The herald., 1917-08-23
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| Is Years AND i M
l...- By LOUISE olIvss


street with as much a+r puars 3
ton as the 5:s3 acco srUrt I'd
ne had Just left sniokinno
fly ITO to the next suburb Gsi0s Its III
forrabIe looking .zI9 ot francs ,nT s't,set'q
terraced, had the ann. uO0'a n
rows Of soldiers marcb Srataa,'
very steep steps. or cn'ls adesl,
TINS Illusion was softsUos ,Se b .
by the trees from y wSies ,S Soaaa
rI'ed It's name. With Al I !, ~
ness ness and sameness, Man, fr 81 h
i i%4s been cent. the harbor Of sc,,..r
n,,.@ borough of Clenpo,tt ', y.
neither a glen nor a p "r,N Va@
ABOUT the sixth house m ~ y. o
Side Of the street was a y 10, oaa'
discriminate brown. wida nous
tain. sue and
n,n u""ard this house cha,l., ,.
plu'ocrat' now turned the :,
eye, as he had every nIrs, :.
winter aud seasons in b be,I1,. y
number Of years. Soneti,.'
On, only the fiutter of a curtain I-l 81.
the opening of the front doo, s =
[ythinE paper in the spring !, '
i and tulip beds that D /" y
sen'lon' but always when the Ky ~
{, came in there was evidence a., ~
ma Mrray was somewbs'a
premises. q
To go back a bit into Tho ,,,,,
HIcnpoTt; lie Badgers and I a. :
rays had one time divided d. a, =,
OF overload. And in those dsw r =
Sylvester Murray had lost i h, !.
IN the failure of the First Natjo,a
scion Of one house was betro,S.1
daughter of the other.
But when the Murray form.
swept away, Althea Badge, ~.
mother had taken her dar,S y
and showed him his duty, ny
girl he was to marry, but tcs,
he had allowed Rosallpd 70 80,
from the contract when sbe...
insisted.
Years had rolled along ari III
vacancies In both families h n
there was no one left at the r.
but Charles and none left at n. \
rays but ROsalind.
This evening Charles looked w,,,
when he was directly across t,on
gate. The tulip beds were PORES,
their reds and yellowS, the bysd,a,,
their puppies and pinks. Apdt,s
shrubbery beside the house can.
languOrOus perfume of lilaes Al.
perched on Cupid's good wing n |,
fountain suddenly let out a yoUg
joyous notes,
Charles paused to hear and tohz,
better view. Then he looked s.., \
around for Rosalind. He didn't So : I
1t was curious.
He turned again and went On. dim
pointed. 1t was unusual. Re y /
learned to look for her and to on E
upon his evening greeting.
Again came the birds call, andaa
same instant a Whit Of lilac mad
way to Charles nostrlls. BE was I'd !
ng very curious and, Withal, lana 4
He stopped again.
Still no sign Of Rosallnd.
Then he did an unusual thing d
or other he seemed 10 Ell
oSt the power Of will. His feet ss5a
o carry him forward without the les
'OlitiOn on his part. He stepped Of b
'avement, crossed the street and t0u
himself opening the rusty iron gltsE
mounting the variously inclined SEP
o the house he had not visited d
ears.
The next instant he was ringing D
ell and trying in vain to think Of VIZ I
Reuse he should give when RcaIa
pened the door.
But he need not have worried u
,Osalind didn't open the door, J
tranger answered the bell, On cE
'Oman with sharp features aia
resS and a bingham apron.
as Miss Murray at homer lnq1's
startled.
Miss Murray doesn't live here "
IOre," answered the woman. "
loved out today"
"Oh. yes, l see,' stammered Cnns
lrning to 90. Il beg your psrdA
hen: "She didn't say where sns W
ping, did sheT"
"No. She's going to be a nurse Nv
eve, but l don't know more tnan "
We bought some Of her things -
ling to conduct a fashionable O@.
z house here, and / hope you va
ind mentioning it to your frlenG
Through his brain were pOundlnsu
ords. Fifteen years and you've $
n, fifteen years and you've %" "
pol! FOOlw
He reached the iron street s'N
st and again turned heavily "
Il, the same words ringing ID "
ain. III
Then he heard someone callns
Dking up he saw ROsallnd o. -
wn the steps of the house ne'' ~,
rive been waiting to say sOOS%
e said quietly. I'm golns 49,
Iarles, and may, not see you
long, long while" ,A
But Charles had her hana aD' "a
as if he would never lei :" -.
u're not going away, ROSY y. ~
ing to stay here and marry ~