The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08

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She looked at him with startled, al
most guilty eyes, and Hetherington had
queer feeling of having entered un-
Willingly into sanctifled presence.
He rose and walked around the room
aimlessly for few minutes. Then he
said he had some nasty experiments TO
hake and maybe she would not want
to stay, although he rather looked as
though he would have liked to have
had her.
But she left and then sat at her win
dow watching his shadow move to and
fro as II fell against the trees of the
garden. Suddenly she heard splutter-
ing explosion and strange cultural
cry. For CHASTITY second she watched
the fitful leap ofiights ON the trees, but
his shadow did not come back. Then
she grabbed her water pitcher. full
happily, and the heavy rug on the floor
and ran into his room. She flung the
door open upon a thin blur of flame aud
flickering tongues reaching like dane
ing imps here and there In midair, and
through 1t all something like huddled
figure ON the floor, Up went the water
ahead of herself and over herself and
then the rug over the figure, and with q
strength she hardly dared to think
could be In her tense muscles she
dragged 1t out toward the hall. Then
wrapping her skirts around herself
with quick turn, she tore down the
burning portieres that screened the
laboratory from the den. and. finding
the hose attached to the hydrant. she
set the spray over herself and over the
room.
By this time the others had come
But 1t was really all over. She stag
gered out to look at Hugh. His eyes
were closed, his face blaekened.
rs he deadf Oh, is he deadY she
said weakly.
Then, covering her face with her
burned hands as II fearing the an
swer, she sank down In n white heap
beside him.
The next day Hugh, who. though
singed and stunned, had been little
hurt, sat beside her and held her band
aged hands.
He watched the play of her features
us he talked to her. and 1t seemed to
him like watching an unfolding flower
He caught himself wondering again
and again ut some newly discovered
charm. What deep, fine eyes! What Il
slngularly sweet and unaffected smile
What an intimate gentleness In hei
volcel
Mrs Hetherlngton said one morning
How charming you are In that pale
yellow wrapper! You are quite trans
formed" And she passed her hand ten
derby over the girl who had saved hel
last child to her.
Hugh said, "She Is Cinderella, and
the fairy godmother has shaken the
magic tree over her"
And he did not know just yet thai
the magic which was touching her ant
him, too, was older even than fairy
godmothers.
Hespent his spare moments now try
ing to please her, even as she had one,
tried to please him. lie told her owe
aud over again that IL was her wit nn'
her speed and her dear burned hand
that saved his life after his stupidity
with the ether and the collodlon.
"Ah, no." she would say. at was al
inspiration. ! am not bit brave OF
myself"
"Do you remember" he said one day
"your test of lovoT
She blushed little this time. "Yor
never told me-" he went on, whether
you ever loved any one that way OF
not"
She did not answer.
"Do you think that you couldT
He thought he saw n smile fit ovei
the face. bent away from him though
1t was, and he took her hands that
We're now healed. though still SCARED
little.
She raised her head and looked al
him, and Hetherington suddenly kneli
down before her and kissed her hands
and then he drew her head down tc
him and kissed her on the lips.