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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03

Der feireoes grsIuppet hos gruo.
9ommens Ssiter. gr16efprben blep
altlaa life paa Ionet nPr iaa ro'
mai,tilf, iom De TO unge Wenneifer
boooe tGnft fig.
Yeniipner af Garneaie.5onbet. =
8orrige uge meIotes, at Hepr9ien.
tarlter ira oct al Carnegie itifteoe
5ono pil beige gn1es / en- ner
Sremtto og gisre Soranitaltlit9er
I'll at penlionere eIOre S9rere peo
Statens Stole berIteOs. Brof. u.
VI. Eearion, Sfolen8 npe geltprer,
Ifol itaa | nsie Sorbinoelie meo
t1Gnnte 5onbs 9eitpreIic, % Wulig'
beoen for Ell iaaban GeniionSbepilg'
ming bar bragt @e0lemnner al oct
bomeopotbiife Colleges 5afltltet peo
unioerfitetet | Soma Sin til at trent
fomme meo BEN 9eifpIoning MOB
StatenS "goaro Of GOucation", at
De balgte Erof. 9opuan og Erof.
Eearicn til Tr9lioenter for De TO
Spreanitalter, llnibcriitctct | Sonia
Gttp % Goaeget / Ime8, iant M bill
lutte Separtementerne for Sngent'
ernibenifab og Someopntbi fra Soma
Gitp - oft iammen finn for at ifaffe
Soma en- gnoel / Carnegie 5onoet.
Erpiibent 9pmman bar fsr Sefre.
tier for bette SSono, ser bar lit so.
pebiGOe | Seem Dorf.
lllpejagt meb Intomabil. 20 Sor.
retningsm9nb / Siuge, Sennis Sui.
ltoan og @iuiam Sonep, bar forles
Den Gag llbe pao SanOet | en- Iuto-
mobil, oa Ell itor lllO plubielig bite
Zig / Teien foran Dem, traoen0e NOT
iaa ubefpmret fremopcr. Illtomo-
bllens 6art egebes, mcn uloen i'm
res life at mere nogen 6rpgt for at
tnobentes og fortiatte lit SOB langS
Seten, troOs at Der InlgS oenne bar
cnoel Sfog, bpori Oen funbe isgt
Siltlu9t. Sagten bcgpnbte at bliue
~'pG1tDenoe, oa lllpen eienlpnlig tr9t.
te0S, mcOenS IutomobilenS Sart
ON mllig pgebes. Otter at bape til.
bagelagt en- balp Ytil fom Iutomos
biIen / Ell u6pggeIig HGrbeo al
Sfrubbett, og ben ifulOe netop oreie
al og lobe ino / Sfoger, ga oct enc
Siul traf ben og Hpgrooen fnGffe.
OeS. Spret bar en- al Sc graa Sfoss
ulpe og al uiGopanlig Stsrrelie.
Soruben Erpmien biIOe Gelien britt
&c Ell pen Gum, men Sc TO belbige
ltIpciPgere beill,ttebe at 9ipe Iifalb
paa oenne Sortjeneite o9 iiteoet laoe
Gpret uoitoppe og op6cpare iom ct
0tinOe ON oen u~iGOoonlige Sagt.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03
S1.OO Sc0lcr

inblpber nl bunbreocpis neo bper Ypit. 9ette bier tpOelt9t, at
BEN Metbpbe, bpprpaa 2unoin q SO. iGl9er Sarer, boiete 8roo
Hltaler ale. s ben ppcnnGpnte Sule=aouuOut iom De olereoe
bar %mpptaget, nobpoes &arer al aQe mul9c Sla9S til laa enormt
lmpe Yrier, at npget li9nenoe alOri9 tioli9ere bar funoet Steo. %
1isie Sarer beitaar for Stprtcoelen al lult %Iaaoanne, lol enbper
H~anbinapif iarniie pnifer til Sulen, iaauel Wtabpeien iOm prog
ime grtitlcr for Sulesauer til Senner p9 getjenOt. Stfc not mo
at alt bette uobpoes til pocrit lape Erticr, mer DC flehe StfGloer
fr ri besuoen pili9e til at ienoe Sarerne noen for1t at noota8e Se=
hlinsen. Sc bebouer blot inoienoe $l.O0, icp ON bpNb Se flo
ber fper $500 Sarerne ienoeS laa at Dc fan le % prppe lam=
que % lep befenme, ON Sc oil babe &arerne eler life. OpiS DC
iffe enfer at btplbe &arcrnc, tager ri bSie tllba9e paa Dor Setoitz
ming ps Dc iaar Seres Dollar tilb09e. Ienne IietbObe bar patt
for 8eunorin9 hos pore &nnber, og bette CT oa o91aa Iarla9cn I'll,
at Gns1plar Sebler itrpnumer inb ion officiating paa ale multgc
&la9s @arer. Sa Se giennemlGier Snobolbet al ben mOOta9ne
Sulepate, pl 90 BERT utpuiomt inoe np9et, iom Dc eler 9eres 50
mile % 0iem bebpper III til Sui eQer for &ineren. 0pis Dc
eerfpr life alercoe bar gjort Def, Iaa lS iii upa9tt9 t9lennent ae
BE- itorartebe Silbuo, ion Sc finoer Yahen. Stuloe 9e peo Ell
s~ilfGloi9bep bape fprla9t nGpnte Tatte eler life mOotN9et Den ioet=
~letaset, bebpper 9e blot lenpe ct %repfort neo TereS 9opn og
aoreSie til 9uuoin d So, III, 119 g. Gl5obctb ct, Chicago, Su.
% Dc lfal %uopboloelig iaa tlicnot Ell at oi8ie Eatter abiOlnt gratis.
Z Slsle ltprarteoe 8pottlobStilbuo 9lpreS uoeutcnOc for BERT
ejennem at faa Inleonin9 til at 9jpre ale betlenot mo De Dtoun=
berli9e, peu9ebeiparenbe "Sar9ainS", Iom por tore &atolO0 inoe:
boloer, Os ri pniter gratis at tilenDc hper % Ell, iOm ~iublenOer ben
DEM tllienpte Srbreblantet for Special:S ilbuO. SOm ct Grempcl
pa DC i~tprarteoe Slbnp, inn ri er itanO til at 9jorc, fGiter ri
Geres SpnGrfiombeo pua neoenitaacnbe Silbuo ipm ri ucO, at &c
Hal finoe fproelagtgt at antage.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SporIeoeS ttan Tan faa Den
beofte GofteIirnp % fpare
So peo at Iare oen felp

Ipeoieiner for Softe inbeboIber for1 SeaeI e.
fort aoantlin aIninoeIie Strrp. Sots re
tar en- 4int eranuIeret Suffer 90 Isier bet op I
u gint parInt Sano oa rsrer ON | omtrerh
2 Minlter, bar Sc faa GOD Sirup Tom noeen
fan fisbe.
On De faa bill tplbe pa llufe 8iner (ior
so Gents } paa en- @iuts5Iafe % tiIi9tter
Sufferfirupen, bar Se Iigeidd ureset Soiteiur
Tom Se ian fisbe iGroig for $3.50 % ben
bill boIoe fig f%uIofcmmen.
Sa Se biz fnoe ben ar bare ben bebtte Sos
itelait Se noeensane bar brugt - enoo9 fcr
aiaboite. Se fan isle bpor ben Iirorer; ben
i.anfer | gfeeeIen ben alnorlieite Soite puu
"a Timer. Zen er uetop ~niisrenoe NOT, er itnr'
ieuee, oe bar en- bebdselIs Smaa. 3as Ell Ie'
fteililo bier Time eler bper uroer eaer treble
Zine.
Zen er oaiaa et uomerfet WiboeI mob ats.
boiie, Strubebofte, SRsbeb. gftbma, Srpiis
imerter etc. Siner er ben Teit nRroifuIoe,
foncentrereoe SIanoins al Goruao 8bite giue
Grtract. rig paa @udiaecI oe aue De beIbre'
oenoe geiinuooele.
Cpfri zen paa at freniitiHe bette MgibbeI mob
Soite al @iner % Suiterlirup hruees % Ioos
PRIZES mn | Sufinoer Siem I De Soreneoe Sta.
ter % Canada. Zen er oite bIet efterIienet
men aIoris meo SeIb.
en- 6nrnnti for nbfoIut SiIireosbeo ener
ccpteu. Seres spotbeier fRlaer giner eIer ol
ifaiie ben Tor lem. Spis life beittl ira 1be
Sineg Co, 246 @ain Ct, 81. &anne. SHo.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03
1looaabens piyfolo9i.

arigen raier og Triener paa Su'
ierler al unge IPnb faar oaslig ltlt
SIbbaab. Zen mooerne 8rig for
brcr langt mere Nob og Selpbeber'
ifeIie emo i DC gamIe Srige, bnor man
perionlig msbtes Tom SLENDER. Get
err berfor ingen SiliGloigbeS, at man
paa 9aiaretterne /. ben rusii'f.lapan'
ifc arig fanbt Ell IGngoe Eatienter,
iont life par iaaret, men iom leo az
n~erpsie SilfGloe.
Set err Sienoens llperionliabeo,
ion forbsier llbpeeen | bore Cages
ariae. Zen enselife Sberlt Naiioe
bar / Sen Inlcbuing nosieet ct Ir'
beibe, Iom inoeboIper en- WGnsoe
intercsiante Siorag til Slosaabe1ls
Tipfclosi.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03
SnlegaDcr | tnicnois

er alereoe bleuet ~bort9ipet al os til Soft NorOpeIten.
slQe oisie ifpnote Jig at benpttc fig al bore ipecial Stl=
buo paa ifanoinapiife Specialiteter, 8rocriparer NJ. m.
til neOiatte, for en- Sang ~9ialoeuoe Sar9airpriier. Stsie
Sulesauer os oisie Silbuo iinoes Opiprte Den frte Srle=
Sonpolut, iom enbper al bette SIaos SGlcre MI bcr ba
%mootaset. @i bar t~ruifet DC %fornuone 6oranitaltnin9er,
iaa at ri bar ct fort antal al oisie Sule9aper paa Saan=
BEN, tilitrettelis for gratis SortaiueIie til bper o9 en-.
Gerfor Dor enbpcr, iom enonu life bar uOpaI9t os lenot
otter fri lreicnt, sjore Oct I'LL ineo bet famine. Set ct
Grpos M paa Srore=Slantetten foran Especial Sill
buo", for ben Yreient 9e oniter, % inoieno Den Itrats
rneo Seres Seitiling paa Sarer til Lundin & Co.,
Ut, 119 N. Elizabeth ST., Chicago, III. De oil finOe
ben,te SrOre=Slantet for Special Silbuo p9 fie Sule=
saper / ben Sreupatfe, inoeboloenbe "SanObeOen ON
Gnerbulten", lpm Sc bar m~oota9et ira os.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03

ga General 8otba fom til Gna.
LAMB, pafte Soergeneralen Spitat
peo tit eienoommelise aniigtsuotrpf.
glmenbeoen foreitiaer fig / almin.
oellgbeo en- Self iom en- Wanb, iom
ItraaIer al IoO oe Sapperbeo. go.
tba, iom De bunbre @ange buuoe
Itaaet ligeoperfor OGDEN, bapbe al.
tio ct ippnot, lpttenOe, nerpsIt Ito
trpf, iom alorig forloo bam. De
Wteto, iom baobe beltaget / &an1-
pene / Spoafrifa, fienbte soot igien
bette llotrpf. Set fom fra en- Spgs
bonn, iom man populert bsbte iom
"Wfanieritis", bpilfet bar ct meget
farafteriItiif Hapn / oenne aria,
bpor BET life bar &anonerne, men
WtauiergepGrerne, iom fremfolote
Seberen.
en- meget tapper er1gelif officer
aaar iaa langt, at ban paaitaar, at
Nerpsiiteten blir itsrre for bpert
Slag. Man beepnber meo ct mt
Sorraao af Iob og Sapperbeo, men
for bpert Slag, for boer Scamp, iet.
ter man noget til al bette. 9are et
og anben, iom life ipnes at babe nu-
gen Nerper, blir fuloitGnoig roIig
efter at babe mobtaset BEN Slobaab,
iom altio iGtter Ben, iom III ietteS
for ben, / en- nerpss SsitrpfSipen.
bling. Se feite ma meo itaotg Sp.
bpOen at i'm perionlige Billie
fraft beberife fin Sp9tbieIie UNDER eft
SIas, ielp ON De nofiaa ofte bar be-
ret paa SIagmarfen. SsiIt tnteres-
iarrte / benne Senieenoe er De &rigs.
%erin6ringer, iom er ubgipet al BEN
tpife 8eneralmaior Iecfel, iom / lin
Sio orsaniierte ben iapanife Scr.
Wecfel fort9ller, bporleoeS ban
UNDER &rigen 1901 for fsrite
Sang fsrte fine Sropper / Sloen.
Srotperne fom fsrit TENT til Sal
plaoien, og be bapbe mari6eret giens
mem set Serren, bpor &en bah.
De raiet bert. Seq bar aaereOe fra
foresaaenbe SilfeIoe bant at ie iaa.
rebe og bsbe, men bette bar ieg life
forbereot paa; Warfen bar boeitape-
Zig bebeffet af Wenneifer. 9lanSt
bisie bar oct mango, fon life bar
iaaret, men bpis fpitife 8raft bar
brubt al Sfref og &Goiel. Sra
bpert Steb, bpor Der fanbtes ct Sui,
en- Sten eGer Buff, itirret oisie @e1.
neifer MOB os uben llotrpf, mems De
trengte fig iammen for at isge Get
ming.
Seq penote mig for at iagttage
mine Solf. Oct bar .tpbelig, at De
begpnote at fsle fig ilbe tilmoSe,
flere al Dem bar blege. aaigepel
mariGereoe Ri %fremoper, og en- og
onben al Dem, iom par Bit i9ier,
reiIte fig os fulste meo, De ipntes at
fsle fig iifrere / Slot os Sslge. Men
ga aompaniet fom / Sloen mtot
imeaem enoel Iinberg, foripanOt De
Iige burtis, ifisnt mango al benz op'
bsb belle fin giIiefruft for at foris9e
at bite Mob % Sapperbeo. Ser fllt-
Be life bore Gale ONT blot og bar
Seigbeb, iom mani fienSer til ira
bpert Selttos, set bar Herberne, iom
1treifebe, De orfeoe life mere.
@amle erfarne Soloater taller ON
noaet, iom De falber Snoipioets Eus
nif. Iom bare fan operbinbes peo Ir'
penbelie Of ems belle Siliefraft.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03
Mtunrrntu.
InSutoa=8rt binScr Errmie.

8hpuCpi@Vh UtHbET FItIH!e. -
Saul s. SfGiem, Braouent ira De.
troit SeiifoIe, men bocnoe / gllbll-
bon, err tilfienbt Ace @rpmie for i'm
a~ibanbling / ben Sonteit, Ser bar
foranItaltet peb ii0ite Statsiloitils
ling. TrGmien beitoO al en- fulb-
ItGnoig uoitpret Siicbarp.
Stpr Snm for Sciarbeibe. Otter
Gail Gountp dnuen0er iaar life mint
Gre enO $4,000 paa fine Sanoepeie.
% oct berpeo u0i6rte Seiarbeibe bill
uoen Soil piie iig at bore al itor 9e.
tpOning. G~ountpets &on1miSiGrer
benDtteoe Jig ferit iaar al BET StatSs
biorog, iom peo 2open err giort til.
9iGngeligt for Gciarbeioe, og oette
9iorag beleb Jig til $1,000, bpilfen
Gum forooblebes peb en- tiIiparenoe
Sepilgning al Gountpet.
StatSlano bringer bpie Griicr. -
StatSauoitor g. q. Sperion bolbt
forrigc llge SbiPi Tiper Sails SaIg
al en0el minore Stpffer StatsIanb
/ Pennington County, og Ser bar Of
brig pprct en- iou rioenbe gfIGtning
iom MI. Salt iolbeoe8 fun omtrent
1900 acreS, o. onlenoifient Sars
merne aniaa set meIte al bette 2ano
for at bare minbre aobt, braQte oct
uirOoanlig boie Griier, ibet aQe
| Qierne uiloe fiebc. Oct err iorre1ten
M 0en alminOeIige Wtening, at bet
ioar or 6en ii0itc Inle6niug iii at
fiebe bette Stot3lonb, eacr at ser
ialfolb fife bill bIiue me9et igicn til
nGite Iar.
Gicnbummclia @alafonteit. Gn
&olgtonteIt al mere END almin0elig
@cifafienbeo cr iorrige llge afqiort
/ 6er0llS Sails. Ser bar pes iiOite
@olQ iugen &on0iodter for HetSfom.
mi5irr, % flun Iaa Stenrmer fate.
beS berfor for Bette Gntbeoe. Siolge
Oen ofitcicllc Cptnning bapbe =. Z.
Rocfpon crbolOt ) Stcmmer, ". y
@opIep 4 o. &ohu Gmbertion 4. Wtr.
@anlCp oi6ite imloIertiO meo %tsbco,
at ban banoc crboISt flere emo De ops
| Qioue 4 Stcmmcr, bporfor ban for
oreOe SmtGuina, og benne bite oa
ogioa ct gonifc onoet &eluItat, nent'
Iig &apICp II % Tocfpop S Stem'
mer, meben5 Gmbertions 4 Stems
mcr iorbIeo ~uioranoret.
Ssiitig IOpcr faffes. sInoerion
& SgG$ @roccributif / SuIutb bIeo
iioitc SnSoog Gitcrmiboag biemie8t
al Ell Gepcr, ser | set flIoe Tags
Ip8 trGngtc iiq ben til GengeIfuIien
og bcmGgtigc0c Iig DC $40 | oernte.
Gu bioiig SoQt paaiulgte, toet en-
| Iioelina EoIiti % eli bel Slot an
Gre ioriltIgtc Reueren, men On oenne
penote iiQ ON % be9rnSte at tpre
poa fine 6orielQcre, isact DC Ilclte
~itsrite Nait @cifpttelie bag SiiSpG9'
Qcue. mebcns 1oIitiet Tom mere
~friQSpontc iortiattc 5orislgcIicn og
tiIiioit cmrinQeoc S~lp9tninget ! CT
Sfur. Ser itoo Ell Fort 6e8tnina,
inbtil Rsucrcn if Ell &cocIperfii9le
/ aipueu OF moatte cpergipe 'i9. Set
uur Ell War Gros,epIfi.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03

fes til at siplbe anOre ellropeiife
2onb. Sor 2mto eaer Steber, TOM
ligger uoenfor Sonen for Srcs.
100 pr. Orb ifal Der aftales Ell
Silegstart pr. Orb, iom life ifol
operitige Hegieringens eaer Selifa'
bets pirfelige Snnfoitninger oeo If'
leperingen eller S1toiamlttgen at
iaabanne Selegrammer uoenfor
nppnte Gone. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS al
DC to Stationer Haas iammen %
forbeles meo en- Salpbel til bier al
De TO Barter. s Saaesifabet ino-
gaar bare ben opennPonte Cart az
Srcs. t.20 pr. Srb, men life Gil
lpgstarten for Sioerebeforbringet
ubenfor Sonen for Srcs. 1,20. 5or
acknowledgements, 9reptele.
granmer bill Ser Eli aftalt neoiatte
Eriier.
saopel &egieringen iom Selifa-
BET forpIigter fig til at isrge for
fploeitgierenbe Observation-Disclosures
for at iifre en- e~ffeftip % burtie Se-
Iegraitieneite i~noenfor fine reipeftipe
Smraaoer.
S%totionen | Im,erifa oprettes al
Warconiielifabet uOen llogift for
Ben norife Hegierine og eies al BET
tc SeIifob. Gen norife Station ifal
oprettes al Observation-Disclosures meo
en- hight for ben norife Stat af
9itrl. 10000 fraregnet Cont, 9pg.
ringer og Sunoamenter. Seriom
3raft erbolbes fra ct norif anlGs
paa foroeIagtiee SiIfaar, reouceres
Stationens Tris meb Sitrl. 1885,
iom mooiparer Graftn1leggets So.
itenbe.
Stationerne ifal bore at npeite
Sppe. a%nlagget ffal bore ouplt'
cert oe / aae Senieenber Zig De
Stationer, iom ifal bpgses for Den
brittle Geeierins, bolitret fra araft
og Simeniioner, iom blir itsrre peo
ben norife Station. Den norife 8e'
giering err uben nogeniombelit Ifs
gift berettiget til a1e Sorbeoringer,
iom Selifabet maatte inbfsre / Den
traablsie Seleerai, ibet Selifabet
fun ifal ia 9etaling for Sepering
og anbriugelie at iaaoanne Sorbe.
bringer.
Sellfabet ifal bore Perettiset til
10 pGt. Of De i Seaesifabet ino'
eaaenoe 9r,lttoinot9eter at ben
norife Station. &e9ieringen bar
oog &et til naariombelit at la Sro'
betalingen af en- &ontant Gum at
2itrl. 10000 en- Gang for aue
trGbe iItebenfor De n9onte 10 Fro.
cent al 9ruttoinbtegterne.
Gegieringen oe Selifabet forplig'
fer iig til paa iploeitgierenoe Bis
at ubfere uaibruot Seleeraitieneite
peo fine reipeftipe Stationer. Gel
ifabet garanterer at oe to Statto'
ner ifal bore iitano I'll at uofsre Ell
~effeftip u~afbruot Sele9raitieneIte
iannt at Stotionerile ifal bore fulo'
tort og fGrbig til Drift tnoen -
Maaneoer efter S%llofsrelien al Ben
norife Stations gpgninger og SUIT
oamenter. Sperensfomlten or bin'
Senbe for begge Barter, mar ben er
eobfienbt al Den norife &egiering %
ratificeret al Stortinget, UNDER
SoruoiGtning al at iaaoan &atiF'
fation fer inoen lite Marts 1918.
Sperensfomiten gi9lber / % aar
ira Den Gag Sieteiten begpnoer.
Gen norife &eeiering bar &et til
at fcrnpe Sperensfomiten for ct
pberligere SibSrum. gegge Barter
i~orpligter iig til at unoerfaite Jig
9eitemmeIien / Sen internationale
SeIearaifonpention. S SiIf9loe al
at Sperensfomiten cir anleoning
til SpiitemaaI, ifal bette benpiies
til en- @olbgiftsret, iom opnGpnes
al Den norife 3egierins os al Gel
ifabet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03
Anrn pnknfn.

grrciteret / Eiten. s GLENDALE
lit man iorriqc llae llnoerretnina
ON. al ". 4, 6renh, ontlaget Tor at
hope bcipcGCt SarmerS National
9anf ocriteoa, en- blepcn arrelteret
gtelp gort. 40
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1912-12-03

N"V"SVH VHf VEHUEt fft FFEt| -
Ea1lI s. SfGiem, GrnOuent ira De.
troit S%eiifoIe, men bocnoe / Irbl,-
bon, er tiIfienbt Ace Grpmie for i'm
a~fbanbltng / ben aonteit, ser bar
foronitaltet peb iiOite Statsuoitil.
ling. TrGmien beitoO al en- fulo-
ItGn0iQ uOltpret Siicburp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04

had tailed me IN the StupldeSt way, and could only
whisper. However, he did not to notice.
II drive with one hand, he said smiling land tie
the veil with the other am sailor, and the first
examination pass is in tying knots with one hand
The VEIL heavy with mist, whipped my face with cold
streamers But Vctor's hand bare and wet, touched
my face with strange kind of warmth. What it,
the strange, sudden warmth that he carried with him?
Was it that made him different from any other human
being had ever knOWn-even my dear papa whom
loved so! But thlSa JOY and so acute as to be
almost pam. Every moment more, every moment more
| seemed to be caught away in something blind and
golden which filled my soul the fog filled my eyes
The wet streamers of chiffon licked my face and
to bring them into order. The strange thing that
heard anyone talk that had had such expert
ence, yet seemed quite plain, from the express
sion of Vctors eyes, that he feeling just the
as Suddenly remembered Uncle Porthavens library
and the books had read there; and according to the
habit that have tried to make in life, forced myself
to look for the scientific truth This is Lowell said to
myself This is not magic, but the simplest thing in
the world! We are falling in love!'
VlctOrS hand, wet with the fog touched my wet
cheek; and it seemed to that stroklng
me with folds of warm velvet. A little curl blew out
in foolish way and caught about his finger. Andoh
it seemed to that wind blowing
among the roots of my hair-a warm garden wind,
scented with flowers. Oh, strange, strange moment!
Oh sweet and wicked moment, when it seemed to me
instant that the breath drew that of Queen
and the next instant that of slave!
l laughed.
"Why do YOU 1augh?" asked Victor
Nothing, answered [. That was a ib; for
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ger him the way Ermentrude used to do the
Victor however seemed more impressonable than the
curate. He stared at me in such strange way, and
then curious thing happened The red crept up under
his tanned skin-up up to his forehead And suddenly
the veins his temple, which had not seen be-
fore, started out like cords
"Now he's going to say something's | said to myself
again. "Now the moment has come that I've been so
afraid of! Now-now perhaps he's going to kiss mel"
But he didn't. He turned back to his wheel, as be-
fore And for the second time in my life it seemed
that had queer sidelong glance into that living
mystery that half the world carry with them which is
known woman's heart My first glance had been
in the cabin of the Kaiser Wilhelm, when Mrs Cobb
speaking to me of the son now before me- had
vealed the longing and the disappointment that at
each other in her heart. And now II myself what did
l feel? l had looked forward with dismay with horror
even, to the time when my future husband should claim
his right to kiss But now-be honest, Lili!-when
the moment had come that thought he was going to-
and then he didn't sudden strange pain shot through
my heart. What did it mean9 Where the transfer
nation and what the miracle?
SUDDENLY he leaned toward me- "Your veil is
~ coming undone' he said. "May tie it for youo"
"But the carr | whispered. Provoking! voice
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couldn't tell hm-could l, now?-that | had just re-
membered all my qualms and erors at the idea of the
moment when should have to let him kiss But
the notion wasn't terrible now, after all No, no,
quite the contrary! And somehow at the thought little
thrills seemed to down my arms and out at my
fngertips like electricity, and felt all and trem
bly, and almost Wild as l met Victor's eyes. How did
know it? | don't know; but did know it, that the
thought in his head that was in mine. His
blue eyes went from my eyes to lips, then back to
my eyes again Oh, how lovely life was in that moment!
Oh, dear and lovely life!
RUT the moment ended, like all beautiful things. The
- automobile turning in at a wide stone gate flew
up long driveway between rows of tall, dripping
trees. The house long, low, and covered with
vines like an English parsonage-so pretty The next
moment the door opened and elderly butler came
down the wide steps to meet He bowed low to
me; then addressed Victor in discreetly inaudible
tone.
"No.7 cried Victor "Jove, now That's rotten
shame beg your pardon He turned to me- What
do you Think My poor mother just had wire from
Baltimore, from her brother, who's very i'll there
apopexy, poor old boy He's very low, not expected
to last more than day or two. Poor old boy-I'm
sorry, I'm sorry So mother left at once, by the SIX
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idea of grim duty seemed to me the most natural,
pleasant thing in the world And it dawned that
if could have picked from the whole world of for
my husband, this man whom Fate had already selected
for the that should have chosen.
So he jumped into the beside threw the lever,
and off. The fog closed around | had
strange wild sensation like dropping through air
falling star. "f getting married is going to be like
this l thought to myself in confused sort OF way,
"then I'm sure needn't have been afraid of it. after
all" Then the thought to that this what
had been coaxed to do brbed to do in fact paid to
do-to sit beside Victor always. and share his life for
the rest of my life All, what farce. Paid to do the
thing that pleased than anything else | had
| laughed out loud.
Victor turned quick fash "Why do you augh?'
he said, and his eyes shone into mine.
| could not very well tell the truth-now, could |?
So invented answer. IL laugh | said, because
the fog makes tears laSheS See So, if did not
laugh, perhaps you would think l was weeping
"Please do" he begged
"What?" l cried. "You would be glad then if these
were real tears?"
"Perhaps" he answered. and his eyes twinked with
kind of gay mockery that hinted somehow, depths
serious than the he jested about yes who
knows? If | thought that perhaps might have the
privilege of drying them
"Now," l said to myself "now he's going to say
something's
But he didn't He only went back to his wheel again.
quite grave and businesslike. Then he turned with
laugh a,,
her at half speed Somehow can't explain it, but
somehow | m in hurry to get home Are you?"
"Your mother will be waiting, said, shaking my fin