The Detroit times., 1914-04-16
BY
Henry Russell Miller
Copyright 1913.
The BObbs- Merrill Go.


Every body in Bethel-may MOI
know Then he added hrWI!, BuT
will7-tor you. And then ~ he paused
as one who views q prospect beyond
his powers 20 describe.
But he did not mention the dream
music, after ali.
All az once shadow was everywhere,
The sun had gone hut into he sky,
with prodigal hand il flung from It's
retreat behind the hills the promise
OF a fair tomorrow For Wilde me
two on the rock gazed into a Urd
shifting splendor
lie got down from the rock and hif-
cd his arms TO her She stood uncer.
tain looking down at him The glow
OF the sunset Was still upon her IN
her eyes was another glow from WIN.
10. for him
she measured the distance 10 The
ground lit was almost her own height
then with gasp for her daring ne
sprang into his arms, tie caught her
and held her kissing her again and
again thirstily She began to re.
spond her arms frightened around his
neck she chung very close. Sudden
ly she pushed herself away and stood
looking al him through startled elo-
quent eyes And he knew that tor
once he had awakeped that which till.
ed the want he had felt in the morn
ing.
She cried TREMENDOUSLY, on Mark.
YOU won't forget meout there. r
couldn't bear-that."
II will not forget"
4 last bright shaft reflected from
the crimson west flooded their llttle
clearing, fell upon her And that was
the picture OF her he carried out
there Unity In the sunset glow, eyes
and cheeks afiame with love, desiring
him only and not that he would win
In the little laboratory back OF his
office Doctor Thomas Hedges was bus.
ily concocting and labelling his medl
cineS for the next days rounds he
yawued often and gapingly he Vas
ye9y tired and sleepy. He had. been
up all the night before, gShe"iue =
new life into the world and sadly see.
ing another pass out; aud he ha[i
been able TO take no, rest durins-lho
day. thanks TO the broken-windeG
horse a pretty slick Customer mad
induced him 10 install as successor 10
a lately deceased comrade and ser
want.
He was disturbed by a suspicious
sound from the direction OF his stable
Those boys again." he muttered
Lighting a lantern, he stole out
quietly He was astonished 10 discoE
er, not mischlevious boys, but the
Azure OF man hitching a horse 10
a buggy.
'Iri, there" the doctor shouted
What are you doing in my stable
with my horse?"
He ran toward the stable. swinging
the lantern violently around his head
But the intruder went on. unmoyed,
with his buckling OF straps.
Then the doctor recognized him
"Eh? So it's you ! knew you were
horse-trader, but | didn't know YOU
stole EN- this way"
do you suppose I'd steal this
was the cool rejoinder. II m just max
ing a little trade.
without my consent? Wen. OF all
the igh-handed="
Hadn't you better look in the
stable before you fy off the handle
Mark grinned.
The doctor took the suggestion He
was heard swearing softly TO himself,
as in the light OF the lantern he in
spected the substituted animal The
doctor. though a church member, was
in moments OF stress given TO mild
profanity lie emerged, blinking stup-
idly
"Eh?" He went out TO Mark, and
holding up the lantern, stared intently
into the young mans face
We'll, are you satisfied"
The doctor began 10 chuckle. That
damn parson
Mark climbed into the buggy and
gathered in the rcins.---It- is = trade2 :
The chuCkle was getting beyond
central GO, Go quick before you
come out Of that trance. And sonny,
as the horse started. here's some ait
vice-that you won't take. Don't go
away. Stay with the parson for the
good OF the town and your immortal
soul"
But Mark was gone.
The changeling had been put away
in the brown mares stall Mark SLOW
-tfOkStu- dIu 10 lut lllllt HOuSt
that was TO be simon Truths lonely
abode shat had been il suddenly
struck the son. Simon's lonely abode.
\ light shone from the kitchen.
Through the window Mark caught a
glimpse OF his father at the table, sit
ting bolt upright, staring duly, stead
ily az nothing, a figure OF hopeless en-
dlTance More than once. coming up
on him Unexpectedly. Mark had found
him so and had thought nothing of IT,.
What. Mark now wondered, did he
think, what bitter morsel taste, dur
ing those long silences?
Little late, amt ye?' Simon greet
ed him But there was no relroof in
the words. and no question; he as
sumed no right to pry into his sons
affairs.
I've been taking a drive, Mark an
swered.
Simon rose and went into the pan
try he returned. carrying "A pitcher
Of milk and a plate piled high with
UTTERED bread
Il kept this ready fur ye. Thought
re might he hungry
Mark was not hungry. but he ate
with show OF great relish Some
instinct told him not TO decline this
little service
Father" che announced 81 swap
ped horses with Doe Hedges ] gave
bfr, tho hrpyyn mare "