The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-11

WIN mySclI moment
have felt my heart beatin
horribly ashamed. Then 49,
lost my self-con,roi. and st-----=----
ward her, took her in my-s
kissed hor passlonately. MAJ
times, passionately, eagerly,
never kissed anyone in my H.
had never wanted 20 Kiss anyone BET
fore After time | lifted my head
and waited for the storm. knew IL
must come felt like whipped cur
though every pulse in my body
throbbed with delight and joy, What
ever came. | knew now. was blind
no longer They talk OF love being
blind. ] say It's the other way about,
It's love that clears our slght--so we
can really see where we have always
before being CROPPING In a dim half
light
She nestled closer in my arms and
laughed little. low laugh of content-
ment.
"oh. Freddy, boy" she said. II
thought you would never wake up.
I've been such long, long time wait
Ing to come home"
l started back and faced her in
amazement.
"And-and Landry7" I faltered.
"Oh. my dear. never loved Lam
dry" (Ah, so knew now why no
was glad 10 CO. poor duffer. poor. un-
selfish, loving old duffer)
He knew didn't. but he--he-.
cared. and he knew loved you. sc he
helped me. lie told me you loved me.
only you were asleep, and I've waited
so long-so long for this" she sighed.
happily.
looked In her eyes incredulously
kit, why in the name of comnrc-
sense didn't you tell me?" N
TELL your Freddy. how could II
| wasn't sure you-you cared. and
sometimes was sure you didn't Il
was only because Landry was so posi-
tive that dared to hope. ] could only
wait In silence. aud since Lam
dry died II has been so lonely, sc
drearily lonely"
Poor old girl" | said in her hair,
poor darling Old girl"
You've lost whole year." she
cried. "a whole year"
Then you knew a year ago." a.
Eyes. It's funny. Freddy. but |
couldn't Imagine why no man ever
moved me the least tiny bit When
Landry told me he cared. | tried to
think loved him. but he said then
that didn't. and afterward he knew
Il was you lie watched my eyes. he
said, when you were about. and when
he told me that, was as astonished
as you were when told you
Wren your horse threw you tha.
time. then | knew beyond a doubt. a..
suffered agonles thinking what
might have happened You were So
ghastly that was horribly frightened
| felt sure that you were at 'eas.
manned Tor life"
And then, she brought me the letter
--Lardry's letter. that was not 10 he
delivered until | had found my own
Oh. that letter. II had only seen Il
when Landry died Kit would not have
grown pale waiting for what was all
ways hers.
"You COMPOUNDED blind old bat" he
wrote. what In the name OF all that's
holy, do sou stay around here for? Il
| was such an egregrious donkey as
you are I'd go of and die. but I've gNt
to be the one instead--and I've goa
eyes 10 see. That's ever the way In
this vale of tears.
"Well, yoa must know some time Z.
win come TO YOU all at once. as the
| knowledge OF IL came 20 me-then. old
boy, wouldn't mind being In your
boots. I'd give my life for that one
hour as happily and freely as I'd toss
copper to a plckaninny Il can't Do
so | give you my blessing and what
little | can add TO your futgre--though.
OF course. you know, mean hers
and that Is the fortune That ! hayeu't
been able to squanGer with an MY lille
worthlesness Make her happy w,h
It. " you can. and so shall know !,
have hand in her comfoyi after all.
you weren't cut out for a rn,-
doper, old man, Drop f. Well. 50
long. Take keer Of yerself. and be-
good 10 her TO make up for your
cussed stupidity. Landry
The name stared up At ms In MS
wel-known writing. and suddenly. an
oyerpowering sense OF his nearness
mastered me, XII reached out a trem-
bling hand. | felt a shudder go over
her and a mist obscured my sight for
moment Then:
Eyes, yes heard her whisper.
family. u see you, dear. dear Lam