The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-10-20

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WWK ers, the heavy
brown hair drawn
tightly back from the forehead and the
cod eyes.
She sighed deeply as she stepped
to the lamp to lower Its light. but her
face did not relax with the sigh.
In the growing darkness of the
room a streak of moonlight, coming
through q small opening Of the door.
stood out distinctly. This caught her
eye She stepped to the door and
flung It open.
Moonlight flooded the room. It en-
veloped her.
She stepped out into this ethereal
glory of the harvest moon. which
blotted the earthly lines Of care and
monotony SO lately written inexorably
In her face
It was kind. and how she had longed
for kindness! In the exhilaration Of
the moment she forgot the drudgery
Of her life. forgot that tomorrow
would come and with II the round
Of hard work-cows to milk. men to
| feed, berries to pick, the baking. scrub
bing-all the innumerable things that
never come to an end. She forgot
that she was tired. that It was late
and that the men were In bed.
She only felt-felt without thinking
that something was leading her on.
that something thrilled her and
seemed to be lifting her away from
weary things.
She followed the moonlight, fol-
"A AL .-,A
late summer grain had been piled in
sheaves. each tawny pile topped with
Its fringing sheaf. each castipg . py-
ramidal purple shadow on the yea
low stubble. It seemed to her that
4 field never had looked 20 beautiful
before.
She followed the moonlight past the
tall trees that stood apart like sen
tinels and basked contentedly In the
silver light.
She followed II down the stretch
Of rutted road to where the willows
leaned over . ribbon Of silver water.
There she stopped. She had reached
Willow creek and could follow the
moonlight NO farther.
| sun her dream did not desert her.
i v
ssets dance above the water. She
watched them without thinking. only
delixhting in the vague hypnotic pow
sr Of the night and the moon. only
feeling that all was well for the mo-
ment and she must not think.
when . chill OF dampness crept
over her. her dream ended. So shiv-
cred and sighed.
But though the dream was gone. the
hard look did not return to her fea-
turssL The face was softened By the
gentle light, and then came these
thoughts:
Il have been mean to John because
had TO work 20 hard. He has worked
hard. too. and things haven't always
gone we'll never tried to make Il
easy for him. never cared except
that it seemed a. II should always
have TO work and work. I've thought
only Of how It was going to BE- for
me and didn't care about him.
That's the reason I'm cross and
ugly and people are almost afraid to
speak to me. Why shouldn't the men
who work for John never have . word
for NET They like John because he
isn't ugly and mean and I am.
my Life has been Gard, but I've
made II harder and made life harder
for John. too.
-Oh. how soft. how good. how glor.
lied the moonlight has made every
thingi
Il wish John could see this night,
but I suppose he would see nothing
different suppose he's too tired.
Poor Johni"
She put her apron to her eyes and
then quickly smoothed II down. A.
she neared the little plain farmhouse.
her home and Johns. she saw . dark
figure on the hack porch. To have
been caught showing emotion would
have been strange indeed in her. Her
face stifened back to the old lines.
But It was only for . moment and
then with conscious effort she allowed
her features to relax again.
John was sitting on the porch. His
head bent forward as he drowsed. The
wife put her hand fondly upon the
dropping head. It did not seem 30
strange to caress him - she had sx-
pected. John woke with . start
"John." she said. why aren't you
In bedf Have the others gone to
bsdr'
Il thought I'd stay up for you. An.
ais. There's . full moon Did you
see 1T Seems a. II I Amt seen %
dne . night since q long time"
He fumbled awkwardly for Annie's
other hand and took 1t in his two big
calloused banda.
They said nothing. They couldn't.
All seemed % strange and new. For
the moonlight had brought q wonder.
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