Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-16
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hope whatever. She kept Philip and
hsrsef alive, from day to day. and this
occupation left her hardly time enough
Q think whether there was anything
hope for or MOI.
Much of the time Philip vas Gsliri
rs: eometimss Violently %. and yet
- oftsn had to leave him. When she
ID %. It was with NO certainty at Ill
lat she would and him alive upon her
turn-
last the conviction was forced
Finer that Phillip was actually On
roAd to recovery. His delirium be.
mo lees violent and occurred 1T long,
intervals. The frightful condition
hts wounds began visibly to i'm.
W. Instinctivsly she resisted this
-viction - long % she could, refus.
AZ aimost passionately to begin to
loDe-for the return Of hope brought
an almost iutolerable pain with 1t.
Without hope there had been NO fear,
No apprshension-Just AZ in Q frozen
limb there u no pain. But, ~ the pos.
sibil1ty OF his recovery became plain.
er. the slendernsss Of the thread by
which his life was hanging became
palmer, too. A thousand chances
which she could not guard against
might cut the thread and destroy the
hope newborn.
He was able. at last, after q long
sleep and really hearty meal of sus.
tanning food-which she hardly dared
give him-to get up and walk out Of
their shelter to the star-vaulted beach.
Fifty PAGES or 80 was all he was equal
to; but At the end Of the little prom.
enade he expressed disinclination to
90 back to the stuffy little shed which
had been the scene Of his long illness.
The clean. wide, boundless air was
bringing back the zest for life to
him. So Jeanne brought out from
70 hut . great bundle Of furs and
.ds . nest Of them on the beach.
ID there he lay back and she sat
own haside him.
DO you remember. jeanne" he
aid. 'the first time We sat out like
Is. there On the ice-aoe beside the
ora. ana I told you how I had
ned to ay?"
he locked her hand into his before
answered.
Il couldn't believe that night that I
'asn't dreaming" she said softly.
Nor !. either" he told her. land.
: somehow. can't believe it now-not
.ully;-not this part OF it, anyway
He had lifted the hand that was
eked into his and pressed it to his
ps before he spoke. There was a
lence after that. Then, with q little
fort. the girl spoke.
Philip. do you remember my say
Ing what . contempt you must have
for the world that didn't know how to
ny? Do you remember that, and the
answer you made to it,"
He nodded.
Philip. is that still there? Your
contempt. mean. for the world?"
Il don't believe" he said, that you
can even ask that seriously-you. who
gave me first my soul back again and
then, IN these last weeks. my life.
.ror It's been your life that has lived
In me these last days-they must be .
good many-just ~ It was your
warmth and faith and fragrance that
gave mo back my soul. long ago" He
paused moment: then. when .e went
on his voice had . somewhat different
quality. But the other contempt.
Jeanne. that still exists. or would ex.
fst II gave It the chance, tho worlds
contempt for me. Not even your faith
could shake that"
She had besu halS.roclinine beside
him, but now she eat erect purposeful.
e.. ne ~ ~'' ''' taken = '''''''
& I'm not % sure oe that" che SALE,
Nln . mattsr-of.faet tone. though there
was IN undercurrent Of excitement in
IL philip. I have been trying to
solve . pu1slo since you were I'LL I
hoped ] could solve It By myself. II
U were Intelligent enough I'm sure I
could; but Ill have to ask you to help
me. It's string Of letters written
around . picture. In . locket."
"A loekst Of yours?" 10 asked, sur.
,prissA.
Never mind about that just nov.
ne spoke hastily and the undercur.
rent Of excitement was growing
stronger in her voice,
do you want me to try Il now! he
laske1. n you'll make q light and
show me- the thing I'll sss what !
lean do"
Perhaps you won't need that she
sail., II can remember the letters.
They ere divided up into words, but
TN sure they are not any foreign Ian.
lguage; they are in . code of some
Sort
ne ia not turn to look 1t him, hut
|sAo felt hun stir . little, With sudden
~ aroused attention, and heard his
breath conc littls quicker.
The 1rst letter Was ell By itoelf."
!GAe saiA. trying to keep her voice
!stsaAy. lt vas N. And then, in
me word. came the letters p-b-ta-e-q."
That means "A coward" he said.
nns voice was unsteady. and he
ialutched suddenly Ut her hand. She
lSouh feel that his was trembling, 20
she took e in both q hers a1A AolA
Il light
ITS . code" he said, - boyisA code
= NJ own. remember hat foe .
3oae time after invented Il I b.
lioveA Il - - utterly inselubas; ut 4
iRas oAildisAly simple. It eoasases