Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-09-28

now and again gulls would sweep o.
flashing. motionless pinions.
His eyeballs seems to move TO
luctantly in their sockets. and hil
head felt very light and empty, al
though so heavy that he could not lift
II from the pillow. But he managed
to shift his gaze from the window
until It rested upon q mans face-a
quaint, impressive brown face illum'
mated by steady and thoughtful eyes
filled with that mystic, unshakable
spirit Of fatalism that 10 the Genius
Of the eastern peoples. The head 1t.
self stood out with almost startling
distinctness against the background Of
pure white. It was swathed with an
immaculate white turban.
The sick man felt that he recog-
nized this countenance-hadk known 1t,
rather. in some vague, half-remember.
ed life before his latest death. The
name He felt his lips move
and that they we're thin and glazed.
Moistening them with his tongue he
made another attempt to articulate. A
thin whisper passed them in two
breaths: Ram Nath :"
Hearing this, the dark man started
out Of his abstraction. cast a swift,
pitiful glance at the sick mans face,
and came to hold q tumbler to his
lips. The liquid, colorless. acrid, and
pungent, slipped into his mouth, and
he had to swallow whether he would
or no. When the final drop disap-
peared. Ram Nath put down the glass;
smiled, laid a finger on his lips, and
went on tiptoe from the stateroom.
After awhile the man without an
identity fell asleep, calmly, restfully,
in absolute peace. When again he
awakened 1t was with the knowledge
that he was David Amber, and that a
woman sat beside him.
Sophia
His voice sounded in his own hear
NCly anu uC 6lll
turned her gaze upon him swiftly. the
soft smile deepening. the dream-light
in her eyes burning brighter and more
steady. She bent forward. placing over
his wasted hand a hand firm and
warm, strong yet gentle. its white
ness enhanced by the suggested ira
Gerry of blue veins beneath the silken
skin. and by the rosy tips OF her slen-
der, subtle fingers.
David" she said.
He sighed and remembered. His
brows knitted, then smoothed them
selves out; for with memory came the
realization that, since he was there
and she by his side, God was surely in
his heaven, all well with the world!
How long Sophia?"
Five days. David"
Where p.
AT sea. David, on a Messageries
boat for Marseilles. Dear :"
He closed his eyes in beatific con-
tent: David Dear ="
Can you listen?"
Yes sweetheart"
Her voice faltered; she flushed
You mustn't talk. But I'll
tell you. They refused to let
us 60 back to Kuttarpur; an escort
took us across the desert to Nok, you
in litter. l on horseback. There we
took train to Haidarabad and Ka-
rachi. Ram Nath came with us, as
bearer. It being necessary that he too
should leave India. My father and
your man Doggott Joined us at Ka-
rachi, where this steamer touched the
second day"
you understand. now
Everything. dearest"
"Labertouche-T
HE told me nothing. haven't
seen him since that morning, when,
lust after you we're wounded, we
started for Nok. He posted of to
Kuttarpur to find my father. :.
No; II was you who told me-every-
.hlng-in your delirium."
And you forgive-r
"Forgive!"
He smiled family. THAT photo
yraph?"
II had It ready to return to you
hat morning, David"
knowing what 1t meant to me?"
knowing what II meant to me
What It meant to both Of us, David"
80 you weren't offended, that
light?"
81 loved you even then. David.
.hink must have loved you from that
irst day at Nokomis. Do you remem-
,er 2"
His eyes widened, perplexed, star
ng into her grave. dear eyes. Then
Why did you pretend"
With the low, caressing laugh OF
lappy child, the girl knelt by the side
Il his berth, and laid her cheek
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