The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05

HENRY KiTCHEIL WEBSTER
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7 Copy1ieht 1910 ~ ~ Csatn Colnpaays

X MIOQ pUOf Childk NO WOh0S4 ~ /
frieli4ened you. But that'A me oftn a \
dpx wsy TOR the moon g sst % .s ID. j |
Arctic. ~ part az The sane reffnc-
zion that playa such Atsange tricks
With the dayIikht colors No, yeua1N 9 /
slOnk Why from ~ ice naanisass d
aaist sAat vasat iii / sAw. phiIip.
ii waesast the worst. | saw = snip
axatnst ~ anOup, only II ssenaed t00
hiEh above M he9fxOh eoAseh0W
That's the crownsnE imposAabiltty.
And then the moons bekan ~ dAnce,
that wicked. Witch Ike danes Of mock.
hid my face N my AFsan a. In,
IL ~ ID si4ep n sesnssA - easy, -, /
somehow. seemed r1ght. too; not Wick
sns iii him shudderins again an4
hIs caaspin9 arms strained har y csOse
they almost hurt.
Thank God, eans N timer she
heard him whispef.
sHut yCu aid come IN ttndA nhe r.
minded him. Tor she could still feel him
sAuddering with the horror Of the
tlinr. .~You brought me beck. and
I'm not even afyaid any usOSe. She
paused, ana there wa1 4 littla aileTice-
ThAn shs addsd. And I'm auttA warm
now.
HIS arms slsckened for Z mosrssnt.
and then once more they ciasusd hsr
close.
s1-f-don.t want to let you 20" ne
said, and his voice had : nots IN u
which she had never heard before
Jeanne Jeanne. dear. can you tor
give nnA--forG1vc me that IT. true
rorriye mo To- telling your hAve
the whole world III my arrns when
hold you like this. And life and death
and prcmiseA and past deedss and Fight
and wrong, are alt swallowed up, inst
ia the love OF you. God forgive me.
Jeanne: it.s frue." Then he unclasped
his arms. Can you forgive me. too e
Bhs caught her breath IN = crest
sob Turnin9 = little. she claaped hsr
own younY arfns around his neck and
held him tight.
II was ! iong time after that be
fore either o. them spoke. Finally.
Jeanne ask1d question.
~But. Why her voice broke tn an
unsteady titt1e laugh. but why do
you ash 10 be forgtyenf You told me
tho very hfst day. the dry we found
the yacht had xnns, that you--aoved
me. That's Why allowed you to
stay
uf iovinH, Jeanne, dear. had = right
10 Iowa thu soul Of You. for that was
what had given me my own soul back
and ms power Of loving. But we sst
out to i've through this winter In the
hope OF rescue. the hope that when
another day came II would bring d
j ship TO take you back into your own
real world. 1 e1uldn't - hack with
yea. you know: am 4 mar with
staiu upon him. Since that was 70. Z
hadn't xny right 70 love you this
! other wsy. / wonder IL you under
stand. even now. love MI Of yOu,.
from the crown of glory YOU wear.
| down to the print Your boot has left In
/ the anew. y hove your Iaxhes. your
wistful lips. The touch Of anything
that IL warm with your hands can
thrill mo. And az tor the hands thena-
!. salyes--oh. ! can't make you under
stand"
sYe..n she .aia. very softly. 4 un-
sierstand Now.
And yst," he began after while.
y haven't amy right when must
| give yoa Up rome day
Ehc laid her finsers On his lips,
Wen not talk Ut rights" she said.
Not now. not Tonight But there's
something more To say. Philip, II
WASN'T the sight u .the ship theirs
| against the moon that made me think
! 4 wAntAd II MI to eIsd. That Wae the
i EkNE&N0 tAtXNU ~ k14yUEAkt WAk ~ 49,
! us1iy an excuse. The real oeApair came
whsn | aAw yost nytnx. aaw how sin-
lrt0NAay free you were up II 4. and
/ thought Il wasnt love thai AStt sou
hetv beside me. but only pity Well.
/ sssrt ~ love. pNrhaps, but not what
Y wanted, not what FELT for YOU. I'D
/ sseh yOu draw away when ! touched
| ypu."
she heard d sound III his throat
that might hare been = rob. though
| {. seemed meant Tor laugh, and No
( felt hin Arms tighten ABOUT hef with
sudden pAAsion that alfn0sk hurt. ~
/ - I'D no more, 1sst Missed him and
Nv ttlli.
| ii wAs 4 good while after that thAt
/ bha rnAee move to release herbsif.
Let ma - now. : she aid. s.And
I M ~ y0u ncsnA aNppe1. o. brenkxapt,
loe 0hatev2k WN dA@ids " call 4 eniy,
] xoustl hAya q 10 down into the -
1 cAvs u ~ ant1se morn supplies. We've
I nothing mtch ieft up herr. 1, I'll
/ Thnxo were dozen small employ
! nsenSe ~ might have aSailed hernelf
1 u MMil4 ~ Wae GoIs~. hit aAA found
HI hard u III hSr mind upon any of
1 them. 1o1nehoM. u thu immeustty az
/ thAk msonatnk tIse details of life Wefe
hardly important enough q engage ~
fTo III Continusd.l