Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-18
(Chapter Fourteen-Continued.)


rim, Leila and Plank had fallen into
a low, desnltory, yet guarded exchange
of words and silences.
Sylvia sprang up and pushed her |
chair snto the farther corner against !!
the balcony rail, where no light fell |
except the radiance of the stars. Here
Ssiwartl Joined her dragging his chair
around so that it faced her as she
leaned back, tilted against a shadowy
column
I'm the darkness his hand encounter
ed hers on the wooden rail, and the
frenOr of the contact silenced her.
She freed one finger, then let 1t rest
with its slender fellow prisoners.
There was no use in trying to speak
Just fIsen-utterly useless her voice in
the soft, rounded throat imprisoned by
Che swelling pulses that frightened and
hammered and frightened.
Years seemed to fall away from her,
slipping back back into girlhood, into
childhood, drawing not her alone on
enc gliding tide, but carrying him with
Aer. An exquisite languor held her
Drifting deliciously, her eyes some
times meeting his, sometimes lost in
The magic of her reverie, she lay there
An hcr chair, her unresisting fingers
locked in his.
Odd little thoughts came lowering In
% Irfr reverie-t thoughts that seemed
dgSsfanfiy familiar, the direct, uncon-
scfaus impulses of a child. To feel
was 0nce more the only motive for
expression; to think fearlessly was
0ues more inherent; to desire was to
demand unlock her lips, naively, and
aSk for what she wished.
EExbcr the spell she turned her blue
aAxe on him, and her lips parted with
0M& n tremor.
What do you offer for what you
astxs And do you still ask it? Is 1t
me ypu are asking me for? Because
yen EOve meP And what do you give
EnEeT'
~Weigh it with the-other," he said.
Ell have-often-every moment since
have known you. And what win
aers" Her voice was almost inaudible.
~Nhat a winter-without you"
THAT hell is ended for me too. Syl-
Win, know what ask. And l ask.
u knUw what offer VIII you take 1t r.
Ees" she said.
He rose. blindly. She stood up, pale
wide eyed, confronting him, stammer
Hn3 0uf the bargain:
Il TAKE aIl-all, every virtue, every
vice OF you. give all-all, all have
been, all am, all shall be! Is thai
enaugh7 oh, If there were only more
IN giNes Stephen, If there We're only
m0rer'
Her hands had fallen into his, ant
they Cooked each other In the eyes.
SuHIbenIy through the hush of th'
enchanted moment sullen soun'
hrnke, the sound of voice they knew
threnteningly raised louder and loud
eK. growing, profanely menacing
Agnast, they turned in the darkness
peeFing toward the lighted space be
xonsi Leroy Mortimer. his face shoch
ingsy cungested. stood unsteadily ba
ancI1g djaere, confronting his Wife, VIII
sat staring at him in horror. At tn
same fsesta1t Plank rose and laid
Ind On Nortimer's shoulder, but Mo-
timer shook him of with a warnin
oath.
ssYou and i win settle with each oil
or tomorrow" he said thickly, pointin
q Duly bHSCA a. iAAaAf -
me mt the Algonquin Trust DO yc
hear? that's where you'll settle ca
maticr-in the presidents office! /
stood swaying and leering at Plan
repeating loudly: "In Quarters othc
BnaerstandY That's where you'll 81
tie up! Sect
Leila. white face quivering, shral
rs though he had struck her, and
turred an her again, grinning: AS
ypu, you come home! And thatU
about all for yours"
Are you insane to make a see
like fhisY' said Plank.
Bat Mortimer swung on him inst
ingly aud said: That's about all FRI
Won! Leila. are you comingT
He stepped heavily toward her,
Plsnk's sudden crushing grip was
his Tat arm above the elbow, and
emitted a roar of surprise and pain.
~sDon't touch him! Don't, in he
ems manner stammered Leila as Pla
releasing him, stepped back beside
chair Cant you see that | must
with hlm3 IL must go" She c
ONE terrified glance around her, VIII
scZzss OF strange faces met hers,
at every table people were standing
to SEE better.
Plank, who had dropped Mortimt
ann as the latter emitted his bel
al amusement, stepped toward
again, dropping his voice as he spoil
~Tou go! Do you hearT he S
e1Iz7s1Iv. IN do what you ask me
mzrzsw. l will do what you ash
yeGNB $50 now"
lyon come! Do you hearT snal
E8szsIner, turning on his wife, '
hzd already risen. IF you don't
rnake a row here that you'll never
the end of as long as you live.
tYizEEM he nothing to talk over
(sRarYSefss office if | do"