Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
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1lsaountsa. AAsaA q Nm lay ~
/, stils whore - had sa3d good-by -
sally. The DaAes was dask. and ~
chimney suDskslsss. but. @ - esne
nearer. holding the shadows q -
tres, b saw one silver Of light q The
bottom Of . sosid shutter: the shutter
Of Sally's room. Yet. for while. Sam
son stopped there, looking and max
Ing NO sound. He stood ct biz Ruhd-
end behind him lay al tho gilt
ter and culture Of that other world. .
world that had been good to him.
i That was to Samson South one OF
those pregnant and portentous mo.
ments with which life sometimes
punctuates its turning points. At such
times al the set and solidined strata
that 90 into the building Of mans
nature may be uptossed and rear
ranged. So the layers Of mountain
chain and continent that have TOR
centuries remained steadfast may
break and alter under tho stirring Of
earthquake or volcano. dropping
heights under water and throwing
new ranges above the sea
There was passing before his eyes
90 he stood there. pGusing, . pano.
rama much vaster than any he had
been able to conceive when last he
stood there. He WAS seeing In review
the old life and the new. lurtd With
contrasts. and. ~ tho pictures OF
things thousands of miles away rose
before his eyes - clearly - tho ser
ried backbone Of the ridges. he Wa
comparing and settling for all time
the actual values and proportions o.
the things in his life.
He saw the streets Of Paris ant
New York. brilliant under their
strings Of opalescent lights: the
Champs Elysees ran its smooth. tree.
trimmed parquetry from the Place Dc
Concorde to the Arc dc TTiomphe. ana
the chatter and music Of IT. cafes rang
in his ears. The ivory spaces Of Rome.
from the Pincian hill. whore his fancy
saw almond trees In bloom, to the
Piazza Venexia, spread their etesnal
story before his Imagination. He saw
buses and hansoms string through
the mud and fog Of London and the
endless pot-pourr Of Manhattan. All
the things that the outside world had
to offer; all that had ever stirred HE
pulses to . worship Of the beautiful.
the harmonious, the excellent, rose II
exact value. Then he saw again the
sunrise % 1t would be tomorrow morn
ing over these ragged hills. He saw
the mists rise and grow wisp-like. and
the disk Of the sun gain color. and al
the miracles of cannoninG tempest
and caressing palm-and. though he
had come back to night, Q wonderful
peace settled over him, for he knew
that, II he must choose these. his IA
tive hills. or all the rest. he would
forego all the rest And Sally
Would she b changed! His heart
was hammering wildly now. Sally
had remained loyal. II was mir.
acle, but It was the one thing that
counted. He was going to her, sno
nothing else mattered.
He lifted his head and sent out Q
long, clear whippoorwill call. which
ouavered on the night much IKE the
other calls n the black hills around
him. After Q moment he went nearer
in the shadow q . poplar. and -
peated tho call.
Then the cabin door opened III
jamb framed patch q yellow candle
light. and. ct the center. . slender
silhouetted figure, In . AuttsriAS. eager
attitude OF uncertainty. The dGurp
turned slightly to one side. and. q u
did 20. the maA sAw olaspsd In her
right hand the ride. which had besr
his mission. bequeathsd to her IN trust
She hesitated. and the man. invisible
in the shadow. once more initiated the
bird note, but this time It was 20 low
and soft that II seemed the voice Of .
whispering whippoorwfll.
Then, with . sudden glad little csy.
she came running with her old asss
grace down to the road.
samson bad vaaitsd the stilo end
stood in the fun moonlight. A. he
saw her coming he stretched out hia
arms and his voice broke from Ai1
| throat in half.hoarss. passionate CRY:
Sally"
It vas the only word be coaM have
spoken Just then. but It vas ell that
vas necessary. Il told her everything
Il was IN outburst from heart TOD
full Of emotion TO srope after speech,
the CRY Of man for the Ono WomaH
who alone can can forth IN infection
more eloquent than phrases and 20
etry. And. % she came into his out
stretched arms - straight and direct
a. . homins pigeon. they closed about
her in convulsivs grip that bald bel
straining 70 him. almost exushin8 hsl
In the tempest Of his smotioo.
For . time there WAS no speech. bul
to each Of them It seemed that theil
tumultuous hsartbsatins must sount
above the night music. and ~ teleg
raphy OF heartbeats tails enough
Later they would talk. but now. with
Gloriously Wild sense Of bsing -
sether. With Q mntual intoxication q
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|OUCH! PAIN, PAIN.