Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-26

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He Saw Not the Hills, Only Her.
her his through weakness and strength,
lin victory and defeat Shaken they
looked away quickly: on the face of
each had been written what the other
most desired to see.
She waited for him to speak, but the
tongue that had held thousands silent
Under its spell stubbornly refused to
+, be eloquent at this supreme moment
Il saw Crusader" he said lamely.
and came up.
"ObyioGsly" She laughed nervous
". II came up here because 1t Is the
highest point In tie county; but. Of
course. you know that. and you can
see so far It gives one faint idea
Of the immensely Of things and Of
ones own insigniticance. II IS very
good for the soul. | assure you.
needed IT. feeling so important because
had been working"
"Workingl''
She tossed her head girllshly. Il think
II 6ne. I didn't know time conld pass
so quickly and happily. Only my task
was very simple and nnimportant.
fear. helping flther straighten out
some Of bis papers This morning.
ron know, be turned the bank over to
the new cashier. aud tomorrow he be-
comes manager of the coal company.
Our nffafrs are all settled The ridge
house Is sold and next week we move
Into the old one. We are to live here
always Ii seems like coming home.
~Seew she went on breathIessly. as
though to hold back the food of words
that she knew was gathering on his
lips. She held M A hand. two pink
tingertips OF which were sadly Ink
stained Ny badge of hunor. 1t isn't
very tidy. Is 1t! Rrt then | had to-
hurry Into my riding things We work
ers haven't time to make elaborate
/ toilets you aren't iIstenfngN
Katherines.
And she who. unasked. had twice
dared 10 avow her lore now trtmblcd
violently before thar os which she
was not afraid. While sae was look.
Ing at the hills before be came she
had been doubling "a last faint Doubt
raised by words Of his own. But his
coming had punished that. She held
her eyes brayely to his.
.That sunday | said ron couldn't
lore u man who had been weak. even
for your sake. 1t isn't tr,ie.s Is it?"
Ills voice. was hoarse with anxiety.
are you sure you want me in.
Spite
I'm spite of everything | want you.
above all things else
.Ah. no 1t can't-it mustn't be
that You are not your own. And ]
can be content with much less than
first place
+ He would have taken. her in his
arms. but she held him of. even while
q,iivering with the longing to be
caught. as once before he had held
her. in a rough. close embrace.
Are you sure Id not be drag. a
continual reminder of something you'd
rather forget? And that | could help
you? lid have to help
.'Once wanted you-now ! need
you. have just been asking. have
gone down hill? do not know But
II have. need you who can under
stand--
Then she knew for certainty that
the doubt was gone forever. With
loves keen perception she saw that
already from him had gone little Of
that fine beauty and courage of man
hood which bad been before her during
the years of separations. but which the
dreamer must lose to becpme f.'prac-
tieal man But he: love rese strong
est when The need IF 1t was greatest
In quick desire 10 shield his loss from
bin she stretched forth her hands to
meet HIS
"Ah. | will always understand.
do not believe rnl have gone down
Rlt-if YOU have let us go back up
hill-tosethrr.."
THE END.