Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-18
TWIXT NINE
AND Ten
~ unaRst HOLLAND SROv~
O.,..-,,,s, 1909, by McOure' Newspaper
topT Syndicate

in If the June night. Il can't help
he spoke with a dull convection
,,h stung Helen more deeply than
onv sword thrust or reproach' We
loved you since you hrst came ~ tue
varsity ,. =. soo tho TOR.
- nassion In his eyes. She set her
10th angrily to keep the tears BACK.
~ didn't like you so much, Ford, 1t
I'D no easier to speak. But I'm go
inc to say it out now. You're deter
nined TO marry me because you are
a,,ira that YOU could make me hap
~ Rnt I'd never be contented, for
~ want to be the one to give"
why. Helen
.ob I don't mean material things.
p,,t women want to do more than that,
FORD We want to be needed, to be de-
.onded unon. You're far cleverer than
and YOUR wife must be your equal IL
sha dares hope for content. You'll
mover stoop to her; she must rise to
,or | couldn't do that. I'd have to
stov in nv miserable little valley
watching you sOhT dco'c ohN ho'iAS
Won for showing me always the hope
loss space between us. If you were in
trouhle, INV hands would be tied.
might long to aid you, but could new
er reach your height"
How can you say such beastly
things? You know I'd do anything on
earth to make you happy
That's just it. You'd dominate al
WAYS; you'd pass beyond my power to
follow. Let's go back Aow and not talk
about this again"
She slid her hand through his arm
and drew him up the hill. Away across
town and campus the varsity clock
rang nine long, mellow notes.
Ford looked at her with reproachful
eyes. Manlike, he spoke his thought
in words whose harshness hid the
pain whence they sprang. Helen lifted
white and angry face.
"Let us cross the observatory terrace
and 90 home through the garden" she
said Jelly. 1.-The shorter the walk the
better"
Ford followed her In silence. Behind
the observatory the terraced gardens
lay black in shadow, redolent of honey
suckle and half blown roses. Ford
swung down to the second slope, and
Helen followed, steadying herself on his
broad shoulder. He stepped on to the
third terrace. Helen stopped to grasp
bis arm again. Before her startled eyes
he vanished over" the black verge.
There rose to her muffied crash.
"0h, are you hurt" She sank on
her knees and peered down. Dimly
outlined against the shadow she could
discern long, gray cylinder PROSTATE
On the turf. Was it-could it be NOV
ing?
why don't you answer, you wretch
ed boy? Where are you"
Down a six foot hogshead. Lot of
stuff-lime, | guess-in with me. Fell
In, then tipped it over"
why don't you get outT'
whitening silence.
Cant l help you, Ford? Please"
The cylinder palpitated slightly.
"W-well, if you won't break your neck
getting here
Helen dropped over the edge and
sprang to the end of the cylinder,
whence protruded a shadow darker than
the surrounding gloom. She laid her
hand on Ford's defenseless head. She
snatched it off again. with a cry. Some
thing wet and warm streaked through
her fingers.
Ford, you're hurt! Oh, what shall
do"
Nonsense! Head just scraped a rock
as came down. Grab my shoulders
and pull. Once l get my arms out I'm
all right"
Praying inwardly that she might not
usmember him, Helen clutched his
collar and gave a frantic pull.
CIR! Oh! Let up, please" Ford
was gasping with pain.
Why. Ford, was strangling you?"
Nope. Nails. Seven inches long and
driven in downward. every blame one
'ot eighteen run into me now. Where
you going:'
Helen wasted no time in reply. She
eiambered up the terraces and ran to
tne observatory. Barney and Bridget,
entering the rear gate after a blissful
uour on the river, caught the flicker
VI her white gown through the shrub
oery and fell up against a tree trunk
III spluttering dismay.
DID you see it, darling"
Sure. It's the bansheew Bridget's
eyes shone round as the observatory
oonie An she's after me intirely.
on, Barney, if I'd on'y been vaccinated
"hln the missus told me to-"
Helen sped on to the dome library.
DoorS and windows stood wide open.
que stood on tiptoe and peered in,
nopihg that the head might be within
,ah Then she sprang back and found
nerseir staggering toward the terrace
sssin' for the scientific faculty in a
0ouy crowded the big room.
She could not rush in upon that au.
sust array, shrieking that Ford Have
president Of the senior class, was
saught by both feet in barrel. Ford
or never live to hear the last OF it.
49, uilgnt ring and ask to see the head
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