Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-30


the magazine into which he plunged
prove of much more avail. At last ne
tossed 1T aside.
What rot the magazines sometimes
print!'' he said, unconsciously speak
| ing aloud.
Il beg pardon. Did you speak,"
Even as he turned his head Ralston
| felt the thrill of vivid life rush through
| him. He had not heard that voice for
! five years, but he would have known
| it among ten thousand. The gray eyes
met the brown ones.
"Kater'
"RobertI'
Then both together, what are you
doing away out here?"
He explained that he was on his way
back from the Philippines, where he
had been the correspondent Of an Illus
trated weekly. She, it appeared, was
returning to the east from visit to
an aunt in Los Angeles. For an hour
they talked of the people and the
places they had known. He studied
her coyertly.
Let me sect must be four years
since I saw you last"
AHC- A4aNC L
mo. L can't say that you have
People don't change much, as a rule;
they merely develop. You were only
a girl when 1 left. OF course it was
open to you to develop in any one of
several ways, but can look back and |
see that you are what one might have |
logically expected you to become
Dear me, is it as bad as that?" she /
said lightly.
LAS good, 1 should call it." he an
swered gravely. She shot a quick
sidelong glance at him. "Often out In
the Philippines when l was lying in
the night, looking up at the stars IN
the sky and trying to find the softest
spot OF cavalry saddle for a pillow,
have wondered what you would be
like when 1 met you again. Marriage
often changes a woman so completely"
Il thought you said that people don't
change; that they only develop"
iii modify it, then. Marriage some
times changes a woman completely,
for better or worse''
There is no place like an overland
rain for quick friendships, unless it
nay be an ocean liner. Casual ac-
luaintances of many years standing
become intimate in a day. Long be-
ore the train had reached Albuquerque {
Ralston was wondering whether his ,
'oyhood's love was to deyour him +,
gain. Kate was free; her husband
ad been dead three years. and her old ,
harm appealed TO him as subtly as &
yer. He wished the journey would
ever end. O
Kate noticed that he began to grow
ervous; his eyes were shining with a s
-eady glow that frightened her. Once
e took out his watch. and she heard p
inn say softly under his breath.
Twelve hours nnoreF' She knew that n
La Junta he would change for Den n
er. and she felt an impending crisis 1
oproachirg. But her feeling was all IL
joy-a Joy SO fierce and poignant
lat it was scarce akin to happiness. d
She had married a man who had not E
we'd her and whom she had not loved.
hey had been friends and nothing
ore. Now this young mans wild pas
on found ready echo in her love
arved heart. Always she had loved
m. though never till this day had she -
limited it TO herself IL
The porter came round to make up
e berths. They moved to an adjoin-
g section and forgot the passing
everything except each
hers presence. More than one pas IL
niger watched them curiously and
what fascinating topic held 10
EN- In such rapt interest. The last
gerer from the smoking section had
lg since retired before they took any iS'
enhance OF time. AT last he looked
his watch absentIy He vas star
d to see that 1t was past ! o'clock. Ar