The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-02

me a duck. she reminded. III DEF
ready at O'clock
She darted away. AMI Brooks, With
new hope in his heart. caught Up al
pen and wrote the letters that he had
been trying to compose all the week.
Bess WAS prompt, and at 4 o'clock
they met on the piazza. The rain had
gone back to a light drizzle. hut Lang
don affected 10 take last farewell Of
them and promised to try and recover
their bodies after the flood.
: Bess gave him saucy reply, and
they started down the road 1t was
hard climb up the steep side OF the
mountain at the foot of which Center
vile nestled. but after the stufYy at
mosphcre of the house the wet eartl,
h!icd the clean air with fragrance
peculiarly its own.
Ress drank deep drafts dowa into
her lungs. I'm glad that we came"
she declared ut isn't SO very wet.
rock agail.'
Il was afraid that it would be wash
cd away before we could get up here"
he said. with smile. This has been
nightmare week. Ress. What can
you think OF the way I've been actinsr'
Il doat blame yon.'' she said softly
1T must be llorrid to have your only
week spoiled But there is Zig rock
she aided as they came In view OF 4
hngt. BOWLER, relic OF some glacial Pc
Rod.
In clear weather they could see far
down the valley from the ledge or
which t.se rock stood. Even now they
were given n glimpse of green fields
and the darker tint Of the wooded sec
tons. though the silver thread Of the
river had become IA lea,ien reelection az
the cloudy skies.
Brooks leaned against the rock. while
Bess seated herself upon Il smaller
stone For Il moment neither spoke.
then Brooks turned to her.
1T was my one wish to come uI'
here" he said. DO you remember last
summer meeting me here?''
As though il were yesterday" she
answered Il had been day dreaming
in the shade of the rock. and yon came
crashing through the bushes. | was
little frightened, | remember"
Il wanted 10 come back here BIZ.
said reheciively. Il had a foolish no
ton that | should be more fortunate II
SPOKE. In the shadow Of the Big rock
| wanted To ask you to marry me. Bess,
but | don't suppose You would dar.
.i,1n bA l, 11 yhntyn
temper as have in the past few
days"
why doa't you ask ami find Out2"
she suggested demurely.
In Il moment he was upon his knees
beside her. He had given up all hope
rs the long wet days wore upon his pa
tirnce He had not supposed that she
would trust her future to him. Now
that she had spoken he poured out his
love in torrent of speech, obllvio,is
tn all else For a quarter Of IN hour
l,e gave heed to nothing save the sweet
face before him. looked at nothing
save The tender eyes. now 50 fun OF
love Then she gently dsengaged her
self and pointed across the valley.
l. 1T lii tt' NtNSf Inc SUN W us SliONi.i,
through ii rift in the clouds. lighting
with prisma;i,. splrndor the arch of
rainbow Life. is like that. dear" she
said gently. There must be some
stormy days that we. may better APP
;s"cciate the sun"
And you arr. net nfraid-cven Of my
temper"
'Of course not you foolish boy"
''Hcss." he said i;iDe.uouSly. I'm go
iag to try and have very few storms
know how i,ideously unpleasant they
ar. All this week I've been growing
more and more certain that you would
nercr have ne. and all the time yOu
we're looking for the rainbow"
Love IL the pot OF gold that Is buried
at the foot OF that sort OF 4 rainbow,
she said. with smile.
And, unlike the others. We have
found the gold be cxulted.
Tha 4 AMI of Old Aoo