The Washington herald., 1907-05-06

TALLY saving her from. the onslaught
one Of the huge wings struck her a
glancing blow and knocked her down.
The eagle was carried far beyond them
by the impetus of the rush, but dropping
the rabbit it had brought for its young.
it circied quickly and returned 10 renew
the attack
Stanford looked about for a weapon
He grasped a young scrub oak, strug-
CLING for growth in the barren soil. and
tore 1t up by the roots. Swinging IL IN
I the air he brought IL down on the eagles
/ head as the great bird poised over the
PROSTATE girl to attack her with its
talous.
The soil that had clung to the roots
OF the sapling miugated the force of the
/ blow and the eagle lay but partially
stunned. beating its wings on the ground
IT'S beady eyes glartng venom and hate
/ al its sssallant.
With more time nov 10 choose a wea-
pon. Stanford picked up heavy rock
and stepped forward 20 dispatch the bird
But Jeanette, who had risen 10 her feet
stayed his arm with her hand.
Don't she said choking back her
emotion, the young birds haven't had
their dinner vet"
Stanford hurled the rock from him. and
/ picking up Jeanette In his arms. made
a hasty retreat from the dangerous local
/ ity. As he felt the girls heart beating
against his own. he decided that the
/ vacation episode was carrying him
/ beyond his depth.
/ When he reached the spot where lunch
con had been eaten he stopped and looked
/ down al her Her face was crimson. but
she was smiling al him.
/ How strong YOU are" she whispered
| TO tear thar tree up by the roots. And
I YOU carry me as easily as II I were a
child"
/ The temptation was too much for stan
[ ford. lie simply couldn't help Il. he bent
/ his head and kissed her.
| You belong 10 met he exclaimed fer
vently.
! She hid her face on his shoulder. her
! hot cheek pressing against his neck. AMI
/ although her assent was softly spoken.
/ he heard it,
"But-but-" he stammered. ." are You
| taking everything into considerations"
/ Yes, she answered seriously, Il am.
| and nothing counts but this"
But you've known me such a short
/ time"
I've known you all my life-in my
/ heart, she said quietly.
/ The next day Stanford received a tele-
/ gram calling him back TO the city. but
/ he found time for a short call upon
/ Jeanette at the farm where she was
/ stopping with her aunt
But the month that interviewed before
/ her return 10 town gave him much time
/ for deliberauOn. and ne decided that the
/ affair must revert 10 what he had at first
termed it-"a vacation episode"
/ Heavy-hearted he made his way TO her
/ home when he learned she had arrived.
/ jeanette came to him soon. ana he felt
/ mis- resolve weakening at the sight OF her.
/ She halted a pace OF two from him when
/ she saw the strained expression OF his
! face.
Tit is all a mistake!" he said. gloom
/ ily, in answer to her look of inquiry.
/ L should not have been so weak"
AS you like she said, cOldly. elevat-
! ing her chin a tTide: but are you con-
/ sidering me, at all?"
I'm considering YOU wholly" he re-
/ torted DO you think I could let you
! sacrifice yourself so? Think, Think what
| 1 am. Down where the great cranes
/ swing their molten loads and the clank
/ of the rolling mill is never still: down
in the dirt and dust and sweltering heat
/ of the furnaces-there / find my level
Z
! these. You are Malcolm Hartman s
daughter. T'-btterly-"am but the su-
! perintendent Of his works."
You should remember first" said the
! girl, softly, that you are Edric stan
/ ford. I understand enough about papa
| business to know that he owes much OF
his success 20 your ingenuity And ]
| thought YOU brave"
/ She came a step nearer, and her ap-
proach sent a trcmOr through him. She
/ leaned toward him tantalizingly.
''Ye-ho" she called. softly.
smile struggled at the corners OF
/ his mouth.
You're a Viking" she taunted. "A
/ Viking, and a bold. bold wooer. That
day on the mountain when you carried
me in your arms. you-you-"
He swept her toward him passionately.
( and the scens on the mountain was re-
acted in a more conventional setting.
Copyright, 1907. by F. C. Parcells)