Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-13


without giving me an opportunity to
talk it over further with him he has
suddenly left for Chicago" Her voice
broke. and she fumbled for tho door
knob.
Give up the idea, Beth. dear. You
don't know Andy Gaylord" protested
Tom. coming hastily toward her. but
Elizabeth. hurt and sensitive from the
wounds she had herself wrought.
slipped through the door and went TO
her room.
The Prescotts were very tender with
her after that, for they knew that their
only daughter had given her heart 10
Toms classmate. but the months went
by. and Elizabeth grew like her old
self, and only her mother knew that
the old wound was unhealed beneath
her indifferent exterior
Andrew Gaylord's name was rarely
mentioned. and then only in the most
casual way, but Elizabeth learned that
he was still pursuing the course - had
mapped out and that his rich uncle
had recently died and left his great
wealth to an impecunious distant rela-
tive. who was quite willing to keep
his hands clean from toll
Two years afterward Elizabeth was
visiting school friend in Cleveland.
1t was early in September. and the
following day would be the Que dedi-
Gated TO labor. There was to be a
great street parade. and Ruth Dalton's
father. prominent newspaper man.
was deeply interested in the project.
IF you girls want to see $4,000 work
ingmen on parade. come down to the
Magnet office and You can have a wip-
dow all TO yourselves. / know Ruth
is little democrat. How about you.
Miss Elizabeth"
Il would like to see the parade, Mr..
Dalton" she said. coloring family.
1t was bright, hot Monday, and the
streets were soon filled with q restless
. crowd Of OnlOokers. The two girls
went down to the Magnet office in the
Daltons' automobile, and when it drew
up at the curb Mr.. Dalton hurried
forth to meet them.
you will have TO stand on the curb
after ALL he said. The crowd Is so
dense here that it is impossible to see
well from our ground floor windows.
If you'd rather not I'll take you down
to an Office in the Tower building"
Let us stand here" cried Ruth, and
as Elizabeth added her plea Mr.. Dali
ton took his place beside them and
gave them some idea of the magnitude
of the organization which was about
to pass before them. The girls became
! deeply interested, and when the first
notes Of the band sounded in the dis
lance EliZaheth's heart futtered curl
ously. She told herself that the next
best thing to seeing Andy Gaylord
once more would be to observe the
passing of the trades to which he had
apprenticed himself. She would feel
in closer touch to him after that, for
her pride had been melted in the
! scorching heat of love she could not
cast out.
Division after division passed. and as
Elizabeth watched them she admitted
that thousands of these men looked as
intelligent and carried themselves with
as much grace and dignity as many
men in her fashionable set at home.
If Andy Gaylord had chosen to be-
| come one of them, to throw himself
| into the ranks of a great army where
brainy leaders were needed. why
Here come the men from the Fal-
con shop In Chicago" remarked Mr..
! Dalton carelessly. and Elizabeth caught
her breath as a line of men swept
down the street
60 "a
the men as they passed by in a waver.
| ing line. Then. all at once, the whole
world seemed TO turn upside down and
! the faces to dance in a gray mist
Then the mist cleared away. and the
faces were passing. set steadily ahead
| all save one-that of the man on the
end of the line nearest the curbstone.
Andy Gaylord's brown eyes were
gazing incredulously. wistfully, into
hers. AS he passed and seemed to &C
out of her life again she called.
| Andy, Andy. come back" p
II will!' he called back Justify, and
the few who had heard the words
above the music smiled at each other
for romance is in every heart.
That night when be had found hel
at Mr.. Dalton's house and her friend.
had given him an opportunity of see
ing her alone he held out his hand!
to her.
'You called me, Elizabeth" he sai(
quietly.
She came toward him. blushing
trembling. For a moment she looked
down at his hands. They were strong
capable hands. clean, but not white
There were calloused spots. and her
and therewere traces of old cuts iron
keen edged tools and now and then
fine line of black that was ingrained.
Elizabeth looked down at them, an,
then she bent gracefully. and, takin
his work worn hands in her own soft
white ones she laid her lips FIRST o.
one and then Oh the other.
"My apology to the noblest heritag
God has bestowed-labor." she Wills
Uered as he took her in his arms.
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