The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
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The sudden easing Of my fear came
over me drowxdly until II seemed ~
IL all tho world lay IN the hollow
ef the meadow about me and time
had been biottsd out In the grass
beside her saw down 10 wait.
To my eswsidered sense we were
two si1adowy people IN an imposs.his
dream. A Maynard tendril OF dark
hair had fallen across her eyes.
amoothed 1t softly back and my An
, gers brushed hn1 hair lightly ana
st.asfngiy. 60 my mothers had mine
In by gone DAYS, tenderly and a. II
W. shared IN tho Secret or sleep.
do not know when her eyes OPEN
ed but looking down found than
turned tn mine. She smiled, sighed
softly, and closed them. Then again
they opened.
Il think that should like "a ait
up. she said.
helped her carefully. Arc you
all right" ! asked.
She smiled uncertainty. II shinx
%, I am very dissy."
My arm was half about her, and
for long moment har head rested
against me. Then she sat up vary
straight and q little apart. busytnx
herself abou. her dress. giving = prac-
tixcd touch 10 her hair and the lares
1t her neck. and smoothing ths
scarcely rufted breadths OF her
skirt.
gaxed out across our meadow to
where three black and white cows
stood sieepily knee-deep In = small
pool. A meadow-lark rose and
crossed, tia neld In erratic. wavsr-.
ing fight. 4 little cloud tempered
the brightness and passed.
What happened" she asked sofs-
/ IS IL iast
/ pointed 70 where the trolley lay
towering behind her.
She lost color littla ana srrane
10 her feet. then sho turned TO me
laughing,
Il never saw anything look 20
ashamed of itself In my NE. sha
said. Speak to II kindly. Mr.. Cros-
by; II can't lie there with IT. rect
| In the air for ever"
shook my head ruefally. I am
afraid that II will have TO stay there
Efor the Afternoon. at.leest....4. e.s
but how ars we--how Am F.
aoinx to get home? Whore are ~
crew, and wasn't there another pas
lsenger:''
i gasped. I had absolutely for
gctten the other woman.
She was lying not far from US IN z
little hollow OF tho long grass. and
for the moment thought that sns
was dead. The saliow, foreign face
was yellow white. me plump na0os
were stripped. - 4 IN some pan eon.
| vulsivo agony, abovs hsr head, ana
| this same muscular rigidity seemed
/ ID undcrlie tncongruously every FORM
less line Of the habby body.
Miss Tabor's hand tremhisd upon
my arm. EDO you think that ehe--
that she 10 dead?" sho Whispered.
1 stopped to the wonan's wrist.
The pulse came family with q dull
throb that was unbelievably slow. But
= / still fumbled the pulpy hand
caught mine In . "trip that mAae me
vince, the bloodless lips stirred Ia q
nhuddering moan, ana without opcn-
Ing her eyes she spoke. ].
at Is hard. hard" she said, "tnefe
| Il too much light. win some ono
fnrn down tho Light" A long con-
yulsive tremor ran over tho entire
body and the hand in mine struggled
n angular.
Misa Tabor shiyerod.
~ arm afraid that she II very much
hurt." said as gently as could.
vns aahamcti OF myself. but fear
seened to clutch me. Then gave
n,yaelf "a mental shake and caught
my hat from the ground. on Vii
have to stay With her. ! suppose, Whlie
raj .ome water. You might loosen
her dress 1t was all that ] could
think of. -
MIR Tabor knelt to the work with
ant 4 word, and ! made or across
the meadow to the pool. running ~
my best speed.
Aashed what little water my hat
still held over the twitching. yellow
fece. ,. 49,
i The eye,ids futtered and iack-luster
syex looked into mine. the woman
easped and rat up. 49,
That In = very dangerous .nsns
y a. young man" Tho voics pc
aash III Ssyelstx et-tons vas softly