HTINTHE DARK of a Duel In the Carpetbag Days In the South. By ROCKFORD KINO. Ight, 11)10, by American Press Asso ciation.] father was a South Carolinian, •as graduated at West Point i twelve years in the artillery, ;d a northern woman and re- Some time after his death I myself in possession of a plan in his native state. This was y after the civil war, and a plan in the south was %vorthless un lade valuable by close attention ipeciai effort. Therefore 1 re to go and live on it and mao myself. t was the "carpetbag" period, iiere was a great deal of preju igainst northerners. Strange as PASSED HIM HE HISSED "TAJJKEE CCltl" ; seem, my only Intimate friends two or three es-oflieers of the I nded Confederate armies. Among 1 was a physician. Dr. Armitage, bad been a regimental surgeon. I men not only called on me, but j 1 me to their houses. When I hem that I was doubtful as to er it would pay me to suffer the sand arrows" constantly fired i 112 by my neighbors they promised j nd by me, and if I would be pa- j the persecution would eventually wu. alind Armitage, the doctor's iter, was ten years my junior. > was in her veins through her r the blood of Norway. This her a mingling of physical fea- j that was peculiar, not to say iful. She had Titian hair, dark j fair skin, with roses in the | s. She was a very hot rebel, J ■lis did not keep us from falling , re with each other. Her father, | ;h my senior by fifteen years. } ue my intimate friend, and he i no objection to the match. We j married, a few of the neighbor- j )lauters coming to the wedding. I jalance would not attend the uup- j of a southern girl with a northern ! man who persecuted me most I lally was an Irishman named; h.v. He had been an overseer be- j he war and during the struggle made money by getting cotton I gh the Federal lines and selling ' an enormous price. As soon as I Confederacy collapsed be bought utation near mine and began to the society of those who had al- j regarded lilm as an inferior. Ilia , ness against me was intended as ans of currying favor with them. | cn it became necessary in conse cc of an Insult received from Mur fhat applied equally to me and to , rmltage to call the enemy to ac- ! there arose between the doctor 1 ne a dispute as to which should the post of combatant Murphy i stated publicly In the bar of the \ n that Armitage in receiving a ; hern mudsill" into his family was itor to the south and that he i phy) proposed to drive me back i. where I came from. Here were men insulted. I as the younger ind the first cause of the trouble id that I should resent it Dr. itnge argued that as a northern 1 was not fitted for such a con with a southerner who had be xi to the poor white class, and It his own part, both for himself and laughter's husband, to chastise hy. And chastisement, of course,; it a shooting match. h Mrs. Armltage and my wife, knew of the trouble, were very i frightened. understanding that ihy's Insult In South Carolina lie resented and dreading the xiuences. Armltage called a meet of several of his intimate friends nsked thorn what course they rec lended him and me to pursue, y were very Indignant at Murphy's and some were in favor of send i committee to him to request that aave the state. Neither the doctor I would assent to this. Then one he planters asked If some ruse d not be adopted by which Mur would be put out of the fight, i suggestion found favor with my ler-in-law, and he adjourned the ting, saying that he would think It lie result was that the nest day old me he had formed a plan. I to purposely meet Murphy and ) his face. Some of our frieuds e togo with me to see that Mur did not draw a knife or a pistol me. the object being to force him 'bailenge me. The plan the doctor iu view turned upon the terms, ob were sure to give me an advan e over my enemy—indeed, so great advantage that, while 1 could con ■i him. I uocd not kill him. In otb- er words, the uffair was to be not u duel, but a method of ridding us both of Murphy's persecution. The next evening I went to the bar room of the tavern where Murphy had given the Insult and where 1 knew be was to be found every evening drink ing mint Juleps. 1 entered the mom with two friends, and, that 1 might not be considered to have come espe cially to find him, we called for juleps, paying no attention to Murphy, who sat at a table with another man. On seeing me he scowled, but said noth ing till we had finished our Juleps and were about to leave. As we passed him he hissed: "Yankee cur!" I brought the palm of my hand across his cheek and quickly stepped back, and my frleuds placed them selves between hltn and me. One of them said to him: "You have repeatedly Injured a man whose ancestors were South Caro linians. Ue is worthy of his fathers and, though they were gentlemen, which you are not, he is ready to give you satisfaction 1 shall expect to hear from you at my house at your convenience." With that we left the tavern. Mr. Murphy now had to choose be tween sending me u challenge and be ing considered in the neighborhood what he had called me—a "cur." The challenge came, and I handed it to Dr. Armitage. A reply went back that I would meet Murphy, but. being tin' challenged party. I must Insist on my own terms. These were cavalry sa bers in a dark room, the time limit of the contest to be fifteen minutes, at the expiration of which the doors were to be thrown open and the affair ended. The hour of the meeting was to be S o'clock p. m. or at twilight. Twenty-four hours elapsed and »> were beginning to think that Murphy had been bluffed when a reply carat accepting the terms A bedroom wu> secured at the tavern from whi'-h ev ery article of furniture was removed except the carpet. There were but tivi windows, which were boarded up. ren deriug the room ns nearly dark as pos sibie. At halt past 7 Dr. Armitage, my sec ond, and myself entered the tavern and passed upstairs to a waiting roon that had been assigned us. The doc tor took out of his vest pocket a via! and a camel's hair brush. "Sit down there," he said, pointing to an easy chair. I obeyed, and. dipping the brush in the vial, the doctor drew the formet across my eyes. This done he band aged them, and 1 remained for some twenty-five minutes In total darkness At 8 o'clock the bandage was remov ed. 1 passed across a hallway and en tered the room where I was to meet Murphy. There was another door by which he was introduced to the room The two doors were closed simultane ously, and we were in total darkness At least we were supposed to be in total darkness Murphy was really bo I was not. Dr. Armitage, having dilat ed the pupils of my eyes by means ol a drug and then having kept them bandaged for awhile, had etiabled mt to take advantage of the little light that filtered through any crack in tin windows or between the door and tin sill. 1 was astonished, knowing, as I did, that every possible ray had beet shut out from the room, that 1 could se< Murphy with fair distinctness. 1 cuu.e also see that he was oblivious to ever) object in the room, including myself. I advanced stealthily and touched his chest with the point of my saber Lie drew back, and 1 made a detour to another part of the room. It was amusing to see him grope, every mo ment expecting that he might receive a thrust I could not discover the ex pression on his face, but his attitude* were quite plain to me. Most of tin time he sidled along the wall, but ai the slightest sound from me wouM retreat in any direction his fright di ta ted. i-'or awhile I amused myself by getting quite near him and touching him with my saber. His agony r.t such times must have been extreme But, finding that my increased sight was diminishing. 1 presently begat to give him some stinging blows wit I tho Oat of the steel. In this way li felt justified in punishing him for hi* insolence and now and again be labored him soundly. lie struck at me wildly, but 1 was never where hi> thrusts came or his blows fell. Onct he made so quick a stab that I barely had time to avoid getting the poin< of his weapon In my ribs. Irritated I approached him and gave him : blow on the cheek that drew blood At that moment the doors wen thrown opou, and, with a cry ot "Time's up!" the seconds rushed it to stop tho fray. The strain ou Murphy had been si terrible that ns soon as it was ovet he swooned. I think I should turn done the same had an unseen enemy been thrusting a saber at me for : quarter of an hour, 1 expecting wit I every thrust to be killed. As It wa- j I gut credit for extraordinary noi v. no one being in the secret exc-npt Dr Armltage, my second, and my self. Neither Mr. Armltage nor mj wife knew anything about the nlTai: till it was all over Murphy never troubled us again The Psychological Moment. "Is Miss Whcatou at homo 7" tiskod one of the neighbors of the spins tor he called at hor door to get her sign:: ture to a petition. "She is that," responded Cella Leahy, throe weeks over from Ireland and a most willing handmaiden. "Will yoz step in. sorr?" "I should like to see her on a matter of business for a few moments If she is not engaged," said the neighbor. Cella flung -wide the door and waved him in. "If she has wan. he's neglectln' hor shameful," she said in a hoarse, confi dential whisper, "for 'tis three weeks tomorrer since I come here, and he's not put his fut over the t'reshold in all that toime! Sure, 'tis your chanst!"— Youth's Companion. Airy Persiflage. Passenger on Aeroplane What's that dlngdongiug noise? Can it be (tie cowbell* on the Milky way? Avia tor—No; ihat's only Saturn's rings. Prosperity loads often to ambition and ambition t « disappointment. How Man Has Voyaging Story of the Conquest of the Sky by Application of the Bird Principle of Aerial Locomotion—The Wrights the Original Aeroplane Boys. By J. A. EDGERTON. (Copyright, 1910, by American Press Asao • » elation.J MEN have wanted to fly for sev eral thousand years, and now they are doing it. So strong has been the desire to emu late the housefly and the crow that we have pictured heaven as a place where we should all have wings. If, as Omar says, "heaven Is the Image of ful filled desire," then the wish to fly has been the chief want of man. He has dreamed of It In paradise and lived to see it come tvue on earth. When Charles K. Hamilton over the Mineola Held chased a bluebird hither and yon until he had the poor thing scared out of its wits tho feat marked a new de parture in human history. In these days when we say, "Up, up, thou lark," we can have the proud con sciousness that Brother I.ark is not tho only one who can do the "up" act. Photos by American I'ress Association. THREE STAGES IN FLIGHT PROGRESS-BALLOON. DIRIGIBLE AIR SUII' AM) AEROPLANE. We can do a little tipping and have au aerial lark ourselves—or at least wo can If the Wright brothers do not en- Join us. The Wright brothers are the ones who did the trick. We can abuse them all we want to now. call them clogs in the manger and get peevish on account of their lawsuits and in junctions, but we are bound to admit that they are the original aeroplane boys. Langley and Chanute worked out the theory, but did uot make It practical. The Wright brothers by the use of flexible tips to assure equili brium and of elevation and direction rudders, ns well as sustaining planes, motor and propeller, solved the prob lem of the ages and actually aviated a heavier than air machine. At Kitty Hawk, N. C.. In the Daredevil—or is it the KiUder!!?—hills, they experimented with gilders until they could slidu down a breeze. Then at tlu'lr home in Dayton, 0.. they installed a motor and began to fly at night so that uobody would catch them at it. The Original Fly-by-ui^hts. Strange stories came out of -Dayton those days. People were sure the Wrights were flying, hut had never seen them do it. The Inventive broth ers were not yet ready to take the pub lic into their confidence and until they were the dear public might as well go out and lose Itself. It is altogether possible that they were then planning to take out these very patents which are now causing so many grouches among other aviators. Until they had perfected their machine and had the patents safe in their inside pockets they were not going to let anybody else steal their ideas. The chief item of their patent was the flexible tips which are used to keep their craft on an even keel. Any one who has watch ed the buzzard soar has seen him shift and tip his wings to maintain his equi librium. That Is Just what the Wright brothers did with the aeroplane. Why New Tree Pest. In a lecture delivered at the Bussey institute. In Boston, the other day I'ro -I'essor C. T. Brues of Harvard an nounced the discovery of the "shot gun beetle." "The beetle has already destroyed many trees," said the professor, "and might be called the shotgun beetle from the round boles which the larvae pierce In the bark of elms after dig ging a perfect mass of tunnels under the bark, often completely girdling th» trees." Achieved by Air Route Operation of the Heavier Than Air Machine De scribed In Detail Some of the Startling Stunts of Hamilton and Other Avi ators Who Dare. should they not patent It? If any in vention should be protected from petty larceny, why should not this, which may prove the greatest luventlon of the ages? As the aeroplane is now perfected its resemblance to the bird is quite startling. The elevation rudder in front takes the place of the head, and the planes are widespread like the wings, the flexible tips answering to the slant of the wings, the guiding rudder be hind acting as the tail. There is one fundamental difference, however. The bird gets its niotor power by flapping Its wings. Now, man has never dis covered how to Cap his mechanical wings. The only times ho ever tried It ended in disaster. Rut he has learn ed to run six cylinder gasoline engines and screw propellers. Thus it is that the aeroplane blows people's hats off. smells like an automobile and buzzes like a swarm of bees. There is one advantage in the propeller, however. It gets speed It would take a rather husky bird to fly from Albany to New York in one forenoon or togo from New York t<> Philadelphia and back In one day. yet the aeroplane manages both with seeming ease. Abandonment of the Balloon. For a century or more the aeronauts confined their attentions to the balloon, finally perfecting the dirigible, which reached Its highest standard under Santos-Duinout In in me and Count Zeppelin in Germany. The aeroplane is an American invention. Since its advent the balloon, dirigible or other wise, has become a back number The gas bag. which rises on the same prin ciple sis does a bubble in water, may be all right for county fairs, but for real air travel it is out of It. passe and a has-been. The mechanical arrangement of the aeroplane is simplicity Itself. For ex ample, take the machine u-vd by Glenn 11. Curtiss In his flight from Albany to New York, a distance of 150 mik>s. The same principles are involved in this as in the Wright biplane, as evi denced by the suit of the Wright brothers against Curtiss for infringe ment of patent. The two sustaining planes of the Curtiss machine are thirty feet from tip to tip and four fc'ot apart. The seat of the operator and the engine are situated between these planes, the screw propeller being just behind the engine. The steering wheel is immediately in front of the operator and controls both the eleva tion planes, which are ahead, and the steering rudder In the rear. The eleva tion planes are controlled by a back ward and forward motion of the wheel, steering rudder by a turn of the wheel, ns on a ship or an auto mobile. The equilibrium planes are at the ends of the main sustaining planes and are controlled by a movement of the operator's body, which also moves the back of his scat, which In turn is Camel Carriages. Camel carriages arc uot common conveyances in most parts of India, but on the great trunk road leading to Delhi they are frequently to be seen. They are large, double story wagons, drawn sometimes by one, sometimes by two or even three camels, accord ing to their size. Iron bars which give them a cagelike appearance were orig inally intended as a defense against robbers, and the carts were probably also used for the conveyance of pris oners. conhecte9~wlEh the planes by means of wires. The same motion that tilts ono of these planes downward tips the other upward. Thus If the operator feels the left end of his machine drop ping he leans to the right, which la the natural movement for him to make. This motion carries with it the back of his seat which tips the left hand equilibrium plane upward and the right band one downward, thus re storing balance. For shutting off the engine be presses a foot pedul, which short circuits it; otherwise the engine is controlled by levers at his band. We're Off! After starting the motor the opera tor takes his sent, attendants In the meantime hanging onto the machine until given the word to let go. Then the aeroplane starts forward on its three wheels until It gains sufficient momentum to take the air. By pulling the steering wheel toward him the operator lifts the elevation planes, the machine shoots upward, and the jour ney Is begun. After that It Is a mat ter of guiding, finding the proper ele vation nnd keeping an even keel. When ready to alight the operator chooses his landing, which must be an open level field, shuts off his engine, turns his elevation planes downward and goes earthward with a swiftness which takes the breath of the groundlings below. At the proper distance from terra flrinn he elevates his plnnes sharply, which serves both to check the motion and break the descent. The result is that he glides forward and lights as gently as a bird. At tho Mlneoln field on Long Island Charles K. Hamilton lu a Curtlss bi plane recently did some surprising stunts. Cutting figure eights In the air were among his most commonplace performances. One of his most dare devil feats was stopping Ills engine at a great height and dropping to the earth. When It seemed that he would be dashed to certain death he would start his engine again, elevate his planes and glide away. lie would also swoop down to within a few feet of tho heads of spectators, causing them to scatter In all directions, then rise ngalu and sweep away until he was like a bird on tho distant horizon. Ho habitually smokes a cigarette on his machine. Despite his pranks he did not suffer an accident at Mlneola. A Few Aeroplane Thrillers. Since the first public exhibition by the Wrights the aeroplane has made marked advance and accomplished ninny thrilling feats. In France Wil bur Wright had the kings and nota bles of the world his eager spectators. Afterward Orvllle Wright at Fort Myer fulfilled all the government require ments, making a straightaway flight to Alexandria nnd return without alighting, also breaking the record by remaining in th* air with a passenger for more than an hour. Later In Ger many Orvllle repeated the triumphs of Wilbur in France, making at one time a 1,000 foot ascension, the highest up to that time. Another notable aero plane feat by the Wright brothers was Wilbur's circling of the statue of Lib erty and Grant's tomb during the llud son-Fulton celebration In New York. Of Into the Wrights have settled down to manufacturing nnd training operators. They never did fly in prize contests. Their whole purpose now Is to protect their patents and perfect the aeroplane ns n commercial proposition. Their dropping of the thrill muklng line has not been followed by other aviators, however. Count that month lost that does not break some aviation record. Louis Blerlot's feat of cross ing the English channel was afterward beaten by another Frenchman, who went over In shorter time, nnd this In turn was cast in the shade by the Eng lishman Rolls, who, in a Wright bi plane, crossed the channel nnd back without alighting. Louis Tnulhan has made some of tho most wonderful of all the flights recorded, going from London to Manchester, n distance of 180 miles, covering 117 miles without alighting, in 2 hours and GO minutes ratilhan also reached the highest alti tude attained by an aeroplane, 4,103 feet, at Los Angeles. At Kheinis. Francs, Ilenrl Farinan remained In LOUIS I'AULHAN, WHO I'LKW FltOM LONDON TO MANCHI'-STEIt, 180 MILLS. the air 4 hours, 0 minutes and 25 sec onds. Glenn 11. Curtiss' two most notable flights were his winning of the speed prize at Uheims and his recent trip from Albany to New York. All these aviators and others who as yet have not succeeded in flying into the universal limelight are willing and waiting for opportunities to break oth er world records In aviation. What they may be able to accom plish in the days to come is not for us to forecast. Finding Him Out. Indignant Constituent—This is the fourth time 1 have called to see the senator by appointment and found him out every time. Private Secretary (of eminent statesman)—Oh, well, I would not make a fuss about that. Accord ing to what the papers say. everybody is ftndiug him out.—Chicago Tribune. Own Up. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in (lie wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is visor !'■ ' :y ' t:'u he was yesterday BUILDINGJI NEST A Story of a Love Developed From Childhood. By CHAUNCEY WARDWELL ICopyrtght, 1910, by American Preaa Asso ciation.J It began by our capturing the sugar bowL She was a black eyed girl of Ave, I ft towheaded boy of six. I was playing with her brother, who was fly ing a kite. The kite broke away, and be ran after It Nellie took me to the sideboard and showed me the bowl full of big white lumps. The back door was standing open, and I could see the sun shining on the trees. There Is a nat ural connection In a boy's mind be tween the greenwood and robbery. That's what makes the story of Robin Hood so fascinating to him. 1 couldn't help taking up the sugar bowl and run ning like a deer to the wood, Nellie following. She wore a sunbonnet, which as she ran fell onto her back and was held there by the strings tied around her neck, her hair flying in the wind. We were chased and captured, hav ing perpetrated the crime without reap ing Its fruits. The bowl was taken from us before we had had a chance to eat a single lump. 1 was sent home and received a whipping. Nellie was let ofT with a scolding. 1, being older than she, was held accountable for the whole affair. "Shame on you," cried my mother, "to lead away a little girl only five years old!" And she administered an other dose of her slipper. The nest time It was 1 who led. 1 was eight; Nellie was seven. "Let's go to the woods and climb trees," I said to her. "Mother has forbidden me togo there," she replied. "I'm golns," I said. I started, but presently looked back. She was following me. I waited, and she caught up with me. The wood was quite dense, large trees Inter spersed with saplings and little shoots. I sat down on the root of a tree, she on a log opposite mo. It was very "so JACK AsncnsT CCT THOSE LETTEBS!" still In there, the only sound being so light that It might be Imaginary, something like the rustle one hears by putting a seashell to the ear. "Do you hear the leaves grow?" I said. "1 don't hear anything," she replied. "Yes. you do. Listen!" She listened and heard what I did. a faint confusion of whispers. "Is that the leaves growing?" sbe asked. "Of course It is." If a modern scientist should hear the leaves grow he would consider that sin Important discovery hail been made. To the child it was simply one if those incidents common in fairy tales. There was a large beech tree near, and, taking out my knife, 1 cut a big "N" on the bark, the Initial for Nellie. She watched me, much pleased with the crooked letter. Then 1 said: "Let's piny we are birds and build a nest up la a tree." "Let's," she said, A fallen tree leaned against the beech on which 1 had cut the letter "N." I scrambled up the fallen one. Nellie following. She stopped at the lower branches, while I climbed high er, looking for a convenient spot for the nest. At last I found one. "Here It is," 1 cried—"three shoots from one stem. It will rock the little birds when the wind blows. Come up aud see it." "I'm afraid." "What are you afraid of, you little goosel Come on!" She did come on. but slipped, and 1 heard a thud on the ground. I looked below and saw her lying In a heap. ■ Her face was toward me and white as marble. 1 scrambled down and shook her, thinking to bring her to herself, but she did not respond. Then I called to her. Still there was no awakening. I began to be frightened. I was a strong boy. I took her tip and carried her to her home. It was a long while before she re covered from that fall. I received another whipping on her account. I •vas rather pleased at this, for I con sidered It In the nature of penance for persuading her to climb the tree. Neither of the whippings 1 received Impressed mo as a consequence to the offense. Children don't bother them selves as to the cause of their nun<>ih ments. They simply consider them something to be endured like othei disagreeable events. Nevertheless 1 was very 111 at ease till I heard that niy little chum was out of danger and that she would suffer no lasting 111 effects from her fall, for at first It was feared she had been killed and Inter thnt she would be a cripple. 1 occupied my mind by going out to the wood and cutting the other letters to the name I had begun on the beech from which she had fallen. I was not allowed to see my little girl frleud again, tier parents con sidered me u very bad buy indeed, and 1 was forbidden to come to theti house. My own parents probably agreed with them, for they sent OM to a boarding school for Uttle boy* Before 1 went home for my flrat vacation our family bad changed out residence, so that the childish asao elation between Nellie and myself wta ended. I forgot all the children with whoa 1 had played at that early age except Nellie. It Is a mistake to suppose that children have no love affairs. I did not know when I suggested to Nelll* that we go up In a tree and build ft nest like the birds that I was obeying a law of nature. That something which draws the birds to mate and provide for their young was la DM. At any rate, I considered Nellie my sweetheart and my sweetheart ah# remained. I will admit that fifteen years latet whatever remained of this chlldlab affection lay dormant Neverthelatt it was In me aud, like a spark, needed to be fanned Into a flame. I had prospered for it youngster of twenty four and, though I was far from Nellie, 1 longed to see her. At last business called me to a city near which she had lived, and I determined togo and discover If she was still there. Upon inquiry on my arrival ) ' learned that she had not yet left thfl j parental home—the homo she had oc i eupied when I had seen Iter last It was a bright summer morning, and J strolled up a familiar Btreet and stood before the house 1 sought. I did not wish to make a formal call, so t loitered In the neighborhood till a young lady came out into the front yard to water some plants. Approach ing her, 1 asked: "I believe a family of Ashursts once | lived opposite you In that house over I there. Do you remember them?" "Indistinctly. I was very young when they lived here." "I think there was a boy—an Incor rigible young rascal. I suppose yon were too young to remember him?" "I remember him. There was a cir cumstance that fixed liltn in my child's brain. I was with him one day In that wood back yonder, or In what Is now left of It, and we climbed n tree to-, gether. I fell and was severely hurt." "That must have been Jack Ashurst He was always trying to break Ills neck or Inducing his playmates to break theirs. What became of him?" "I don't know.l never saw him aft er my fall. May I ask if you are a connection of the Ashursts?" "A very near connection. Jack told mo about this escapade you mention, lie said he cut your name on a beech tree out In the wood. Is that tree still standing?" "It Is. The letters are barely distin guishable." "I'm going out to see it." "I'll show you where It Is." she re plied, and. opening the gate for me. we passed through the yard and over open ground to the wood. She led me to a tree and showed me the name "Nellie" on its trunk. The N nnd the two l's were the only letters distin guishable. "So Jack Asburst cut those letters! Well, well, well! He must have beet* between eight and nine years old. and you. I suppose, were"— "About seven. I believe." . "I understood Jack to say that he had cut only the letter Non the day you fell." -• "When 1 was recovering he came out here and cut the others. They told me he was broken hearted at having sug gested my climbing the tree." "Why did he wish you to climb it 7" "He suggested that we play we were birds and build a nest. He found a place for ono nnd called me togo up whero he was and see It In doing so I fell." "I think Jack never recovered from the shock of that fall. As he grew , older he realized his responsibility In ' the case. He should not even have permitted you to do that climbing, much less to persuade you." "Nonsense! 1 did it of my own ac cord " There was silence between lis fot awhile, nt the end ot' whi-li i said: "You have not I milt a nest yet?" She looked at me v.lth a puzzled ex pression. I repeated the remark la another form. "1 mean you have not married and made a home of yout own." She still kept her eyes tixed on me, a bit of surprise t owing her want ot comprehension • Why did jpu express It the other way?" she asked. "It has seemed 'o me that a boy and a girl playing they are birds and building a nest rather prettily typifies their marrying and making a home. Did It never occur to you in that light?" She was silent. I took her silence for admission. "Nellie," 1 said, permitting the feel ing I had been keeping back to influ ence the tone in which 1 spoke, "you don't know me." "You are Jack Ashurst?" "I am." "1 half suspected as much." 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