The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-07

Il must-soon." But under the doc
tors twinkling gaze a girlish flush
| sprang into view-perhaps to keep the
! tears company.
TOO much color" chuckled the doc
tor Let me feel your pulse"
The crimson deepened and as in
stantly vanished
I've a cake in the oven." Mrs.
Hedges suddenly remembered. Doc
| tor, I'll need you"
Need me?" The doctor started.
Am "a"
AT once, Doctor" came a stern
! command from the hall.
| Eth? OH" A light broke in upon
| him and he chuckled again. Coming,
my dear, coming!"
The Matka, too. would have left her.
but Kazia stayed her. Don't CO." she
said in the Matka's tongue.
The old woman halted, irresolute.
He, your lover. will be coming soon"
Timidly she laid a thin knotted hand
on the scarf enshrouding Kazia's hair.
Kazia ignored that. You will hate
to leave this place, won't you?"
The Matka nodded. There is peace
here. Even the old smile and make
jests, and they grow old easily, as a
child grows into youth. And my Piotr
is here" Her eyes sought a distant
hillside, where white stones cleaned
in the sunshine.
But we must go. l don't belong
here. What would these kind people
think If they knew'-the voice broke
a little-"what you know"
They would think as | do. And l.
know nothing, except that you love
and are loved. Such love | have never
seen. 1t is not the love your mother
and her lover had. All here know and
are glad of it. | do not think you can
go and leave him unhappy" And the
Matka stole away.
1T came too late"
Kazia's lips said that and the wait
ing tears overlooked, lingering gem
like on the fringe of closed lashes A
thousand times she had repeated the
words to herself since the first hour
of consciousness when she had seen
him bending over her. She thought
she believed it. But her fast-beating
heart, as she awaited her lovers COM
ing. sounded another answer
The heavy throbbing ceased, began
again, keeping time with a trampling
of hoofs from down the street. Her
closed eyes did not open even when
the trampling ceased and she heard
his step. punctuated by the ring OF
cane on gravel, until his step, too,
ceased and she felt him near her, his
gaze upon her. She dreaded to meet
that gaze.
Slowly the reluctant lids opened
and dread took wings, like night
bird that had seen the first light. And
the light in his eyes, TRANSPORTING him
for her, thrilling her with its summons,
was not to be mistaken for the fire
that had famed there at other times,
or for the pity of one seeing his cruel
ties working out.
1T is not too late" her heart was
crying, and she tried in vain to stifie
its song.
But he did not press her then with
impetuous wooing.
DO you realize" he said gravely,
this is the first time since the acct
dent I've seen you alone?"
Yes. L" she began stammeringly
THE others have just gone in. If you
call them. they will come"
Then" he smiled reassuringly, 81
will call them at once, for have many
things to show you today, and the doc
tor sets an absurd limit to our drive"
He raped on the door and the doc
tor appeared, and behind him the
Matka. Then. while the Matka piled
the cushions In the seat, Mark and
the doctor helped Kazia over the little
walk and into the buggy.
And mind you," the doctor adjured
them, as Mark got in and the horse