West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-05-20

dream through which she must stun.
Bile for the rest OF her life.
Jim watched her I'm silence. Her
face was turned from him. She had
forgotten his presence.
Star gain. Ponr he asked nj
length. dreacing 10 disturb her rcverie.
Il guess l was. Jim" She turned 10
him with n little. forced smile. He
longed 10 save her from Barker's
Threatened rebuke.
How YOU fcelln' tonight"
I'm all right" she ansv red cheer
fully.
Anything you wantT
Wantf' She turned upon him with
startled eyes. There was 80 much
that she wanted that the mere men
tion OF the word had opened well of
pain In her heart.
Il mean can do aything for you p
"Oh, OF course Il" She remem-
bered how little a. , one could do.
What Is Il, III" ho begged. but
she only turned away and shook her
head with n sigh. He followed her
with anxious eyes. what made YOU
cut out the show todayf Was It be
cause You didn't want 20 ride afore
folks what knowed you-ride afore
him mebbef"
"IIimT Her face was white. Jim
feared she might swoon. "You don't
mean that he was"-
"oh. no." he answered quickly. .'of
course not. Parsons don't come 10
places like this one. was only figur.
In that you didn't want other folks 10
zee an TO tell him how you was rid.
In" She did not answer.
WAS that n. Poll" he urged.
Il don't know" She stared into space.
"Was III"
Il guess II was" she said after n
long time.
Il knowcd IT," he cried. II was n
fool TO "a brung you back! You don't
belong with us no more"
'Oh, don't. jim! Don't! Don't make
me feel I'm In the way here toor'
Here tooY" He looked at her I'm as.
tonlshment. you wasn't I'm his way.
was you. PollT"
Yes. jim" She saw his look OF un-
belief and continued hurrledly: "Oh. |
tried not TO bel ! tried SO hard. He
used TO read me verses out OF n Bible
about my way being his way and nv
people his people. but II isn't so. Jim.
Your way is the way you are born. and
your people are the people you are
born with. and you can't change IL.
Jim. no matter how hard you try"
"You was changln' IT," he answered
savagely. "You was gettin' les like
them people. 1t was me what took YOU
away an spoiled II all. You oughtn't
TO "a come. What made you after you
said you wouldn't?"
She did not answer Strange things
were going through the mind OF the
slow witted Jim. He braced himself
for difficult question.
"Will you answer me somethin'
straight" he asked.
"Why. OF course" she said as she
met his gaze.
do you love the parson. PollT'
She started.
lis that III"
Her lids futtered and closed: she
caught her breath quickly, her lips
apart, then looked far into the dis.
| tance.
"Yes, Jim, I'm afraid that's IT," The
little figure dropped. and she stood be-
fore him with lowered eyes, unarmed.
Jim looked at her helplessly, then
shook his big. stupid head
"Ain't that h-lY
1t seemed such short time TO Jim
since he had picked her up, a cooing
babe. at her dead mothers side. lie
watched the tender. averted face.
Things had turned out 80 differently
from what he had planned.
AN he don't care about you-like
thatr' he asked after pause.
mo, not I'm that way" She was anx.
ious TO defend the pastor from even the
thought OF such n thing. "He was
good and kind always. but he didn't
care that way. He's not like that"
II guess I'll have n talk with him."
said Jim, and he turned to go.
Talk she cried
He stopped and looked at her in
astonishment. II was the first time
that he had ever heard that sharp note
In her voice Her tiny figure was
stiffened with decision. Her eyes were
blazing
'If you ever dare to speak to him
about me, you'll never see me again"
Jim was perplexed
II mean II. Jim. I've made my
| choice. and I've come back 60 you. II
| you ever try TO TX up things between
him and me. I'll run nway-rcaIy and
truly nway-and you'll never. never get
| me back"
He shufiled awkwardly TO her side
and reached apologetlcally for the lit
/ tie clinched fist. He held II I'm his big
rough hand. toying nervously with the
tiny fingers.
81 wouldn't do nOthn' that You
wasn't a-wantin'. Poll. was Just
a.tryin' TO help you. only II never
/ seem TO know how"
She turned TO him with tear dlmmed
| eyes and rested her hands on his great.
broad shoulders. and he saw the place
where he dwelt I'm her heart.
To bc continued.
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