The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-05
AFTERWARDS. 81 :
(copyrisht. 1913. western Nsv.paper linton
~ cLARissA MAck,e.

lcopyrisht. 1918. Western Newspaper Union
Miss Electa Dayton came down the
wide stairway and paused for an In.
slant In the front door. She made Z
very beautiful picture. The fact that
her abundant hair was snowy whita
did not detract from her beauty. for
her coloring was delicateiy pink and
her soft eyes a. black and expressive
- they had been In her girlish days
Of perhaps, twenty years past.
pef1 looked through the wire
eAsd door into the garden with IT.
~ Rvs Of lockwood. smelling waslh
and tSnCent after the light showSe =
rain. She smiled little sadly, ~
turned awaH Into the cool parlors ! Z
ut wac dSn afternoon like this
that he went Way" she murmured
wistfully.
1t was very restful room, with a
faded Turkey carpet on the floor and
old mahogany furniture scattered In
comfortable confusion.
Il get tired Of waiting sometimes"
she murmured to herself, "but he said
he would come back some day. and I
know he II not dead"
For twenty years she had been wait.
ing for the return Of this adventurous
lover Of hers. He had Jared forth to
seek his fortune and nvs years after
ward his letters had suddenly ceased.
Since then Elccta had heard no word
from him nor of him. Her parents had
died Arm In the belief that Robin
Gaines had deliberately dropped out of
their daughters life. and they begged
Electa to forget him and marry an
other.
HE will come back some day." she
said with the faith that only q woman
can hold.
Perhaps II was this belief in his re-
turn that kept her from growing old.
Now. she was more beautiful than she
had ever been as a girl.
A handsome touring car rolled away
from the village hotel and turned down
pleasant elm-shaded street. Beside
the chauffeur sat middle-aged man
Of distinguished bearing with q pair
Of bright blue eyes set In q bronzed
countenance.
Re sl.nced A. N. n,e..on+ ,,n.,.
homes ~ An the midi ~ ~. .resr
lawns and flower beds, and all at once
hiSs gaze contracted a. though he had
bsen suddenly reminded Of somethipg.
stonc.A
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4. the man
sYes ar.
sMy father v.s rsctor N The chur.h
ana NEED IN that Iittla hrlck ho,,s.
ad1olninr the church-ssA ~ 49,.
AsiR hidden nv ivvAsor A.. v..r.
Joyei I hsd forsottsn IN short atcr.
thousht shout ~ "a,
ycars."
.Trs a pretty ulaes. Mr.. c.,ns...
"Nlshty nretty. Pster. Drive .lov,v
til You come to the corner ana then
turn n vour r,,ht sIoro ths ,s,s-
road"
A. the car moved no,se,essIv .lon.
Robert 0aines scanned The housss M
questioning eyes. He looked : littIe
Iadly at the VILLAGE that had harbored |
/ IN years Of his hapuy yontA. No.
10 was no LONGER happ5Che had drvnk |
he MI Of adyenturinG and travei ma |
now. n middle arc. h. had coms heck
~ Ma MN lana n 80 h1r.sle . .e-.~.
Rsr there.
4he river mad brousht hack snofhsr
with the sisht Of the ION. |
low. red roof that had she,tereA EIect"