The Detroit times., 1913-12-25
from Yesterday
CHAPTER ~.
The SnartanIR Son.

and for a long time she stood motion
less on the verauca watching the sky
change from intense blue TO gold and
from gold 10 Gtimson. Across the
broad path. a clump OF bushes throw
cool shadows OYER the long grasses
and offered a pleasant resting place
but she never looked in their direc-
ton. Notning--no instinct warned her.
And presently, just as the sun began
TO sink IN an apotheosis OF fiery glory
behind the hills, she turned with
proud, almost challenging movement
and re-entered the bungalow. Then
the grasses rustled and moved as
though breath OF wind had passed
over them and again all was still.
But boy lay there with his face
buried in his arms. He had been there
all the afternoon, his chin supported
in the palm Of his hand. watching her.
Not for a moment had his eyes lett
her face and there was something IN
their expression tha: was almost pain
ful--an intense unchildish understand
ing, at first full or tenderness and awe
struck worship and afterward terrible
As- reason -itz-.Agll liIesA--Anh0d&
could have said that he formed q
pretty picture" ara there was no de-
nying that he was ugly. He had lam
there like grotesque. little brown
fawn, and watched; the black curly
hair hanging Ia disorder over the low
forehead, the dark penetrating eyes
staring out frem heavy oyerhangins
eyebrows. The eyes were' indeed, tae
only possible points Of interest in
70 al
pleasing nor even redeemed by the
natural charm OF youth. And yet u
was expressive enough. As be had
watched. il had been as though a SKILL
ed but unse en- sculptor We're al work
silently ana scarcely perceptioly re-
modelling the clay beneath MS fingers
AT first. as the Judge had cantered
IN the avenue il frrt-been hoy
face which had peered through the
long grasg--not, as il has been SAID
nIeasinP- bnJ stiiI Young WITH pOsSitr1tt--
lies of childish humor lurking behind
Me- mask OF WEAKNESS and ill-health
They. as the woman had come out on
to the\yerenda. FIRE had been KIM
died. Trad burnt brightly behind the
ugly featufe~. AM transformed thehi'
making them Not beautiful. but pa
thetic. and for Ne FIRST time there
had dawned that Expression or an
solute understanding H>at afterWard
was 10 become terrible r~e woman
voice had foated to him on\he stlll
air. he had heard every WON dis
tinctly. and his eyes fixed gre+>>>y
on her unconscious face had seemeN
TO drink them straight from her lips
And then suddenly the light had gone
OUT. He had not moved nor had
great change come over his express.
sion But the. life had gone. He had
been as though the sculptor had
swiftly cast his work In bronze and
left it there without regard Tor me
worth or beauty OF his creation. Only
the eyes betrayed that the boy sun
listened. They had never hinehea
nor left the stern white face OBJ +
posite them, and IN their piercing +
blackness, there was dumb beWlid' /
cred agony.
But he had lain quite still untlt (
Mrs. Hurst had gone back into her I
room and then he had fallen silently I
forward on his face He did not cry
only every now and then tremor I
passed through him. so convulsive !
and violent that IL shook the frail lit
tie body like vessel in the teeth OF I
A terrific. storm. Even that was not 4
for long. Presently, horse : hoofs I
sounded once more on the graveled I
avenue and he struggled 70 his feet.
His eyes were dry, but what little /
childishness there had been In his
face was gone-stamped out-and It
WINS a tired old man who stumbled /
out from amidst the bushes A girl.
mounted on a tubby but energetic
pony. had ridden up 10 the veranda,
and he went hesitatingly 10 meet her.
The movement revealed his hitherto
concealed inirmity. One leg was
shorter than the other and caused
him to limp, not badly. but percepti.
bly,. and his shoulders seemed too
broad for the rest of his slender
figure. The girl smiled and nodded.
"Hullo, David she said.
"Hullo," he answered His voice
sounded unsteady and rough, and he
held his eyes fixed on. the ground /
where's your boy he asked after
a moment.
"Oh. don't know. left him miles
behind He is so slow and 'stapid I 4
came to wish you a happy birthday 4
David
He looked I'D then, as though he /
thought she was laughing az him
Thank you" he said. His face had 1
frightened for q moment and faint |
flush showed itself IN his sallow
cheeks. "You look awfully. jolly In
that habit, he said shyly. I like II.
DO you?" The fact did not seem
TO create very deep impression on
her. though she glanced down az her
self with a sort OF objective intorosi
The habit was OF some light Khaki
colored material. and SO cut AS 10
make her took Older ana -tEttCF TnHn
she really was. Moreover shc held
herself very erect. ana Only when she
had snatched off her helmet with a
movement OF impatiences dill shc re-
veal herself IA child sc,frICiy so
old az the boy beside her, Pvt the
contrast between them was almost
startling. She vas pretty and her
pretiiness was Of kind that
promised more in the future. Her
features were small, but regular. and
her eyes. deep gray and almonIhshap.
ed. were unquestionably beautiful
But what distinguished her most from
her companion. was the youth, the
health aud energy which seemed 90
radiaye from her. lier laughter had
poured out sparkling from an mex.
haustible source of joyousness, and in
every movement. In the very poise OF,
her head. there was a vivacity. cour-
a&o. all the insignia OF q strong de