The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-03-28

II was. waiting. suppose. TO lend
some sort OF an air OF festivity TO
their next Christmas"
The girl rose from her seat beside
him aud going over 10 the window.
stood for while gazing up the
beach
II was Just about the same time In
the afternoon that II had been yester.
day when he set out. awning. To ind
her, and had come flying down out OF
the sky 10 drive away the sudden
nameless terror which had beset her
That thought led him, now to vlsua-
lie some sticks OF wood. rather too
large to carry. which had been lying
on the beach near where he had found
her Thinking that II would be
good time to get them and drag them
in. he got harpoon line. and II was
the girls question what he meant to
do with the rope. which caused him 20
tell her what part OF the beach he in.
tended To visit lie asked her then II
she cared to come with him. but after
moments hesitation. she declined.
1t will be high time for supper be-
fore you can get back" she said. and
Id better stay here and get Il ready.
that is. unless can help you"
So he set on alone.
For awhile the occupation OF setting
their disordored living room TO rights
and getting the supper started were
sufficient 10 take the whole of tho
girls attention. But later. when Il was
question merely OF waiting for tho
pot to boil. aud OF not watching II so
that II would boil sooner. she moved
restlessly to the door and stood there.
before the hut. gazing down the beach
In the direction Cayley had taken. He
was already out OF sight around the
headland.
She wished she had gone with
Philip. and she gazed with straining
eyes toward the narrow bit Of slant.
ing beach around the base OF the head
| land which was the place where bs
must appear lie was not to be eI-
pected yet. not for long time. prob
ably. for his progress. dragging those
great sticks he had set out to bring
home. must be slow
And then. even as she looked. she
saw him, not moving slowly with his
burden. but running-runnlng at his
| topmost speed. like man In fear OF
something
lnstinctively she moved forward TO
| meet him, and this move OF hers en-
abled him to see her. lie slackened
his pace instantly. and waved her
back toward the hut She obeyed that
| imperative gesture Of his, without hes
itation. but still remained In the door
way, watching him as he rapidly drew
nearer.
When he had got near enough so
that she could see his face and read.
more or less, what she saw there, she
again moved forward To meet him.
and this time he did not wave her
back. When he came within arms
reach Of her. he caught her and held
her tight In his two hands.
What is Il. Philip" she asked.
searching the depth OF his eyes and
trying to plumb the horror she saw
in them. What happened out there?'
Nothing happened. but | saw
something there that made mo anx
ious for your safety. It's all
right now you're safe. Nothing has
happened here. has there. while have
been gomez"
Nothing. What could have hap
pened. Philip. II can't be anything
that you're afraid to tell me" sho
went on, for he had not answered her
There cant be anything you'd be
afraid to tell me now-not after yes.
terday"
"Oh, no; it's not so bad as that, but
I saw that had beea wrong To leave
you. even for that little while. fou
sec the sight Of the pace bronsst
back to my mind What You had told
me yesterday OF the terror you had
felt there. and of tho thing that you
saw In the twilight. And 30 | looked
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