The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-05-20

her arm round the trembling figure,
holding her as she was wont TO hold
Patty aud with the same protective
instinct The embrace was electric In
its effect and set altogether new cur
rents OF emotion I'm circulation. Some
thing In Lois Boynton's perturbed
mind seemed to beat Its wings against
the barriers that had heretofore oppos-
ed II and. freeing itself. mounted into
clearer air and went singing to the
sky. She rested her cheek ON the girls
breast with little sob. "Oh. let me
go on remembering wrong! she sigh
ed from that safe shelter. LET me go
on remembering wrong! II makes me
SO happy
waitstill gently led her to the rock
ing chair and sat down beside her on
the lowest step, stroking her thin hand.
Mrs. BOynton's eyes were closed, her
breath came and went quickly, but
presently she began to speak hurried
ly as IL she were relieving a surcharg-
cd heart
There is something troubling me-"
she began, "and II would ease my mind
If could tell II to some one who could
help. Your hand is so warm and so
firm! oh. hold mine closely and let
me draw in strength as long as you
can spare 1t. Ii is flowing. flowing
from your hand into mine, flowing like
wine. My thoughts at night are not
like my thoughts by day these last
weeks. wake suddenly and feel that
my husband has been away long
time and will never come back. Of
ten at night, too, am in sore trouble
about something else, something l
have never told Ivory, the first thing l
have ever hidden from my dear son.
but think could tell you II only
could be sure about It."
Tell me II 1t will help you. will
try to understand" said Waitstill
brokenly.
Ivory says Rodman is the child Of
my dead sister Some one must have
told him SO. Could II have been I?
II haunts me day and night for unless
am remembering wrong again l new
er had a sister. can call to mind
neither sister nor brother"
you went to New Hampshire one
winter" Waitstill reminded her gently.
was bitter cold for you to take such a
hard journey. Your sister died and
you brought her little boy, Rodman.
back, but you were 30 III that q stran-
ger had to take care of you on the
stagecoach and drive you TO Edgewood
next day In bis own sleigh. II Is no
wonder you have forgotten something
Of what happened. for DR.. Perry hard
ly brought you through the brain fever
that followed that journey"
II seem TO think now that II Is not
So" said Mrs. Boynton. opening her
eyes and looking at waitstiIl despair
ingly. Il must grope and grope In
the dark until I lind out what Is true
and then tell Ivory. God will punish
false speaking! His heart Is closed
against lies and evildoingr'
He will never punish you II your
tired mind remembers wrong" said
Waitstill "He knows. none better.
how you have tried to find him and
/ hold him through many tangled
path. l will come as often as ! can.
I ind we will try to brighten away these
worrying thoughts"
III you will only come now and then
and hold my hand" said Ivory's moth
er. "hold my hand 90 that your strength
will dow into my weakness. perhaps l
shall puzzle 1t all out and God will
help me to remember right before l
die"
Everything that have power to
give away shall be given to you"
promised Waitstill "Now that know
you and you trust me- you shall never
be left so alone again-Dot for long. at
any rate When stay away you will
remember that cannot help II. won't
your"
ayes, 1 shall think OF you till I see
you again. shall watch the long lane
more than ever now. Ivory sometimes
takes the path across the fields. but
my dear husband will come by the old
road. and now there will DO you to
look forr'
At the Baxters the late supper was
over. and the girls had not sat at the
/, table with their father. having eaten
earlier by themselves. The hired men
had gone home TO sleep. Patty had re-
tired to the solitude OF her bedroom
almost at dusk. quite worn out with
the heat, and waitstill sat under the
peach tree In the corner OF her own
little garden. tatting and thinking OF