Arizona republican., 1908-04-26

We talking about Olive Nettleton--" she began but Mrs Baxter raised warning slender fore finger
 No scandal until King gets out" she objected. He has yet learned that feminine gossip is pre- cisely the same as his masculine sense of humor- both treat of the other persons msfortunes Only take seriously what men treat as a joke"
 Outside on the wide stone veranda Caroline was standing with her slender behind her erect poised outwardy cold and selfconained If the ques ton in her eyes almost an appeal as she stood aIone-f there tragedy in the corners of her mouth there instant relaxation when she heard Kings step behind her
 The mater sent out some tea" he said, "and she says you look tired and to be sure to drink it. If you don't about 1t. pour 1t over the rail Shall trouble you if stay herer
 You are friendly light chasing away shadows" she said slowly Kingsley stood by made historically sefonscious by the unexpected reference to what was always in his mind. The girl slipped her tea slowly looking down the straight path with its Haunting bor ders to where the pergOla wreathed with trumpet vine and creeper. framed the valley below.
 Dear hollyhocks and four oclocks" she rhymed and the lady slippers and larkspur salvia-each one as prim and spruce and bright as little New England lady in her Sunday gown. Do you know" she said whimscay. q am anachronisr am not Californian. King; not truly bred-n-the-bone one at all belong here in the East am sure I have the Puritan conscience"
 Then I like the Puritan conscience" he said smiling at her.
 Some ones voice raised in the music
 Four years missing my dear" the voice said and Olive Nettleton wandering the continent looking into peoples faces the street everywhere: Rene, St Petersburg Cairo, Oh 1t was creepy"
 Well II Is Olives affair" Mrs Osborne's comforta- ble voice put in. land they to he beginning things ail over again. But suppose she had married again!"
 Olive had the Puritan conscience" Leila Dixon's thin clear voice She would never hare mar -ied again. unles9 she had known he dead"
 Caroline had been listening her head slightly bent. Now she looked up suddenly at the man beside her.
 q wonder f you understand King" she said. Its psychology suppose the prcoem of small soul, at that But-I am like that-woman they speaking of"
 Kingsley took the cup and saucer from her and put IL awkwardly beside her.
 I'm glad you've given me chance speak" he said. I'm not very agile mentally and cant fence with shadows But think know how you feel It's the not knowing how why-it's sort of wound to your pride that won't heal Don't tell you still love him. I don't believe 1t. l don't want to be brutal put, people don't love the dead they remember I know of that awful time points to the thing" That he is dead." she breathed. But want to know; I'm like my old nurse at home when her boy drowned. She didn't cry; she just stood by the river bank and waited day and night until they found him. And then she cried, and they knew her mind was saved" "A
 King leaned and took of her cold hands between his warm brown ones
 "You said little while ago that drove away the shadows. he said earnestly Caroline cant we face this thing together? I love you-Goa knows don't want to divide you with any one not a memory: but it's to the point where I'm. almost ready throw myself On your pity. Caroline. let me drive the shadows away. always"
 The girl dropped her chin into her,two palms and stared frovningly ahead.
 You are like him" she said at last and he loved me toe Oh yes. whatever people may think nothing cal take that away from me. He loved une King; ana what if he should back and find that have not been faithful? In there"-she nodded toward the house-"they have been talking of woman who haunted the continent looking into the aces of the people she met. l sit here and look out the hills and say, Which way? Which way?'"
 The young had folded his arms. and. leaning back he too gazed the hills He was bafied. discouraged but not beaten. "If you about him. Caroline he said after a silence, "he not scoundrel. I accept that I accept the ghost that stands between But suppose I can lay the ghost? Would there be a chance for me-"
 Could you saveimy faith?" she asked.sharply, turn ing to him.
 q will try" he pledged solemnly.