune; —Virgil. I know you brave and not strength, he walked on to Willow face of the pond. They landed on a to hurt an old man. No, you wish Head, crossed over, found his neglected 128 Third st, bet. Washington tn a garden of melody It would have knoll where waa spread over persim could not do that You will forgive rope where, in a hollow stump In and Alder sts. mon saplings an arbor of muscadine; me. yes?" backsliding weakness he had hidden It, Just 1H blocks from “M-S” ear. here an adventurons catbird had her She held forth her hand and taking buttoned it beneath hla coat and strode HEALS AMD1LUNCHES nest of young. She cried and flut It tenderly, he touched It wtth hla lips; town Into the swamp. L _____________ ____________ tered about in great alarm, but when and like a princess she accepted the It was a long way to his canoe near she saw that they were not her en homage due her rank and her beauty. tha Muscadine Isle, and then a long 505 Raleigh Bldg., 327*4 Wash. St emies, that they caught grasshopper» "Come, now, we play,” she aald. pull to Periwinkle house, but there to feed her brood, she sat- high among Main 4933 sweetly laughing. “And It must be was time enough. Stepho would not the vines, calling her mate, the mnsl- free, like the boy and the girt. But i go awsy till Thursday. Ah. he would R. dan, and here he came, scared at flrat flrot you ait down here and tell me." go away no more, for now on Tuesday but when she had explained to him hr Rhe led him to her "sofa” and they be must settle with the spirit of Alfred Hemstitching 6c to sang his medley, ending with the cat sat down, leaning back against the Drace. Per call whence comes hla unpoetic name tree. Mists hovered about, but the Island The sun had been speeding, and went “Tell you what, NadtneF was in a blaze of light. 8llently the behind a cloud. Fear seized Nadine "About the great big world you canoe silt the satin water. Silently and taking Virgil’s hand, ahe urge« know so well." be landed. Determined vengeance may him toward the boat. T is a consoling thought “I don't know the big world, as you pick Its way as softly as eager love; “My dear one. we must go now. The to know that your dear think it. But I know the universe ae and in the cane, sharper of whisper I feel it. It is here.” one was laid away by a now that tbe weather was cool, be sun was jealous that we so happy and About her finger she sat wrapping made not a sound. Out Into the open will go into the dark to pout . . . firm that does not con the llly-atem that had marked her he peered. No one within sight. On I will show you tbe near way for you sider the service mere favorite play. Was it that she did not the bark of the live oak were the dead to come again, the way I came when ly as a business trans ■nderotand bls reference to his uni flowers of yesterday. You can leave There In the there was the fire. action. verse? No, for she shook her head, shade was the box that had served as the canoe In the rushes and yon will »nd with a sigh that did not mean table, once so prettily strewn wtth need It only to cross over to the cane. But we must hurry now.” violets. wen riness. “The universe could not be on thia In the rushes opposite the Island he In spite of his vow of vengeance and little Island.” hit hatred of Stepho, these things hid his canoe, and then she conducted Day and Night Service Tt could be held In your dimpled caught at Drace’s heart, shook his him along a narrow and sometimes Pltone 618-11 A 0. (eawarite? fixed purpose of action. For meny treacherous trail. Coming to the foot hand." 5802-4 92ad St R. S. Heedtnoa “Oh. my hand dimpled!” She held ft minutes he waited—no sign of Stepho, ing, she halted. In front of him, touched his brow of anyone. And then his blood leaped; for soft hands suddenly blinded him Antecedents or Subsequenls? wtth the palm. Some time ago a young man went "It Is not soft enough to be dimpled. from behind, soft laughter bubbled over at his astonishment. And dark to a great »tore in Chicago to apply Ths Old Man Hummed a J»oo»d Tuna. Virgil." thoughts and dark purposes fled on for a. position, and was fortunate T would kiss It soft” enough to be shown into the office Every been n briar. Nndlne enrne out, and He caught her wrist, touched the the wind as he caught Nadine and of the merchant prince himself, to gallantly ho kissed her hand, laughing tip of each finger with his lips snd hugged her close. whom he stated the object of his “Now for your punishment!" And call, saj-3 Everybody’s. The mer softly; and then as was his wont, he then kissed the palm. She laughed, he kissed her. kissed her hair. drawing back her hand. chant was favorably impressed with “Oh. you must not again . Her duties about the house were “You must not do thnt. We must his appearance and address, and Virgil, I cannot like you when you are after asking him a few questions light, but he helped her, nml when talk of other things." relative to his business experience, their queer nssortment of plates and “Yes, but first let me tell you of rude. . . . You must not!” "I don't want you Just to like me.” promised him a place in his employ. dishes, gold-rimmed chins, crockery, my drentn." "You do not? Then I will try not to. But the caller, who evidently had ex at one were and tin plate had been "I do not like to hear dreams. We washed and put sway, they sat In the always forget them and make up some . . . Come and sit down, Virgil. pected to be more rigorously cate chized, thought it best to volunteer shntj^nf the house, the girl anxious thing we did not dream. . . . But You worked so hard for your kisses Fixtures you must be tired. . . . How did additional information. "If you wish,” and wondering. did you not tell me once?" he began, “to know something of my Electric Ranges you guessF "I have sent Tony back to the ceety, "No, I don't think so. In my dream antecedents------- ” “I don’t care to “Guess what?" he asked as she led know anything about your antece as I tell you I will," he said to her. yon touched my heart with a torch Electric Devices him to the sofa and he sat gnzlng en dents, young man," interrupted the "He does the good work to burn the and set It afire.” tranced as she captured and impil«- merchant with a smile. "If your sub WILL DO IT apy. the cnrpetbaggalr. Now he have “But I would not do that. I would sequent» are all right you’ll do. You spree, with the red wine an’ the white. eave you from the fire. Ah. and Tony one«! her guerrilla bands of hair. “That Father and Tony had gone may report to Mr. Smith Monday. When the time come, he be back. I he has gone to the city, but when he Phone have need of heem with the cattle that comes back, we must watch close. M. J. Walsh Electric Co. I buy. He drive them ... Up to the . . . One time he tried to take my Your Electric Wants town Natchex I have trouble. The ol' hand, and he said he would kiss me. scoun'rel Bethpage! I go In the tar*, And I say: That may be, Tony. You 106 FOURTH ST. an* he Is there, sing, laugh, eat an' can kiss me because yon stronger. But look at the darky dance. I wait. Then Bet. Wash, and Stark Sta. when you have, then you be dead.' I go up. We have words. He Jump BDWY. 5781 And he knew that I speak what waa up. Then the young man, big, he to come." grab my wrist like thia. He aqueexe. BANK "We rare nothing for him. I-et him I say: 'Monsieur you was ver* strong, keep out of my way. . . . And GRAVEL I see you again.' An* when I do, I when I saw you at the ball, I knew keel heent. I hear old Bethpage call UME that you were the girl with the torch. him Vergeel. The old man I keel too, And do you know what I said to my PLASTER ehF self? Let me whisper It to you." “Ob, no—nol” she cried . . . "Let “There is no one to hear.” ua go away somewhere. They will "I said: Ton are to be my wife.' never let you alone. It will be better And Just then you turned about and to be In the city than here." looked at me." "Just a little while longer we stay “But I did not see you." 315 HAWTHORNE AVE. 4 ’ *° st ► ta thia place, eh? Then we meet Mon “Come, now, you must have seen _________________ ________________________ _ ______________________________ ■ O 6 <? 5 5____________ sieur Boyce tn Memphis, an' you mar me." ry him, an' he take you away for ths “Well, perhaps. But I did not any: honeymoon, per'aps to France. An' 1 am to be hla wife.' No, I did not he buy you the silk dresses, an', many any that. And It cannot be. Virgil." you’re missing if beautiful things. An* then I fora» and "But tt is going to be, all the same, Join you, an* vra all live happy—ehF and you know It. Why, what Is all you’re uot listen "But—but I do not like Monsieur this universe for If that la not to be? ing in. Boycol" Why was this little Island cast up —yet he had to be led into "Ha! Yotj learn soon. He la a fine here? Why did tho word ring forth: Optical department because R s the famous vision had failed. A pair man. Walt till we see him tn Mem *L«t there be light'? It Is part of the glaases nroperiy fitted 20 years phis an' you know him better. You plan of creation, and nothing can pre Hawley Station» ago would have saved this man’s will love him then, an' bo happy. , , . vent It. ... I shall have to wait, but eyesight I go now, Au ravolr, ma p*?lte.“ now owned by the L-" Rtepho went down to his boat, feel "Will wait a long time. Virgil. But —Are you doing all you should for your eyes? ing that he had outwitted her Impa w» must not talk like that. 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