The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-20

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Fsr--T Copyright by Mcclure Phillips 6 Coz
| ~ canny suddenness darkness and passed
X with swiftness into it again, like the
- unreal phantoms of lantern slide.
moving
OF magic shadow shapes co.
quoted Brewster And having caught that string OF
pearls in middle along beads
beautiful fatasm impressive in that loneliness
lessen his habual reliance
Until thought being lost never entered his
walking in that confusing and abso-
lutte gloom for quarter OF an hour lie STOOD quite sun
and tried to think the compass
this stood trying to real
turned about in the most familiar part
depths of the forest
primeva that distinct quick call smote him from some
where beyond in the mufflng fog.
came again: Help me! Come to some one' A
voice Enthusiastically Enthusiastically too voice of
refined and holding in it, to Brewster's
strange minglng of fright and command.
Eyes" he called reply. trying brush away the chok
ing clouds with impatient hands, Hold on, I'm coming
Speak again, place YOU
In the haunting voice sounded once more this
time seemingly ahead and little to the right Here
Come please
Brewster teered toward the sound with oustretched
ing In minute he called again Where are you now?
this time the family, from the le
Here! Can find me?' it's command insstent
than
heavens Brewster shouted keep still,
don't want me to lose you altogether. Don't move
single stem and call h me His voice now held an
imperative ring, evidently recognized
terulness for she did he and again Ralph
Intangible of the
ing voice.
fog deceptive eyes and
thus it happened that before the object of his
hearing hand cropping
something which doomed
obscurity that rather sharp collision was inevitable Brew
apologeticaly gr-for only
g-utered exclamation of indignant surprise followed
by little ripple of Inconsistent laughter
checked as born
''Oh," said, m very glad you have found al
last What long time You were about t have been lost
must
at once -ts%
81 should have found you sooner, Brewster retored
resentfuy suggested
unbearabe the circumstances you
moved, did you not after first called? 2" s&s*%,
"Of course did, the girl replied with spirit.
to meet you.
"oh, that is fatal in fog" Brewster exclaimed
only is to remain stationary "a III
Fog horn? the girl suggested brightly, with
quick glance her spite dusky dim
partially srouded tho close at her side
both his voice and bearing convinced
a gentleman in whom she might trust
Exactly Brewster agreed gravely. courteously
Il rather fear am lost myself but able
you frightful night for woman
to be out alone and dangerous we'll Where
to go?'
implied dsapproval of this remark seemed to sting
the girl to explanation began increased
haughtiness ITO Metropole. very
far this National Gallery
and while there companion Grand She
was to return in an hour, at o'clock But after
tired of looking at the pictures up
of course'-impatently-sI could wait dlger,
I home'
but fog-surely by that time it must have been
thick You should attempted
Yes she admitted unwiIingly sit thick,
grew worse rapidly But-what would pretty.
oddly foreign IT could longer knew the
and who could have dreamed would
like his She added as if to herself How they will
Poor Nataie She too is lost kept her
But turning abruptly eyou will home sir, as
quickly possible will you not?"
you may be of that" Ralph again slight
y nettled Where in the world lay staying out
longer cold fog pert
seif-willed school girl he should like to know?
"But why do not on, then?"
With sudden the humor of the situation
Brewster broke into laugh Move sYes we
might. if we only knew in which direction to novel;
The girl watched him minute then joined The
laugh cleared the mental atmosphere
Brewster long you been calling when
Gamer
Only a minute. I could not bear speak sooner I
did not know who might thought must find
my way in tme-t is such short distance you know.
sure started right at first time