Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-06-16

1t was. waiting. I suppose. to lend
some sort Of an air Of festivity to
their next Christina"
The girl rose from her seat beside
him and going over to the window.
stood for a while gazing up the
beach
II was Just about the same timo In
the afternoon that II had been yester-
day when he set out. awning. TO md
her. and had come nying down out Of
the sky to drive away tho sudden
nameless terror which had beset her.
That thought led him. now to visua-
lie some sticks OF wood. rather too
large to carry. which had been lying
on tho beach near where he had found
her. Thinking that II would be .
good time to got them and drag them
in. he got . harpoon line. and It wss
do with the rope. which caused him 10
tell her what part Of tho beach he II
tended to visit. He asked her then II
she cared to come with him. but, aftsP
. moments hesitation. she declined.
1T will be high time for supper b.
fore you can get back" she said. and
I'd better stay here and got II ready.
that 10. unless can help you
80 he set on alone.
For awhile tho occupation Of setting
their disordered living room TO rights
and getting the supper started were
sufacient to take the whole Of the
girls attention. But later, when II vas
q question merely Of waiting for the
pot to boil. and Of not watching It %
that It would boil sooner, she moved
rcstlessly to tho door and stood there.
before tho hut. gazing down tho beach
In tho direction Cayley had taken. He
was already out Of sight around the
headland.
She wished she had gone with
Philip. and she ga1ed with straining
eyes toward the narrow bit OF slant
Ing beach around the base Of the head
land which was the place where he
must appear. He was not to be ex-
pectsd yes, not for . long time. prob
ably. for his progress. dragging thoss
great sticks he had set out to bring
home, must be slow.
And then. even as she looked. sbs
saw him. not moving slowly with his
burden. but Misunderstanding at his
topmost speed. like q man In fear q
something.
Instinctively she moved forward To
meet him. and this move Of hers en-
abled him to see her. He slackened
his pace instantly. and waved her
back toward the hut She obeyed that
imperative gesture Of his. without hes
itation. but still remained In the door
way, watching him As he rapidly drew
nearer.
When he had got near enough so
that she could SEQ his face and read.
more or less. what she saw there. she
again moved forward to meet him.
and this time he did not wave her
back. When he came within arms
reach of her. he caught her and held
her tight in his two hands.
What L.Ait. Philip" she asked.
searching the depth Of his eyes and
trying to plumb the horror she saw
in them. What happened out there!'
"Nothins-happened. But saw
something there that made me anx-
ious for your safety. It's all
right now you're safe. Nothing has
happened here. has there. while have
been gomez"
Nothing. What could have hap
pened, Philip. II can't be anything
that you're afraid to tell me- she
went on, for he had not answered her.
There can't be anything you'd be
afraid to tell me now-not after yes
terday."
oh, no: it's not SO bad a. that. but
saw that had been wrong to leave
you, oven for that little while. You
see tho sight OF the place brought
back to my mind what you had told
me yesterday Of the terror you had
felt there. and Of the thing that you
saw In the twilight And 30 ! looked
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