The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-27

iriven up In sueh hurry. only to mis-.
Upon tho boat I looked back, and saw
his brown hat bobbing with the force OF
The alteration he was hoi6fng wfth tho
Bateman through the bars. Already the
space between tho boat and the pier was
to widen. and Nancy's clutch
upon my sleeve was slowly looseniug.
After a minute she withdrew her hand.
let Us 90 out In 'front.'" she said. IT
love the breeze. fesi as " n would
blow all the. little terrors one had away"
We talked but little all the way 10
Philadelphia. Nancy cursed ~ IN her
chair. and pretended TO be asleep, and
watched her. planning. a. best could,
what cur future should b. Once or
twice she drew little shivering sish.
ana amer time. her foot touched
mine. I did not know whether she lid
u knowingly. whether she felt some
closer protection In the touch. but I
did not move. and held myself very
stu. insansly happy at what I knew
nA9ht % an entirely unconscious move
ment on her part. For I loved her.
knew. now. that however she might
come TO think OF me. this woman. who
was my wife. wee. and always wouA
%. dsarer TO me than anything 01oe
tn the word.
am not sure when this nrvt came IA
me. whom hrst knew that hsA found
my love; but I think thst I loved her
rom the moment wnsh' saw her
standing In the door ofiEphraim DeSd.s
reeepsiCn room. ] know that loved her
Wy" s"s ned toeched' my hand In pity
rna IN friendship. SO sss W., rushed
T the May beauty ef Northern
~. .erey' on INTO Me SIN more yer.
a a.,m,. sreen or rennsylvapia., I Spt very
stniy stu Indeed. with ny wtols heart
sthrill at the magic Of her touch, INV
sniction forsotten and 'ihe 10Y and
strength OF youth puisang 1dissiiy AZ nv
ersn. TWO old ladies' -across the aisle
iooNed ~ me and smiled. II was evil
dent that they. approved Of my eboic.
OF wife.
grfnning porter, brush in h.,A
stopped beside my chair, bat / vc,,iS
have none OF him. We wers d..w;n-
into Philadelphia and svsrv r..-~".
was precious. Then Nancy or.n.S ~
eyes and looked about her Tor 10.
We waited twenty rnfnvtr-
local. willis Nancy tafSsS LOT our
about Whatever she ssrv 49," .ou.E
kspt . restless watch uron ~ .nu
who passed. The ooor chsiS pov.es
was not quite Abba a. va a.
past fears aside. vu' oer
The local was 70 oovA.A A..
could Get no seat torsth~s 70
FORCED 70 content myssif vieS ...sss
Just bshind hcr. A.. wtS Sitting
from time to time to A.. .s ne. nee
stiil near to her. ana dsS,,mis.1 -.
I would nut on NJ ior... sset
help hndins out vSss ~ IAN 81. ! could
that she was unable ~ 49,. vas
At the 0SarSurv s,s.a.. s".nd.
some sort OF oonvsvanc. 90 ound
driver directions TO driv> ~ ~ .ns
Ter farm, a. II Va 1870 ou.-
lease. He Srumbls6 . No. sne
that Il was three miIes svsv ~,
last We came to an asresmsnt ana ~
wife and I started on our 0r., dr,w,
to our new home she SAT v.rv c,a.s
TO me all throuEh the foitinS 80. 80.
seemed TO me 90 short: FOR ni~h, Nj
fallen and II had grown .vepv 1srt
We found the house I'm ords. Ana a.
though q cold supper wss M IN, "a
us on the dinlnx-room tsa,is. ~. is,,,,,.
were uniightsd. and there - M N" ~
receive u.s. I soon had n lirht. hc,~.vsr
and made Nancy eat a iittie Hucsr
I ate some thing myself. hut did No, -.
move my Gloysa For the time nv
dream fnust be laid a Ala
When W, had estsn. 7 ros. sror, ~,
CHAIR ana stood befors INV vfe SIN
looked up At me. and her fsos 49, I'd
very tired ana pale In the II mn,irbt
'.reli mS." ssid + .vhv va, rrsr,,.a
me-"
Tier ava. sm,IsS ~, tnto mir. .R..
cause I was afraid tn s,sv snv LANCER