The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-11-30

when he should bring her there. With
both Of them watching the moon In
the rapids and listening to the waves
Tipping the banks. This was not that
night That night would never be. But
the rebellion and bitterness were gone
from his heart. After he had removed
her wet shoes and stockings and brush
whipped suit and sheer black blouse
and she slept the sleep Of exhaustion
into which she had slipped from I'M
consciousness without even opening
her eyes he built fire and sat before
II until morning came. And when 1t
dawned and she walked dazedly while
be was preparing breakfast he had fin
ished reconstructing many things.
Her eyes went from wall to wall.
frightened still and questioning at first.
20 he merely nodded and went outside
and left her to remember alone. Re
turning with wood ON his arm, he
found recollection Of much In her gaze.
She was looking at the thin heeled.
buttoned boots before the fireplace. the
stockings and furred garments cleaned
Of mud and dried on the backs OF
chairs. A cloud Of color stole up from
the blanket edge at her throat to the
line Of her hair.
you were wet" he explained sim.
ply, ''and you were too spent to help
yourself. could not let you sleep In
them"
81 understand" her answer faltered
a little. 81 was just thinking. I knew
such things happened but thought II
was only in books"
Drowsily she watched him bending
over frying pan and coffeepot, content
herself to lie and rest. But after a
time, with fuller awakening, the band
are about his head claimed her atten
tion. To her II seemed impossible that
this smoothly shaver man In clean blue
shirt could be the same one who had
emerged from a struggle still sicken
ingly british to her. Involuntary she
shuddered a little without knowing
that he watched
81 am going to the spring for fresh
water" he told her then. There win
be time for you to dress. and breakfast
will be ready when I come back"
Submissive before his tone she re.
Piled that she was hungry; that she
would be ready too. She had donned
blouse and skir: and stockings and
SHOES and finished braiding her hal
when he re-entered. He showed her
tin basin outside filed with icy watel
for her face and hands. And then the!
sat down In silence to breakfast
81 told you that you would find on
some day." Barbara murmured finally
II warned you you would wake sud
denly and see how shallow ! am"
"waking has been no sudden thini
with me- finished with dreams ,
long time back, but you are what 20,
have been always In my thoughts. I'll
conditions I've walked to. not your
With unwilling gruffness he hat
sometimes spoken to her, but neve
with such constrained vehemence.
"Why should find fault In anything
you have done or failed to dor b,
demanded Of both her and himself
"why should you be apologize or re
gretful? Such a thing as had to d
two days ago has held no place Il
your world and never could, but
can't find II I'm myself to be apologize
either, because It Is a part Of mine.
. meant to kill him-wanted to kill hin
} because was certain Of your scorn
That was vindictive; that was foolisl
I know | may have It all to do owe
, again any day. II was vulgar Draw
D to you; TO me-
a mot Just brawl." she contradicte,
: quickly, anxious to be understood
, "Just-oh, so needlessly brutal A
first II left me only dazed and nause
ated. but after had had time to thinl
l made myself see your side Of II
, You must crush INSTRUMENTATION. An,
, still 1t seems as though there nigh
have been a less horrible way"
. "He had baked my work." he toll
: her sternly "He has fired upon m
from cover when he dared not com
!, out into the open. He has been takinl
: money for his work from a man VIII
!, was bent on beating me at any cost
/. Could ask him please not to spoil IN,
bridget Is that your idea OF man
way? This Is my work. and while
; continue In 1t men who oppose me witt
their brains | win fight with my brain
But men who force me TO meet then
. with fists ! must beat with like weap
ons. There is no alternative. l hav
Q no choice-unless | quit And that
the reason know that this Is the en-
for you and mel My ways would hav
had to be your ways. and We hav
!. learned at last what have feared 70
; long and long. They lie too far apar
y for them ever 10 meet.
. II promised to teach you to love IN,
and I've failed. And knowing tina
I my failure Is not all my own fault