The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-01-31

She had not heard the sound of the
moccaslned feet. Her wandering. for
lorn thoughts crystnllzed Mt sight of
the woman before her. a new light
ming leaped into her eyes as she recog-
nized Judith. There was Between them
a thrilling consciousness that gave to
their mutual perception something
sharp and fine. that grasped the drama
Of the moment with the precision and
fidelity of n camera.
You are Miss Rodney. believer"
Kitty was conscious OF something
strange IN her voice as she looked into
the dark eyes. wide with questioning
fear. All. but she had amazing beauty
and q something that seemed Of the
very essence of deep souled womanli.
ness! The two women presented fine
bit OF antithesls-Kltty. fowerllkc,
small, delicately wrought, the finished
product OF the town, exotic as some
rare transplnnted orchid growth. And
IN Judith there was II gemllke quality.
II was In the bloom of her skin, the iri-
descent radiance Of her hair, that was
blush. like n plum In sunlight; II was
In the warm. red life In her lips. In the
pulsing vitality Of the slim, brown
throat. In every line was sensuous
force restrained by spiritual passion.
Kitty told of the accident In which
her horse had thrown her and disap-
peared In the pine fringes, leaving her
stunned for moment or two, and how
she had finally pulled herself together
and followed what appeared to be
trail in the hope of finding some one.
She iwct long on Tie Geta.l3 Of the ne.
cldcnt.
Eyes, but Peter? What has happened
hlmT Judith chose her words mpa-
tiently. She was racked with anxiety
at his long delay, and now she hung
over Kitty waiting for her answer,
without the semblance of cloak for
her alarm.
There was reproof In Kittys amend
ment. IL don't know which way Mr..
Hamllton's horse went. 1t started back
over the trail, | think"
Judith clasped her hands. let us
go and look for him. Why do we
waste timef' But Kitty hung back.
She was shaken from her fall and up
set by the events of the morning Be
sides. her faith In Peters ability to
zone with all the exigencles of this
Entry was supreme. And chiefest
son of all for her not going was
something within her that WINGED
4 the thought of this fellowship that
lad for It's object the quest of Peter.
"Oh, don't you see" pleaded Judith,
that II something had not happened
TO him he would have been here long
ago?"
Judlth's anxiety awoke in Kitty
new consciousness What was she to
him that at the possibility of harm,
fear not shared by Kitty, she should
throw off a reserve that every line of
her face pronounced habitualf In her
very energy of attitude, an energy that
all unconsclously communicated itself
to Kitty, there was the power that be-
longs TO all elemental human emotion
the power that compels, Kitty rose to
follow Judith. then hesitated.
I'm sure nothing has happened him.
No, I'm really too unstrung by my
fall to walk" She sank again TO the
bowlder on which she had been sitting.
TO the woman of the world .Judith's
Ingenious display of feeling had In its
very sincerity II something pitlable.
How could she strip from her soul
every fold of reserve and stand UNI
loved and unashamed. sanctfied, as it
were, by the very hopclessness of her
passion How could women make of
knt, .haI
Jected, reflected Kitty, who, giving
nothing, could not understand? She
looked again at the bronzed face be-
side her 40 bold In outline. so express
I've in detail Yes, she was beautiful,
and yet what had her beauty avaled
herr The thought that she herself was
the preferred woman throbbed through
her for moment with sense of exal-
tation
The next moment IA haunting doubt
laid hold Of her heart held up mock
ingly the little that she and Peter had
lived through together. the lofty plane
Of friendship along which she had tried
10 lead his unwilling feet sedately, his
protests, his frank amusement at her
serious pretensOns to career. How
much fuller might not have been the
Intercourse between him and this wO-
man, who in all probability had been
his comrade for years? And she had
been idealizing him and his love for
her and his loneliness Kitty stood
with eyes east down, while images
crowded upon her. leaving her cold ami
smiling.
but think" pleaded Judith. "lf you
don't come II will take me longer to
search the trail marks. You could
show me just where the horses ram
Kltty's eyes We're still on the ground
She did not lift them, and Judith, real.
fzing that further appeal was but
waste Of time. turned and ran swiftly
down the trail.
Sn0iled Her RPautv