River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-09

brilliantly, but there is something il
her singing that Kingsley Durham ha
never noticed before-sOmething tina
Jars like a discord. They are out o
tune, as many other voices and live
have been.
Once She looks toward him anC
catches him watching her with an earn
est. puzzled look in his face. He Seems
to be trying to comprehend her or he
mood.
A flush of color comes into hel
cheeks and she turns away abruptly
The thought brings with it a kind o
fierce anger. 1t is hard enough to know
that she loves him; She cannot bear t
feel man citation over her weakness
Anything but that.
By-and-by they tire ofsinging. Thel
sit down together and talk of thi,
and that She feels that Kingsley
Durham is watching her, and she is OF
guard over her heart. Her mood i.
chaugeable. One moment She is gay
and her conversation Sparkles with Wi
and jest. Then suddenly. She seems
to shrink back into cold reserve.
He has never felt that he understood
her. and less tonight than ever before.
She is puzzle to him. 1t perplexes,
and fascinates, and battles him.
Miss Grayle gets up and goes out OF
the room. An awkward silence follows
her going. He breaks it by saying.
II missed your face at church last
sabbath.
i am not going any more She
{ answered.; ..at least. not to your church.
| do not like DIR. Cantield's sermons.
She does not tell the truth For the
truth is She is not going there because
/ She has made up her mind to conquer
her heart. and the&york, which will be
difficult ut best, Will be more difficult il
she sees him often. She must keep
away from him as much rs possible.
Il am sorry. he says | have grown
accustomed to seeing Your face there,
and always find it hard TO give up
familiar faces when | care for them.
His voice is low. almost tender.
She feels his eyes upon her face,
/ though She does not look at him.
Il must 90 back to my work soon, y
he SAYS. trying to make her words
sound quiet and commonplace. Il
have had Il long and pleasant rest and
7 | begin 10 tire Of doing nothing /"
Then Miss Grayle comes back and
she gets mp suddenly, leaving her sent
ence unfinished and goes to the piano
and begins playing a dashing little fan
tdsia that hash t particle of soul in it..
tie does not stay long. He excuses
\ himself by saying that he has work to
do and he feels in the mood for d inc it,.
He say, good-eyening to Miss Grayle
and then stops by the piano.
1 Il have something | want to say to
YOU sometime. he says. and then
pau-es a. if at loss.
II suppose YOU want to tell me how
thOughtleSs YOU think me. and that it is
my duty to come into the church, and
all that sort OF thing. She says looking
up with a laugh that has a defiant ring
in it that CRATES harshly on even her
own ears. Thank you. We will con
slider that il has been said if yo uplease.
7 never ike to be talked to in that
WaV
I She gets mp from the piano and
walks away rs if TO put an end to the
conversation. The light words have
cost her a great effort. But if she
would accomplish her purpose, She
must keep him at distance.
He looks after her with the puzzled,
pcrpIeNcd look III his eyes again, and
then turns and goes out withOu
another word.
Kingsley tells me that DIR. Garfield
thinks it would be good thing for him
to take charge of Il church somewhere, :
Miss Grayle says by and by. He could
90 on with his studies, YOU know and
the discipline would be good for him.
shall hate to have him 90 away, but it
may be for the best
VERY likely. = answered Miss Craw-
ford carelesSly. as if the matter holds
but slight interest for her.
That night telegram comes to
Miss GrayIe from her sister in Trenton.
She is sick VIII Mary come to her
for a few days?
In the morning Miss Grayle goes
away.
That afternoon Kingsley Durham
calls Miss Crawford knows that she
cannot help seeing him, for the SER
wants would suspect her Of untruthful-
uos, if She sent down an excuse plead
INC headache or any illness. SO She
put on her armor of sclf-defense and
takes her shield of pride and goes down
to meet him.
And Mary has gomez" he says. Ii
has always been MARY" and kings
lev" between them. II am sorry.
am Obliged to 60 away this afternoon,
ana | shall not come back until after
she ha, gone to Europe | wanted to
ask her question. But it seems that
am too late. shall have to write it
and leave for you to give to her. 1t is
about something that will affect my
whole life
He SAYS this looking at Miss Craw-
ford with a strange excitement in his
face She fancics that She knows what
/ hi, excitement is about. His glance
makes her trcmble with its power.
She goes to the window and drops the
curtain to shut ont the sunshine that
floods the room. Her face is left in
shadow. and She feels safer.
If only understood you better" he
saws. coming to her side. 'But-l
hardly feel as if understood you at all.
| wonder if all women can be as per
picking to a man rs YOU are to me?'
Perhaps, if they try to be, She ans
wcrs. I'VE are said to be riddles, you
know. with little laugh Chat sounds
forced and empty of merriment
If I only knew, he says. and then
|pau~es with his ewes upon her face.
What does he mean? She feels 4
strange mcsmeri-m stealing over her
beneath his glance. Is he playing
with her heart? He Kingsley Durham,
4 who is to stand before men as one Of
/ Gods teachers? You can write your
/ letter to my cousin and leave it on the