Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-24
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III ILL.,. the MASIER HUMMER Etc.
Strangewey, the same as that. / re
member It now"
She pointed once more to the famil!
tree. Louise sat for q moment witt
parted lips.
you are quite right, Allne. re
member 1t all perfectly now. / wonder
whether 1t could possibly be either OF
these two menp"
Allne shook her head doubtfully.
ut would be unbelievable, madam
she decided. "Could any sane human
creatures live here, with no company
but the sheep and the cows, If they
had money-money to live In the
cities, to buy pleasures, to be happy
Unbelievable, madam
Louise remained standing before the
window. She was watching the bios
som-laden boughs Of one Of the apple
trees bending and swaylng In the fresh
morning breeze-watchlng the restless
shadows which came and went upon
the grass beneath.
THAT Is just your point Of view,
Aline," she murmured; "but happiness
well. you would not understand.
They are strange men, these two"
Louise found her way without diff
Guilty across cobbled yard, through
p0stern gate set In red-brick wall,
into the orchard. At the farther end
she came to a gate, against which she
rested for moment, leaning her arms
upon the topmost bar. Before her was
the little belt Of plOwed earth, the
fresh. pungent od0r Of which was a
new thing to her; little way to the
right, the rolling moorland, starred
with clumps OF g0rse; In front, across
the field on the other side of the gray
stone wall, the rock-strewn hills. The
sky-unusually blue It seemed to her,
and dotted all over with little masses
OF fleecy, white clouds-seemed some
how lower and nearer; or was she, per.
haps, higher upf
She fingered there, absolutely Devil.
dered by the rapid growth In her brain
and senses Of what surely must be
some newly kindled faculty of appre-
citation. There was n beauty in the
world which she had not felt before.
She turned her head almost lazlly at
the sound Of mans voice. A team o.
horses, strainlng at a pillow, were com
Ing round the bend of the field, and by
their side, talking to the laborer who
guided them, was John Strangcwey.
She watched him as he came into
sight up the steep rise. He walked In
step with the plowman by his side, but
without any Of the laborer's mechani.
cal plod-wlth a spring in his foot
steps, indeed, pointing with his stick
along the furrow, so absorbed in the
he was giving that he was
almost opposite the cute before he was
aware of her presence. He promptly
abandoned his task and approached her
Good morning! You have slept
w9llf' he called out.
Better, I think, than ever before In
my life." she answered Differently. |
at any rate. And such an Awakening"
He looked at her, q little puzzled. The
glow upon her face and the sunlight
upon her brown hair kept him silent.
He was content to look at her and won
der.
"Tell me-" she demanded impetu-
Dusly, 'is this little corner of fairy
and that you have found? Does the
sun always shine like this? Does the
earth always smell as sweetly, and ARE
your trees always In blossom? Does
your wind always taste as If God had
Dreathed the elixir of life into it2'
He turned around to follow the
sweep of her eyes. Something of the
same glow seemed to rest for a mo-
nent upon his face.
ut Is good he said, ito find what
7ou love so much appreciated by some
me else"
They stood together In a silence al
most curlously protracted. Then the
bowman passed again with his team
# horses and John called out some In
to him. She followed him
Town to earth.
Tell me, Mr.. Strnngewey," she In
Iuired, "where are your farm build
ngs?"
Come and will show you,' he an
wered, opening the gate to let her
through. keep close to the hedge un-