The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-12-25
+ he we're in good spirits. He was

if he were in good spirits. He was
| always conscious Of her presence in q
room. even before his eyes had testi.
fled It Soon he became aware that
q new and more subtle communication
had been established between them
He continued to feel an added sense
of well-being In her presence; but
he discovered that this power of her
personality had escaped the bonds of
space, and that wherever she might
be. his spirit was conscious of her
| The first sign of this was . vague
| restlessness and foreboding which
came to him, now and then, without
apparent cause.
Since she was always in his mind, 1t
did not occur to him as strange that
his thoughts Of her should take a
gloomy turn when this humor was on
him. Nor did he guess the secret OF
the strange mood till day when the
feeling became too strong to be re.
sisted, and he sought her in the stu.
do. He found her sitting on the top
of q tall step-ladder, q comical pic.
ture of despair.
Her face frightened as he appeared
In the doorway. "Oh, l am so glad!
Do you suppose you can get me
DOWN."
"Of course. Come on" He held
out his hands.
Il can't. have sprained my foot
1t was silly to try to hang q heavy
picture on this rickety old thing.
never dreamed l should slip, though.
1t hurts so that can't bear my
weight-oh!" She lifted it carefully
And the ladder shakes so l don't dare
hop down. l am sure hope you have
sense enough to know what to do
haven't"
He lifted her carefully from her
insecure seat and placed her on the
very hard divan that ran the length Of
the room.
you have to spend most of your
time rescuing me. don't you?" she
said, laughing. How did you happen
to come over so early? had made
up my mind to sit there till six o'clock,
Tom has to come for some pictures
then"
How had he happened to comet
In flash he saw 1t all-and told her.
She laughed little at the explana.
ton. But he recalled to her other
times when he had unconsciously been
warned Of her danger or discomfort
They discussed tho situation with ana
lytic appreciation. At least. II not
true, 1t was interesting.
A few experiments convinced them
that 1t was true as we'll as Interesting.
1t was evidently An uncertain com.
munication. however. Several times
when he yielded to the feeling of dis
quiet and sought her out he found her
working, serenely UNCONSCIOUS Of dan
ger and ready to laugh at his fears.
Moreover, 1t was q one-sided commu-
nication. Helen. as he reproachfully
pointed out to her. was never con.
scious Of danger to him, while he had
headache II she so much as scratch.
ed her little finger.
But. although Derring Tested, he re
joiced in this new power. 1t deepened
their relation He might be disquieted
without cause; but at least no harm
would come to her without his know.
ing It.
But as the spring came on a now
dread assailed him. Soon 1t would be
summer. She would go home for the
vacation. Would this power extend
over the thousand miles? And would
he have, as now. the PRESENCE of dan.
ger without the power to go to her?
He grew to dread the summer
But it was destined that he should
be the first to go away. Early in
April letter came from his mother
Seth Kinney was very Ill and asked
continually for him.
As he packed his travelling bag and
prepared to 60. he was conscious OF
mixed motives. He was fond of Seth
He would have gone to him in any
case. But. with little sense OF