The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-17

tho rector. ana directed TIA most ell
per atisnticn 10 Anason. KlAa vas lssS
hiseonee-sing. lkllisnrl. casting IA W.
casicnal gla1ee at the lntensA Young
rector. seemed preeee,psst toatght;
and Mrs. Halea DAviss. ISlasirx sc
take her sister Grace with her, walked
up the stairs with forernger tapping
AZ her wellshsvsd chin. She seemed
to have reversed places with her sas-
ter i,ouight for Mira Sargent vas "a.
premsiy happy. while Helen Davies
vas doing the family worrying
she could have hidden Allison adien
had she waited q very few minutes
He was mlln who bad spent life
time In linking two and tWe together.
and he abided unWaverinEly by bis de-
dartions There was no mistAking the
nature OF the change which was so ap-
parent In Rev Smith Boyd. bat Ailh
son. after careful thought On the mat
ter. was able to tase comparatively
early departure.
"I1i see you tomorrow. Gall- be OBJ
served finally. Rising. he crossed to
where she sat. and. reaching into her
lap. he took beth her hands. he let
her arms swing from his clasp and,
looking down into her eyes with smll.
Ing regard. be gave her hands an extra
pressure, which sent. for the han
dredth time that Night. q surge Of
color over her faee.
Rev. Smith Boyd. blazing down at
that scene. suddenly felt something
crushing under his hand. II was the
light runner board OF the music rack.
and three hairs. which had lain In
placid place at the crown OF his head.
suddenly popped erect, Ten thousand
years before. had these three been so
grouped. Allisen would have felt q
stone an on the back OF his neck. but
as IL was he passed out unmolested
holding carelessly TO the young rec
tor. and bestowing on Gall a parting
look which was the perfection OF easy
assurance.
Rev. Smith Boyd wasted no, a min.
ute In purposeless hesitation or idle
preliminary conversation.
Call" he said. In q voice which
ehimed OF all the love songs ever writ.
ten, which yihrated with all the love
passion ever breathed. which pleaded
with the love appeal OF all the domi.
nant forces since creation. Gall had
resumed her seat on the end OF the
piano bench. and now he reached
down and took her hand. and held IL,
unresistiBg. She was weak and limp,
and she ayerted her eyes from the
burning gaze which beamed down on
hes. Her breath was futtering, and
the hand which lay In her lap was cold
and trembling. Gail. lore you'll" He
bent his bead aud kissed her hand,
The touch was FIRE. and she felt her
blood leap to it Gail. dear" and his
voice was like the suppressed ores.
cendo OF tremendous organ nute:
II come TO you with the love OF n man
| come to you with the love o: one
inspired 10 do great deeds. not just
10 lay them at your feet but because
YOU are In the world" He bent lower
and tried to gaze into the brown eyes
under those fluttering lashes. He held
her hand more tightly to him, clasped
II 10 his breast, oppressed her with
the tremendous desire Of hts whole
being TO draw her to him, and hold
her close, as one and part OF him for
all time to come, mingling and merg
ing them into one ecstatic harmony
Call Oh, Gail. Gail"
There was cry In that repetition
OF her name. almost an anguish. She
stole an upward glance at him, her
face pale, her beautiful lips half part
ed. and in her depthless brown eyes,
alive now with new light which had
been born within her. there was nc
forbiddanfe. though she dropped them
hastily. and bent her head still lower
She had made herself an eternal part
OF him just then. had he but seized
upon that unspoken assent, and taken
her In his arms and breathed to he'
OF the love OF man for woman, the love
that never dies nor wavers nor falters
so long az the human race shall en-
dure.
He bent still closer TO her. so thai
he all but EMBODIED her. His warm
breath was upon her cheek. The sym
PATTY which was between then
bridged the narrow chasm OF air, and
enveloped them In an ethereal fame
which coursed them from head to foot
and had already nigh welded then
into enc.
Il need you. Gall" he told her. %
need you TO be my wife, my sweet
heart. my companion. need you tf
20 with me through life. to walk hand
| in hand with me about the greatest
work in the world. the redemption Of
the fallen and helpless, into whose
lives We may shed some OF the beauty
which blossoms in our own"
There was low cry from Gail q
cry which was half sob, which came
with a sharp intake OF the breath. and
carried with II pain and sorrow and
protest. She had been so happy, II
what she fancied to be the near raj
flment OF the promptings which had
grown so strong within her, No surge