Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-05
THEIR BELIEF
BY JACK WALTON.
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+ sCepTE-sAs. ls1s- Western Se'wss4Ees Uz5sa-s
The man coming suddenly around an
I edge Of cliff saw the girl and heSirat-
I e.. He recognized her as one Of the
I guests Of the Lakeside hotel. She had
! been seaTed az q table in the dining
T room when he arrived the night be-
/ fore. Someone mumbled an inrroduc-
/ ton IN passing; he had been unable 10
catch the girls name. but he remeEn-
be-ed The unusual blue Of her eyes
! Glancing up Tow from her book. she
/ settled his I1deeIsioa with an impulSive
I welcoming smile. then as though an
+ Aoyed by her own gracioasuess. she
bent again ever the book. Also fol-
loving some impulse, Richard Graves
spoke:
-You have chosen a delightful spot
+ for your reading" he said. so seqaest-
( cred that thought myself alone on the
aeach. The view from here is beau
/ tlfui.~
/ Yes" the girl said. again for a mo-
nent her transforming smile appeared.
Ny home" the man began, us over
there in the city, +" But she put
,orth protesting hand. "Let Us waive
1 personal History" said the girl, what
! does IL all matter! We come from
some place, We 90 on presently, some
where. This hour alone is ours It's
. g. glorious day-the lake IS blue, the
sun shines-it Is good TO Be alive"
The man smiled back into the pl-
quaint glowing face. Il was a lovely
face, he thought, as full Of changing
surprises as the girls own pretty
moods. Reaching OUT he touched the
book with a tentative finger.
w hat DO you ready"
She frowned. Nonsense" she an
swered CURLY.
And Ideals added the man. ave
eli have our ideals. They should be
carefully formed early In life for our
future plan Of companl0nship."
The girl leaned forward eagerly.
Just hat l have always thought.
Now. in my own case" She paused
abruptly, 8 flush sufused her face.
"My subject carries me away she ex-
cl~ed herself 10 Graves.
The subject interests me-" he Ie-
piled. ''youF views 50 coincide with
mime Please 60 on. Il your own
cas4I7
The man ! intend one day TO mar
~" size said. answers in every way my
Ideal, both as 10 physical appearance,
and mental endowment Robert is
tall"-the broad-shouIdered man who
was not tall, nodded "and he is pa
tient under al my perversities. II has
taken some time 10 arrive th0ughfully
al my decision thar our marriage will
be a wise and enduring relationship.
Imagine :" the blue eyes danced,
meeting Robert and loving him at first
sight -
Graves s1-led absently. ~The wOm-
an who has for some time been my close
friend and confdant." he said, SIS stop
ping at the hotel with her mother. She
Is my ideal Of all those qualities neces-
sary for mans true helpmate What
could / learn OF Elizabeth in a first
meetingf"
Tho girl opened her book. "And
thereafter" she read mockingly, moth
Ing in the world mattered TO these two,
save each other"
Across the waters Of the lake came
Il low trilIing call. the man arose slow
~. les Elizabeth" he said. "she has
the boat out and wants lie to join hef.
That's our signal"
The girl glanced at her wrist watch.
'Five O'clock" she exclaimed. "and
promised to meet Robert at four"
Comfortably she settled back in the
nook. Too late now" she said.
Graves fingered, as the triIl still ran
down the lake. Il may not have anoth-
or chance to talk TO you like this"
His tone was regretful.
Fainter and far away sounded the
call. With sigh he sank back into
his corner on the sands. Later, when
he passed the table where the girl sat
In the hotel dining room. their eyes met
with a sense Of pleasant understanding.
At Richard Graves side was the
woman Of his ideal. The girl studied
this woman of noble qualities with a
certain usefulness she was tall, her
eyes and hair were black. The girl
was very small, now, beneath the shad-
ed light, her hair cleaned almost
golden.
When Graves came back 10 speak to
Der she turned coldly from him, and
his attitude, unlike that of the chosen
Robert proved him TO be far from pa
tient with peTverseness."
Thar night when all were sleeping in
their quiet rooms, winding like a SER
pent up the flimsy walls Of the hotel,
stole tongue OF flame, which burst
triuInphantly ablaze at last.
The girl wakening in ner high room.
desperately moved through the chok-
Ing smoke to the one narrow window,
only 10 find it hopeless means of exit.