Iron County register., 1900-03-01

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something that I shall perhaps
read some day in great book?" she
breathed. softly.
He stopped cropping with gasp
Heavens, this was worse than any
thing. She took him-him, for a
writeri He blushed as he stood there
in the darkness. And, of course, how
could she suppose that any guest OF
her father had not written, or was
| not about TO write, some world-stirring
| masterpiece? 1t thrilled him for
| moment to think she had thought him
capable even for an instant of writing
something, anything. But the despair
was all the fiatter afterward. Well, it
certainly was all over now; the only
thing was to get away from her as
| quickly and with as little betrayal of
his stupidity as possible. So he blum
dered out:
Tell me what I.can do to let you
out"
.:Us." she said, very gently, he
| thought.
Us" he echoed. and his heart seemed
to him to stop beating as he said it.
nat SHS SHOuLti put thNO VIZ
wcrd with him and say ''us!"
s'There aren't any Windows she
said. in a voice that struck him as oddly
ca m. coming through the tumult of his
feelings. Father has it lighted from
| the top, so that he shan't see anything
to distract his thoughts. or we could
have got out that way"
Docs he. really?" said Penwin, in
overfiowing admiration of this iron
type of genius. splendid mani"
'.Do YOU think 500" she said. slow
| ly. u think the blue sky or the great
clouds and the trees and flowers would
| help to make ones thoughts beautiful
and truP."
He became more ashamed than ever.
| feeling that her reverence for poetic
things was high. indeed.
The only thing he could think of
to say was: Where are the switches?
| Can't 1 turn on the light?'
Outside" Then she laughed gayly.
I'm afraid we really are locked up
| till they remember u.s."
Wei" "Us!" 1t wrought upon him
so that he could hardly bear it. Sure
ly she did not understand what she
was doing to him! ''Il you only knew"
he began. recklessIy. and then pulled
himself up.
WHAT
"Oh-you know eyerything!'
Indeed, no; there are some things
| would like very much to know" He
| heard that she sighed softly. This
was torment. Why was he not a
learned man. so that she could have
asked him and he could nave told her?
Il think l noticed candle on
that table, he stammered. dismally.
The one with the prickly edge"
"Yes, if one only knew where it
was she said. I'm quite lost, aren't
you?"
Quite" he said. forlornly.
r'I don't know where anything is"
81 do
"What?"
YOU" he said. simply.
That's an idea. she said, as if it
were an agreeable one.
What? How?" he cried. in delight.
Was it possible, then, that he had ideas
without recognizing them?
IF we find each other we shall at
any rate have found something"
He was speechless. Then he said, al
most trembling.
May l come to you?"
'Y-e-es." she said And well might
she hesitate in that heavenly, dainty
way, he thought. To find him was but
a poor hope for her. even if to find her
was to him just everything.
He heard again the soft rustic.
Are you coming to me?" he asked, in
credulous of his JOY.
''Of course. / must meet YOU half
way"
IF you could-Oh, if you would
Il am doing it" she said, and laughed
softly again.
He heard several bumps and noises
close to his own knees and shins and
supposed that he was making them with
his own person. but he could not take
account of that when she was com
ing half way" Next moment his hand
grasped soft one, put out to feel it's
wy. Before he or she could stop he
had touched her. herself and his nos
trils carght up the scent of her hair.
She withdrew from him with a soft
surprised "Oh!"
He. too. could only echo the "Oh."
and the hand loosed itself from his
longing hand that dared not keep it,
Neither spoke for awhile. He feared
he should never be forgiven. and even
furiously wished that he had written
something. Then he would have had
right at least to want to touch her.
Il think | am standing near the table
where the candle was" she said faintIy
al last.
He found his matchbox in humble ST.
and he struck it. 1t turned out to be
the wrong table. but he succeeded in
bringing the match alight TO the candle.
though he really did not see it. He only
saw her. She was pale. he thought. She
must be very angry. The candle had
been. so it happened. pinched with a
wet finger the night before. 1t sput-
tered and spat n vixenish manner and
went angrily out. The match, too
There was silence again.
We'll, we saw how we were stand
ing" she said. Her voice was very low.
Yes" so was his.
But l don't seem to remember"
Nor do t.
Another silence
Its so annoying" he ventured.
1T is, she said. but quite softly.
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