Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-01


was not to be mistaken for the fire
that had famed there at other times.
or for the pity of one seeing his cruel
ties working out.
1T is not too late," her heart was
crying, and she tried in vain to stifie
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 acci-
! dent I've seen you alone?"
Yes, i" she began stammeringly.
'The others have Just gone in. II you
call them. they will come"
"Then." he smiled reassuringly, 81
| will call them at once. for I 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 F7ep track of the time!"
tt 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 fiuttered laZily away in the breeze
in long wavering pennons. Through
the power house windows the watch
| ers caught glimpse of great fly.
| wheels whirling and bright pistons
| plunging. From the rolling mills be-
yond came 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. Thither Mark
pointed.
Watch now! We're just in time.
Our first tap!"
|
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 1t
and bore 1t 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 burst
in a thousand tiny points of light.
Almost before Kazia realized 1t. 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 circled back to the village. They
talked little, and perhaps that little
was hardly worthy of record. Kazia
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
when she had heard of II from the
adventuring youth.
But II ! hadn't left 1t, ! shouldn't
have found you. So-I'm glad ! went"
She made no answer to that.
| Farther on they came to a branch
road that once he had known. He fol-
lowed II a while until there came to
them a delicious springlike fragrance.
He stopped the horse again.
| 81 thought could find 1t. See!"
| He pointed to an old tree that stood,
mass of fresh green leaves and
snowy blossoms. little away from the
roadside.
what is it?"
| "A pear tree"
But it's autumn and | thought"
She glanced up at him wonderingly.
| Every fall that tree puts out new
set Of leaves and blossoms. You see.
there is new life even after spring has
gone"
| She looked long and earnestly at the
blossoming tree. But winter will
come and the blossoms will wither-
fruitless."
| No longer could he refuse words to
his longing.
"Ah! my dear" he cried. 'let US
forget signs and symbols. There is
such thing as new birth. And it's
always spring where there is love. You
will forgive me-" he laughed unstead-
lily, "if I talk like a very young poet.
for am very. very happy today"
A touch Of the old ready color was
glowing family in her wan cheeks.
Have you looked enough?" he
| smiled. For. II you have, we must
go. 1t will be getting chilly soon. And