The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-06-10
By
Honore Willsie


are you:" His voice.
"G" back, Hugh 20 back! I'm in the
quick>amd"'
SiI,0cr from the ,lIorr then. Stay
perfectly still. III toe at thcr" in Il few
minutes. I'm going to- chi pin, bonghS
% walk on
In utter t'@u>fuiu,>> Katherine stood
silent. Then >ulpri>e swept over her.
lin@h.-that WIS Hugh. whom she had
lot e"eu Eur heard of fur year: unt
since She had tossed the ring-thc wei
ding ring-back to hlm and add:
"W"ll. Fix months have SHOWN Us
what Il fuidlr we have made If mar
riag". Let's have sense cl,,u@h to stop
Gow. We evidently Gon't care enough
t" give in to each other
Without 4 word Hugh had taken the
ring and left her. And Eow to he found
this way, and by him. In silence She
watched the path he made grow out to-
ward her. and in silence heard .Ilcky'>
excited greetings t. her from thc shore.
Then. after what seemed life time of
battle with a creeping sand. the man
lifted her in his arms and silently car
ricd her TO the shore. She lay quietly
while the dog fawncd about her and tn.
'i'''I'' u 'l'rl'l FIl'FNINtl''i H-hl' III Il''
summer darkness. brushed the sand from
her skirts and rmrtird her ldrn shoes.
"What am Il d. W.. you, RATHER
ire " he asked
Il @ot lo>t from camp. T.. answered.
Il don't know. Show N. :.r way back
and I'll 20 when I'm 80. | don't
want that coward Iacky. pu-h."
Il was driving" out To {, p, Nimitka.
7 Il; Al,
ed me to effect reconciliation, | sup
pose. 1t is l.Nr him. Jacky was run
ming about among the hurrS. whining.
Then he Slw me. and literally dragged
me out Of the blackboard and down here.
| shall urlvc you back Ia camp and then
return to town.
The girl put her arm about the dog.
and he Struggled down beside her with Il
deep Si9h. "rhat will h" hest. sup
pose" she said.
Il think | shall leave yea here Hugh
went on. while | 90 back for the horse.
1t must be three-quarters Of Il mile
away"
He pulled off his coat. wrapped it
about KathcrineS shoulders and strobe
off into the darkness.
katherine hay in the warm sand close
to Jacky. VIII" watched her every move
ment. She WAS not at all afraid. 1t
seemed to her thar after the wonder of
her rescue she never could know fear.
Little by little. the stars grew brighter
and the answering glow of the sand
seemed like THE half hight Of romH
strange new dawn. AT first she hay
without articulAtc thought thankful to
be alive. 10 feel the warmth of the sand
and of he great dog beside her, to rest
her strained muscles.
Then suddenly the past Year. which had
seemed to her 50 heroic. - >acritical.
appeared very useless and shallow.
Il must find some new thing to do.
she thought. Ilugn haas gone Ha in his
work. must find work for myself
She moved closer Ia the dog and half
mcor> cipnsly IaiScd her head from the
sand To listen f." the clackle of sand
lurr> uEalcr heavy boots. Then almost
without warning Hugh stood beside her.
Can You walk he asked. ''or shall
carry YOU"
oh. can walk she answered. as he
helped her to her feet They walked i'll
silence to the blackboard. Hugh united
the horse and. reinS in hand. stood watt
ing to help her.
Katherine starred ut the man. She
seemed to have awakened from Il dream.
And I've missed Il whole year" she
said &" and who am ! to ST myself in
Judgment of us both: Hugh" with Il
pitiful little infection of humility in her
voice that was - :tlIn@e tC her own
ears: Hugh will you-e.lall VERY
aglin:"
For one mGmcut he stared 1T the
dropping head of the girl. Dear. he
said after II while and. gathering her in
his AIMS. he clmhcl into the blackboard
AND. with 'lcky following clr g behind,
they drove slowly off into tn, Summer
night.