The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-11-17

in his arms with sense of JOY and
and helplessness cared for
so exquisite that 1t was almost pain
He sat her down presently on the
sand and knelt before her. The sun
light sprang through the gray haze
on the horizons edge and lighted her
face as he peered into 1t. Suddenly he
threw himself PROSTATE before her
and his lips upon her feet.
Not there" she whispered, laying
her hand upon his bent head, but
here, here in my arms, upon my heart,
for Man, Man. love you'll"
Then kneeling by her side he took
her once more within his arms.
But you have not said!" she began
at last, that you loved me-"
There is no word" he said, softly,
Sin that speech that you have taught
me which is equal to what feel. You
don't know how I have looked upon
you and longed for you ever since you
made me know and feel that l was a
man with mans soul. Night after
night have watched you as you went
to your nook in the rocks. But that
you have taught me honor and consid-
Grafton, what 1t is to be O gentleman.
l had followed you and caught you In
the dark within my arms"
She laid her hand upon his breast
and looked at him feelingly, entreat-
ingly, with touching consciousness of
his strength and her weakness.
What l have taught you," she
asked, you will not forget?"
Never! Never!"
He released her waist and took her
hand and kissed It. There was as
much passion in the pressure of his
lips upon her hand as there was In
the beat of his heart against her own,
she felt.
"You." he continued, will say what
is to be DONE"
mot l." she answered, piteously.
but you. l have no strength when
you are by. Since that moment when
you kissed me. you are the master and
the man. but you will respect me in
my helplessness?"
| "As If you were God in heaven"
l
who makes a vow. you are to me
everything that is pure. that is holy.
that is lovely"
mo! MOI" she whispered, look of
terror coming into her face.
"Yes." he said. Through you l
know God, through you know woman.
You are sacred to me. Never again,
unless you give me leave, will press
my lips to yours: never again, unless
you say may, will take you in. my
arms; never again will / even touch
your hand. Indeed. indeed. l cannot
do these things. And yet I will love
you In ways Of which. you cannot
dream SO long as can draw the
breath of life"
He rose to his feet as he spoke and
turned away from her and stood with
clasped hands and bowed shoulders
In one moment the whole course OF
their lives had changed. 1t had taken
an earthquake shock to do 1t, but sc
terrific had been the submerged fires
of mutual passions that q whisper OPP
portunely uttered would have effected
the same revolution. She sat and
watched him wondering what would
be the end of 1t. She knew at last
what love was, not the pale phil
osophical emotion she had experienced
in the cabin of that yacht. God. how
she hated that recollection. How she
wished that 1t had never been. If un
touched by man she could have beer
cast upon that island to be given t
this man who looked upon her as {
goddess. She had told him some o
her history, but not the part which
was vital. 1t had been easy not t,
enlighten him wholly as to that HI
knew nothing about conditions. H,
had never seen ship or a boat within
his recollection. and the story she ha,
settled upon and told him was on
that received instant acceptance iron
him. Indeed there was nothing tina
she had told him, or could have toll,
him, that he would not implicitly hav
accepted and believed. The king coul
do no wrong. She was incarnate truth
And sine would have to tell him al
now. She would have to put int
that pure soul, alive with passionat
devotion, admiration. respect, ever
feeling that can make up the sum G
mighty love, this story of evil an
shame. There was 20 help for it. Sh
would have to tell him.
But she could not tell him now, nc
on this day. She would have a fe'
perfect hours. She would stand for
little while within the vale of EdeI
! She would look for a little tim
: through the gates of heaven. To-mo
row! To-day she would have and sh
: would enjoy to the full. She ros
: softly to her feet as well and steppe
d closer to him. She laid her hand upo
t his shoulder. She could see the mu
r cles in his arm tighten as he clenche
3 his hands the harder She turned hi
|, gently about and lifted her perfect lii
J, to his, She kissed him again. HI
s hand sought him; her fingers parte
his iron grasp. She drew his ar
l. | about her and nestled against him