Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09

An, llrIf0 90. H' ""-t";lCd uilicr "
beginning to rHH,,n v.i'h g., shade q.
student lamp ut opr cnd of the dee,
Let me do that" SIZE said. 49,,
down" He ohcv"d ut ourp and wafcl
cd her as she lit die lamp and. stretch
ing upon tiptor. tErH2d out the gas
mo" she continued. seated again aal
looking a1ros, the desk ut him. 81
wanted TO see YOU at tie first possible
opportunity, but what | have to say"--
Wait" he Interrupted Let me tell
you why | did not conc yesterday"
you need not tell me- know"
She glanced ut the chair which had
been occupied 10y Mrs Fear. Il knew
last night that they bad sent for you"
you did, lie exclaimed. "Ah. I I'm.
derstand. Sam Warden must have told
you"
Yes" she said. at was he. And I
have been wondering ever since how
lie heard Of It. He knew last night.
but there was nothing in the papers
this morning, ana until came here
heard no one else speak Of it, Yet Ca
naan is not large
Joe laughed ut wouldn't seem
strange If you lived with the Canaan
that I do. Sam had been downtown
during the afternoon and had met
friends. The colored people are good
leal like a freemasonry. you know. A
great many ltueV last night all about
what had happened and had their theo-
-ies about what might happen today in
case the two men met. Still. YOU see.
those who knew also knew just what
people not to tell. The Tocsin is the
snly newspaper worth the name here.
But even If the Tocsln had known Of
he trouble 1t wouldn't have been like
V to mention it, That's a thing !
ion't understand" He frowned and
:ubbed the bncl, Of mis- head. There
something underneath it. For more
han a year the Tocsin hasn't spoken
Df Beaver Beach. I'd like TO know
Why
Joe" she said slowly, "teil Inc some
hing truly. A man said to me yC'
erday that he found lie here insuGcr
ible. Do you Gnd it so:"
"Why, no" he answered. surprised.
do you hate Cauaan?"
certainly not!'
"You don't find it dull, provincial. II
sympathetic"
He laughed cheerily. We'll, there
this" he explained: Il have an adyai.
tage over your friend / see more Ia
teresting side of things probably. Tn.
people | live among are pretty tho"
ough cosmopoltes ii a way, and tho
life lead
II think | begin TO understand 1t
tie about the life you lead" she inter
ruptel. Then you don't complain OF
Canaan"
"Of course not"
She threw him a quick. bright. happy
look, then glanced again at the chair
IN which Mrs. Fear had sat. Joe" she
said, last night heard the people
singing in the houses. the old Sunday
evening way. 1t took me back 50"
yes. it would. And something else
There's one hymn they sing more than
my other. It's Canaan's favorite. DO
rou know what it isl
'Is it Rescue the Perishing?'"
That's it. Rescue the Perishing" .
he cried and. repeating the words
again, gave forth Il peal of laughter 81
hearty that it brought tears to his eyes
"'Rescue the Perishing""
At first she did not understand his
laughter. but after moment she did
md joined her own to it, though with
certain tremulousness
ut is funny, isn't it?" said Joe. wip
Ing the moisture from his eyes. Then
all trace of mirth left him is it really
you, sitting here and laughing will
me, Ariel?'
ut 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 whisper
you didn't think that ! had failed tc
come because y He grew very rec
and shifted the sentence awkwardly
II was afraid you might think that
was-that | didn't come because
might have been the same way agalI
that | was when-when | met you al
the station"
"Oh, no." she answered gently mo
knew better"
"And do you know" he faltered
that that is all over? That it car
never happen AGAIN."
Yes, d know it," she returned quick
ly.
"Then you know little of what
owe you"
mo, no." she protested
"Yes," he said. You've made tina
change in me already. 1t wasn't hare
1T won't be-though it might hav,
been if-if you hadn't come soon"
"Tell me something" she demanded
"If these people had not sent for 20,
yesterday. would you have come I,
Judge Pixies house to see me? 70,
said You would try She laughed I
little and looked away from him. :"
want to know II you would hav,
come"
There was q silence, and In spite o
her averted glance she knew that h,
was looking at her steadily, Finally
Don't you know" he said.
She shook her head and blushet
family
Don't you know" he repeated.
She looked up and met his eyes. ant
thereupon both became very grave