The San Francisco call., 1904-11-20

and forward 10 his side He held her
thus with his arm, exUIIing in the
struggle OF his muscles He held ner
close against him and kissed her face
When he let her go and she reached
earth. she sank on the ground and
covered her face with both hands, all
her body shaken with her gasps- he
sat on his horse for a moment look
ing AT her. He drew 4 deep iuspira-
ton. and brushed drops Of sweat from
his brow. He was surprised 70 ma
that there seemed now little wind
THAI the sun was yelled IN clouds. that
. wagon passed along the road, that
a dog barked from d farmhouse, that
the old ordinary humdrUm world was
there
He heard a short stifed sob
You're rot angry with me- he
said I wasn't rough to YOU l
cOuldu't bear 20 stop at first
She showed him her face Her eyes
were fun OF tears; there was q deep
glow on her cheeks. generally 50 pale
She spraug 20 her feet and stood by
his horse. looking up at him.
I angry? YCU r0ugh2 Il has been
more than knew happiness could be-
I had no idea Joy could be Ike that,
no idea life had anything ike that
And you ask me IL I am angry and Il
you were rough You're opening life
70 NE, showing me Why il is good why
I have il, why I want il, what I'm %
do with IL You're opening II all 10
ne And al the beauties come out Of
your dear hand. GrautIey- Angry.
know only that you're doing this for
me- only that I must give you IN re-
turn. in q poor return, all I have and
an and can b-must give you my
very, very self
He was IN mCmeutary reaction OF
feeling, his earuesCuess was almost
soDber as he answered:
God grant you're doing right"
I'm doing what I must do, Grant
ley
He swung himself of his horse. and
the ready smile came 10 his face.
I hope youu md the necessity 4
permanent one" he said.
She too laughed joyfUlIy as she sub
uitrsd 70 his kiss.
Il vas her wht-n. urged with the
neck tmper10ususss Of q peCLed slave,
that he should mount again, and she
walked by his horse Thus they
weudsd their way home through the
peace Of the evening She talked now
Of how he had first come into her life
OF how she had begun to She hest
tzred. ending How I began first
10 feel yOu-T and Of how. little
BY little. the knowledge OF the
feeling had disclosed Itself She
was wonderfully open ard simple
very direct and unabashedi yet there
was nothing that even his rastidiouS
and uuch-tesred taste found iEdelicare
OF even forward IN glad confidence she
told al. careless OF keeping any secrets
Cr any defenses against him The seed
had -uickened IN virgin soil. and the
flower had sprung Up n q uight-al-
most By magic. she seemed 10 fancy
He listened tenderiy and indUlgeutly.
The fame of his emotion had burnt
down DUL there was an aIt6rElOT
which made him delightfully."- content
with her, interested and delighted II
her. sCiLI more thoroughly satisfied with
what he had done. even more glad that
she vas different frrm all the others
with whom he had been thrown While
she displayed 20 him AT once the Joy
and the sDontaueity OF her abandon
DEur OF her whole existence and self
u him. SIZE made him surer OF his wis
dom IN taking her and AL she offered,
more convinced OF The excellence Of
this disposition Of his life She could
give him all he pictured as desirable
the stretches OF tranquility, the mo-
rlencs OF strong feeling She had II IN
her % give both and she would give all
she had 20 give In return he gave her
his love No analysis seemed ueedful
there. Re gave her the love OF his
heart and tie shelter Of his arm; what
more he could give her the afternoon
had shown But IN the end Il was al
contained and summed Up IN Z word
he gave his love
They came 70 the crest OF the hill
where the road dipped down 70 MIL
dean. and paused there
What e wonderful afternoon tr's
been" she sighed
The euchantmeat OF IL hung about
her stiIl expressing itself IL the gieam
Of her eyes and in her restIessness-
It's been e very delightful one" he
leaned down and whispered 20 her
IT'S given Us something 10 look back
on always"
Yes, e great thing 70 look back on.
But even more 70 look forward 70. It's
told Us what life is going 10 be. Grant
ley And 20 think that life used 70 mean
only that
She waved her hand toward Mill
dean
GrautIey laughed IN sheer enjoyment
OF her Amusement mingled with his
admiration His balance had quite
come back 10 him \ review OF the
afternoon OF thel- Wild ride, made him
give part Of his amusement 70 his own
share ii the proceedings But who eX-
poets q man. or need expect himself, TO
L
q chartered season for sweet folly, ii r
there.
can We always be csreeri1G over
the downs in the teeth OF the wind.
riding into the gold. SibyIlzZ' he
asked her IL affectf0Cste mocksry-
She locked Up at him, answering
simply:
Why not?"
He shook his head with Whimsical
smile
Whatever else there is. our hearts
can be riding together sIfII-"
And when were old fOlks2 Isn't II
only the young who can ride like
that2"
She stood silent for moment or
Two. Then she turned her eyes Up TO
his in silence still. with the color shin
Ing bright on her cheeks She took
his hand and kissed IL he knew the
rhcughr that his words had called into
her mind He had made the girl think
that, when they were old, the world
would not be- there would be young
hearts stiI 10 ride, young hearts in