The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-19
CHAPTER xIl-continued.

Washington. We were all worried by the
resolution of Henry Clay until IL oesan
m crumble under the irresistible attack
of Mr.. Wright. On the 10Th ne SUP,
nitted a report upon it which TOT iuciu
and accurate statements presented III
the most unpretending manner won
universal admiration and Will De re-
membered alike for its intrinsic eAcei.
Ience and for having achieved one Oh
the most memorable victories ever
gnined in the United States senate.
After a long debate Clay himself COLI
PEELED by the irresistible force OF arsu-
uent in tine report of Mr.. Wright was
obliged TO retire from his position MS
resolution having been rejected by
vote of A to L."
With what pride and Joy heard OF
this great thing that my friend had ac'
complished!
Going out with the crowd that eve
ming, met Sally and Mr.. ana MIS-
Dunkelberg. The latter did not SPEAK
70 me and when l asked Sally II
could walk home with her she an
swered CURLY, mo. thank you.
have got a bit ahead of my history.
Soon after the opening Of the ne"
year-ten days or so later II may nave
been-I had begun to feel myself en-
compassed by a new and subtle FORCE
II was a thing as intangible as neat
but as real as fire and more terrible IL
seemed to me. felt it first In the at
titude of my play fellows. They de-
MED me the confidence and intimacy
which l had enjoyed before. Ihey
whispered together in my presence. In
all this | had not failed to observe that
Henry Wills had taken leading part.
The invisible. inaudible, mysterious
thing wrought great change In me. IL
followed me through the day ana lay
down with me at night. l wondered
| what had done. l carefully surveyed
nv clothes. They looked all right to
me. My character was certainly DC
verse than it had been. How it preyec
upon my peace and rest and happiness
that mysterious hidden thing!
One day Uncle Peabody came dowr
&c see me and / walked through the
village with him. We met Mr.. Dunkel
berg, who merely nodded and hurried
along. Mr.. Bridges, the merchant, di'
not greet him warmly and chat VIII
him as he had been wont TO do. l saw
that The Thing-as l had come u
think of twas following him also
How ii darkened his face! Even nov
/ can feel the aching of the deer
bloodless wounds of that day. l coul
bear Il better alone. We were tryin
to hide our pain from each other whe
we said good-by. How quickly m
uncle turned away and walked towar
the sheds! He came rarely to the vi
lage of Canton after that.
May had returned-a warm brigf
May. / had entered my seventeent
year and the work of the term wa
finished.
Having nothing to do one afternoon
walked out on the road toward .;
densburg for q look at the woods an
fields. Soon thought that heard tn
sound of galloping hOofs behind M
looked back and saw Sally roun'
ing the turn by the river and comm
toward me at full speed, the name
her pony flying back to her face. 81
pulled up beside me just as l ha
imagined she would do.
Bart, / hate somebody terribly
said she.
"Whom?"
"A man who is coming to our hou:
on the stage today. Granny Barnes
tying to get up match between u
Father says he is rich and hopes
will want to marry me. | got ms
about it. He is four years older thf
am. Isn't that awful? l am going
be lust as mean and hateful to him
l cam"
81 guess they're only fOoling you
said.
mo, they mean it. l have hea
them talking 1t over.
"He cannot marry YOU"
"Why?"
1t seemed to me that the time h;
come for me to speak out, and wi
burning cheeks / said:
Because / think that God has m;
: ried you to me already. Do you
member when we kissed each 9th
by the wheat field one day last su
merT
"Yes."
We mad faced about and were wa
inc back toward Canton, / close by
pony's side.
MAY / kiss you againf"
: She stopped the pony and lean
toward me and our lips met in a k
the thought Of which makes me
9 down my pen and bow my head n
J, ment while l think with reverence
. that pure, sweet spring of memory
+ whose waters I love to wash 7
. spirit.
4 81 guess God has married us agai
: l declared.
d 81 knew that you were walking
q this road and I had to see you" s,
:; = she. People have been saying 81
): terrible things"
= "WhatT
"They say your uncle found
pocketbook that was lost and kept
z money. They saw he was the first n
: that went up the road after it '
lost"
'It's lie-my uncle never saw
y pocketbook. Some money was left
%. him by a relative In Vermont. TIL,