The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-07-28
Miss Morgan S
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II seemed impossible that girl of
such refinement could be deliberately |
reckoning to him, a total stranger,
yet once more before he moved on |
the gesture had been repeated. Then |
someone had come and led the girl
away from the window.
He detested such things and he |
strove to put her from his mind yet
his dreams were all about girl with !
great masses OF golden hair piled
upon her shapely head. Her features
bore every indication of gentle breed
ing and, constantly in his dreams. she
beckoned to him.
1t was the same the next day AS
he came from his office the girl was
standing In the sunshine at the win
dow and again the reckoning gesture
was repeated, while merry smile
displayed the full red lips and flash
ing teeth.
He went up the street with curl
Gus sense of disappointment. He felt
an interest in the girl that he could
not explain and still less susceptible
! of explanation was the fact that he
| could feel an interest in any woman
who would fiirt with a stranger in the
/ street
He was genuinely glad when one
morning the face did not show at the
| window and the front stoop was
| boarded up He told himself that now
he could give his entire attention to
his business again but he soon found
II -. lit
he thought only of the girl who beck
ouea IN the end he was forced to
confess to himself that he was in love
with the girl
It preyed upon him until at last
vacation became imperative and.
turning his patients over to another
practitioner, Casscells went to the
mountains
He arrived shortly before supper
time and as he passed down the
broad corridor toward his room. he
came to an abrupt halt. while beads
of perspiration stood out upon his
brow.
Directly before him was the girl
who had beckoned and not until she
NdhlO NiOot anu SoS1NSio SObiN S0N
that she was actual flesh and blood
did his fears subside. He had thought
for one horrible instant that she was
an apparition conjured up by his dis
eased brain.
He met her after supper and as
she gave her slim. cool hand into his
fevered grasp he breathed a prayer
of thankfulness that he at last knew
her
Are you the DR.. Casscells of Cor
don ?" she asked. He bowed his af-
firmative and she went on. 81 re-
member a sign across the street from
us | live in Gordon, too. We moved
there just before we came to the
mountains"
Il think | have seen you" he said,
staggered for an instant by her
recall to his memory her frantic G"
forts to attract his attention?
Il think | have leen you once o.
twice." she said carelessly: you
must be more neigh5orly when we re-
turn"
Grace Morgan turned her attention
to one of the othe men who formed
her little court and presently Cass-
cells slipped away to ponder over the
meeting.
If she had beckoned to him, her
, reference to having en- him was to
! recall the fact, yet even now he could
not bring himself to believe that he
was right in his deductions. For two
weeks he puzzled over the situation.
J while he devoted himself to Miss Nor
gan.
He made rapid Roadway In gaining
her affections and though he was not
vain man, he felt that he had only
to speak. Yet again his dislike OF a
common Irritation deferred him.
: 1t was near the end of his stay that
the situation cleared He had been
down to the rostolice in the light
drizzle that kept most of the guests
indoors. and as he came across the
wet grass he discerned Miss Morgan
standing at one OF the dining room
windows and she was making the
same gesture that had first attracted
his attention.
AS she caught his eye. cne threw
up the window and called out an in
vitation to enter Divested of his
wet things he sought the dining room.
Grace was still making that beckon-
ing gesture. but as he entered she
gave a little cry of triumph
I've got him.. she called excitedly
please. doctor viii you raise the
cover of that box. so"
she dropped the IMPRISONED fly into
the tiny cage and watched chame.
leon as It seized up, the insect
IN getting to be quite an expert
, fly catcher she aid as she turned
back to the window to resume her
hunt Il got this little fellow when
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