The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

| Still, Book, | have no use for wives
who don't want their husbands to be
good friends with other women, and
am never going to be mean and jeal
Gus like that But | like to use thai
word companion, for it is what | long
to be to Murray just as | was to faith
er.
May 2Sth.
Two things have happened today
The guides are off fighting a big for
est fire up by Northeast Carry
There isn't anything to be seen but
smoke.
The second thing which has happen.
ed is that Mrs. Luaad has really come
I shouldn't want Murray to know how
much I have dreaded it. 1t isn't that
] don't like her-I like her very much
But just seeing her is enough to make
me realize what very wonderful sort
of woman she is. She is tall and
handsome and has such a splendid
strong way of walking. can sec
how it was possible when Mrs
Luard's husband met with that acci-
dent in Labrador and was killed, for
her to carry him three days on her
back.
This afternoon she and Murray had
all of what they call their "tackle," "
hooks and-well. I came very near
sewing eyes-but hooks and those lit
tie bugs on hooks Murray calls flies,
and little spoons that whirl round and
round in the water. and thew were
roinp over these things as if life de-
ronded upon it, and using words |
didn't even know the meaning of.
Mrs. Lunrd's fish nolc hasn't come
it's in one Of the trunks and it got
left behind and won't he here until
dow after tomorrow.
when we were on the nia7za I sold
70 her. "You must take my fish pole.
Nre Lnard,"
Murray has never spoken sharply to
roo hnfo~n hut hn sn"nncd ut mo,
"PotGv. for hnovnn's coke, don't say
'feh n,'e:' gov CIV rod'w
at is. fish pole, isn't it?' | ask
ed.
"No" he roorcd. ~ feh nolc is n
thiru kidd co+oh rn"kn~e on"
om sure didr't know vh"t errl-
ors wc~c. ] i1et Psknd MrrrHv if
+hov wore anvthirr verv bod. MrS.
TrarA +riod IN ha kird for eho 1orr~h-
nd on1 sold tl,nv warn 'itt'o like
cr1n7+e in ro7o"irrr but thot. like some
rconla. +hnv bod too fn7v tooth ovid t0o
r,orv horoe. And thnt mNde N1,rrov
1ornh Now ror1nr7hnr. Won no'1oh-
Nv white inu,.'o1 na~n thnt en1okorS
orn eo,,,o+h;rn 1;l-o o'o'+c hut tooth
1ncc scrnothi,,r 1ikn cnn'+e nnd full
of hnrnc WHOM eho +oolS NV ~
,od-thoro'-rhn e+oonnd H0a k'ecn7
mo IN s,lc, 1oor WOW 7 10 raHN''
rovo hcr. vet 7 wish she had never
| come.
Nav Doth.
Today is WINDY. Last night there
was a thunder storm. 1t was like a
great step travelng through the ueeE
woods and / was just d little Dlt
afraid, especially as there is the smell
Of smoke everywhere. But Murray
woke up and spoke my name anC
took me in his arms. | love to heal
lum speak sometimes. lie says sc
much and yet he seems to use only
+ two or three words to do it. Last
night all he said was, Come, little
girl" and if l had been in Timbuctoo
wherever that it, should have hearc
him and gone to him. | could fee
his strength, the big, strong muscles
sing in the morning, and in the taShe!
of lightning | could see his eyes gaz
| ing up quietly into the sky almost a:
that look so splendid when he is dres
| if he were praying. Somehow l KEEP
thinking of God and good man, ant
they seemed so much alike to me.
don't express it very well.
Anyway, l wasn't afraid any more
for l knew God was near us. Beyond
our heads I could see a big, plum!
branch dipping up and down, up ant
down. in the storm. Murray said !
reminded him of the shaft of a dri
wing wheel-whateve that it. To M
it was more like Murray's heart o.
the pulse | felt in his wrist.
Then a big tree crashed down some
where in the woods. | clung close
t. him, and I felt his arm tighter
about me. He bent his head 10 nj
and kissed me on the lips and held mi
nearer. and wouldn't let me go an1
more. And after that everything
SWAN and we we've lust together
lid not know whether it was for min
utes or hours, and I heard him say
ing. Little girl" and nothing els
rdttered
am wri;i1r Ills iournN7 for Mrr
INV o,,d coma la, beforn his ". - ~