The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-03-18

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stem. until at the gallery's edge ne p
paused. -, III
.1ittle Girl, o little girl" he said. nj
And his heart whispered: THE love -,
With which love you is holy love =, -
In the truth of her womans instinct II
hers answered back: Il know fl
Together they went down over the n
bluff and on to the water, leaving the y
dusky-skinned boatman behind them u
on the shore. An hour passed anu q
thev scarcely knew. Then, hiding the
stars, little clouds came and store tne e
light from the night. He saw them
with misgivings. They were Tar out
beyond the bay -.
"We must go i'm he said.
Rut she was willful. "Not yet. l
will not CO..
And he, unused to woman's Ways
Welded, while the cllo'.ds came thlcA 4
& and fast Until the sky was solld gray.
ri,rhen when his mans judgment al
E lowed no more delay, he turned nome
ward without words. It was too late.
The graz rain caught them as 1t 1ell
straight and thicls through the heavy
atmosphere. It drenched her dainty
garments through and through anu
I made Of her curls long, stragsllhs
locks. Of hair that clung about her !,
temnles. She shook them until tne
drops fell from them, while she
l laughed.
! SIN only wet" she said. I'm very
4 warm, not cold" ,
I His lips grew thin, and inwardly ne
q cursed himself, "The rain ana tne
I night air. he thought, and she not
q vet acclimated.
~ "Good morning, sister"
4 The clear, dark face Of the Carp
woman wore no smile as she spoK nc
II Her voice was of high pitch, but not
& loud. and plaintively musical. Win
a slow movement, plainly habitual, she
walked in her bare feet to the door
5h e wav and let more air and light into
en w the low ROOM
Out Of the long languor the girl on
le." eno - M, 1,o,,5,.o, +ha cov
= erlet were almost transparent, tht
sS face thin, the eyes unnaturally large
ny - and full of troubled questioning. sh'
~, looked through the doorway into tn
l 'S'l street Of sun-baked clay and on 7
the landscape opposite. Slowly ther l'
res formed in her mind the picture OF
lttie Carib house situated remote and ls(
lated at the very end Of the mai
ANY street Of the Carib village.
1T IS his house?" she questioned.
soft s.Yes, sister, the Carib woman a
aged swered
and + Through 1t all-the fever and u
her stupo there had been with the gil
'd1sh as a part Of an unreal world Whe
's# OF everything was shadow, the consciou
Idled ness Of two forms. Now she soug
oAeu to understand.
The why am / here?' her slow mi
slooas asked again.
] Tor s'rhe white people, they afraid
you. j. He bring you here. We nu r
them hem you--he and ]. ''1
the 'sAnd my father---did he let him IN
down eyes, sister. Because back IN I
once States he learned Of medicine !"
i ST. The eyelids Of the sick girl drool
d her With WEAKNESS. while the Carib, be
ought ing close, smoothed the pillow UNI
d ex- her patients head. The woman =
d plre-blood, and knew her own W
iful---- munity. She watched until the WI
+ says Egirl's breathing came in an even 9
I've md fall that told of healthful sic
s At Then the woman went back to-
nent.'' doorway. and with anxious !
t her looked toward the nearest cottae
voice. the one that lay. below them at
ltsthat foot Of the slope. She was wal
st this fora sign. 81 81
G. Life Suddenly through the still, dry
there came the sound Of Wailins-
id ten. man voices that rose and fell in !
reused slow minor notes that spoke 'l El
able woe. The Carib had lea
81 sun, many things from the white pee
stately one thing Was self-control ln#s
81 sSf,ry lutes silence she went back agat
iii &c. the bedside.
anne to There once more the e eyes ~
gill were opening, and on her
q smile of rare sveetness.
eigh. aad had dream
3 fsar;f, Ana. he! will come
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