Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-28
ION THE WINGS
/ OF THE STORM,
M6ere Came a Change In Her
News on the Question Of Love.
BY PHILIP kEAN.

ny FF1lLlF NEHNs
copyright, 1909 by Associated Literar
Press.l
The manager of the Bear Lake stool
Farm watched the storm from the win
dow Of his bungalow 1t was a typica
western hurricane. coming after a dr.,
spell. with pins lightning and TEN
Restuous winds and the continuou
roll Of thunder.
To the unaccustomed eye it was ter
rifying, but Alexander gazed undis
&urbed. He was young and strong
But something very like fear gripped
him now as he saw between the sway
ing trees a wraithlike figure running
tDTard the house.
Tie went to the door and opened it.
EHe dragged her over the Threshold
little, gasping, frightened girl.
sT'm so afraid" was all she could
ERy at first.
CHOW does it happen that you are
ont" He put her in a big chair by
The side Of the fireplace. IT'S so late
and such an awful night"
She looked at him with startled eyes
as she tried to pin up the thick brown
Docks that had fallen about her shout
Mers.
"I-I was running away" she con-
feSsed.
'lOh," Alexander said as he sat
down opposite her "You look a bit
ola for that was nine when de-
Irided to take to cave dwelling and
imam Friday"
"a dimple showed in the corner of her
DnDuth. "But-but l wasn't running
nway to live in a cave. l was running
away to get married"
sBut," Alexander said presently.
P.you-you don't look quite old enough
DER that"
II am eighteen" was the explana-
zion, land be is twenty-one."
ale" murmured Alexander. Where
as hep
Her lip quivered. II think the storm
anust have Kept him home. You
wouldn't think a storm would matter
30 man. would your"
mot a man who was going to marry
you" Alexander found himself say
ing.
''0h"-the warmth in his tone
Brought a rosy flush to her face-"of
course something may have kept him"
''Where was he to meet you% Alex
&nder asked.
"Over there by the church. We are
stopping at one Of the cottages just
beyond"
"And when you didn't end him
there you ran to the nearest houseY
81 saw your light and ran toward
It."
"And now" be told her. IF you are
rested bit I'll take you home"
But can't go backw she cried.
''The door locks with a spring. and
haven't key
'Ye gods?' Alexander's brows were
knit.
And then, because he could think of
nothing else to say, he asked, Are you
hungry"
Starved" she said.
he brought out crackers and cheese
and sardines and olives and marina
lade and all the dainties that a bach.
elor manager who elects to eat at
meals the coarse food that is given
his men keeps for private consump-
tion.
Tiff / only knew where Bobble
was" she said, 81 should be almost
happy"
$50 his name is BobbleY Alexander
asked.
She nodded. I'VE went to school to-
gether. and be is at college now. and
be hasn't anything to marry on. and
that's why mother objected, and that's
why we ran away"
do you love him" Alexander asked
slowly.
"Of course" she said quickly. only
I'm not so sure right now. 1t seems as
If he couldn't have let me come out in
the storm alone-if he had loved me-"
HE couldn't" said Alexander
briefly.
And then. after a moment, be said
slowly, 81 wonder II you know what
love is really like-love for which one
suffers, for which one dies. if need
beP
She caught her breath. mo one ever
said such things to me of love before
abe said Robbie and l Just thought
Of fun-and-of having our own way "
She was such a little innocent thing,
but with such purity in her eyes, such
a foreshadowing in her face of the
woman that she might be. that Alex
ander said impulsiyely. Dear little
girl, wait until love-real love-cOmes
to you before you marry"
She held out her hand to him. II
will" she whispered. II will wait"
And even as she promised there came
q knock at the door.
Alexander opened it. and Bobbie
stumbled over the threshold
"Why didn't you waltz" he com