Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-01
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Her eyes futtered about the dlmly
lighted hail. 81 ought not to leave"
I'm stay here at the door while you
60"
Irresolute, she 1et her eyes rest
again for fraction of a second on his
eyes; when she drew a breath after
that pause everything was over. ira
better give him his medicine first" she
said. looking toward the sickroom door.
His monosyllabic answer was calm
do" Then as she laid her hand on
the knob of the door TO enter the room;
'Can help any2"
"0h, NOT she cried Indignantly.
He laughed silently: "1'n stay here"
Nan disappeared. Lounging against
the windowsill opposite the door, he
waited. After a long time the door
was stcalthily reopened. Nan tiptoed
out. She closed It softly behind her:
Il waited for him to go to Sleep" she
/ explained as she started down the cor
ridor with De Spain. He's had so
much pain today hope he sleeps"
Il hope so. too" exclaimed De Spain
/ fervently.
Nan ignored the implication. She
looked straight ahead. She had MOTH
| ing TO say. De Spain, walking beside
her, devoured her with his eyes; lis
tened to her footballs; tried to make
talk; but Nan was silent.
| Standing on the wide veranda out
side the front door. she assented to
/ the beauty of the distant illumination,
! but nct enthusiastically. De Spain
declared 1t could be seen very much
better from the street bel.5v. Nan
thought she could see very well where
they stood. But by this time she was
answering questiOns-dryly, 1t is true,
and in monoSyllables, but answering
De Spain leading the way a step or
two forward at a time, coaxed her
down the driveway.
She stood again irresolute, he drink
ing In the fragrance OF her presence
after the long separation and playing
her reluctance guardedly. 'Do you
know" she exclaimed with sudden re-
sentiment, "you make 1t awfully hard
to be mean to your
With a laugh he caught her hand
and made her walk down the hospital
steps. "You may be as mean as you
like" he answered indlfferently. only,
never ask me to be mean TO you"
81 wish TO heaven you would be-"
she retorted.
do you remember" he asked, "what
we were doing a year ago today?"
'No." Before he could speak again
she changed her answer: "Yes. I do
remember. If said no you'd be sure
to remind me of what we were doing
We can't see as well here as we coul6
from the steps,"
''But from here, You have the best
view in Sleepy Cat of Music mountain"
eve didn't come out here TO see Mu-
sic mountain"
IL come here often to look at it. You
won't let me see you-what can / do
but look at where you live? How long
are you going to keep me away7"
Nan did not answer. He urged her
to speak. "You know very well it is
my people that will never be friendly
with you." she replied. "How can l
be?"
They were passing q lawn settee.
He sat down. She would not follow.
She stood In a sort of protest at his
side, but ne did not release her hand.
"Pll tell sou how you can be-" he re-
turned. MAKE me one of your people"
''That never can be-" she declared
stubbornly. "You know 1t as well as
/ do. Why do you say such thingsT"
she demanded, drawing away her hand
DO you want to know2"
mo"
tits because love you"
She strove to command herself
whether you do or not can't make
any difference" she returned steadily.
eve are separated by everything.
There's gulf between us. 1t lsever
can be crossed. We should both OF
us be wretched IL It ever were crossed"
He had risen from the bench and
caught her hand. TITS because we
haven't crossed It we're wretched," he
said determInedly. "Cross II with me
noww He caught her in his arms.
She struggled to escape. She knew
what was coming and fought to keep
her face from him. With resistlesE
strength, and yet carefully as a mother
with an obstinate child, he held her
slight body against his breast, relent-
lessly drawing her head closer. LET
me gol" she painted, twisting her avert
ed head from the hollow of his arm.
Drinking in the wine of her frightened
breath, he bent over her In the dark.
ness until his pulsing eagerness linked
her warm lips to his own. She had
surrendered to her first kiss.
He spoke. "The CULTS crossed. Are
you so awfully wretched?"