The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-09-07

sciOusness OF Blbbs Sheridan when he /
came once more to the presence OF |
Mary. All was right In his world AS
he sat with her reading Maurice Mae |
terlinck's "Alladlne and Palomides."
And while the zinc eater held out to
bring him such golden nights as these,
all the kings horses and all the kings
men might not serv. 70 break the
spell.
Bibbs read slowly. but in reason
able manner, as IL he were talking;
and Mary, looking at him steadily
from beneath her curved tingers, APP
peared to discover no fault. II had
grown to be her habit to look at him
whenever there was an opportunity.
II may be said. in truth. that while
they were together. and 1t was light,
she looked at him all the time.
When he came to the end OF ALA
dine and Palomides" they were silent
little while, considering together;
then he turned back the pages and
said
There's something l want to read
over. This:
You would think threw window
open on the dawn. She mas a soul
that can be seen around her--that takes
| you in its arms like an ailing child ana
without saying anything, TO you consoles
you for eyeryihing 40 no; sha snow neyep Sov u Il
| can all be, but my knees bend In spite OF
me when / speak OF II. 80.
He stopped and looked at her.
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clearly.
"Oh, yes" he returned. "But it's
true-especially my knees!
"You boy" she murmured again.
blushing charmingly. "You might read
another line over. The first time |
ever saw you, Bibbs. you were look
ing into a mirror. DO 1t again. But
you needn't read it-l can give 1t to
you a little Greek slave that came
from the heart Of Arcady""
at! I'm one of the hands at the
Pump works-and going to stay one.
unless l have to decide to study
plumbing"
mo" She shook her head. "You
love and want what's beautiful and
delicate and serene; it's really art that
you want In your life, and have always
wanted. You seemed to me. from the
first, the most wistful person I had
ever known, and that's what you were
wlstful for"
Bibbs looked doubtful and more
wlstful than ever: but after a moment
or two the matter seemed to clarity
itself to him. "Why, no." he said; "I
wanted something else more than that
| wanted you"
"And here I amw she laughed. com
pletely understanding. II think we'r'
like those two in THE Cloister ant
the Hearth" I'm Just the rough Bur
gundlan crossbow man, Denys, VIII,
followed that gentle Gerard and toll
everybody that the devil was dead"
"He isn't, though" said Bibbs, as
hoarse little bell in the next room be
gan series of snappings whicl
proved to be ten, upon count. III
gets into the clock whenever I'm wit
you" And, signing deeply, he ros
| to go.
you're always very prompt abou
| leaving me-"
There's one little time in the twenty
| four hours when I'm not happy. It
now. when have to say good nigh
| But now's the bad time-and I mus
4 20 through II, and so-good night.
! And he added with a pungent veh,
I mence OF which he was little awar,
| ~ hate it!'
] "Do your" she said, rising to go
the door with him. But he stood m,
| tionless, gazing at her wonderingly.
| Mary! Your eyes are So" Il
i stopped.
! "YesT But she looked quickly ava.
81 don't know" he said. ~ though
Y just then"
"what did you thinkT
~ don't knOw--it seemed to me thi
, there was something ought to unde
stand-and didn't"
She laughed and met his wonderin
gaze again frankly. "My eyes Al
q pleased" she said. "I'm glad that 70
II miss me little after you 60"
h, "But tomorrow's coming faster tina
n other days, II you'll let It," he said.
Ie She inclined her head. "Yes. I'll
n let it'G
t "Going TO church." said Bibbs. "It
Ie going to church when go with your
u She went to the front door with hin
D. she always went that far. They ha
x formed little code OF leave-takln
by habit. neither of them ever speal
le ing OF It; but II was always the sam
y She always stood in the doorway unit
II he reached the sidewalk, and there |
70 always turned and looked back, an
IT she waved her hand to him. Then
ID went on, halfway TO the new hous
j. and looked back again, and Mary WI
not in the doorway, but the door W;
re open and the light shone. II was
Or II she meant to tell him that she wou
- never shut him out; he could alwa,
% see that friendly light of the op,
doorway-as II II were open for him
come back, II he would. He could 9
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