The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24

'-''-' Hoiulhs 10 MS hand and wanIy
smiling in content.
Jerry came In from his office. He
stood looking down at little Dummy
AFTER greeting them all, an expression
Of Infinite tenderness upon his face
How. tie little man by now" he
asked
Pretty we'll" said Dummy. Il came
backbone, an-the same"
You bet"' agreed the mountaIneer
Want 20 have a ride?''
What on?" inquired the little chan.
ION Jack?''
No. on me-just pacSin' you up and
down" said Jerry.
Dummy held out his-Rrms and nodded
his answer. Such rides as these had
been OF untold comfort 20 his tired lit
tie body. since Jerry's arrival. So up
and down the two proceeded. Allan
and Sylvia watching quietly. The hour
was one Of peace for them al. as If
truce had been declared between
unseen but warning forces.
Allan remained there for dinner. He
had told them all he was going. and
Mrs. Hank had particularly desired
him 10 remain and dine with "the
family" before he went
Those were moonlit nights. and the
moon is warmer than the sun on the
hearts OF youth in the plight of love.
Sylvia. vaguely unhappy and also
vaguely joyous IN ali her being. over
thoughts OF Allan and Jerry, and Of
partings and longings. and facing
things TO follow. slipped out in the
garden, where the silver light gave
~Fr Al.
ers, come from the seeds and shoots
In answer 10 her summons.
Fragrance OF mountain air was com
ing and going in baImy currents
Peace and calm and beauty such Is
night alone may foster EMBODIED all
the world The first shy harpings Of
criCkets had begun. n million unseen
sprites were filing space with essences
that stirred the heart 70 ecstasies too
fine for definition.
With lips apart and eyes uplifted
and wide with che wonder Of II all,
Sylvia gazed into the sky. Tncon-
sciously her hands were pressed upon
her bosom. Her face seemed par
ticularly beautiful and sweet, in her
quiet mood.
She had come without a hat. Her
hair, so gloriously black, was slightly
loosened, browning her head with a
mass of color IN wonderful contrast
with her snowy neck and for ehead,
Slowly she walked % the gate, Were
she stood for a tiTne enthralled by the
subtle passions OF the hour Then she
knew that Allan v-Es coming Il was
not so much that she heard his step
as that she felt his spirit, seeking hers
i'm the open air.
She did not turn. and he leaned
against the gate beside her say ing
not a word. Her han vas on one
of the pallngs. Allan clutched tbs
pgling next TO hers, where their fin
gers could have met. Thus they stood
IL silence. each convinced the other
must hear how loud a heart may beat
Allan gazed upon her face, revealed
in profile by the softened light. The
wonderful luster Of her eye, thus par
TALLY seen was beyond his finest con-
captions of loveliness. Her cheek and
chin and her exquisite neck beset him
with their beauty.
Such increasing, silent. tumultuous
delight as both of them felt was peril
Gus. She felt its danger and it's
ecstasy. Her nature was answering.
not only TO Allan, but also 10 the
moOE-that tester mother of the tides
of love.
She knew they ought to talk. She
tried 10 think Of something common
place TO say. but when she opened
her lips to speak she murmured.
"And-you're going away tonight?'
Yes" he said. tonight VIII 1t be
a renef2'
She was trembling. II was almost as
If ne had said: rs it Jerry-Or me2''
for II made her think of everything in
one quick flash of mental agitation.
''Reilef?'' she said. You have been
very kind TO Dunny-and all OF us. I'm
sure"
''But-even then" he insisted. I'VE
can't pretend" and there he halted
''Pretend-that it isn't a-great re-
Hef9" she supplied. in a stalnmcr. as
she tried TO smile all seriousness
away.
81 didn't start to say precisely that"
he confessed, Sut he failed to proceed
with an explanation.
He feared 20 speak the all that was
clamC ring within him for a voice He
preferred not To know II. II she ceIt