Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-25

we're broad and his hips very narrow,
He had 4 good "boot leg" but his feet
were small enough to preserve bal
ance even there. In spite Of his height,
he was wellknit by grace OF the life
he Ind led.
''He Is very strong" thought Andrea
as she remembered how lightly he had
swung her into his arms. Then she
began to think Of other things about
him. He never wns too tired 70 shave
before the evening meal, He had
shown mn almost uncanny tact In fore
seeing and preventing the cmhnrrass.
Ing situations that one would have
thou yht inevitable uuis. the clrcum'
stances OF theIg life together. lie never
forgot. lie had called her my deaf
girl" once and she had Shown that she
hated Il. II was enough,
"uow old are Yea, White MANI she
asked.
"Fhi5ty-fnaF. normally" ~ an
swered instantly. sas wcmt 81 with his
absorbing reading Slao$; WITHOUT i
break.
Andrea fell silent, even Gor thoughts
stopped taking, G;Wda&Ny the How
Ing voice possessed her, picked her Ut
ightly. bore her away ara away. II
other words, She sNc,N 80 children
sleep when pu: ~ sss "a tae Scod old
way.
Wien she swvSA NnGes later the
room was heavy with :as acssd smell
OF lanterns burned IN lNw. but to
make UP for that, tie ra.a had ceased
and sunlight poured in through The
open door. Msunsr Was sitting as he
had sat, reading as he hsd been read.
ing. The flow OF his voice was sN-
actly the same rs though he himself
had been caush: In current that
would not lie, lin stop.
Andrea drew Quivering breath.
She saw insttnctively tie workings Of
as mind. He wished her 70 awake
withou: swak!ng-to come to the new
day with the seitssne smile in her
heart that had been there when she
SEPT. He called upon her to play the
game through and she decided to do
1t. She stretched her bare arms,
yawned. rubbed her eyes with doubled
FISTS, laughed and then threw out both
hands to him.
take me back" she said.
The book fell from his hands. He
turned and stared at her with the
hungry eyes Of man who sees for the
first time one of the rarest Of God 3
creGtures-namely, q woman whose
youth stands by her In the dishevelrd
morning, defes the ugly finger Of
gross slumber and proclalms her love
ly beyond the limits set by the wrin-
king seams Of coarser and less
blessed fabrics. For a moment his
gaze wavered as though before too
strong q light, then it stcadied and his
face grew stern. He arose.
"Come on" he said. --
She threw her arms about his neck !;
he picked her up, sarong and all, and
passed solemnly the length Of the COW
cred way. He could feel her face
pressed hard against his shoulder and
her loosened hair was like a cloud
beneath his chin. Her arms chung to
him tightly, her body trembled, her
eyes twinkled and her lips murmured
audibly, Remember, Andrea Pellor,
you're Just kiddie."
He dropped her on her cot with a
thud that surprised the six straddlln:
legs OF that sturdy campaigner into
stringent protest and incidentally
startled one young lady.
'There you are. you little devil" he
growled and strobe from the room
with the satisfied air Of dog who has
just carried home eight pounds Of
prime roast intact.
Andrea watched him go, then she
arose, took the cord from her bath
robe and advanced upon the door to
the covered way. She closed 1t, let
down the bar and with the cord bound
1t In place. She tied knot after hard
knot, and as she drew each one Of
them tight she said, "Just to give you
time to think twice. Andrea Pellor."
ITO Re Continually