Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-05
By SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS

for she shifted 1t from hand to hand.
When she came near spoke to her
you spoke to her first?"
Well we spoke simultaneously. She
asked me the time, She seemed anx
ious to know In fact think she
used the word exact; the exact time
she said"
presumably she was on her way to
an appointment, them
"Very likely. When | told her she
seemed relieved, might even say relax
ed. As II from the strain Of nervous
haste, you know"
Good. And thenw
"She thanked me and asked II were
Mr. Sedgvick. answered that was
and suggested that she make good by
completing the introduction"
"She wasn't n woman Of your own
class, thenl"
sedgwlck looked puzzled "Well, no.
| thought not then or ! shouldn't have
been 40 free and easy with her For
one thing. she was painted badly, and
the persplrntlOn, running down her
forehead. had made her sight Yet
| don't know Her voice was that Of Il
cultivated person Her manner was
awkward and her dress weird for that
time Of day and for all that she car
ried herself like Il person accustomed
to some degree Of consideration That
| felt quite plainly felt too some
thing uncanny about her. Her eyes
alone would have produced that i'm
preston They were peculiarly rest
less and brilliant"
"lnsaneY questioned Kent
Not wholly sane certainly. But II
might have been drugs That suggest
ed Itself to ne"
"a possibility Proceed
"Sho asked what point of the head
land gave the best view Anywhere
from the first rise On is good, said
1t depends on wlmt y0u wish TO see.
My ship coming In, she snld 1t will
be d fair view them told her This
Is a const OF guardian reefs What
dllrerenecy she said, and then gave
me another surprise, for she quoted:
"And though Thy SOU sail leagues and
lolgues beyond.
| Stlll lclsuea beyond those leagues there is
| more sea.
"rhOts interesting" remarkCd Kent
"Casuu female wlyGarers aren't given
to quoting The House Of Life"
"Nor casuul ships To visiting this part
Of the coast However there was no
ship. looked for myself when was
trying to lnd the woman later What
are you smiling at|
"Nothing I'm sorry Interrupted"
"She walked away from me a few
pacos, but turned aud came back at
once
"'l follow my star she snd, point
Ing to piuuet that shone low over the
Sou Therein lies the only true hap.
pness 90 dare aud 10 follow. Reniem.
Der this meeting she snId In tone
Of solemn command, Tor II may mark
au epoch IN your life Some day In
the fnurc ! may send for you and re-
call today to your mind by what |
have Just m'd. In that dny you win
know the hidden things llmt are clear
only TO the chosen minds Perhaps you
Will he the lUst person but one to see
me as now am
Kent pulled nerYously at the lobe Of
his ear ga Il possible that she fore.
saw her dcuthY he mmmured
"lt would look so, In the light Of
what has happened, wouldn't Il? Yet
there wus m mranny air OF Joyous
ness about her too"
ol DON'T Ike H." announced Kent.
81 do not Iikc III"
by which he meant thul hc did not
understand iL What Chester Kent
does not understand, Chester Kent re-
sents
Love n0alr, perhaps" SUGGESTED the
artist "a wunmu In love VIII take
any risk " death, uoweyer,' he add.
| el, Rubbing hls bruised head remlnls.
cenDly "she had very practical bent
for o romantic person After her mys.
teNom prophecy she started on /
| called 70 her TO eome hNcl1 or would
FOLLOW and make her explain herself"
"Asto wMtw
"ErpYthing her belng there her ne.
tons hct her apparel tho lewelry
you know, and nll that
you've s0ld nothing nhout lewelry '
"lluyont ~ Well when shO turn
| ed"
Just u moment Was Il the lcwcl
| ~ chat you were gomg to sptak Of
when you nrst uocusted herY
ayes, II WIS SOmo OF n wns very
valuable, jud@ Wasn't lt found on
the bodyT
"No."
"Notl Robbery. thea probably
Wen, she cNme back ut d stride lcl
eyes were alive with anger Thor,
came a torrent OF words from her
strong wONs, too. Nothing OF the wei
bred woman left there insisted Oh
knowing who she was. Before could
guard myself she had caught up rOcb
from tho road and let me have A.
] went over like a tenpln, When goI