davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05

Jane was the patient. One afternoon
he and Kitty sat on the veranda shell
tered BY the huge wlstarla vine.
TITS q wonderful vine" Doctor
Avery remarked during a sudden pause
10 their conversation.
Kitty nodded without enthusiasm.
"And q wonderful old house." he
went on, land you are q wonderful
girl, Kitty. Do you know II was the
wistaFla that first attracted me to you'll
used to look over here and see this
quaint old place, with its mantel of
green leaves, and think that II looked
like stage already set for q beautl-
ful maiden with smooth, dark hair
like 'Evangellne's.' And then one day
looked over and saw the maiden, Just
as had pictured her, only far sweeter
and more beautiful. And then when
came to know her-Oh, Kitty, have
no 20 glsht IN ash y h''a sanlAsuasa-marsR
"I-could," whispered Kitty, and her
Onswer brought his arm around her.
After he had gone she sat alone IN
the leaf-shadows, dreaming.
'The wistaria." she mused; ne no.
tlced me FIRST because OF the wistaria.
! used to hate II, but now-why, love
the wistaFial"
After they were settled in the little
apsrtment-which was not so snug and
ugly after all under Kltty's magic
hOusewlfely tOuch-Kitty used to look
over at the old brown house, with Its
huge Towering vine, and sigh softly.
But It was not q sigh Of regret, quite
the opposite.
II love to look at the wlstaria," she
would say. II can see how you felt
about lt-but oh, John, It's awfully
lonesome being picturesquel I'm 90
much happier here with you'll"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05
LOOK FOR OIL GUSnER
IN COLUMBUS FIELD.
&c. knltfIn, Manager Of Valley
Company, Sure Bio Well Is About
10 Be Brought IN.

p. G. Kniffih, general manager Of
the Valley Oil company of Columbus,
was here Wednesday on business
connected with the disposal of some
Of the stock Of that company, which
has now sold about $4,000 worth of
stock. Enough of the stock is to be
sold to complete the well, which is
regarded as certainly within thirty
days Of completion, according to Mr..
Kniffin. Lake everyone else from
that part Of the county he is very en-
thusiastic over the prospects and be-
heves a gusher is more than a pos
sibility, even a probability, in which
case every dollar invested in the COM
pany's stock or in almost anything
else around Columbus would Jump
many times in value. II could hardly
fail to be reflected here as well, and
an oil boom would bring prosperity
compared with which that brought by
the camp assumes a very pallid hue.
Samples brought along by Mr..
Kniffin showing the shale now being
encountered by the drill are heavy
with oil and are the same formation.
he says, as that Of the heaviest pro-
ducing gushers in the country.
Since the report Of the well-known
geolOgisi, G. c. Coulter, in q Denver
publication, in which he declared his
belief in the future Of the Columbus
field, that city has been visited BY
quite a number Of oil men, and prac-
tically without exception they have
declared that tremendous oil de-
post is certain to be found under all
the southern half of Luna county and
possibly extending north as far as
Silver City. In the latter case Dem
ing would lie almost in the geogrpah-
zeal center Of the pool. Experts have
long declared that oil lies under the
Cooks Peak region, which would nm.
doubleday be the same pool as that at
Columbus.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05
Closed Confectionery.

The Cody confectionery, Gold and
Pine, felt the heavy hand of the state
food administration on the OCCASION
of II. g. Bush's visit to Deming last
week. Mr.. Bush closed the place for
five days, from the 2sth to July 4th,
permitting Proprietor Neoalas to open
in tme for the morning trade on the
Fourth. Misrepresentation of bis
needs for sugar was the offense
charged.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05
Found OIamond-A Brand IN France

Employees Of the Diamond-A ranch
are doing their Bit in France, as con-
clusively shown by a letter received
by Butch Smith from Will Ella, 4
former cOw-puncher on that ranch.
now with the Americans at the from.
The letter tells Of rather startling
experience BY the writer, who while
lying sheltered from Hun artillery fire
- a deep shell-hole found the famil
lar Diamond-A brand cut in the wall
Of the hole, showing that some former
emplOye Of the ranch had been there
before him. No name accompanied
the mark, 80 that the identity Of his
Predecessor IN that dangerous locality
could Got be learned.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05
AUNT'S WISTARIA
@@~~e~~e
BY HlLDA NORRIS.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per eyndicate)

psf nsnoicate1
Aunt James house was not impress
sive, In itself. II was q very old house,
square and brown, topped with a
square brown cupola that gave II a de.
eeptive appearance Of size. II was not
q large house, aud It stood on a corner
lot opposite an enormous new apart
ment building which quite dwarfed II
BY comparison. The apartment Was 90
s ,I, I = -'..selipg 90 proudly dis
tO-dats that II would have nude Aunt
James house look almost shabby had
II not been for one thing. This one
thing was the glory and the splendOr
OF the old brown hOuse-a huge wlss
tarla vine that covered one whole side.
Kitty CarOw, the young niece who
had come to be Aunt James cOmpan.
ion. did not like the old. house. It
made her hOmeslck for the tight little
New York apartment she had left.
AUNT Jane" she ventured to say
one day, why don't you build apart.
ments here3 You could put q large
building on this lot"
Aunt Jane lifted hOrrIfied hands.
"Apartmentsl" she exclaimed in a
tone Of whitening scOrn. do you think
/ would dig up the wistaria for apart.
mentsT
And very soon Kitty found that the
wistaria was the very soul OF the
house. almost It's reason for being.
Aunt Jane fairly worshlped the wis.
taria. The fact that II darkened some
Of the rooms did not matter, the huge
vine was too sacred to be trimmed.
Kitty used to sit behind It's shade and
long, inwardly to use the pruning
shears on II.
But very soon Kitty found that the
wistaria had Its uses. There was a
young man In the apartment build.
Ing across the way, q very handsome
young man. he came and went IN
huge gray motor, apparently always IN
q hurry. always looking very ImpOr
tant. Kitty learned that he was a
physician. By using the wistaria az a
screen she could watch his cOmlnes
and gOlngB quits closely and without
being seen.
When Il came time for the Wistaria
to bloom Aunt Jane put on q sort Of
holiday manner. She donned her best
gown every afternoon and sat on the
veranda where she could be seen, rock.
Ing gently BY the people who passed |
BY or stopped to admire the wonderful
towering vine. She made Kitty put on
z white frilled frOck and ut there too.
One afternoon Kitty came in from
the veranda 10 fnd Aunt Jane lying
On the door IN the sitting room. grOan.
Ing.
Il was trying to stralghten a Die.
ture and ! FELL" she exclaimed. II
think my legs brOkeni Get q doctoP,
quick I"
Kitty helped Aunt Jane to the oouch !
and ran across the street. AZ luck /
would have Il young Doctor Aver was
Just getting out Of his car.
aunt Janet" she sald. sPleass
come at once !"
Doctor Avery found that the leg was
not broken, after all. but he lost 10
lime IN getting Aunt Jane to bed and
ordering a nurse from the hospital.
The fall had given the old lady . de-
eloed shock, but was nothing serious
However, a. the days went BY and
Aunt James accident became a thing
q the past young Doctor Avery san
found Il necessary 10 c0ntinuo hiB
Tally visits. Only one might have
'houGht that KITTY end not Amt
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05

Some one has said: "lf one Of our
boys hesitated as long in going over
the top as some people do in buying
Liberty bonds or War Savings
Stamps, he would be court -martialed
and shot for cOwardice. And il the
same punishment were melted out to
non-combatants for financial cow
ardice an awful lot of people would
be shot at dawn.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05

"The fair defendant will be acquit.
ted. Of course"
II expect So" replied the prOsecut-
Ing attorney. "As soon a. she mount
ed the witness stand and smiled at
the jury. nine out Of the twelve began
to tumble with their neckties and slick
down their Observation-Disclosures Age
Herald.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05

We are not going to lose the war;
but did you ever stop TO think what
would happen to us il we did lost III
The speed with which We win it de-
ponds upon the way You and | save
and give the government our financial
support Buy W. S, s. for a quick
victory.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05

Your patriotic duty is in proper
ton 10 the money You earn. The more
you get the more You can and should
invest in War Savings Stamps.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-07-05

". $, s, win help buy liberty and
justice.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15
UCZMY DZlECI NASZE CZYTAC, PISAC
| MOW1C PO P0LSKU.
0swiadczenie Wielkopolski.

Gazety polskie w Poznanskiem
zamieszczaja nastepujace oswald
genie w sprawie polaczenia wszy
stkich ziem polskich, podlegaja--
cych dotychczas jeszcze radon
innych mocarstw:-
"Wybi}a godzina ola mas, Pola-
kow bysmy zabrali CLOS W celu
zadokumentowania praw nieprze-
dawnionych naszego Narodu.
"Podzial Polski by1 n%ajstrasz--
niejszem naduzyciem politycznem
kt6ry stworzyl pickle istne W
srodkowej Europe.
my mieszkancy ziem polskich
przy}aczonych do Prus, 1aczymy
glossy nasze z zapatrywaniami re-
szty naszych rodak6w, z naszymi
reprezentantami politycznymi j
partyami politycznemi..
'Uwazamy "a swiety obowiazek
poprzec zgodnie i dobrowolnie WY
stapienie naszych przedstawicieli
W parlamencie n%iemieckim W dniu
5 pazdziernika.
"Oswiadczenie to, - podpisane
przez wszystkie organizacye pol
skie W Niemczech, wszystkie ko--
mitety wyborcze i wszystkich wy
dawc6w gazet polskich w Mem
czech wydawanych bez r6znicy do
kt6rego naleza obozu, narobi1o
ostatnio W Niemczech wiele wrza
wy i zrobi1o wielkie wrazenie.
Komentujac oswiadczenie to-
Frankfurter Zeitung" powiada:
'Oswiadczenie to polskie az mad
to wykazuje, jake wielkie trud-
nosci spotkaja Niemcy podczas
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15
Gfosy prasy ameryka1skieJ 0
mas.
q Biura Polskiego komitetu
Narodowego W Nowym Yorku

st. Louis Star z dnia 16 pazdz.
zamieszcza artykul "Saving the
Habsburg crown" w kt6rym W
bardzo sympatyczny spos6b oma
via sprawe Polski przysz1ej twie-
rdzac, re- ziemie galicyjskie
precise winny pod zarzad przysz-
lego wolnego panstwa polskiego.
Philadelphia Public Leader z
dnia 26 pazdziernika zamieszcza
nader p%ochlebna wzmianke 0 wo-
dzu naczelnym polskim, generate
Hallerze.
Pittsburgh Leader z dnia &c
pazdziernika podaje wiadomosc o
rozpoczetej agitacyi przez Komi
tet Polek Pomocy zarmii polskiej
W celu zebrania. odpowiednich
fundusz0w i sk1adek IA zakupno
prezent6w ola ochotnik0w armii
polskiej.
Redding Searchlight Cal. z d.
Il pazdz. zamieszcza telegram z
Waszyngtonu donoszacy, re sena
tor Thomas oswiadczyl w rezolu
cyl, przed1ozonej senatowi, IL ME
Wolno zawrzec ST.. Zjednoczonym
pokoju z wrogiem, jesli Polacy
ME otrzymaja wolnosci.
Newport News, R. I. z dnia II.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15
S333;E
CEDAR RAPIDS LOWE:

konferencyi pokojowych. Najwie-
ksze niebezpieczenstwo ME grozi
Niemcom re strony Alzacyi i Lota
ryngii. Ma wschodzie zycie naro-
dove niemieckie narazone jest ma
1,ajwieksze niebezpieczenstwo. -
DO Niemcy ME NIGGA dobrowolnie
pozbawiac sic wielkiej po}aci re-
mi odrywac cd siebie tysiecznych
rzeszy wspofziomk6w swioch.'
Jednoczesnie berlinski "Lokal-
Anzeiger' donosi re pose1 polski
Korfanty W dniu IL pazdziernika
b. r. przechadzal sic pc koryta--
rzach parlamentu niemieckiego,
rokazujac wszystkim mapy geo.
graficzne, ma kt6rych nakreslone
ty1y. terytorya polskie kt6re po
wojnie precise musza pod zarzad
Polak6w."
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15

MichalEmi1 von schoeniing,Skktt66r.y, y
|zapisaI miedzy innem SOC, O0o
ma rome cele.sdobroczynne. O
''pr6cz lego ks.HKsaWeremu Wary
ckiemu zamaiiesszkaIem Polsce,
!zaplisal. 15,oo0 PAM Miehalilnie
IszubertoWiez ~ zaS $25,ooo.
Philadelphia, Bullekn, Pa 2 d,
|26 pazdziernikasSdonosi re Pola-
|cy " Philadelphii zakupili "
czWartej pozyczce Wolnosciowej
|bond6w "a %y642,5 500.
Buffalo Courier dnia Is paz-
dziernika drukuje artyku1 "Po-
Hands Independence W kt6rym
powiada, re jednoczesnie 2 upada
|jacemi Niemcami i Austrya Edo
|bywa swa wolnos6 dawno male
FACE sic jej praWa Polska.
Cincinnati Post, Ohio, 2 dnia
- pazdziernih " artykule LET
the people 60 free przemawia
"a nadaniem swob6d Polakom.
Brooklyn Eagle, z dnia 80 paz-
dziernika podaje wiadomosc 0
smierci ia polu ehwaly Ignacego
Czaryskiego kt6ry pozostawif pc
sobie siostre i brata.
Omaha Herald Omaha Nebr. z
dnia q pazdziernika W artykule
triumphant Democracy powia
ola, re Polska wolna odbudowa-
ma posiadac bedzie W obrebie swo
ich ziem Galicye, Poznanskie i
Kr6lestwo Polskie.
Geneva Times, n. Y. z dnia -
pazdziernika W artykule "Peace
terms make themselves powiada
re Polska ma prawo sluszne do
ziem swoich, po1ozonych ma wscho
dniem wybrzezu Wis1y, kt6re to
ziemie zabrane byly przez Mem
COW.
Fort Worth Record, Texas z d.
Is pazdziernika zamieszcza redak
cyjna wiadomosc re nak}adcy
map powinni przygotowywac juz
teraz mapy wolnej Polski, VOL
nych Czech i Alzacyi i Lotaryngil
przy1aczonych do Francyi.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15
Poza1owania godna jest matka

Poza1owania godna jest matka
chorych, nerwowych i chorych u
myslowo, to wywraca zo}adek,
wnetrznosci i nerki. C%zujesz sic
niezdr6w zupelnie. Hollister'a
Rocky Mountain herbata odwil-
ia i odswierza zoladek, wnetrzno
Sci i nerki. Reguluje czysci wy
pr0znia. Herbata albo atblety 35c
w apiece Brown a. Og1.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15
Warszawy, gdzie odbywaja nara

Warszawy, gdzie odbywaja nara
idy z kolegami swoimi 2 Kr6lest--
wa W celu ustalenia wspolnego
'programu narodowego.
General Pi1sudski uwolniony,
ostatnio, ma przybyc take do sto
Icy, gdzie przygotowuje sic dian
entuzyastyczne przyjecie. Ofia--
rowanym mu zapewne zostanie
portfel W nowym gabinecie pol
skim.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15
0 PRzYSz1A POLSKE.

Rodacy nasi W kraju przezywa-
ia W ostantich dniach chWile wiel
.kiej wagi, majace wp1yw wielki
ia przysz1osc i daisy przebieg
wypadk6w W Polsce. Ma skutek
proklamacyi Rady Regencyjnej,
majacej zwo}ac Sejm Polski W IA
|jblizszej ~przysz}osci reprezentanci
wszystkich partyi polskich polity
eznych zebrali sic w tych dniach i
odbyli konferencye pod przewod-
[nictwem p. Balickiego Ia ktorej
.z}ozyli swoje deklaracye politycz-
ne.
Reprezentanci Klubu Narodow-
COW oswiadczyli W imieniu par
tyi, co nastepuje:
Klub Narodowc6w osswiadcza
sic -
l Ia Polska Zjednoczona z VIA
snem wybrzezem, wlaczajaca zie-
ME, ia kt6rych zamieszkuja ma
rody obce jednak sztucznie wyka
zanych, jake ludnosc dominujaca
danej okolicy, badz tez przemoca
~ sr . ~ IAN
wpisana Ia liste obco Krajowc6w
Daleko jestesmy cd tego ably Emu
szac kt6rykolwiek badz nar6d SO
siedni, by wbreW swej wolf ma
lezaf do naszego panstwa, : jeste
smy stanowczo "a zupelna niepod
leg1oscia i wolnoscia ola wszyst-
kich narodow:
Pa decydujacym glosem ola
wszystkich Representative ca1ej
Polski Ia konfcrencyi pokojowej,
dotyczacej sprawy polskiej;
3 Ia podpisaniem traktat6w
i ukfadow dopiero pc z%niesieniu
okupacyi.
4 "a zupe1nem zaplaceniem
odszkodowan Polsce "a poniesio-
he straty i szkody w czasie woj
NY
Rezolucye wreszcie oswiadczaja
uznanie ola wszysktich Polakow,
badz W Polsce, badz "a granica
walczyli i walcza "a Polska zjed-
noczona. Sprawy polskie prowa--
die NIGGA tylko .jedynie polity-
polscy, kt6rzy stoja niewzru--
szenie PREY programme, = wyzej
wypowiedzianym - bez wzgle--
du ma kraj, W kt6rymby ci polity
mieszkali.
Grupa narodowo demokratycz-
na, kt6ra wchodzi W sk1ad Klubu
Narodowego, zaznacza, re Polski
Komitet Narodowy W Paryzu wy
jedyna miarodajna opinie O.
wolf Narodu.
Klub warszawskich mieszczan
wyrazi1 GEESE wielkiej republice
Stan6w Zjednoczonych "a prace,
z odbudowa wolnej Pol
ski.
Klub Centrowc6w, oswiadczy},
ze Polacy re wszystkich zabor6w
- z Warszawy Krakowa
Poznania i Wilma winni
udzial W pracach okolo cd
Polski i uformowania
W niej wszystkich dalszych spraw
Zjednoczenie narodoWe robotni
kow oswiadczy1o sic "a republika
aemokratyczna = W sk1ad ktorej
wszystkie ziemie polskie 2
pod trzech bylych zaborow:
Reprezentant socyalistow W ten
sam spos6b wyrazil swoje zapa-:
zydzi, nalezacy do stronnictWa
" zupelnosci z aspiracyami Pola-1
k6w.
Personal---very., pc skonstato--
waniu jednomyslnosci calego ma
rodu polskiego, zamknal zebranie
"a wsr6d frenetycznych oklask6w
okrzyk6W "Niech zyje Polska
w,olna i zjednoczona, 2 dostepem
90 moral
Jednoczesnie doWiadujemy sic,
ie poslowie polscy 2 Austryi jakil
pp. Sejda j Trapczynsh 2 parla-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-11-15
pazzdziernika donosi, e n otb,oziel

majaW czytelm obozoWej Wle1e
'polskich ksiazek do sWego uzytku
Rutland Evening News VT
10 pazdziernika zamieszcza arty:
kul "Poles fight for freedom "
ktorym poWiada re Napoleon Jul
" swoim czasie osWiadczyl, ze
1sPolacy to najlepsi zo1nierze''-
teraz zas Polacy walcza we Fran
cyl 0 zasady demokratyczne wol
nose ola siebie.
Albany Argus, NY. z dnia %.
pazdziernika stWierdza, re Mem:
,,cy zap1acic beda musieli znaezne
sunny "a deWastacye ziem polls
kich.
Ia sama gazeta powiada ma in
mem miejscu, re wszelkie usiloWa
MIA Niemc6w, W celu otrzymania
gesi z Polski, spelzly na niczem,
i ~
wykle sprowadzaano do Niemiec
100000 sztuk gesi 2 Polsk ostat-
nio zdo1ano sprowadzic tylko so.
1000.
Scranton, Republican, Pa z d.
IN pazdziernika zamieszcza bar
do 1adny artyku} 0 'sKobietach
polskich' kt6re nigdy ME pozo--
stawa1y W lyle "a mezczyznami W
PIRACY rolnej fabrycznej handle
wei.
New York Telegraph N. Y. z d.
I29 pazdziernika powiada w NV
gach redakcyjnych, re Niemcy
przez usta DIR. Sofia osWiadczyli
Polakom, re Poznania ME odda-
dza "Ca}a sprawl W tenn, powia.
da redakcya re Polacy pytac sic
o pozwolenie ME beda,'
Ia sauna gazeta ma redakcyjneJ
stronie zamieszcza sympatyczny
nader artyku}. "English speaking
aces not alone are champions in
Freedoms GAUGE W kt6rym stwie
rdza, re Polacy dawno juz wal
czyli "a wolnosc i cywilizacye
Iswiata. Wspomina redakcya te5
pieknie o zas1ugach Kosciuszki.
New York German Herald z
dnia % pazdziernika drkuuje tele
gram z Genewy donoszacy 0 zamie
rzonej budowie polskiego okretu
W Gdansku i dodaje cd siebie z
sarkazmem ze~"jak wiadomo no
we panstwo polskie ma otrzymac
|portowe miasto Gdansk, ale inne-
go dostepu do morza Polska ME
mog1aby otrzymac.
Long Island City Star 2 dnia
l22 pazdz. W artykule "The repu-
ding Of Poland omawia W pick
my spos6b sprawe odbudowy Pol
|ski pc wojnie.
Stats Zeitung New York z
dnia 20 pazdziernika W sprawoz--
daniu z przem6wienia polityczHe-
90 Pu}k. Roosevelta w Carnegie
Hall w New Yorku poprzedniego
dnia, powiada, re Roosevelt oswla
dczy4 sic "a wolna Polska z doste
penn do mora:
Atlanta journal z dnia 2 paz-
dziernika zamieszcza artyku1 pio-
ra Bernardo Suttlera pod tytu1em
|"The recasting Of the nations,
w kt6rym autor m6wi, re Galicya
j Poznanskie winny bye przy1a--
czone do wolnej Polski kt6ra mu-
81 tez otrzymac dostep do mora
W postaci Gdanska.
Bethlehem Times, Pa z dnia 19
pazdziernika donosi, re W Whine
wsr6d zyd6w polskich jest strasz
ma MEDIA. Polowa z og6lnej liczby
S $1,000 zyd6w jest chorar j W ne
dry ostatecznej. smiertelnosc do
sz}a wsr6d mich do A proc. w
Warszawie smiertelnosc wsr6d zy
dow wynosi Fl proc.
New York Globe z dnia l listo-
pada donosi W telegramach re
Sztokholmu, re do WarszaWy
przybyl pewien agent, ably osebi
sscie kierowac W imieniu bolszeWi
k6w sprawami wewnetrznemi,kto
re doprowadzifyby do nieporozu-
mien pomiedzy Polakami a Litwi
mani.
Jewish Chronicle z dnia-n paz
dziernika donosi, re zydzi W War
szawie i innych wiekszych MAS
tach W Polsce wniesi protest pre-
ciwko dwom czlonkom Rady, Eli
nerowi i Pfeifferowi, kt6rzy zapro
taStowa1i nrzeciwko zadaniom adj
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CHAPTER XXI


II UTH stood at the edge of the porch
~ following with her eyes Scott and
10 Whitehead, the girl that Scott had
known in the dim past somewhere. When
she had suggested that Scott go for
walk with this girl she had not dreamed
that he would take her up and actually
60 It seemed incredible that he had
gone and left her this way. They had
come away together in search Of an
adventure and he had gone for a walk
with another woman. Oh, 1t was un-
bearable. Ruth felt hot one minute and
cold the next Fierce tears sprang up
from her heart and stung her eyelids
and contracted her throat, but still she
did not cry For the first time in her
life she realized the absolute futility of
tears.
The sound of the footsteps crunching
on the gravel died away in the distance
and Ruth turned and went up to her
room. A hundred wild impulses pos
sessed her once she was there. She
even thought of running away, but con-
quered that impulse because she was not
sure she could get train out Of there
at this time of night. She sat down in
the low rocker that tipped back uncom-
fortably, and considered the situation,
or tried to. She found, however, that
It was impossible to think Of things
lucdly; she was too nervous and upset.
Ten minutes. passed: fifteen, half an
hour. Ruth walked to the window and
back more than ght times, She had
purposely avoided swapping on the light
so that she could spy the two of them
as they approached the hotel. Three
quarters of an hour and still they did
not come Nearly an hour had passed
before they finally appeared and they
were not hurrying at all, but were stroll
| ing leisurely. The window was open at
the top and Ruth could hear Scott laugh
amusedly at something the girl said
There was the same crunch of feet on
tho gravel and then they were on the
porch.
Ruth snapped on the light quickly
and sat down in the rocker, picking UP
a magazine as she did so. But it was
still fifteen minutes before Scott put ir
an appearance, and when he did it was
with the unconscious attitude of receiv-
ing her entire approval for everything
that had happened.
Gee, the country is great" he en-.
thused, boyishly: wish you could have
been with us, sweetheart" And he
crossed over to the chair and stopped tc
kiss her.
No answer, but tho fingers that held
the magazine trembled little. 1t was
all very well for him to come to hel
now. she reasoned furiousy, and to ex.
pect her to be sweet about the fact tina
he had stayed away all evening after
ringing her to this Gc"-forsaken place
The more she thought of it the more
injured she felt. and the more angry al
SCotts entire attitude.
Ruth. are YOU angry"
five woman 60 that tha trim cnnI6 h.
made pleasant for you.'
Scott was genuinely bewildered He
did not understand the vagaries Of
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women and was of the opinion that a,
woman meant what she said Just as
man would have under the same condi-
tions. Therefore, when Ruth had sug-
gested that he go with 10 Whitehead
he had thought she meant II, never
dreaming that the spirit behind the re-
mark had been willful sarcasm. He did
not understand either Ruth's entire APP
preparation of him. During the days be-
fore marriage he had dreamed of mar
ried life as a different arrangement en-
trely. His love of freedom, inoculated
in him more than ever during his wild
life in the trenches, resented this close
espionage. this constant interference
from Ruth. He wanted her as a man
wants the woman he loves, but he
wanted her as companion, too, and
Ruth was making this impossible be-
cause of her refusal to accept any of
his own ideas Of living his life. She
wanted to make him over after a spe-
cial pattern, the pattern that most con-
ventional husbands are cut after, not
so much because she herself wanted
him that way or wanted to live the way
other married couples did. but because
she had been brought up conventionally
herself and wouldn't have thought it
possible to be happy any other way.
(In tomorrow's story Ruth faces the de-
cision Of her first problem.)