The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-26

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ira a-rks8nt sse had accomplished
ssru-isszf him greatly ttg1 shf aes8n-
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ala not take kindly to GayIe2 &$Hs-
cestion that sire bad dome what #@6td
pass for a Gal : work
When voa step Z VIA ~fe told
him
80 tfae1 effected a compromise
raasx MAS ia g. nut and bring IN
a TOAD ar two Of hrcwood. RhAie she
cooked supper.
II was fgfst about the SAM tine IN
she afternoon that il had been Yes
,eraay when he set out. awning w
find her. aud had come living down
,,pt OF the sky ts drtV" away the SUD
den narneteSs terror which had reset
her. That thought led him new -
visualize some sticks nf wood rather
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wing on thue beach neal where he
had found her Thin.tas that IT
would be a good timtoge st mfw mi
would be "A good time TO get them ana
drag them in. he get a hstrfsoon 1ht-
and il was thu girls question what
he meant Ia do with the rope, Nhtcf
caused him to tell her what part oil
the beach he intended to visit. HI"
asked her then If she cared 10 come
with him. but. after q moment nest
tation. she declined.
lit will he high time for supper ne
fore you can get back, she said. anu
ia better stay here and get II ready,
that Is, unless | can help you
SO he set off alone.
For awhile the occupation Of Setl
ting their ~disordered living room TO
rights and getting the supper started
were sufficient To take thu Whole OF
the girls attention. But later. when
IL was q question merely al waiting
for the pot To boil. and of not watch
inG il So that II would boil sooaer,
she moved restlessiN To the door and
stood there, lsafors the hut. gazing
down the beach III the direction fab~
ley had taken. He MAS already out
OF sight around the headlands
The gorgeous riot Of color III cloud
and ice and xapor. which marked
the end of the day, had already set
In. But This time, perhaps beeaus.'
she was alone, ii was not the l'sahtA'
hut the terror Of II. that impressed
rho rjrl-the heartlesx cruelty OF IT,
For one moment the thought Of q
certain little hili-sheltered meadow.
with a sleepy brook m~eanderifag across
il and the shade OF gnarled Old oaks
dotting It's SUNNI golden green With
! matches Of deep shadow, Of sleek We'll
FED cattle and q grassy little lane.
which one got into by means OF "A
xtsle. coming before her all at once,
distinct In all it's minute. homelY de
tail. gave her mind "A sndaen wrench
that was almost in~toieralle.
She wished she had one With phil-
IL. and she gazed with strainlng eyeS
toward the narrow bit of slantins
beach around the base of the head
land which was the place where he
must appear. He was mot to be ex-
pected vet, not for a long time prob
ably, for his progress, dragging those
great sticks he had set out TO bring
home. must be slow.
And then, even as she looked, she
saw him, not moving slowly with his
burden. hut runntng.-runniue at his
topmost speed. like a man IN fear of
something.
I%nstinetiyely she moved forward 10
meet him. and this move of hers en-
abled him to see her. He slackened
his pace instantly, and waved her hack
toward the hut. She obcYed that i'm
perattve gesture of his. without hest
tation. but still remained In the door
way. watching him MS he rapidly drew
nearer.
When he had got near enough so
that she could see his face and read.
more or less, what sin. saw there.
she again moved onward to meet
him. and this time he did not WaNe
her back. When ne came within
arms reach of her. he caught h.r and
held her tight In his Two hands.
What is it, Philip >" she asked
searching the depth OF his eyes and
trying to plumb the horror she saw
In them. VIVA happened cat there f."
'tNothing-happened But | saw
something there that made me ny
tOus for your safety. It's all
right now you're safe, Nothing has
happened here, has there. While 1
have been gone"
pened, Fhtftp@ tr can't be ANYTHING
that yoa.re afraid to tell me, she
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