Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-16

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lsrsd . little at that aid che quickly
hid her hasd upsn his liDs.
"TAat va long ago" she said. "Yov
60 go now what . az. DasAaDo.
vssll have seen and done thsn. And
II you did wrong. then Its you who
have suffered for it-you who have
paid he penalty. You have pail Ter
the thing you lsft uAAoas - veil %
for the thing he did. But We must
not talk about Il any more. row.
You're not strong enough. ought
not = have spoken Of It ct all. bat.
somehow. couldn't watt any longsr."
Just this much more, Jeanne. and
thea ~ WIN lot Il 60: You zee now.
don't yos, dear. why I said I never
eouA % hack to the world. never clear
myself - The old charge at Huntsr's
expense - Perry Hunters expense
now that b b dead: and don't you 80
that that's - inposslbls now ~ IL was
when arst said it?"
Il was with half laugh and q half
sob that she kissed him.
'Oh. my DEAR" she said. what does
the world matter? This Is the world
here. You and 1. The space OF this
great bsar-sktn We are lying on. The
past can't come between us. and what
else is there that matters7 Come, it's
time for you to take another nap. Are
you warm enough out here, or shall We
60 back to the hut!"
I'm warm, soul and body, thanks
20 you," he said.
But # was Jeanne who went to
sleep. Somehow. since that last OK.
PLANTATION wonderful great. soft calm
seemed to envelop her. She slept
there like child beside him, his hand
still half-clasped in hers.
1t was Philips voice that Weakened
her. How long afterwards che did
not know. He was sitting erect on the
great bear-skin. and all she could see
Of him was the dim silhouette Of his
back against the sky.
What is it," she asked. drowsily.
"Is anything the matter?"
He could hardly command his voice
to answer.
Its that aurora. over there" he
said. mo. it's gone now. 1t may
come back. It's right over there in
SAA0 oVUSA-S 0ASAL III lIOAL VI yOV.
But. my dear-my dear" she per.
sisted. why should an aurora /.
10 It because of the one we saw the
night you killed Roscoe? Is it that
old nightmare that it brings back?"
She was speaking quietly. her voice
caressing him just as her hands were.
She was like a mother trying to reas.
sure Q frightened child.
mo. it's not that" he said. uneasily.
don't KNOW think I may be go.
ing mad. perhaps. know wasn't
dreaming. I thought so at drst, but
know I'm not now" Then she felt
his body stiflsn. he dropped her hand
and pointed QUO to the southern ho-
rizon.
There" he said. look thsre!" What
she saw was simply . pencil Of white
light, pointing straight from the no.
fizon to the zenith. and reaching an al
titude Of perhaps 20 degrees. Com.
pared with the stupendous electrical
displays that they were used to seeing
In that winter sky, Il was utterly In.
significant. and from Il she turned to
search his face, IN sudden alarm.
mo, no-look-look!" he command.
ed. his excitement mounting higher
with each word.
She obeyed reluctantly. but ct what
she saw her body became sudden.
ly rigid and she stared - one
might stare who sees q spirit. For
the faint pencil Of white light swung
on pivot, dipped clear to the hori.
zon. rose aagin and completed its cir
cult to the other side.
She sat there beside him, breath
less. almost iifeless with suspense
while that pencil traced its course
back and forth from horizon to hori
gen. stopped sometimes on the zenith
to turn back upon itself-sometmea
continuing through unchecked. Al
last her breath burst forth from hel
In Q great sob She turned and cluns
to him wildl3.
Philip" she said. 1T can't be that
1T cau't-it can't!"
Tell me-tell me what 1t looks like
what you think you sec?"
She stayed Just where she was. cling
Ing 70 him, COW ering to him. rs II some
thing terrified her. her face pressed
down against his shoulder
Signals" she sasped out From .
,liEht-from . search. light"
He drew . long deep breath or two,
and his good arm frightened about
her.
We'll" he said. his voice breaking
In . shaky laugh. IL we are mad. We
are mad together. Jeanne dear. and
with tho same madness; and II We are
dreaming, We are living In the same
dream. Did you read what It said
Oh, no. Of course you eouldn't-but ]
did. It's the old army wig-wag. and
It has been saying all sorts Of things.
Spelling out your name most Of the
time. What It Just said was. 'Cour.
age. They are coming"
(To Be Continued.)
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