The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-07

around the curve OF the beach and ovea
the hard sand to the other side.
ooh, why did ever do such silly
thing?p she almost sobbed In her anx'
iety. a may have killed someone"
And In her terror she rushed on with a
fresh burst of speed
Hardly seeing where she went, and
running so fast that she was not able
to stop at once. Aline nearly fell over
the figure Of young man, sitting
against a rock, ruefully rubbing his
forehead with one hand, and with the
other wiping away the little stream OF
\ blood that trickled down his face from
cut on his temple:
Why--wh--why" stammered the
! girl, completely out Of breath from her
run. 'Why-er-are you the one7"
'The one" he answered, little puz-
Zled. "'vhy-er-yes, guess | must
be; that Is, whichever one yen mean,
] guess I'm it, getting slightly mixed
in his English. but slEiling into the
girls troubled face
"Why, mean are you the one that
shouted for help just now" explained
Aline.
Shouted" he replied. well II
should say did. You see. i was sound
asleep when this thing came along in
such hurry. Why. thought shell
from Pinch field gun had struck
me, and certainly must have yelled
loud enough to have scared off whole
regiment Of the enemy. You see, at
first really didn't know just what
had happened Tin sorry If | fright
ened you. Won't you sit down mo-
ment?" and he spread his coat out on
the sand
well really you did give me quite
a shock admitted the girl. sinking
down cpon the sand, just beginning to
fec the reaction "But them" she
went on, 81 really deserved it, for, you
see, threw the shell. lido hope it
hasn't really hurt you,n she finished
Nothing but scratch" he assured
her, taking down his handkerchief to
prove his words. "It's not worth talk
ing about and certainly not worth the
awful racket must have made. But
You see it was the shock, coming as it
lid when l was sound asleep. But
here's no harm done, so don't give 1t
mother moments thought"
And 60 fhau cot ff,nwc -. A.
# the summer sunshine and chatted as
My two young folks can talk, VINO
re mutually attracted to each other,
nd for the rest of that morning and
many morning thereafter Sammle
Hen and Lem Crothers' summer
oarder walked together On the hard
tretch of sand that lay betwee.. their
NO homes.
But three months is not forever, and
he end of the furlough was. drawing
ear. Again the two young people sat
n the sand at the very spot where r.
ley had first met in such an unex- =
ected manner.
In low tones Sammie Alien was
oeaking to the girl at his side. My
mes nearly up, Aline,n he said, "and
shall have to go back, Ailnc, now,
nd. think that our pleasant days are bf
'er." He looked at her suggesiyely. oh
lust they be-Guite-over, Aline?" ~
e rose and, taking her two bands In III
s. helped the girl to her feca "Allne, m,
tie girl, won't you tell me that in
ereIl be even happier days for me me
+ us--when come hOme-fOr good?f crs
And with smiling eyes and little
smulous smile on her lips, the girl AID
mt into the outstretched arms that ers
vaited her, and when he sought her eie
IS she did not deny him. lea
II really think that am the only Wis
an In my company who can truth Th
lily say that he has suffered twice ha-
Dm shell shock and survived" said CIR
mmie Allen some time later. THE for
st took away the use of my arms ma
d legs for little while, but the the
cOnd robbed me of my heart for will
err" orc
wei, | was frightened out of my na'
is when 1t happened" confessed Of
inc, but since it has turned out like
S" giving his arm little squeeze, nr
ny now, Of course, I'm very glad NJ
It | gave you that second shell
ock. eesss> 400, 49, Ca
And together, they wended their
y toward the Allen farmhouse.