The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-03
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freshness OF Tue WOrlu ana breathe II
and feel the sun warming cheek and
throat and the little breezes from
sunlit sea stirring the bright strands
Of her hair.
Out over the rain wet odorous grass
she picked her way. skirts swung high
and limb. following little descending
path she knew full of rocky angles
swept by pendant sprays of black
berry. and then down under the jut-
ting rock, south through thickets Of
wild cherry along the crags, until be-
fore her the way opened downward
again where a tiny ere - It beach
glimmered white hot in the sun
From his bedroom window Mortimer
peeped forth. following her progress
with leer
AS she descended, noticing the riffs
of bronzing seaweed piled along the
tide mark, her foot dislodged a tiny
triangle Of rock. which rolled catter-
ing and ringing below, and as she
sprang lightly to the sand a man, ~
Ing full length and motionless as the
heaped seaweed, raised himself on one
arm, turning his sun dazzled eyes on
her
The dull shock Of surprise halted her
as Siward rose to his feet. still dAzed.
the sand running from his brown
shooting clothes over his tightly strap
ped puttees.
Have you the faintest idea that
supposed you were here" she asked
briefly. Then, frank In her disap-
pointment, she looked up ut the cliffs
overhead, where her line of retreat lay.
"Why did you not go with the
others?" she added, unsmiling.
"I-don't know. will, If you wish"
He had colored slowly, the frank dis
appointment In her face penetrating
his surprise, and now he turned around
instinctively, also looking for the path
Of retreat.
"Wait" she said, aware of her own
crude attitude and confused by it.
"Wait moment, Mr.. Siward. don't
mean to drive you away"
"It's self exile" he said quietly
quite voluntary, I assure you"
"Mr. Siwardw
And, as he looked up coolly: "Have
you nothing more friendly to say to
me? Is your friendship for me so
limited that my first caprice oversteps
the bounds?'
II meant no criticism"-
"Wait, Mr.. Siwardw as he moved
slowly toward the path. you force
me to say other things which you have
no right to hear. After last night
the vivid tint grew in her face-"after
such night is 1t not natural for a girl
to creep of somewhere by herself and
try to think little?''
He had turned full on her. The an
swering color crept to his forehead
as that why?' he asked slowly.
'Is 1t not reason?"
1T was my reason for being here"
She bit her bright lip. This trend to
the conversation was ominous, and she
had meant to do her drifting alone in
still sun dreams, fearing no witness,
no testimony, no judgment save her
own self in court with herself.
I'll suppose you cannot go now,''
she reflected innocently.
Indeed l can and must"
"And leave me here to dig in the
sand with my heels? Merci.'
do you mean
II certainly do, Mr.. Siward. l don't
reflect. You see what you've done
don't you-saved me from an entire
morning wasted in sentimental rev
erie over what might have been? Now
you can appreciate it. can't you-youl
wisdom In appearing In the flesh tc
save silly girl the effort Of evokine
you In the spirit? All, Mr.. Siward,
am vastly obliged to you Pray si'
here beside me In the flesh for feal
that In your absence l might commit
the folly that tempted me here"
His low running laughter accompa
nying her voice had stimulated her tt
a gay audacity which for the instant
extinguished In her the little fear Of
him she had been barely conscious Of
do you know" he said, that yor
also aroused me from my sun dreams ?
did 1? And can't you resume
themT'
"You save me the necessity"
"Oh, that is a secondhand compli
ment," she said disdainfully-"a veal
plagiarism on what l conveyed verJ
wittily. You were probably really
asleep and dreaming Of bird murder"
He waited for her to finish. then
amused eyes searching, he roame<
about until high on little drifted sant
dune he fOun(
. NXN place for him
M2 self, and while
~. she watched
~S{N him indignant,
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EN he curled up II
NY ~ the SUNSHINE
| Y ~ and, dropping
NJ ~ n.y. his head on tn
| |N\VA. 7TlHk hot sand, calml,
II AXNuW[W closed his eyes
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