The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-24

UaSSAuS dlOlB d6dlu5l SuG llU6 VI AlliS,
with its lights and crammed with
tourists from stem to stern. Shall we
! go in? There's time enough before.
1t gets here, but know you don't
like the wash"
The night was gradually stealing
into the vacant place of the day. The
steamer came on with rush of pur-
! pose and certain destruction, and
reused her from her thoughts to
little nervous tremor. 81 f.dsh you
would take the oars, Edward, as you
say. and let us go in. please. know
it will do us no harm; but"
you are frightened all the same"
he said. leisurely settling to the oars.
ut is like spirit of evil," she
cried. M
He sSoK the boat in, making haste
to free her from that little nervous
thrill of apprehension, though with
laugh.
He felt fond superiority as heS
| rowed her in with few strokes,
amused at her sense of danger. And
it was not till some time later, after
they had climbed a somewhat rugged
path to their villa among the trees,
/ and had looked into the room where
+, little janet lay fast asleep. and then
had supped cheerfully at table
close to the broad window, that the
! subject was resumed. BY this time
| all the noises were stilled, full
moon was rising slowly, preparing to
| march along the sky in full majesty
in the midst of the silent tranquility
of the night; there was not a breath
of air stirring, not cloud upon the
| blue heavens, which were already al
| most as clear as day by the mere re-
splendence of her coming over the
] solid mountains, with their many
peaks, which stepped along the
| deep"
They sat looking out for some time
without saying anything. Such
night is in itself sort of ecstasy,
especially to those who want nothing,
and with whom, as with the whole
apparent world stretched out before
them, all is well.
And to think We shall have to
leave all this presently and enter into
the fret and care of settling down."
he said, With half laugh. 81 inter-
rupted you. dear, tonight when you
were talking of that. I suppose it
was that I diverted your thoughts.
Since it is not to be your Towers,
whera is it to be?''
mot my Towers" she said, with a
little half reproachful look at him
and sudden clasping together of her
! lightly interlaced fingers.
/ Well, let US say Toms Towers;
but in present circumstances it is
very much the same.''
Once more little SILVER ran over
her, though there was no chill at all
in the soft air that came in from the
1 lake and the moonlight But her
voice was a little uncertain with it,
as il her teeth had chartered. Don't
talk of it, she said: Il want no
place at all, or any quarters, but a
house, pretty house, just big enough
for us and them, somewhere, wher-
ever you would like, Edward
Il shall like what you like" he
said
but that is not what wish at all;
want you to tell me what will please
! you. You would like to be within
! reach of the great libraries. within
reach of what is going on. No one
can write what is to live without be-
ing within reach
He shook his head. ''You are too
partial in your estimate of wha.
am likely to do; so long as am with
in reach of you-and thank God
nothing can put me out of that!-I
don't know that care for anything
more
Then, Carry. my love. do just as
4 you please. shall come with you,
like Tom and Janet, to see the new
place. If you choose one that's very
ugly and out of the way. we will all
protest. But so far as am con-
cerned. it can't be ugly while you are
here he said. putting his hands up
on hers with tender pressure Then
| added, with look of solicitude, put
ting away the cigarette he was smoh-
ing, Why, you are in fever, Carry.
Your poor little hands are like fire.
nope you haven't taken cold on the
lake"
Il never take cold" she said, smil-
ing. Il suppose it is mere Stiffness.
thinking that this time is over, and
that we are going back to the
world
IF that vexes you, my darling,
don't let US go back to the world"
Edward. you make me wild, you
are so Indifferent! You speak as if
nothing mattered, as If we could go
on and just please ourselves and
think of nothing else forever"
Well. my love, tell you nothing
matters to me except yourself. and
don't think the world would mind
much. But don't be vexed, Carry.
know the boy must go to school and
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