The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-26

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nhe went In and them suddenly halt
- and stood near me thrsshold In
anosaneat H1n WS6 bsGAn.to. dance
400 she eave . little gasp Of delight.
nGs asainst el,s van 5000 her
~ turned 10 aid. Anas Hsxsy, wait
~ II the door ~ awkwardly - Z
geoa boR. Jun ,Anw ufmspltl Z tssk Il
he4 besn TO bring that crest weight
ow0oo those roads ,inharmed she
oood oaly guaees He. musk n eflect,
1nve b9lk tbss roads hsfore him, q
Naoo1em Uailt Them FOR his armies.
eAe tu1nea t4Fhlm. deeply moved.
anAenrtxg hrst' Aush Of delight hen
Qoo-W0FQ-l1ofys@ --'.-. s,--..',~l
= wonder low Z am ever going To
0enk yos-sDr svsrythins." she said
, l6s I6dExS Yisvsy only answered
- . embarrassed volcs: Il reckon it
11Ght - littls tlngH. % I hAA \ f9t
- >oms - hea LsqiAgton and tnns
- went over ana struck . chord.
49, che came back and laid . hand
- - coat oleeve. ~
- no< going 70 ~ 70 tAank you
- l-A6W.s Tie sa3d. SBut you 70
noqp AZ come bAek TINS evening and
yeN have s'littIs party Just yo1 and
l-V1th nusio." M 2,
oodsysr ~ saia Il fsslpa -
Aovont noticed it-bst ny Sife's
pean1in' tAsrs IN your nsek."
. vss : nisht q SsAS1iSAS, Win just
. o9kle MOON overhead and The music
g tAo vhippoorwills IN the air. When
49, peooeated hinself seain q the
eehpel He knew that he must break
- 49, visits becauso vhilo che haA
eeoo awov he had taken due account
~ = Ainself and recognised that the
yo9lone nnin a. locked lips woujd
Osxo HIN beyond control. He could
- nng9 endure the unlft lamp ana
0ounut lt1nr Now tie sikht Of her
oe11m 1ne9 9 p4lpltating eovsr and =
o0D1nosDoon He would invent
eone erynae tsa1sht ana 90 away. ~,
/, IN - came 70 the opsn door ana
'ooop1 a tAe thrsshqla trdnsnxsd hy
~ rofeAt whita nrss( = his .syss. His
1At eropped % the foor and-lay thero
He thought - hneW Juanita. Now
- su66ooly realised thAt the real
Juan1fa - had never sesn before. ana
- - boksd st her he felt Infinitely
- GWny nom her. He was very
- faint star In apogee.
- sat with her haek turned and
- Singers straying over the ksys of
~ vlano-and abe was IN evening
dreos! The shaded lamp ,shoua softly
- ivory shoulder ana ( string Of
pearls gnstsnsd q her throat. Around
her slim ngurs the soft folds Of her
oovn IN like ooeeaasr drapsries and.
- HE eyes, che was utterly and law.
loooly baauttful
- had followed q whim that nieht
- ~drssssd up~ to surprise him. She
~ pronissd him . party and meant
= receive him with a. much preparar
t(co - che would have made for roy.
e1ty. Bat 70 him Il was only . dec
IaSosion Of the difference between
tAsU. emphasizing how unattainsble
ehe was; how unthinkably remote
nom him own rough world. ~.
= 1hen. % she heard his stems and
rooa she was disapppintsd because In
his face. instead Of pleasure. shs read
only . tumult whose dominant note
vae distress. M
-Don't you Ike met" she asked. a
she rave him her hand and smiled up
at him. - ,gs '~t N :.
.'iiks youi" hs burst out, then b.
caught himself with something like Q
gasp. ~YsAs hs said duly. Il like
yoas
+ For Q while she played and sang.
and then they went out to the porch,
where she sank down In the barrel.
stsve hammock which hung there
and he sat In . splitbottom chair By
her side.
He cat very moody and silent, his
hands resting on his knees. trying 10
rspress what he could not long hope
70 keep under.
She seemed obiivious to bis deep ab-
straction. for she was humming some
air low. almost under her breath.
But ut last she sat up and laughed
. stlvcry and subdued yet happy little
laugh She stretched her arms above
her head.
It's good to bs back. Anse," she
said softly. I've missed you--lots."
He dared not tell her how he had
misssd her, aad he did not recognize
the new note In her voice-.the heart
note. There was . strange silence BE-
tween them. and a. they sas. 20 close
thst each could almost feel the others