The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-01-08

tremendously thrust. Arterwaru
when they told her, she realized what
her impulsivc action meant but now
scious of some wild, vague impulse TO
fly to the help of the man who would
even now be safe in blessed outdoors
had it not been for her and her fool
ish womans whim. She had sent him
TO his death. What We're those
wretched note books-what was any
thing at all in comparison to his life.
SO she stumbled blindly up the steps.
The wind had slammed the door shut.
1t was cruel obstacle TO keep her
back. She wrenched it open The
clouds of smoke that met her, rolling
out of their Imprisonment like pent-
up steam, choked her, blinded her.
beat her back. She strove impotently
against it, She tried to fight it off
with her hands-those little intensely
feminine hands whose fortune Gordon
longed to take upon himself forever
and forever. They We're so small and
weak to fend for themselves. But
thing they did that night Now
Mary had firm hold of her and would
| not let her go. She struggled desper
ately and tried to push her off, but
vainly, for Mary had twice her
strength.
Mary. shall never forgive YOU"
She did not finish her sentence, for
p| +l,ot
into the air. He sat down on the bot.
tom step as if he We're drunk, but little
darts of flame colored the surgins
smoke here and there in weird
splotch and. suddenly calm now that
there was something to do. Mary and
| building where the keen wind soon
blew the choking smoke from his eyes
and throat.
I've swallowed a ton" he said. re-
covering himself quickly. Il conldn t
get them, Louise He did not know
he called her so.
oh what does it matter9" cried
Louise, earnestly. Only forgive me
for sending YOU
AS | remember it, sent myself,
said Gordon with humorous smile
and, am afraid. tumbled one little
| girl rather unceremoniously down the
stairs. Did | hurt you?" There was
that he could not for the life of him
keep out of his voice.
II did not even know / tumbled
How did you get back?' said Louise
\ TREMENDOUSLY
Who opened the door," counter
questioned Gordon, remembering
The wind must have blown it shut
was blinded couldn't find it
couldn't breathe. | didn't have sense
/ enong. to know it was shut, but
couldn't have helped myself anyway
4 ! CROPPED for it as long as | could with
| out breathing Then | guess | must
have gone off a little, for was spraw
| when felt breath of air playing
/ over me. Somebody must have opened
the door-because | am pretty sure
| | had tainted or done some foolish
thing"
Louise was silent. She was thank
ful-thankful. God had been very
good to her. 1t had been given to hel
to do this thing She had not meant
to do it-she had not konwn what she
did; enough that was done
1T was Louise" spoke up Mary
and tried to hold her back" Sc
4 she accused herself
But didn't do it on purpose. said
Louise, with shining eyes. '.I-I-'
Yes. you--' prompted Gordon
looking at her with tender intentness
Il guess | was trying to come after
you,' she confessed. 1T was very
foolish
The rear grounds We're rapidly fill
ing up. Like children following {
band-wagon, the crowd surged toward
the new excitement of the discovered
extension of the fire. Gordon drew q
long breath.
II thank God for your-foolishnes
he said, simply, smiling the smile his
friends loved him for.