The herald., 1918-07-18

!edse' the big voice Of Dos. ~
BOON !, from the hallway o..
Tread Of his great lumber,s,,'s,sat,
shook the frail New Hams Ia
house. upsnlsi a,
Carroll Larue, wrannss !,
work quilt, in an arm oS ~ ats
window did not look up Ts.. VI
tered, or answer his cheerr r'a !. H.
the little patient, this cold no. s'T
cutting timber, had brought ~ =, we
red patches into her DALE 's ss. NO b
she feared to meet the docto's go = Y
piercing eyes. Could IT bes..
ed herself. that lie kneT. ~ y
knew, how she and Jim had sI.'.'
to build their house among rt ~ p'las
on that ledge, when lin '. Ma
patents-and sold themr =" ,
So she stared at the glass a, w.,
and water, covered with a ,s,.
the window sill, and her po os
swered for her: "She's M. =
same, doctor. Gargles her tb,.. a =
potash and takes the tonic ", y
for her. But she doesn't take ~ y, =
terest. Are you sure, docto, ~. =
not-that 1t isn't-T ~
Consumption! Bahm sno,,., .
doctor. There's just one thlps -
than this influenza that's the n -
with her, and that's. Wan =
psychological. Not a case for -. y
ologist at Pll," and he pulled - ~
chair besiLc her.
From the corners Of her evs, A.
roll saw his huge bulk in n. ,s,.~
fur coat settled into the chat, y.
coat and his beard were frosty ~.
his breath had condensed and An.
'Here you are. young LADY. Ma.
nounced, brusquely, and slIpos
thermometer between her lips aSu,..
that for a while, and listen to ne
you and Jim Langley we,s ma
born on Christmas day tweut.r
years ago. And I've known Won ma
Just that long. There Isn't mn,
girl than you In Claremont comm,
but Jim, well, he's a ne'erdcvsu
dreamer. He lost his Job at the slx
trio company for wasting the q,
pany's time on his fool invention, M
such. You know more about that Inn
! do, because you worked N N
ThompsOn's Office and earned mn,
money, I'll bet, than he did In The ,sn
"But now, because Jim's gone Of B
the city on a wild-goose chase ns
likely, there's no use losing your d,
on yourself, little girl. and moplnt'
The girl said nothing, but SHOOK "a
head slowly, and looked out across d,
snow-covered fields toward the dri
fringe Of pines on Wilder's ledge.
Later she watched the doctors cute
disappear down the road. Then b
crossed the room to writing dtt
and took out a letter-Jim's last
1t was written In New York nj
there was the picture Of q hotd q
the envelope. 1t began:
Dearest Carroll: They won't rib
any interest In my invention NJ
Tn almost discouraged. ! can't NJ
age to see anyone in the big elets
companies who has authority b b
my direct-current converter. Y ~
wanted 1t. They all say. wen inwk
gate, and let you know, Mr.. hntr'
TITS six weeks now, but IN stlp
I'll the converter's marketed Y n
forever. What's the use coming ~
before7 I couldn't get . JOB pv4
enough for us both to live on-<SaS
we didn't build the cabin On wnou
ledge by the lake. And ! simply vm
have you working for that mcnm
after we're married"
II Jim could only understand y
thought, looking up from the l19
that 1t was he with his dreams y
fancies, his imagination that
wanted. What If they did call Nm
ne'er-do-well? What II be vssi "
wanted him. -.
What If some Of his dreams 01'
come true? They couldn't aii w
true. And so, with a little ap "
turned back to the letter. -
'D'y know" 1t went on, inst u
only the thought of you, and oui an =.
on the rocks above the lake WIZ :
little workshop behind, that give !
any courage at all. Wen u 'u~
does; and it's the only thing .e's
times, when I come In feeling ~
hearted and blue, that makes ns y
out the gas In the usual way. -
She laid down the letter, ana ~, y.
looked out toward wilders ~ J.
where they were cutting. Il w. w.
irridescent day, and the snow Elli'sss Z.
blue-white in the sunshine. - -
ged rocks of the ledge showed ~ =
purple above the white neio~
Jagged by dark rail fences ,,.t
Even as she looked, one Oh wv 80
pines on the top of the ledge '
to topple and disappear. :. 100
$50 that's the end Of another al .aa
she though, with a choking en-, 4
in her throat. And she reae'
her handkerchief. ~
There was q hollow crunch = ~
steps on the front porch. lns M
door banged, her own Durs' W.
there stood Jim. =. astd
In the instant before De q
across the room and canenl :. y. ~
she noticed his new fur coa' w
cut clothes. ...,.A n