The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-07-12

~Of course not.
She threw LIN q quick. bright. happ
: look. then glanced again al the cha
in which Mrs. Fear had sat Joe" 81
said. last night l heard the peopl
singing IN the houses. the old Sunda
evening way. 1t took me back sOp :"
Yes. II would. And something els'
There's one hymn they sing more tina
any other. Its Canaan's favorite. d
you know what il is 2"
'Is ii Rescue the Perishingr"
That's 1t. Rescue the PerishLng!
he cried and, repeating the word
again, gave forth peal OF laughter 3
hearty that it brought tears to his eyes
"Rescue the Perishlngr"
At first she did not understand hi
laughter. but after a moment she die
and joined her own to IL. though with
q certain tremulousness.
1T Is funny. isn't it?" said Joe, wip
ing the moisture from his eyes. Then
all trace OF mlrth left him. lis 1t really
you. sitting here and laughing with
me, ArielT'
1T seems to be- she answered In a
low voice. I'm not at all sure
You didn't think yesterday after
nOon," he began almost In a whisper
you didn't think that had failed to
come because r. He grew very red
and shifted the sentence awkwardly.
Il was afraid you might think that
was-that | didn't come because /
might have been the same way again
that | was when-when ! met you ct
the stationY'
"Oh. mol" she answered gently. mo.
l knew better"
And do you know" he faltered,
that that is all over? That Il can
never happen againT
Eyes, know It," she returned quick.
ly.
''Then you know a little Of what
owe you"
mo, no." she protested.
Eyes" he said. You've made that
change in me already. 1t wasn't hard
1T won't be-though It might have
oeen Tiff you hadn't come SOON"
x,
IF these people had not sent for you
yesterday. would you have come to
Judge Pixies house to see me? You
said you would try" She laughed
little and looked away from him. II
want to know II you would have
come"
There was a silence, and in spite of |
her averted glance she knew that he |
was looking at her steadily. Finally, |
Don't you know" he said.
She shook her head and blushed
'aintly.
Don't you know" he repeated.
She looked up and met his eyes. and
hereupon both became very grave.
"Yes. l do" she answered. "You would
ave come. When you left me at the I
gate and went away you were afraid.
But you would have come" i
Yes, I'd have come You are right.
was afraid at first, but | knew" he
vent on rapidly, that you would have
ONE to the gate to meet me-"
You understood that?' she cried,
Ter eyes sparkling and her face flush
ng happily.
Yes. l knew that you wouldn't
ave asked me to come" he said, with
catch in his voice which was half | ,
httckie, half groan, IF you hadn't {
leant to take care of me- And it {
anne to me that you would know how {
} do It," II
She leaned back in her chair, and !
gain they laughed together. but only
Or moment, becoming serious and /
cry quiet almost instantly.
81 haven't thanked you for the b
,ses." he said. Z
"Oh, yes, you did! When you first c
oked at them" o
so | did" he whispered. I'm glad
1u saw. To find them here took my v
,eath away-and to find you with
lem
II brought them this morning, you |
now"
would you have come IL you had n
IT understood why failed yester- 81
lyY b
'Oh, yes, think sou she returned, u
e fine edge of smile upon her lips. y
Hor time last evening, before l u
ard what had happened, thought .
u were too frightened a friend to ~
ther about"
de made little ejaculation partly =
Vful, partly sad. :"
And yet" she went on, II think that :.
Ihould have come this morning after
even II you had poorer excuse for
ur absence, because, you see, came
business" Pr
You did?"
That's why I've come again That
kes 1t respectable for me to be here be
", doesn't it-for me to have come ris
alone after dark without their isr
owing it? I'm here as your client,
J." rig
Why?" he asked
he did not answer at once but pick ev'
up pen from beneath her hand on .