Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-11
"Do you hate Canaan

this, he explained: II have an advan.
tage over your friend. see more in'
teresting side of things probably. The
people live among are pretty thor
ough cosmopolites in way, and the
life Lead
Il think begin to understand lit
tie about the life you lead" she inter
r,lpted. Then you don't complain of
Canaan?"
"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 heard the people
singing in the houses, the old Sunday
evening way 1t took me back SOL"
Eyes, 1t would. And something else.
There's one hymn they sing more than
any other. It's Canaan's favorite. Do
you know what it is?"
els 1t Rescue the Perishing?"
.That's it. Rescue the Perishingv
! he cried and, repeating the words
again, gave forth peal Of laughter SO
hearty that it brought tears to his eyes.
".Rescue the Perishing!"
At first she did not understand his
laughter, but after moment she did
and joined her own to it, though with
q certain tremulousness.
cit is funny, isn't it?" said Joe, wip-
ing the moisture from his eyes. Then
ell trace of mirth left him. us it really
YOU. sitting here and laughing with
Inc, Ariel?"
'It seems to be-" she answered In o
| low voice. I'm not at oil sure"
"You didn't think yesterday after
noon," he began almost in whisper
you didn't think that had failed to
| come because r. He grew very red
and shifted the sentence awkwardly.
II 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 at
the station?'
"oh. nor she answered gently. mo.
knew better"
'And do you know" he faltered,
..that that Is all over? That 1T can
never happen again?"
i EYES, know It," she returned quick
".
"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 1t might have
1 been lift you hadn't come soon.'
"Tell me something she demanded.
"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 if you would have
come"
| There was 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
family.
'Don't you know?" he repeated.
She looked up and met his eyes. and
thereupon both became very grave.
eyes, do" sae answered. you would
have come. When you left me at the
gate and went away you were afraid.
4 But you would have come"
Eyes, I'd have come. You are right.
I was afraid at first, but knew" he
! went on rapidly, that you would have
come to the gate to meet me"
.You understood that?" she cried,
her eyes sparkling and her face flush
/ ing happily.
Eyes. I knew that you wouldn't
have asked me to come" he said, with
catch in his voice which was half
chuckle, half groan, "if you hadn't
meant to take care of me. And 1t
came to me that you would know how
to do it,
She leaned back in her chair, and
again they laughed together, but only
for moment, becoming serious and
very quiet almost instantly.
II haven't thanked you for the
roses" he said.
! "oh, yes, you did! When you first
looked at them"
/ $50 did," he whispered. "Im glad
you saw. To find them here took my
breath away-and to find you with
them
/ 81 brought them this morning, you
know"
"Would you have come II you had
not understood why failed yester'
day?'
ooh, yes, I think SOP she returned.
! the fine edge of a smile upon her lips.
For time last evening, before l
heard what had happened, thought
you were too frightened friend to
bother about"
He made little ejaculation, partly
i joyful. partly sad.
"And yet" she went on, II think that
1 should have come this morning after
all even If you had poorer excuse for
your absence, because, you see, l came
on business"
"You did,"
THAT'S why I've come again. That
makes it respectable for me to be here
now, doesn't it-for me to have come
out alone after dark without their
knowing 1T? I'm here as your client,
joe"
"Why?" he asked.
a.