The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-05

! Would See Thee In Dream.
foundation In fact lie was satisfied that
no rival farewell poem would be offer
ed her. and so It may be that he
thought "In Dream" might show her
at last in one blaze OF light what her
eyes had sometimes neetingly intimat'
ed she did perceive In part-the DIFF.
| ference between william and such ev-
eryday, rather well meaning, fairly
good hearted people as Joe Bullitt.
Wallace Banks. Johnnie Watson and
| others. Yes, when she came TO read
10 Dream" and TO look back upon II
all" she would surely know-at lastl
| And then. when the future four long
years-while receiving his education
had passed he would 20 10 her. He
would 20 to her and she would take
him by the hand and lead him 10 her
father and say. Father, this IL VIII
liam"
But william would turn 10 her. and,
with the old dancing light In his eyes,
mo, Lola" he would say, mot Will
! liam, but Ickle Roy Baxter. Always
and always just that for you, oh, my
dearw
And then. qs In story and nlm and
| farce and the pleasanter kinds OF
I drama, her father would say. with
/ kindly rail!cry, "Well, when you two
young people get through you'll ind
me Ia the library. where have n
pretty good business proposition to
lay before you. young man.
And when the white waistcoated
white sldeburned old man had, chuck
ling, left the room William would slow
~ l!ft his arms. Hut Lola would move
back from him step-only a step
and after laying a finger archly upon
her lips TO check him. "Wait. sir" she
would say. II have "A question TO ask
you. sir"
"What question. LoiaT'
This question. SIR" she would re-
ply: I'm all that summer, sir. so long
ago. why did you never tell me what
you were until had gone away and
II was too late to show you what |
felti All. lckle Boy Baxter ] never
understood until | looked back upon II
all after had read In Dream on the
train thnt day! Then kncD"
"And now. Lolaf" William would say.
DO you understand me n0nr
Shyly she would advance the one
short step she had put between them
while he. with lifted yearning arms,
III time destined TO no disappoint'
ment-
At 80 vital a moment did Mrs. Bax'
'er knock nj his door and consoling
revcric cease to minister unto William
lie started. placed the sacred box out
OF sight and spoke gruiily.
"What you wantf'
I'm not coming In, Willie" said Ills
mother II Just wanted to know
thought maybe you were looking out
OF the window and noticed where those
children went--.ane and that little CIR
from across the street-kirsted. hel
name must be-"
no: did not"
81 lust wondered" Mrs, Baxter said
tim,dIy. Genesis thinks he heard tn,
little Kirsted girl telling Jane she haC
plenty OF money for car fare. Ill,
thinks they went somewhere on I
street car. thought maybe you no
decd wheth"-
81 told you did not"
"All right" she said placativcly. y
didn't mean to bother ydl, dear
Following this there was n silence
but no sound Of recodIng footsteps In
dicatcd Mrs. BaXtcr's departure from
the other side of the closed door.
"Wcll, what you wantT William
shouted
Nothing g-nothlng at ALL" said tn
compassionate voice. IL just though
I'd have lunch little later than usual
not tn half past THAT Is, if-wcll,
thought probably you meant to 80 L
the station to see Miss Pratt Off on th
1 o'clock train"
How'd you find out she's going at
o'clockY'
"Why-why. Jane mentioned II,
Mrs Baxter replied, with obviou
umidty "Iane said
ITO be continued)
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