The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-24
Miss Morgan's
Message

constituent at the girl across the way
Even as he looked. the gesture was
repeated. Casscells glanced up and
down the street, which at this hour
was deserted, and moved slowly on
1t seemed impossible that girl of
such refinement could be deliberately
beckoning 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 a 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
II 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 beckoning gesture
was repeated, while merry smile
displayed the full red lips and fash
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 firt 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
| out his error. for sleeping or waking
be thought only Of the girl who beck
oned. In the end he WAS forced to
confess to himself that he was in love
with the girl.
1t preyed upon MIN until at last a
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
came close and CasscelIs could see
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 prayer
of thankfulness that he at last knew
her
Are you the DR.. Casscells of Cor
dom" 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"
II think | have seen you" he said
staggered for an instant by her
recall to his memory her frantic G
forts to attract his attention?
81 think | have ,een you once or
twice. she said carelessly; you
must be more neighborly 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
II she had beckoned 20 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,
while he devoted himself to Miss Nor.
gan
He made rapid Roadway In gaining
her affections and though he was not
"A vain man, he felt that he had only
to speak. Yet again his dislike of
common Irritation deferred him
II was near the end OF his stay that
the situation cleared. He had been
down to the postoffice In the light
drizzle that kept most OF the guests
indoors, and as he came across the
wet grass he dlscerned 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, she 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-
''n GESTURE, but as he entered she
gave Il little cry OF triumph
I've got him" she called excitedly
Please, doctor. win you raise the
| cover OF that box so"
She dropped the imprisoned f. into
| the tIny cage and watched a chama-