Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-09

JA\ blight, brutality ana ataVisn
IAN OF Nature overwhelming al
mans work. of crumollng
0 cities and OF forgotten civili-
kA &-S cation. OF stupefaction' OF
sss,hl A thousand years OF night
Two human beings. all alone In that vast
.sslaerness--a woman and n man
me past, irrevocablc; the present.
,,surh, with problems, perlls and alarms |;
~ future--what?
v.,s though this thousand years had
seemingly smeared away all semblance OF
~ world OF men from the cosmic canvas,
alan stern and Beatrice Kendrick thrilled
vim as vital a passion as though that
vsst. oblivious age lay not between them
snd the time that was.
Ana their long kiss, there in sight OF
,hslr new whome-to-be-alone there In that
asroiated world--was as natural as the
SIMMER breeze, the liquid melody OF the
ye1.bfeast on the blossomy apple-bough
shoye their heads, the white and purple
re,kes OF odorous lilacs along the vine-
grown stone wall, the gold and PURPLE dawn
rev breaking over the distant reaches OF
he river.
Thur were these two betrothed. this sole
surviving pair OF human beings.
Thus as the new day burned to living
aams I'D the inverted bowl of sky, this
vunan and this man pledged each other
sher love and loyalty and trust.
thus they stood together. his left arm
ahout her warm. 1.-the body. clad as she
aas only in her tigersSln. Their eyes met
md held true, there in the golden glory
Z the dawn. Unafraid. she read the mes
ago In the depths of his, the invitation.
a. command and they both forelSnew the
hture
Beatrice spoke hrst. flushing little as
~ drew toward him.
Allan" she said with infinite tender
ntss even as a mother might speak 10
uel-loved son. ALLAN come now and let
hing to do. Come. let me see your arm"
he smiled a little, and with his broad,
brown ,hand stroked back the spun silk
q herthair, its mass transhxed by the
raw gold pins he had found for her among
the ruins of New York.
mo MOI" he objected. TITS nothing
rs not worth botherlng about III be all
right In day or two. My flesh heals
almost at once. without any care. You
cont realize how healthy l am"
7 know, dear, but 1t must hurt you
isrrlhIyr
sHurtG How could I feel any pain with
iour kiss on my mouth?'
Gomez she again repeated with in
zetenee, and pointed toward the beach
HheTe their banca lay on the sand.
Come III dress your wound first. And
zasf ! hnd out just how badly you're
He tried to stop her mouth with kisses.
but she evaded him.
Ne no" she cried. mot now-not
Allan had to csde. And now presently
Asfe he knelt on the fine white sand. his
pssfskln robe opened and flung back, his
saEnt shoulder and sinewed arm bare
Wall is II fatal?" he Tested. 'I4ow
80 40 you give me to survive it?" as with
- 81 nand and the cold limpld water OF the
-son sne started to lave the caked blood
.sy trom his gashsd trlceps
~ sight OF the wound she looked grave
- made no comment She had no band
- nat with the woodland skill she had
sssapped In the past weeks OF life in close
- Win nature, she bound the cleansed
tA with cooling leaves and fastened
securely In place with lashings OF
slsf thongs from the banca
4issently the task was done Stern slip
sst ns oearsktn back in place. Beatrice.
~ soncitous. tried to clasp the silver
ssesls mat held Il; but he, unable to re-
-. =. nllnselt. caught her hand In both OF
:. aha crushed II to his Ups.
tasa ne took her perfect face between
i, 1enhs, and for a long moment studied
~ looked at her waving hair hIxurIant
~ ~ shetinE rich brown CLEANS in the sun
ner thick, arched brows and hazaI
Es5 .9eiu % ana foil OF mystery as wood
with abundant tides OF Iife-blood
t-.ns vigorously In its warm dush her
Ups lie studied her and loved ana
- - toward her; and In him the pas
~ -psa up Ike living flames.
mouth met hers again
~ heioYedl" breathed ha.
sg.sa rounded arm. bare 70 the shoulder.
f f.ssss n's neck; she hid her face ia his
ss "a, ys.-not yet she whispered
- ne white and pink fowered hough
zsss ns.Is. .1e sooin. enaraid. gushed into a
- tl-sl t'll-senssl o. golden song. And now the
! f-ss -sAss risen, had struck the river into
s. - .heet ot spun metal oyer which
g ,4-a eio Ns--even as Ia the olden days-
- - spiraled. with now and then a
aAa dash OF spray
- on, 'Uool-white Winding 49,. -
- ste lifting lagging along ths nnrnis
ze3.s le.1sa '.a With inyiolate forest
k'.sz= -z44 ne man tried 10 raise her h.aa a,
.assa..ss- - hi-aes on her mouth Bilt shs
ssaiss VIA ne eteFnal spirit Of woman.
& not new-not yetw she said: ana
- eyes he read her meaning 4yas
a7sE ne so now. Allan. There's ~
80 - ~ we've got 70 be practical. you
see'.esl' When III love-s
s s. da,- -ne, aesr. But there's SO much
zs.s iaaiiRct would MOI M s,,ssass 'ss.'s
a.1s -e nnch Work We've rof ~
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