The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-02-16
= CHAPTER q t..

L Y spring out upon the Jersey
wharf, FESTIVE to reach the waiting
trains. but quite apart from all these
whose faces We're set westward three
people-a girl. Il man nearing forty and
a slim lad-lingered on the after deck
as though loath to take their leave Of
the imperial city. 1.-.,
The resemblance OF the monstrous
hive of humankind to height Of land
was so marked so singular. that the
girl remarked upon 1t, and the boy. a
n,ale lad of seventeen, cried out in shrill
staccatO: ~
Eyes; but think of the real mountains
we're going to climb"
:. The girl did not speak for moment,
and when she did her voice was dis
timely sorrowful. IT feel as though Is
were saying goodby- to everything
worth while" D..
: "Including me2" asked her escort.
She did not smile, but her accent was
kindly as she answered, Yes, Wayne,
including you" :,
"Oh, sis, you make me tired" cried
the boy. Gust as IL going west were
bidding goodby to everything" He
beat his thin chest. I'm Just begin
ming to live now. I'm glad to get away
from the stufy old town. want to
see something besides Fifth avenue
and Central park"
Wayne Peabody laughed good natur-
eddy down at the boy. "You wouldn't
care IL civilization did stop at the west
bank OF the Hudson river, would your
~ II should say not. I'm tired OF 1t
all-the noise and the pavements and
the heat and the wetness. want to
get out where the wolves and the
cranes and the cowboys are; want to
hit the trail and find where fathers
camps WERE"
The girl spoke musingly. ITS singu-
lar. but / have premoniion OF some
dark fate-some vague sorrow. new
er felt so before-not even on my trip
to Egypt. If don't come back / want
you to note that was forewarned.
Let's 60 forward"
+ Peabody remarked in a low voice:
"Louis Is Transformed already. 1t will
do him all kinds Of good to 60 west"
II hope so,''' she replied rather drearl-
". "but he seems unwholesomely ex'
cited at the present moment" =
"He,ll get over that. :" - ,::s-.,i.
II fear be. will be disappointed. Fa-
TIERS trip was made nearly twenty
five years ago, when it was really
! wonderful land" -,
! HE is young. He will reimagtne IT."
The boy stood like some beautiful an
imal poised for q spring as the ferry
shouldered it's clumsy way into the
! Jersey dock. He was Of less bulk than
his strong, composed, modish sister
| and his face was as dark, as mobile
and as eager as hers was fair and I'M
passive. Peabody experienced once
| again twinge Of keen regret that Ann
had not some of her brothers radiant
enthusiasm.
Surrounded by portsrs and wearing
an air Of command, Louis led the way
10 the sleeping ear, impatient Of his
slsters elaboration. On one hip ne
carried q pair Of lares hsd glasses and
over the other q costly camera, while
hak concealed easss ef pencils and
pals II Ayawing pApsr buAging from
hh hesasts aAasunssd ID artistic m
tontie0. ~~s
AZ H. time for the tseh - saast
arsw near Peabody sGssvs to win ssns
,eftsr we'd fDom Ann, but she was
not Of these whs man1fst emotion.
Her training ana her Temperament
were atks opposed to sasy expression.
When hs tried to take her hand ~
ond time with syss that sntreated she
roeoiled.
NO. No! You have ID right 10 expest
that!'' =
l. He was no lonDer boy, and he wa
bred to self control; tasrefore, though
his voice tremblsd a little, be spoke
quietly: ''Goodby, Ann.5 Write ever,
day, won't your -
In 4 vsice which chilled him she 70
piled: Every day n pretty often, bu
You will hear from me. Go and set
/ usfher. please. She will not say 90
bot she viii b slad TO have you come
~Dspsnd xpen me-" 10 saM, liftiDt
i - hat. Hts bsaS2sd 1ase betrayed M
smstion,> but his eyes were hot witt
i - "a szaef. III:
Ne ~ en- her part fsat a sudden
t1iA0o Il 1srnasso - shs left hin
thars, 4 ~, stss1G manly suttor. whit
1tsssoA - esnylatat, though sh'
wsunAsA him. The twttching Of hi'
- tuAboa AsR Vt - Id net No
IaaA n hsc hsast sAs sod: II cam
| ~ Il. It tsn't in me. He shouldn'1
aak IT." l. -~> -
Louis threw himsSk lat on the couct
IN their etatexosn and said boyish1y
"Ges! We're on at last. Now let he'
whiz. This old tzain can't 60 fas'
enough fer me-" =
I Looking down ut him at. that mo
ment, AIMS bosom swelled with AZ
! emotion almost maternal. "How thiI
he is,' she thought, rs her eyes took II
his slight body. "I'll 90. I'll do any
thing for him, II only he can grow
StroDy and we'll y