The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-27
THE WATCHMAN AND sOUTHRON SEPTEMBER 27, 1905.

AZ: -: 80 g.<..-t 10 speak afe. Keep
vo;lr respect. WHAT have to ofzer you:
co,llcn't even take care Of you if you
vent Elad as and listened. I've no
..xcuse for t.iS raving- Yes. l have.
lie saw her in another second of
lightning. :. sudden. bright che. He:
;lacS was turned TO him. and she lad
t;t.,ail d few startled se22s from lin.
Nh he cried you are glad enoasil
noN. TO see he 90. Knew it. want
& 20 spare myself that. tried not 10
IL !, hys<c:ic;li foo! in ycil! eyes. He
.I1::.:oo as:t.e ana his head fell on LIS
BREAST. '.Gcd l.eip NC" lie said. What
vi ,Eis place Je to me non-:''
lie breeze had risen. 1t gathered
.o:ce. Il WAS Il c,ss;ll wind. AID there
-.osa I. waiting .f:. tie prairie. Drops OF
rain began 70 fal:.
"Ycu vii! not think a question i'm
piled in this. Ee said. more composed
y. but with an unhappy l::l&ll at llir:-
self. y believe you will not til..n!i II"
capable OF asking you if YOU care
NO" she answered. IL Go ROT :oTr
you''
.Ah. was it question, after all? l.
You read re better than &C. perhaps.
.Sut. ii asked. knew the answer.
She made as if to speak again. bit
words refused her.
After a moment. "Goodby.' he s:.ic
very steadily. Il thank YOU for tl.a
charity that Las given TIE It's i::tt-2
.ime-witA YOU 1t will always De
precious tc re. shall always be ycGr
servant" lis staadiness did not GARY
hila 10 the end of his sentence. Got
BY
She started toward him and stonHcG-
re cid no, see her Size answered nc;ii-
ing. but stretched out her hand TO hiin
and then let it fall quickly.
"Goodby" he said again. Il shall so
oft tie orchard gate Please tell them
GOOD night for me. Won't you speak to
ne: Goo;ay-,'
EIe stood waiting. While the rising
wind blew their garments about them.
She leaned against the wall of the
i.ouse. Won't YOU say goodby and tell
ne you cia forget my
She die nol speak.
No" le cried wildly. Since you
cont forget it. have spoiled what
iaiSht have been a pleasant memory
tor you. and know it. You are al
.,aadJ- troubled. and I have added. and
-ou won't forget it. nor shall I-nor
shall I. Don't say goodby. can say it
.or both of u.s. God bless you, and
-oodby. good5y. goodby..'
He crushed his hat down over his
eyes and ran toward the orchard gate.
For moment lightning flashed repeat
4liy. She saw him so out the gate
and disappear into sudden darkness.
He ran through the field and came out
On the road Heaven and earth were
revealed again for a dazzling white
second. From horizon to horizon rolled
clouds contorted like an illimitable
reid of inverted hayStacks, and be-
heath them enormous volumes of blu
ssh vapor were tumbling in the west.
advancing eastward with sinister swift
ness. Sac ran to a little knoll at the
corner of the house and saw him set
lis face to the storm She cried aloud
20 him With all her strength and would
aave followed. but the wind took tie
words out of her mouth and drove he1
back. covering. to the shelter Of the
nouse.
Out on the road the lashing dust
came stinGng him like q thousand net
ties 1t smothered him and beat him
so that he covered his face with his
sleeve and fought into the storm Shout
der foremost, dimly glad of its uproar.
yet almost unconscious of il, keeping
westward on his way to nowhere.
West or east, north or south, it was all
one to him. The few heavy drops that
fell boiling into the dust ceased tc
come; the rain Withheld while the wind
kings rode on earth. On he went in
spite of them. On and on, running
blindly when be could run st all. At
least the wind kings were sompany.
He had been so long alone. 1.here was
no one who belonged to him or 10 whom
he belong d. For day his dreams
had found in a girls eyes the precious
thing that is called home. Oh, the wild
fancy! He laughed aloud.