The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-07-23

! ne saw Judge Chalmers lit down the
fraii form. and suddenly his heart
leaped. There were two feminine hs-
| ures; Shirley was with her mother.
I The doctor stood just inside the H.
/ brary door and Mrs cambridge went
| hastily toward him, her light cane tap
ping through the stricken silence. Jere-
I boam lifted his head and looked at her
/ plteously
"Reck'n Mars Monty cyan see ole
I Jerry now" he quayered, but yo-all
! glib him nah love, Mis- Judith, and tell
him." iiis voice broke
Yes, yes. Jerry. | viii"
/ The doctor closed the door upon her
and came to where Shirley waited
Come. my dear, he said. and dropped
| his arm about her. Let US go out 10
/ the garden"
1 As they passed Valiant, she held out
| her hand 10 him There pas no word
/ between them, but as his hand swal-
/ lowed hers, his heart said to her, 81
love you. love you No matter what
is between US. | shall always love
you!-
| II was wordless, a heart whisper that
| only love itself could hear and he
/ could read no answer In the deep
/ pools OF her eyes. heavy now with I'M
! shed tears. But in some subtle way
his voiceless greeting comforted and
| lightened by little the weight OF
dumb impotence that he had borne.
| L.. fha IlhTuFtg fahN krt. -,
the sunlight. yet grave with the hush
Of that solemn presence. the major
| looked into the face OF the woman for
whose coming he had waited so anx-
iously.
| It's all--up Judith" he said family.
i've come to the jumping-off place"
She looked al him Whitley. Monty
| Monty" she cried. Don't leave me
this way! / always thought"
! He guessed what she would have
said Heaven knows you're needed
more than me. Judith After all. |
reckon when my time had to come I'd
have chosen the quick way" His
voice trailed out and no struggled for
breath
"Jerry's In the hall. Monty. He asked
me to give you his love"
Poor old niger! He--used to tote
me on his back when | was little
| shaver" There was silence. Don't
kneel. Judith" no said at length. You
will be so tired"
She rose obediently and drew up
chair Monty" she faltered tremu-
lousy. shall say prayer I've new.
er prayed much-my prayers never
seemed to get above the ceiling. some
how Hut lll-~try."
| He smiled wanly II wouldn't want
any better than yours. Judith. But
seems as II I'd been prayed over
enough reckon God Almightys like
anybody else. and doesn't want to be
ding-donged all the time"
/ He seemed to have been gathering
his resolution, and presently his hand
/ fumbled over his breast my wallet
give II to me" She drew II from the
/ pocket and the uncertain fingers took
out n key, IT opens tin box In my
trunk There's a letter In II for you. &"
He paused moment. painting "Ju.
dith" he said. i've got to tell YOU. but
| It's mighty hard. The letter
It's one Valiant gave me for you that
morning. after the duel never gave
| II 10 you"
/ II she had been white before, she
grew like marble now Her slim I'm.
gers clutched the little cane till IL rat.
/ tied against the chair. aud the lace at
her throat shook with her breathing
Yes Monty"
! Tie lifted his hand with difficulty and
put the key into hers. THE seals still
unhroken, Judith" he said. but I've
kept II these thirty years"
| She Was holding the key In her
hands. looking down upon IL. There
was strained haiffearful wonder In
her face. For an instant she seemed
quite to have forgotten him In the
grip OF some swift and painful emo
| ton
/ i loved YOU. Judith" he STAN
taered in anguished appeal From
tho time We we're boy and xlrl togeth
~. ! loved you, You never cared for
! the Sassooh and Valiant had the In.
side track, You might have loved nue.
but | had no chance with either OF
them. Then came the duel There was
emily Valiant then. | overheard his
/ PROMISE 20 you that night. Judith, lie
had 6ro&oa that u you cared more
for him than for Sassoon. you might
have forgiven him. and should have
host you I didn't want you to call
him back judith want,,a my
vhance' And so took st. That's d
/ TIE rvason. dear, tt's-its bad one.
I tat Sc"
SILVER vent over her set face
! ike breath ~ wind over tall grass
/ fad she seemed 20 come back from an
( 'nHnite distance to place aud noment
4 Eetwvvn the curtains a white butter.