The Ordway new era., 1916-11-10

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J. Mary. All was right in his world Il
l. he sat with her. reading Maurice Mae
y terlinck's "Alladine and Palomides.
t And while the zinc eater held out Il
e bring him such golden nights as these
: all the kings horses and all the king
' men might not serve to break th'
! spell
Bibbs read slowly. but in reason
able manner. as II he were talking
| and Mary, looking at him steadily
from beneath her curved fingers. ap
peared to discover no fault. 1t had
grown to be her habit to look at him
whenever there was an opportunity
1t may be said. in truth, that while
hley 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 TIE pages and
There's something want to read
over. This:
You would think l threw window
| open on the dawn. She has sou!
| that can be seen around her-that takes
you in its arms like an alling child and
without saying anything to you consoles
oderstand il all I do not Know how /,
| can all be. but my knees bend In spite OF
| me when ! speak Of IL.
He stopped and looked at her.
You boy" said Mary, not very
clearly.
"oh. yes" he returned. But It's
:rue-especlally my knees!"
You boy" she murmured again,
blusbing charmingly. You might read
another line over. The first time I
ever saw you. Bibbs. you were look
ing into a mirror. Do it again. But
you needn't read it-I can give It to
you: A little Greek slave that came
from the heart of Arcady""
81! I'm one of the hands at the
| Pump works-and going to stay one.
unless have to decide to study
| plumbing"
NO" 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 l had
ever known. and that's what you were
wistful for
Bibbs looked doubtful and more
wlstful than ever; but after n moment
or two the matter seemed to clarity
itself TO him. why. no." he said: 81
wanted something else more than that
wanted you"
And here l ann" she laughed. com
pletely understanding. II think were
like those two in The Cloister and
the Hearth" I'm just the rough Bur
gundian crossbow man, Denys. who
followed that gentle Gerard and tolt
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 whic,
proved to be ten. upon count III
gets into the clock whenever I'm witt
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 I have to say good night
But now's the bad time-nnd mus
90 through it, and so-good night.
And he added with a pungent vehe
| mence OF which he was little aware
Il hate it!''
"Do you?" she said, rising to go t
the door with him. But he stood mt
tionless. gazing at her wonderingly.
| Mary! Your eyes are So" Fl
stopped.
| 'YesE" But she looked quickly ava.
4 II don't know" he said. Il though
! just then"
"what did you thinkw
II don't know-it seemed to me ths
there was something ought to unde
stand-and didn't"
She laughed and met his wonderin
gaze again frankly. MY eyes al
8 pleased" she said. .'I'm glad that 20
II miss me little after you CO."
/. 'But tomorrow's coming faster tina
n other days, II you'll let it." he said.
e She inclined her head. Eyes. III
n let it'w
"Going to church." said Bibbs. ut
e going to church when go with your
She went to the front door with hin
she always went that far. They ha
9 formed little code Of leave-takin
by habit. neither of them ever sl,eal
9 Ing OF 1t; but it was always the sam
, She always stood in the doorway unt
he reached the sidewalk, and there l
= always turned and looked back, ar
!. she waved her hand to him. Then
u went on. halfway to the new huus
and looked back again, and Mary WI
not in the doorway, but the door ",
e open and the light shone. 1t was ,
= II she meant to tell him that she " u
= never shut him ont; he could aIy,a,
? see that friendly light Of the on.