Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-01

think love IN your The things yns
| nave spent? Tie things you have
thrown away? Has a woman ever
fallen in love with a man because he
was perfect" Glenn made a despond-
Ing gesture with both hands as though
she sought words that would not come.
some men clap a wife on to them
Selves she went on, las you clap a
lid on to hot fire. II the fire grows
cold quick enough the lid cracks. Some
Just let the ire burn out and take the
droSs with it. A woman knows that
there is always something left in the
man she loves. And even IL she did
not know 1t. 1t would be the same. She
would rather give all for nothing than
never give at all
Clem's voice fell into a lower kew.
The things you know that | do not
know. What a child you are among
men. A half-witted woman is born
with more knowledge than the wisest
of you ever attainS ana the first thing
she learns is that life laughs at knowl.
edge"
Glenn stopped speaking and her eyes
that had wandered came back to AL
ans face. She drew a quiyering breath.
Her face had been pale, but now the
sudden color surged up over her throat
and into her cheeks. she put UP her
hands to her forehead. "Oh." she
gasped, you have driven me too Gar.
l am a mean thing in my oya eyes as
l am in yours"
At first Alan had stood stunned Sx
the words in which she had poured out
her oyerburdened heart. but as she
went on pitilesSly laying bare her suo-
lection a fame lit up his eyes and fred
his blood. Now he sprang forward and
dragged her hands from her face.
Mean, Glen? Mean in my eyesP"
Then his tongue failed him. He sank
to the wet grass at her feet, took her
knees in his arms and hid his hot face
in her skirt. MY God, my God" he
cried. Il am mean, but what there
is of me has knelt to you by night and
worshiped you by day. When you
were little you were in my heart and
you have grown up to 1t. When YOU
were little there was room there for
other things, but now that you have
grown up you have filed it--all Of it
every nook and Granny"
A tremor went through Clem's body.
She rested the fingers of one hand on
Alan's head and tried to turn IN his
face. But he held 1t close to her knees.
IF you want me, Glenn. If you want
me, then there must be things left
things | have neyer-couId never give
to anyone else. But | am ashamed
to pour them into your lap--I must
pour them at your feet"
NO. said Glenn gravely. ~ do not
want you to pour things at my feet.
It's got to be eye to eye or nothing.
and If there's any man left in"
"Clem," broke in Alan. there ia
enough man left in me if you'll only
give me time. Time to groom hlm.
You can understand that. Glen? You
know what grooming and clean
stable will do for n shaggy horse?"
Glenn nodded. "How much time do
you wantH"
Alan hesitated "A year." he said.
I'll make year do it."
You can have six months" replied
Glenn and added with smile. THAT'S
ten per cent under Office estimates"
Then forgetful Of hours and meals
and the little things in life that do not
count when human souls mount to the
banquet of the gods. they sat side bv
side and hand In hand on a big rock
and stared with unseeing eyes at the
gray world. with you beside nc"
said Alan. all skies are blue and filed
with the light Of single. steady star"
Glenn did not answer. but in her eyes
content and knowledge, tenderness
and strength, pleasure and pain played
with each other Ike the lights aud
dappled shadows under a swaylng
bOugh.