The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
COPYRIGHT 1905
BIZ HARPER
AfR BROTHERS
CHAPTER II.
when HnIf-Gods Go

voice just then. his eyes uao ia+4si
agsin; he was TOO o2zeo' and. IN
truth too panic-stIlcken nov. 70 100
al her, though II he had oeen
quite sure that she was part
of a wonderfUi dream he might
have dared She was seated be-
side him. and had handed hiia her para
sol In . little way which seemed 20
imply that OF course he had reached lot
a. so that il vas 80 81 seen now useu
she was TO have ell tiny things done
for her. though this was not then or
his treIaulous observing. He Old per-
c.ei,c. however that he was 20 furl the
dainty thing; he pressed the eaten, ana
Set down the top timidly, as II rearing
10 break or tksr IL; and. as IL closed,
held near his face, he caught very
faint sweet, spicy eulsnauon from IL
like wild roses and cinnamon.
lie did not kaow her, but his ilnlio-
irv and 2 strange little choke IN MS
throat the sudden fright which had
seized upon bin. were not caused oS
embarrassment. He had no thongnt
that she was one he had known bot
could not. for the moment, recall;
there was nothing of the awkwaroness
Of that: 40. he vas overpowered by
Tie miracle OF this meeting. And yet,
white with snarvelinG, he felt II TO
be so much more touchingiy great
happiness that he had ever known that
At last he heard her voice again,
shaking g little. as she said:
II am glad YOU 1enlberec.
Remembered WHAT he fSltered
rThen you 0on'tE she cried. And
set you came.
Came here, do YOU L.eaa?
"Yes-now. al noon.
"Aht' he half whispered. unable to
speak aloud. Was II you who said
who said. Remember. Across
across-'
Across Afsiu street bridge at
nooue she finished for him. gently.
Yes"
he took a deep breath u The won,
DER o. H. Where was 4 you said
thst?" he asked, slowly. Was il last
night?"
Don't you even know that you came
70 meet meg
.I-came to-to---to meet-your
She gave a little plying crr. very
near sob. seeing his utter bewilder-
ment.
II was ike the strangest dream in
the world. she said. you were az the
station when I came last night lou
gou't remember otz aii2"
Ifs ewes dowacasf. his face burning
hotlv. he could Only shake his head.
Yes she continued. i thought no
one would be taere. tor had not
bot when stepped down from the
platform you were standing there,
though you didn't SEQ me at first, not
untl ] had calico your name and ran
10 YOU. You said. I've come TO meet
wou. but you said il eueerlv, 1 thought
And then YOU called q carriage for me;
bat YOU seemed 50 strange-you
couldn't tell how rou knew that was
coming. and-anG thea IL understood
YOU weren't yourself You were very
quiet. but ! knew. ! knew, SO made
ro8 get into the ge-and-and-''
She faIfered TO a stop, and with that
shame itself brought him courage: he
turned end faced her She had lifted
her handkerchief 70 her eyes. but at
3 his movement she dropped IL. and Il
was not 50 much the delicate loveliness
OF her face chat he saw then as the
tears upon her cheeks.
~Ah. poor boy" she cried. 7 knew.
] knew
-'Vou-you took me hones.
You told me where you lived. she
answered. Yes. ! took you home
IT don't understand' he stammered
huskily I don't understand
She leaned toward him slightly, look
ing AZ him with great inteutness.
You didn't know me last night" she
said. do you know me now"
Tor answer he could only stare az
steady hand toward her appeaiingly.
But the manner OF the lady. as she saw
the truth, underwent en- April change.
She drew back lightly; he was favored
With the most delicious. low laugh he
had ever heard, and. by Some magic
whiSk which she accomplished, there
WAS no sign Of tears about her.
All. I'm glad you're the same, joe
she said. you never would or could
pretend very we'll. Tn glad you're the
same, and Tia glad I've changed.
though that isn't why you have for
gotten me. You've forgotten me be-
cause you never thought OF me. Per-
hsps I should not have known you II
you bad changed a great desl--as
lsve.'
lie started. leaning back from her.
All she laughed. That's it; that
funny little twist OF the head you al
ways had. like alike s--weil, you
know ] must. have told you thousand
times that il was like a nice. friendly
puppy: so why shouldn't l say so now
And your eyebrowsi When you look
like that. nobody could ever forget
you. joe
lie rose from the log and the mon.
grel lesped upon him uproariousIy,
thinking they were to go home. belize
10 food.
The lady laughed again Don't le,
him spoil my parasol. And must warn
you now: Never. never tread on. my
skirt. Tn Nery irritable about such
things" =:
lie had taken three or four uncertain
backward steps from her. She sat be-
fore him, radiant with laughter, the
loveliest creature he had ever seen: but
between him and this charming vision
there swept, through the warm, scented
June air. veil OF snow like a driven
fog. and. half obscured in. the heart OF
it, a young girl. stood, kaee-deep in a
drift piled against an old picket gate
her black waterproof and shabby skirt
tapping in the blizzard like torn sails
one OF her hands outstretched toward
him. her startled eyes fixed on his.
And. oh, how like you. said the
lady; how ike YOU and nobody else ir
the world. Joe. TO have yellow dogr
Ariel Tabor
His lips formed the words without
sound.
isn't IL about tinie?~ she said Are
- strange ladies in the habit OF descend.
ing from trains. TO take you homer"
once. upon a white morning long ago
the sensational progress o; 2 certaif
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