The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-22
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that had famed there al other times,
or for the pity of n seeing his cruel
ties working out.
1T is not too late" her heart was
crying, and she tried IN vain to stihe
its 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. I" she began stammeringly.
THE others have just gone in. If you
call them, they will come"
Then" he smiled reassuringly, 81
will call them at once, for l have many
things to show you today, and tho doc
tor sets an absurd limit to our drive
He raped Oh 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
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can keep track Of the timei"
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
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middle point There he stopped.
The mills were no longer l~ifeless
and silent. A row Of giant stacks
spouted clouds Of heavy black smoke
that fiuttered 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 its first labor. Thithor Mark
pointed.
Watch now, We're just in time.
Our first tap
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 darling fires forth
leaped d molten deadly food. A chan
mel in the slipping sand-bed received il
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 food filled the ladies'. drops
splashed out upon the ground and burs'
in a thousand tiny points of light.
Almost before Kazia realized it, tn,
2 flood had subsidized and the full ladle,
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 hi.
r meeting with Piotr-and after man,
miles circled back to the village. The!
talked little, and perhaps that little
was hardly worthy Of a record. Kazi,
3 lay back in her cushions, her eyes fol
lowing his hand as he pointed on
some new beauty to her.
How could you leave it?" she mur
INJURED, as often she had exclaime,
when she had heard Of it from tn
ad%yenturing youth.
But If l hadn't left 1t, | shouldn'
have found you. So-I'm glad went.
She made no answer to that,
Farther on they came to a brancl
road that once he had known. He fol
lowed it a while until there came Il
them a delicious spring.hke fragrance
He stopped the horse again.
Il thought l could find il. See!"
He pointed to an old tree that stood
a mass of fresh green leaves an
snowy blossoms, a little away from tn
} roadside.
1 what is itT'
a pear tree"
But it's autumn and thought
She glanced mp at him woudrrnsly.
Every fall that tree puts out q ue7
\ set Of leaves and blossoms. You Sc,
there is new lie even after spring ha
gone"
She looked long and earnestly at tn
| ~blossoming tree. But winter vi
1 come and the blossoms will wither-
\ fruitless."
No longer could he refuse words t
his longing.
2 All! my dear" he cried, let u
forget signs and symbols. There
such a thing as new birth. And it
always spring where there Is love. Yo
will forgive me-" he laughed unsteat
lily, If I talk like a very young poe
for am tery. very happy today"
A touch OF the old ready color wa
glowing family in her a cheeks,
Have you looked enough" b
smiled. For. If you have, We mu.
go. It will be getting chilly soon. An
n besides. they are waiting for U.s."