Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-29
life surreQ ann

Ama2ement crept ln,o ..
ins s ,sGe, exn,aa and awe gowea ins n line. Of
pale from stress, waitin,i s,,i stood rigid.
the heart 'e lmpatlence =,
- can't be mist,. :,
trmar @r,sn' vinnrn. miurmured. His voIc. VAIN Vain
caresslng; ca, Surely it's 'ItS,'t,on, tSO subtb
the t. cS,n, Un, surely its my little e'ns sas,a. .
But, sat-l know" The 6uol ~ rol, Tel mel
1Tubpaantly Tba an though uttered V,a, 50 sd,, rang
her Ie nesrt srtls words came faleriprIvU IUl Y,
Imnn1,,, mnen you-you remember ips' ms,
Dnnap lmpu''iyely lively Wainwright put ue an. !,
Gene laid her tGrn' sim fng"r. flmpu,slveaes' @ L.
warm clasp. ' within bis
"Remember youY he .or,os
| do" "eil' yes think
me words sounded mo,osr -.
w. After all these years" She SelIs 6s.,.,,
Ihe Ne rigidity of her pose relaroS r odsa'Aed'
W r,.'s hhes' after all these years" b. hi.
fulw 0"ueriul-wOnder-
% YES As. she agreed simply, nor a,,.,
~ ~ IL l,it t,, ner eyes to meet the warm ,4
surd that reached to her beort
,o,, mot wonderful that should rcm.m.
'. Oet you'' the man explained iuauslv
quite unaware of his words in cOnte'. %
patton Of her .loveliness. "0nlv I %an
ueriui that we should at ast ms., sa
again like this" '' 'Nee'
She spoke sedately enough, tAou,,
with a happy quaver in the musI" :,
her voice. W. Dau'lc OF
They will be waiting We must ,,n
hut the glamour was still on tbs
man. and he spoke again, bis tonas
rull OF a reverent tenderness;
what princess you've grown n
bel" 9''"" ="
The girl turned away resolutpl,
though her heart was listening 10 t6s
singing Of his praise for her
I'VE must CO." she commanded
Wainwright aroused himself
YES he said very softly as he walk.
ed beside her, Eve must 90" And
then he added still more low TO
gether."
The days that followed this first
meeting were halcyon ones for the loy
ers-for lovers they were, Lovers they
had been, in fanclful, dreamy, alto.
gether eXtravagant fashion, since The
few seconds together in Chicago yean
ago, with never word exchanged be-
tween them. FL
Lovers they were of a different sOt,
from the instant Of the association
brought about by the machlnatIOls ai
the Master Mind. There was Mg #
any tinlest suggestion OF doubt on tAe
part Of either. The love that had AUa
no more than romantic clinea W
was sprung into full, glorious Iife-the
single reality in the universe, the be-
ginning and the end Of all things #
Little by little Wainwright self con-
ecious, fearful as never before, dared
to profess bis alteration, And OyS
much as he dared to speak, she slyg M
dared to listen, until at last the@
Dreme confession set them brHHN' WI
with ecstasy For once, It seenaM
there was no obstacle to preVsnI@ s
Smooth running of the course o. i've NJ
love. The Blounts, cOnclSeIy aO'SH N
by Andrew, welcomed Wainwright
n sultor for Lucene's hand For @
rest the young man was bis own nS
ter the possessor Of an ample fortune
There was nothing to occasion ueV'
and, rs soon as a sufficient touSeas
could be assembled, the marriage TOOK
place,
After a heavenly honeymoon sasOA
the bride and groom established tleur
selves Joyously in a country Iay.
near New York, with the adIll'aS'
Andrew in charge Of conslderaOs
staff Of servants The arrangement M
was satisfactory to The BlOun's' % ~
thew were invited to long vlsl vnD
their daughter and son.in'law' Oelo'
leaving for their home In the wesN
or tbe various persons concerned ~
lhls strange menoge WainwrIsn' v"
most wholesomely happy, though even y,
his happiness was qualified. YET u'
element Of peril, the threat OF lnpu .
which he faced, gave e,''
m added 2cst to the delights OF lo,e
That which meuaccd him was 'OeT
nllIar dread Of the mysterious ,,I M,
,onmno ,,,,,", 70 hs visited upon him, but tbs
Iread was swollen 10 Dimensions .,,rnln, Mn
v omInous, It was the very mvlnS' y"
ollowmg the wedding, IN a rewv| nnS ,ou,
eli. whittier the bridal pair Iau ,,hsnl
ecretly lest any one know Their VD'
bouts, that the blow fell. ,,,n nl
As wainwright passed along 81 u, ,an4
,ay of their suit he percel'Su ,on, "a On
hing white under the ol'eI wv ~ 6s a
this he found IT,, !. " ,Sdra
nyelope bearing typewriter ,"a. S K
/, himself. something In The .S lo% NJ
10 unexpected missiye sichensu .,, %
of disaster, Anu %. o,, on op.s
on was, indeed, justified, I iIr s,,,S III irsa
a red card.