The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-12-28


HGy hour of her day. with him.
Iii grew warmer with assfg spring.
AMI almost Immediately lr. was able
10 sit with her and watch She stream
OF logs coming In over thu line from
Thirty Mile and beyond.
Miriam and Garry were married I'm
Tint week which followe$ directly
Stoves first days OF convatrscence.
steve and Barbara were nj the win
dow together. Steve outwf rdly still
little pale and haggard, but for the
rect his old serene self again. lie man
aged not to smile Mt her sinai, and seri-
Qua face.
at certainly has not strengthened my
vanity little bit, either" Mid he, Ito
learn how smoothly things can move
along without me-"
lay by day the girl was ending her
way deeper into that innernost heart
OF him which he had never rhared with
otter woman or man. H07r by hour
she was learning 10 know sim better,
ann yet his whimsical CAVITY still
corld deceive her-she was sometimes
thoughts behind his thoughts. Hard
upon his reply her eyes flashed with In
dilnation.,
POOH she scoffed. Pooh! Most
AM old clock will run after romebody's
wound It upr'
IL was a trick OF speech that she
hail learned from him. but Els employ
ment Of parallel. lazily ami~Sle for the
nest part. had never been nc holly par
tissn as was hers at tbst moment
Ard suddenly self conscious. suddenly
confused and warmly disctncerted at
tho quality OF his gaze. she had 10 hide
her head But she hid Il upon n shoul.
der most conveniently ut baud.
f,pring gave way 10 cary summer,
and now Steve was able T. he on his
feet again. so absurdly uncertain Of
twtance at first. however. that she ridi-
cit,ed him numerically orr moment,
cs,ly TO rush to him In Ianic Of so
r1tude the next There came long
walks and longer trips I'm She saddle:
rgme hours of silence thu were the
more wonderful for want Of words
hours In which, In hushed voice. she
give him shyly OF her plans. But al
wsys, too. the Interruptions grew more
a'~i more frequent and insfstent. Fat
Jse and Mclean and even Hardwick
Elliott made more and mc'e pressing
demands upon his time. rntil finally
hs insisted that he could no longer play
sramelessly the invalid. He must look
ir upon the works up river n only for
tse moral effect which II would have
upon the then. She assentel grudging
ly II would he but day r. two. and
tbrn-then he would come hack 10 her
The next morning Mt the moment
when Barbara and Steve we're mount
tf; their horses for she wanted 10 ride
with him a little way. DEXTER Allison
ci ose TO disclose something which had
been but lately In the process Of prepa-
RI ton. He Joined them at the edge of
the lawn before the white columned
hruse on the hill
easing back into harness. I under
stand" he began. not quite comforta-
bty, however. for he was sware of a
g;eam OF dlsapproval In h,s daughters
eyes at this interruption. well. there's
ITO great rush. but it's wise no doubt to
soc that things don't lag" He hest
tsted and shifted heavily - the other
foot wen want TO start through to
the border by fall. suppose"
wen be ready" Steve bad TO laugh
a. his lack Of ease.
no doubt-no doubt" Again Dex-
ter hesitated momentarily. And then
there came 20 the surface that prone
ness TO accept men for what they were
IN mans world which had long be-
fore convinced Caleb Hunter of ALI
sons inherent blgness
"Elliott resigned the presidency OF
the East Coast company last night"
The statement was brief 10 actual
rrispness II merely tell you this so
that you can begin TO lay tentative
plans accordingly. because In view OF
the immediate need OF filling that va
cancy feel sure that there will be too
many demands upon your time here at
the Morrison ONCE for you to plan on
much field work for yourself In the fu.
ture."
To Barbara at the beginning the
speech seemed merely another OF her
fathers rather involved, entirely Ia
bored attempts at the facetious. But
when she saw the blood steal up and
stain stephen O'Mara's face she re
allied that II was the very sort OF
suggestion from which on her lips hs
had turned roughly away. Coming
from the lips Of her father. Steve ac
cepted gravely. with a matching brief
ness that could not hide surge OF tri
umph.
She rode with him that day until h'
told her that 1t was time for her e
turn back. With Ragtime STANDING
quiet, she laid her face against his an(
n Ia ..rAFaleaA hal