The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-30


now, responding intultively to the NAV
or her emotions. And the stars Ioe.
Their courses to fight for you. ana tho
winds OF heaven We'd with each Other
TO prosper your galleons-wasn't Il lilo
rthat!' He looked at her; she was
scarcely listening; she was WATCHING
the sunlight catching on the tons OF
the Palisades. 1t was just as well. ha
was safer in his inspection of her so
"uh-huh! Like that" she said. ho-
cars mechanically following his words
II dare say" she went on musinrlv 90
must he that we pass the enchanted
palace While we are asleep. Surely.
at hrst, IL Is before us--we can see n
glistening I'm the distance, like the
peaks yonder. We shall reach IL 10.
morrow. next month, next year. Ana
then one morning we wake up and
ana II Is behind us. We've passed n
and we can't turn back. We must 90
on" Her voice ended in little half
sob.
The sight of tear trembling on her
lashes cost Burton Temple q hundred
conflicts with himself. He felt a sud.
den warmth behind his eyes and in
his throat. All he did, however. was
TO look big. hold his tongue and envy
the dead their enforced responsibility.
Tin not often agitated," said
Anna, rising, with an odd, starry
smile, "and you must pardon me that
display of oversentiment." But be.
fore he could have spoken: 81 must
really go in now. I've promised Mrs.
Mason to play game OF pachisi. or
cribbage, or something" she faltered
SO Temple, deliberately commiserating.
escorted her up the red gravel path.
Anna was growing excessively un.
easy. For quite two hours now she'd
been anxiousy expecting Mrs. Mason's
return from Westfield. What could be
the matter? At the very least it must
be the measles. Finally. however, her
elder friend came in smilingly, disarm-
ing all fears.
"And how's the new nurse getting
on with them? Does she make Robbie
wear his rubbers on wet days? Is his
cold quite gone? Is Harod's finger
well again? Have they hid that hor-
rid penknifeT' Anna was untying
Mrs. Mason's veil and pouring out her
questions in torrent.
Mrs MHso2 assured her that the BOYS
were both well and happy, that the
new nurse was doing beautifully and
fot faxx,
rascals had her locked in the chicken
house, she was having a fine time.
"Oh, she won't mind an inconse-
quentlal thing like the chicken house."
laughed Anna, handing Mrs. Mason her
veil pins, when once she's used TO
those boys. They locked their mother
In one day, and had TO spank them.
poor little dears. oh, but I'm sick with
longing for them-sickv'
II know. dearie." soothed Mrs. Ma.
son, patting her on the back. 'But
I've something else TO tell you. You
couldn't guess why l was so late COM
ing back? No? Well, I've been ZIP to
see Robert"
'You have" Anna started never so
slightly. Isis he well? Is he keep
ing up? What did he think about my
being heref'
"Oh, he's we'll, and he's keeping up.
They're all very good to him. They
feel he is up there through a miscar-
riage of justice. They treat him kind
ly. They've made him what they call
a 'trusty.'"
Anna xx-a. ltcto,f..- lin. .trof,,aI oH
tention.
"You explained to him, didn't you,
Mrs. Mason? You made 1t clear just
why left home? You made him un-
derstand that l am in position here
to find out the truth that will convict
the man who has done this thingT
Mrs. Mason plucked several imagi-
nary threads off her skirts to hide her
confusion.
AT first, you know" went on Anna.
81 thought it best not to let him know
about my having left home. L knew
he would worry about the boys. But
n few days ago l managed to get him
word. felt the time had come. And
now, what does he sayT'
Mrs. Mason still faltered. Her con-
science would not permit her to tell
less than the whole truth; neverthe-
less. she longed for some fashion In
which to put 1t gently.
"Well, he said dear-he turned
white and said he didn't want you to
remain in this house. Said 1t didn't
look quite right; that he'd rather have
you home with the children than here
In Temples house."
Anna smiled indulgently. Poor
boyl He's afraid the work will prove
too hard for me. 1t won't. I'll fasten
the crime yet, though it may break my
heart" The final words were almost
choked. She walked across to the win
low and stood staring out at the grim
prison there 1t was little trick she
had learned whenever she wished 10
steel herself in the fight she had I'M
lertaken. Presently she turned back
/ dumb, pathetic perplexity in each
gray eye.
ooh, IL could get back TO the con-
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