El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-26

thing in it which stirred my pulses
when I knew that you loved me
and the world was changed, she
said.
He laughed, a short, gruff laugh, but
she seemed TO hear more In It than
the mere gruffness, for she went on
speaking-quite placidly-quieuy-
There was thrush that sang in
the hawthorn tree-and when YOU TOOK
my hand, knew all at once what was
the meaning OF his song There was
a new glory IN the sunshine and IN
the leaves that whispered overhead; /
understood all the wonderful beauty
of all the world when your hand held
nine that day"
In the silence that followed her
words, the turmoil Of sweet bells fell
softly across the valley again. the
song Of the lark drifted down to US
from the blue above our heads; a bee
droned drOWsily as he flew among the
heather flowers; little breeze sang in
the highest bOughs Of the pine-trees-
DO you remember" she said, you
did not speak-yOu did not speak one
wcrd-you only held my hsad-and
knew all that you meant to say-and
you would hear its beating. and
could not look up into your face be-
cause I dared not meet your eyes I
looked across the lane to the field OF
lane to the hills beyond the hazel
copse and then / looked down at your
hand that still held mine. And then
Then he echoed, his deep voice
contrasting oddly with hers.
"Then-ahl you do remember. Mich
ael, / do not think you have forgot
ten one moment Of that day. I think
we have both remembered. Then YOU
bent over me. You were ALWAYS 81
tall. 1ear-1@S ] was such slip Of
a girl-and you had to bend so far
to look into my eyes, chat die not dare
lift themselves to yours. But when Won
bent 10 look into them. all tha1 your
eyes said, set me shaking with low
and my pulses leapt and leopt. and
tried to draw IL away. excepting that
7 was a girl-and young-and ali fhe
universe had changed for me 5hat day;
and / knew-so mucn that 1 had never
known before"
And then2' he said again in his
gruff voice, that yet brought a smile
to the sweet old face.
Then you drew me nearer to YOU.
Michael, and you lifted my face and
you kissed my lips. No man had
not know till them did not know
that It would open the gates Of Par
daise,"
No answer came in words from the
old man by her side. and rhara was
so long silence that ] leaned for
couple on the bench below me The
sunlight touched the old ladv's face
and lit It into actual beauty and I
thought it was easy 10 picture what
her face must have been when she
was a slip Of girl-easv TO under
stand why the tail Michael had
learnt to love her. and why he had
wished 70 KISS her lips. But I found
myself wondering what it was In
him that had opened the gates Of Par
9dise for her; why the deem e-ruff-
toned voice had such power over her.
what had taught her to love him
with so great a love
From where I sat he looked an or
binary enough man. What was there
IN him, I reflected. to inspire bis
sweet old wife with the ENDURING love
that made her voice so tremulous her
eyes and smile so sweet.
do you remember she said once
more.
And as she spoke he turned fully
and looked at her And when saw
the smile that lit the rugEedness OF
his face, when I saw the fenderness
that shone out OF them: when / saw
these things knew.