The Huttig news., 1915-04-24
 T understand" she said.


 quietly, because l wanted that first we three should meet alone. George and Wiifred are going to stop at my uncle's house, but, unless you'd rather have it otherwise. Sally wants you here"
 Do stop now?" the girl asked.
 But the man shook his head,
 T want you to meet my other people first"
 As they rode at walk along the lit tie shred of road left to them, the man turned gravely.
 "Drennie," he began, "she waited for me, all those years. What was helped to do by such splendid friends as you and your brother and Wilfred, she was back here trying to do for herself told you back there the night before I left that l was afraid to let myself you remember?"
 She met his eyes, and her own eyes were frankly smiling.
 You were very complimentary Samson." she told him. T warned you then that it was the moon talk ing"
 "No,' he said firmly, it was not the moon. l have since then met that fear and analysed it. My feeling for you is the best that man can have, the hon. est worship of friendship And" he added T have analysed your feeling for me, tco, and. thank God, I have that same friendship from you Haven't I?"
 For moment, she only nodded; but her eyes were bent on the road ahead of her. The man waited iii tense silence. Then, she raised her face, and it was face that smiled with the serenity Of one who has wakened out of troubled dream.
 You will always have that, Samson, dear" she assured him.
 Have I enough of 1t, to ask you to do for her what you did for me? To take her and teach her the things she has the right to know?"
 "..'d love it," she cried. And then she smiled, as she added: "She will be much easier to teach She won't be so stupid, and one of the things shall teach her'-she paused. and added whimsically-"will be to make you cut your hair again"
 But, just before they drew ep at the house of old Spicer South. she said:
 q might as we'll make clean breast of it, Samson, and give my vanity the punishment it deserves. You had me in deep doubt"
 \ About what"
 "About-well, about us. I wasn't quite sure that I wanted Sally to have you-that l didn't need you myself. I've been a shameful little cat to Will fred"
 But now-?" The Kentuekian broke off.
 Now, I know that my friendship for you and my love for him have both had their acid test-and I am happier than I've ever been before. I'm glad we've been through it. There are nc doubts ahead. I've got you both.'
 About him." said Samson. thought fully. May I tell you something which, although it's thing in your own heart, you have never quite known?"
 She nodded, and he went on.
 The thing which you call fascina- tion in me was really just proxy, Drennie. You were liking qualities in me that were really his qualities. Just because you had known him only m gentle guise, his finish blinded you to woman the heart of woman,' you failed to see that under it was the iron and fire You thought you saw those qualities in me, because I wore my bark as shaggy as that scaling hickory over there. When he was get ting anonymous threats of death ev- cry morning he didn't mention them to you. He talked of teas and dances. I know his danger was real, because they tried to have me kill him-and if I'd been the man they took me for, I reckon I'd have done it. was mad to my marrow that night-for a min ute. I don't hold brief for Wilfred. but l know that you liked me first for qualities which he has as strongly as land more strongly. He's a braver man than l, becuse, though raised to gentle things. when you ordered him into the fight he was there. He never turned back or fickered. l was raised on raw meat and gunpowder. but he went in without training"
 The girls eyes grew grave and thoughtful, and for the rest of the way she rode in silence
 There were transformations. too, in the house of Spieer South. Windows had been cut, and lamps adopted. It was no longer so crudely pioneer abode While they waited for dinner, a girl lightly crossed the stile, and came up to the house. Adrianne met her at the door, while Samson and Horton stood back, waiting. Suddenly. Miss Lescott halted and regarded the newcomer in surprise. It was the same girl she had seen, yet different girl. Her hair no longer fell in tangled masses. Her feet were no longer bare.