The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-26

/ the new world Tho fresh wind
whipped a glorious color into her
face; the whole of sea and sky and
earth seemed 20 be singing.
Trees were down. fgnces were
down. autumn gardens wers all a
wreck: and the ocean. when she came
TO the shore. was still rolling wild
and high. Hut Il was blue now. and
| the pure sky above IL was blue. and
there was utter protection and peace
In the sunny air. Landmarks as
along the shore were washed away
and beyond tho first line OF dunes
were pools left by the great tide
scummy and sinking fast into the
sand. 10 leave only a fringe OF bub
hles behind. Minor wrcckaxcs OF ali
sorts lay scattered all along the
beach; poles and ropes. boxes and
barrels
Rachael walked on and on. breath
ing deep. swept out OF herself by this
freah glory OF the singing morning
Presently she would so back. and
there would be wsrrcn's letter. OF
his telegram. or perhaps himself. and
then their golden days would begin
their happy time, But even Warren
today could not intrudo upon her
mood OF utter gratitude and Joy IN
Just hvinE-just being young and
alive in a world that could hold such
sea and such n sky.
A full mile from the village. aiong
The ocean shore. n stream came down
from under n clif. n stream. as Ra'
ehaei and investigating children had
often proved TO their own satixfac
, ton, that rose In a small but emf
nenty satisfactory cave. The storm
had washed several great smooth
logs OF driftwood into the cave. and
beyond them today there was such a
gurEiing and churning going on that
Rachael. eager no; to miss any e'Yec,
Of tho storm. stepped cautiously In
side.
Tho augmented little river was
three times It's usual size. and WIS
further made unmanaKeablc by the
impeding logs swept In by tho high
tide. Straw and weeds and rubbish
OF every description ehoked its
course. and little foaming currents
and baciwaters almost fiiicd the cave
with their bubbting and swiriinR.
Rachael. with n few casual pushes
OF a sturdy little shoe. accomplished
such surprising results In freeing
and directing the stream that she fell
upon Il In Sudden serious earnest.
grasping a long pole the better TO
push obstructing matters aside. and
growing rosy and brcathicss over her
selflrnposed and scnseless undertake.
ing.
She had just loosened a whole tan.
ened herself up with n long. tri.
umphant "Ah-hF' OF relief. as tho
current rushed It away. when a shaf-
ow fen over tho mouth OF the cave.
Looking about in quick. instructive
fear. she saw Warren Gregory Mnil.
ing at her.
For only one second she hesitated.
all girihood's radiant shyncss In her
face Then she was IN his arms. and
clinging to him, and for few min.
utes they did not speak. eyes and
lips together in tho wild rapture of
meeting.
''Oh. Creg-Greg--GregF' Rachael
laughed and cried and sang the
words together. when did you
come. and how did you re, h-re7 Tell
ne--tcll me all about itr' But before
he could begin to answer her their
eager JOY carried them both far away
from all the conversational land
marks. and again they had breath
only for monosyllablcs. instinct only
to cling 10 each other.
My girl. my own girlT' Warren
Gregory said. "Oh. how I've missed
you-and you're more beautiful than
ever-did you know it7 More beau.
tiful even than | remembered you to