Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-31
CHAPTER XIV.

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"Ah, please dor he returned quickly
beginning to tumble with the shade OF
student lamp mt one end of the desk.
"Let me do that" she said. "slt
down" He obeyed at once and watch
ed her as she lit the lamp and, stretch
Ing upon tiptoe, turned out the gas
mo" she continued, seated again and
looking across the desk mt him, 81
wanted to see you at the first possible
opportunity, but what have 10 say
walt" he interrupted. LET me tell
you why did not come yesterday"
"You need not tell me. know"
She glanced at the chair which had
been occupied by Mrs. Fear. "I knew
last night that they had sent for you"
you didP he exclaimed. "Ah, I un.
derstandi Sam Warden must have told
you"
YES" she said. at wns he. And I
have been wondering ever since how
he heard OF II. He knew last night.
but there was nothing In the papers
this morning, and until came here
heard no one else speak OF II. Yet Ca
naan is not large"
Joe laughed. 'It wouldn't seem
strange II you lived with the Canaan
that do. Sam had been downtown
during the afternoon and had met
friends. The colored people are a good
deal like freemasonry, you know. A
great many knew last night all about
xthaf had honnaua1 aua Na1 thaI. thoo
ries about what might happen today in |
case the two men met stlll. you see.
those who knew also knew Just what |
people not 20 tell. The Tocsln Is the |
only newspaper worth the name here.
But even II the Tocsln had known OF
the trouble II wouldn't have been like
ly 10 mention IL. That's n thing I
don't understand" lie frowned and
rubbed the back OF his head. There's
something underneath II. For moro
than a year the Tocsln hasn't spoken
OF Beaver Beach. I'd like 10 know
why"
"Joe." she said slowly "tell me some
thing truly. A man said TO me yes
tcriay that he found life here insurer
able. DO you ma IL sof
"why. nor he answered, surprised.
"Do you hate Canaan"
Certainly notp
"You don't Ind II dull. provincial. un-
sympathetic"
He laughed cheerily. "well. there's
this" he explained: II have an advap-
fage over your friend. l sec more In
teresting side OF things probably. The
people ] live among are pretty thor
ough cosmopolltes In a way, and the
Ilfe l lead
II think begin 90 understand lit
tie about tho llfo you lead" she inter
rupted. Then you don't complain OF
"of course not"
She threw him quick. bright. happy
look. then glanced again at the chair
In which Mrs. Fear had sat. Joe" she
said. "last night l head The people
singing In the houses. the old Sunday
evening way. II took mo back sol'"
Eyes. Il would. Aud something else.
There's one hymn they sing more than
any other It's Canaan's fayorlte. DO
you know what II isf"
els II Rescue tho Perlshingr"
''That's Il, Rescue the Perlshlngr"
he cried and. repeating tho words
again. gave forth peal OF laughter SO
hearty that II brought tears TO his eyes
Rescue the perishlngr"
AZ tirst she did not understand bis
aughter. but after moment she did
md Joined her own 10 II. though with
certain tremulousness.
1T In funny. isn't ~" said Joe. wip
NC the moisture from his eyes. Then
N truce of mirth left him. lis Il really
'ou. sitting here aud laughing with
pc. ArlelY
'lt seems 90 be-" she answered In
ow voice I'm not at all sure"
"lou didn't think yesterday after,
oon," he began almost Ia whisper
you didn't think that had failed %
ONE because r. lie grew very red
nd shifted the sentence awkwardly.
l was afraid you might think that
didn't como because I
iight have been the same way again
hst was when-when | met YOU at
he stationT'
''oh. no| she answered gently. "No
knew better"
"And do you know" he faltered
that that Is all overf That Il can
syer happen againT'
"yes know H." she returned quick.
!.
''rhen you know little OF what l
Nc YOU"
''No. no." she protested
"Yes." be said you've made that
Iange IN me already. IL wasn't hard
Il won't be--though II might have
'en if--if you hadn't come soon"
Tell mo something" she demanded.
Z these people had not sent for you
sterday. would you have come 60 "
Idge Pixies house 20 SEQ met You
IA you would try" She laughed :,
tie ana looked away from him. Il =
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