Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

bard thaf hnd seen the 1lrst hight And
the Hight In his eyes, 6nundguring him
for her. thrilling her with it's summons,
was not to be mistaken for the IRE
that had famed there at other times.
or for the pity of one seeing his cruel
ties working out.
st Is not too late" her heart was
crying. and she tried In vain to stifie
it's 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. T." she began stammeringly-
| THE others have just gone in If you
call them. they viii come"
~Then," he smiled reassuringly, Il
will call them at once. for 1 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
started. two hours at the most-if you
can keep track of the tme!"
Then he gently led the Matka back
into the house. For she, who had for
gotten how to weep for sorrow, was
| weeping now for the joy awaiting
Kazia.
First Mark drove, very slowly and
carefully, through the old village and
across the bridge until he came to its
| middle point. There he stopped
The mills were no longer lifeless
and silent. A row of giant stacks
| spouted clouds of heavy black smoke
that f1uttered lazily away in the breeze
in long wavering pennons. Through
the power house windows the watch
ers caught a glimpse OF great fly
wheels whirling and bright pistons
plunging. From the rolling mills be-
yond came a low monitory rumble of
| engines stirring tentatively, testing
their sinews as they waited to pounce
upon and torture the coming steel.
And before them lowered the rebuilt
furnace, alive now and discordantly
vocal with it's first labor. Thither Mark
/ pointed.
/ Watch nowi We're just in time.
Our first tapi"
/ AS he spoke, the shrek of the
checked blast rose, drowning all other
sounds. and the crew of men working
at the furnace mouth sprang back
Out of a circle of darting fires forth
leaped molten deadly flood. A chan
| mel in the sloping sand-bed received it
and bore it swiftly, in a dozen
branches. to the waiting ladies' Little
gaseous flames played impishly over
the golden surface. The stencil OF
burning sulphur arose. AS the cascad
ing flood filed the ladies', drops
splashed out upon the ground and burst
in a thousand tiny points of light
Almost before Kazia realized it, the
flood had subsidized and the full ladies
were moving away.
He drove on and took the long wind
ing road that led past Hedges Hill
though he did not remind her of his
meeting with Piotr-and after many
miles circ1ed back to the village. They
talked little, and perhaps that little
was hardly worthy of a record. Kazis
lay back in her cushions, her eyes fol
lowing his hand as he pointed Out
some new beauty to her.
How could you leave it," she muir
INJURED, as often she had exclaimed
when she had heard of it from the
adxenturing youth.
But II hadnt lett 1t, ShOuldn'
have found you So-Tm glad went
She made no answer to that
Farther on they came to branch
road that once he had known. He fol
lowed it a while until there came t.
them delicious spring-like fragrance
He stopped the horse again.
'I thought I could find it. Seei"
He pointed to an old tree that stood
a mass of fresh green leaves AND
snowy blossoms, little away from ths
roadside.
What Is 1t 2"
"A pear tree"
But it's autumn and 1 thought
She glanced up at him wonderingly.
Every fall that tree puts out a new
| set of leaves and blossoms. You see
there Is new life even after spring ha.
gone"
She looked long and earnestly at the
| poisoning tree. But winter viii
come and the blossoms will wither-
fruitless."
No longer could he refuse words t.
his longing
"Ah! my DEAR" he cried, let VI
forget signs and symbols. There Il
such thing as new birth. And It'll
always spring where there is love. Yos
will forgive me-" he laughed unstead
fly, eff 1 talk like very young poet
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