Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

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vet you're not such n child. are YOU
Polly7 You're quite grown up--nlmost
a young lady" lie looked at her from
a strange. unwelcome point of view
She was all OF that MS she sat at his
feet, yearning and slender aud fair. nj
the turning Of her seventeenth year.
Il wonder how you would like TO 60
away"-her eyes met his In terror
away TO great school," he added
quickly. fiinchlng from the very first
hurt that he had inflicted. where there
are lot of other young ladies'"
SIS II place where you would be?"
She looked up at him anxiously. She
wondered IL his "show" was about 10
"move on"
"Tm afraid not" Douglas answered,
smiling in spite of his heavy heart.
II wouldn't like any place without
you" she said decidedly and seemed
to consider the subject dismissed.
But IL II was for your good" Doug
las persisted.
ut could never be for my good TO
leave you"
"But just for n little while" he
pleaded. How was she ever TO under
stand? How could he take from her
the sense of security that he had pur-
posely taught her to feel in his house:
mot even for q moment" Polly an
swered. with a decided shake of her
head.
But you must get ahead in your
studies" he argued
She looked at him anxiously. She
was beginning to be alarmed at his
persistence.
Maybe I've been playing too many
periscuous games"
"Not periscuous, Polly. promiscuous e"
o-mis-cuous," she repeated halt
ingly. what does that meanT
"Indiscriminate" He rubbed his
forehead as he saw the puzzled look
on her face. Mixed up" he ex.
plalned. more simply.
"Our game wasn't mixed up" She
was thinking of the one to which the
widow had objected. as 1t promlscu.
GUS TO catch somebody
ut depends upon whom you catch"
he answered, with dry, whimsical
smile.
"Well, J don't catch anybody but the
children" she looked up at him with
serious, lnquiring eyes.
"Never mind, Polly. Your games
aren't promiscuous." She did not hear
him. She was searching for her book.
"ls this what you are looking forT'
he asked. drawing the missing article
from his pocket.
"Ohw cried Polly, with flush OF en-.
barrassment. MANDY told you"
you've been working long time on
that"
81 thought I might help you II !
learned everything you told me- she
answered timidly. "But I don't sup.
pose | could"
81 can never tell you how much you
help me, Polly"
"Do II" she cried eagerly. II can
help more If you will only let me.
can teach bigger class In Sunday
school now. got To the book of Ruth
today"
"You didT He pretended to be as
tonished. He was anxious to encour'
age her enthusiasm.
"Um-hum" she answered solemnly.
4 dreamy look came into her eyes,
"Do you remember the part that you
read TO me the first day Gamer He
nodded. He was thinking how care
free they were that day. How impos.
slble such problems as the present one
would have seemed then! u know
every bit of what you read by heart
It's our next Sunday school lesson"
$50 il is"
do you think now that It would be
best for me to go awayY She looked
up into his troubled face
"We'll see, wen see" he murmured
then tried TO turn her mind toward
other things. "Come. now; let's find
out whether you do know your Sunday
school lesson. How does 1t begln?'
There was no answer. She had turned
away with trembling lips. "And Ruth
said lie took her two small hands
and drew her face toward him, mean
ing to prompt her.
'Entreat me not to leave thee" she
pleaded. Her eyes met his. His face
was close 10 hers. The small features
before him were quiverlng with emo
ton. She was so frail, so helpless, so
easily within his grasp. His muscles
grew tense, and his lips closed firmly
He was battling with an impulse tc
draw her toward him and comfort heI
In the shelter OF his strong. brave
arms ''They shan'tp he cried, start
ing toward her
Polly drew back, overawed. Hel
soul had heard ana seen the things re
Tealed to each OF us only once. She
would never again be a child.
Douglas braced himself against thu
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