Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08
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and Lee supposes her dead.
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1NsTALLMENT TWO
CHAPTER u.
TuGH rushed forward. something drag
n cling desperately at his courage. He
was afraid strong mar as he was,
afraid to look. For the second time in his
life ne had witnessed a horrible accident
and, coming on top of the talk he had just
had with Ruth. the meaning seemed doubly
ominous Underneath the branches of the
tree he had just felled her body lay prob
ably crushed and mangled beyond recogni-
ton. Suddenly there came soft little laugh
on the air, and then. as Hugh wonderingly
stopped to lift the heavy branches and peer
underneath, Ruth laughed again.
Help me up. please" she said, smiling
Into his white face And then as he worked
furiously to eHtricate her. please don't
look that way I'm not bit hurt, just
frightened"
he lifted her up carefully.
Ruth smiled through white lips for she
was still faint. but she said softly:
YES thank God. and just as He saved
me will lie surely save YOU"
Hugh ignored the significance OF her
words and asked almost CURLY:
Are YOU hurt? Are YOU sure you are all
right"
Yes. am certain OF it, The branches
Just brushed me- little bit. VIII you let
me come AGAIN.?
Hugh nodded none too graciously He
had intended to bid this girl curt goodby
and here he was consenting to see her
again.
In the days that followed while Judson
was occupied with his mission OF saving
souls, Ruth labored daily to save the soul
man her father could not reach She
stole often to the cabin in the clearing to
talk with Hugh Sometimes she carried her
Bible which she read to him and to which
he listened gravely with no sign of re-
lenting on his stern face. And Ruth, still
believing, with the flower Of faith steadily
blooming in her heart would not allow her
heart to despair Once she timidly asked
him TO come to one OF the afternoon meet
ings
Lee shook his head. ITS impossible"
he said brusquely
Won't you please come? It's the first
favor ! have asked OF you" And Hugh
shook his head again, but not so decidedly
Ruth did not press her point. and happy In
the fact that he had not refused her utterly,
she ran lightly off through the woods Hugh
looked after her longingly He was begin
ming to realize family what this girl meant
in his life
strange magnetism. Once. when his hand
touched hers. she trcmhled. and then scold
ed herself severely for her foolishncss Her
thoughts were not all rosy ones these DAYS
either, for Tom was beginning to worry
her. She could not help seeing his frequent
meetings with lobe and the two would 20
off to The woods and stay for hours at a
time The truth of'-the matter was what
Ruth had feared would happen 10 Tom had
come TO pass
The foolishness and weakness in Tom at
first merely the reaction OF youth against
restraint. had taken root deep in his heart
and from desire he had succumbcd to temp.
tation end was now pronounced poker
player All his little savings went for
cards and as lobe was an unscrupulous
scoundre and his friends even worse. the
boy always lost, for the others invariably
cheated
One afternoon Judson called the boy to
him and confded an old leather wallet to
his keeping
Tom he said, unsuspcctingly. Il want
you 10 go over to the town with the fund
the church has raised for the mission. Take
sooh care OF this purse. for | don't know
what would happen il lost the money
Ruth was in the room when her father
spoke, but her thoughts we're OF the omen
BIT meeting they were TO have that after
noon, and she was wondering If Hugh would
come
w men Snc entered the camp meeting
grounds. She looked about anxiously 70!
Hugh, but he was nowhere to be seen Tho
deacon Joined her and forced her into con
versation The man was cutie evidently
taken with The girl and made the fact known
by s!delong looks anu very obvious .ttcn
tions
On the afternoon OF the camp meeting
Hugh Lee TOO, was thinking about Ruth's
request She evidently expected him &c
come Well, what harm would there be il
1t, he might as we'll please her, she had done
enough for him. or had tried TO AT any rate
And so he argued 10 himself until he fnall,
found himself walking along the road on the
way 10 the meeting
Ruth. hopeful TO the last. had saved d
small portion OF the bench on her left fol
the mgn She believed in. SO certain was
she that he would appear, that she hardl,
heard her fathers opening words as he as
cended the roughly made pulpit and pre
pared TO deliver one OF his scathine sermon
on the vengeance OF God Lee, approach
Ing the meeting from the road heard little
OF what was said either so eager was he
10 spy th3 one girl who flied his thought,
and dragged him unwilingly TO her n, ;
whispered invitation
There's Hugh Lee What do you sun
pose he's doing here? DO you suppose he,
come to laugh at the meeting?" Such re
marks and others Of the same kind wen,
their rounds while Hugh hesitated in In,
back as though making no his mind
Ruth. as though drawn 10 look about her
.urned suddenly and saw him. and smil,
lighted UP her grave little face Such