The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-09
me a duck" she resaindei. IN hs
ready at o'cI SEX. .

ready at o'cjock.''
u new hope in his heart. e,lugh. up
pen end wrote tbs. letters that he had
leen trying TO compose all the week
Bess was prompt, and at 4 O'clock
,hey met Oh the piazza. The rain had
gone back to u light drzzle. but Lang
them and promised to try and recover
tneir bodies after he Hood
BeSs gave bin Il saucy reply and
they started dow. the road. 1t was a
hard climb up the steep side OF the
mountain at the foot of which Center
vile nestled but after the stuffy at.
mosphcre of the house the wet earth
flied the clean air with fragrance
peculiarly its own.
Bess drank deep drafts down into
her lungs I'm glad that we came"
she declared. 1T isn't So very wet.
and l did want to have you see Big
rock again
Il was afraid that it would be wash
ed away before we could get up here"
he said. with a smile This has been
nightmare week. Bess. What can
you think of the way I've been acting?"
Il don't blaine you.' She said softly.
ut must be horrid to have your only
week spoiled. But there is Big rock"
she added rs they came in visE OK
huge bowlder. relic Of some g.dciid pc
Rod.
In clear weather they could see far
down the valley from the ledge on
which the rock stood. Even now they
were given Il glimpse Of green fields
and the darker tint of the wooded sec
tons. though the silver thread OF the
river had become leaden reelection OF
the cloudy skies.
Brooks leaned against the rock. willis
Bess seated herself upon smaller
stone. For a moment neither spoke;-
then Brooks turned to her.
1T Tas Ipy one wish ID come up
here" he said do you remember last
summer meeting ne here:''
las though It We're yesterday" she
answered. Il had been day d.ea ming
in the shade of the rock, and you came
crashing through the bushes was
little frightened. remember
Il wanted TO come back here he
said rciiectiveiy. Il had foolish mo-
ton that should be more fortunate Il
spoke in the shadow OF The Big rock
wanted to ask YOU to marry me-, Bess,
but don't suppose you would dare
marry chap who had shown such
temper as | have in the past few
days
why doa't You ask and End OUT"
che suggested demurejy.
In Il moment he was upon his knees
beside her. He had given up all hope
as the long wet days wore upon his pa
tience He had not supposed that she
would trust her future to him. Now
thnt she had spoken Me poured ont his
love IN torrent of speech. oblivious
to oil else. For quarter OF an hour
be gave heed to nothing save the sweet
face before him, looked at nothing
save the tender eyes. now 50 full OF
love. Then she gently disengagcd her
self and pointed across the valle.r.
Far in the west the sun was showing
through rift in the clouds. lighting
with prismatic splendor the arch OF a
rainbow. Life is like that. dear" she
said gently. There must be some
stormy days that we may better APP
precilte the sun"
And You are net afraid-evca Of my
temper
+ "Of course not You foolish boy"
'BcsS." he said irnpetuousiy, I'm 90
Ing t. try and have verg few storms.
know how iiideously unpleasant they
are All this week I've been grow! :
more and more certain that you woulL
never have me. and all the tine you
wee looking for the rainbow.
Love is~thc pot of gold that is buried;
a: the foot of that sort OF 4 rainbow
she said. with Il smile.
And. unlike tine orhers. we have
found the geld. he eSiilted.