Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-17
TIL LI6HT
IN THE RLEARIN6
A TALE. OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
in THE TINE OF SILAS WRIGHT
! H
IRVINE HAEFIELLER J
E1N HOLDEN Dsi
KEEPING UP

AUTHOR or
eHEN HOLDEN. DR AND 1 DARREI or THE BLESSED ISLES
KEEPING UP With LIZZIE. ETC. ETC


eonEoar nas1ttsl syrnzH, Isn,o masna
not greet him warmIy anu cnIr Wa
him as he had been wont to do. l saw
that The Thing--as l had come to
think of twas following him also.
How II darkened his facet Even now
| can feel the aching of the deep,
bloodless wounds Of that day. l could
bear It better alone. We were trying
to hide our pain from each other when
we said good-by. How quickly my
uncle turned away and walked toward
the sheds He came rarely to the vii
lage of Canton after that.
May had returned-a warm bright
May. l had entered my seventeenth
year and the work of the term was
finished
Having nothing to do one afternoon.
walked out on the road toward Og-
densburg for a look at the woods and
fields. Soon I thought that / heard the
sound of galloping hoofs behind me-
! looked back and ! saw Sally round
ing the turn by the river and coming
toward me at full speed, the name of
her pony flying back to her face. She
pulled up beside me just as | had
imagined she would do.
Bart, l bate somebody terribly
said she.
'WhomP"
"a map who is coming to our house
on the stage today. Granny Barnes is
trying to get up a match between US.
Father says he Is rich and hopes he
will want to marry me. | got mad
about it. He is four years older than
| am. Isn't that awful? ! am going to
be just as mean and hateful to him as
| can"
II guess they're only foollng you," I
said.
"No, they mean it. l have heard
them talking II over.
''lIe cannot marry you"
"WhyT
1t seemed to me that the time had
come for me to speak out, and with
burning cheeks l said:
Because | think that God has mar
ried you to me already. Do you re-
member when we kissed each other
BY the wheat field one day last sum-
per?"
Eyes"
We had faced about and were walk
ng back toward Canton, close by the
Dony's side.
"May kiss you agnin?"
She stopped the pony and leaned
.oward me and our lips met in kiss
he thought Of which makes me lay
iown my pen and bow my head a mo-
nent while | think with reverence of
hut pure, sweet spring Of memory in
whose waters ! love to wash my
spirit.
'I guess God has married us again."
declared,
II knew that you were walking on
his road and | had to see you" said
he. "people have been saying such
errible things
"What?"
"They say your uncle found the
loclSetbook that was lost and kept the
money. They say he was the first man
hat went up the road after 1t was
ost."
ITS a lie-my uncle never saw the
'ocketbook. Some money was left to
im by relative in Vermont. That's
Cw 1t happened that he bought farm
instead of going TO the poorhouse when
irlmshaw put the screws to him.
II knew that your uncle didn't do
+" she went on. "Father and mother I
ouldn't tell you. So l had to-"
"Why couldn't your father and moth
r tell me2
'They didn't dare. Mr. Grimshaw
iade them promise that they would
ot speak TO you or to any of your
amily. heard them say that you and
our uncle did right. Father told
nother that he never knew a man so
honest MS your Uncle Peabody"
just then We came upon the Silent
Woman sitting among the 'danlelons
y the roadside. She held a cup in
er hand with some honey on It's bot
ON and covered with piece OF glass.
"She Is hunting bees" I said as we
topped beside her.
She rose and patted my shoulder
With smile and threw kiss to Sally.
her face grew stern. She
ointed toward the village and then at
ally.
"She means that there is some dam
er ahead of you" said.
The Silent Woman picked long
!ade of grass and tipped its end In
he honey at the bottom OF the cup
he came close TO Sally with the blade
: grass between her thumb and finger.
"She Is fixing a eharm.n | said.
She smiled and Evcled us she put a
rop Of honey on Sally's upper lip.
She held up her hands while her liLs
loved as II she We're blessing us.
II suppose It win not save me IL
rush II oif.r said Sally.
We went on and In moment bee
GIFTED ON the honey. Nervously she
ruck at 1t and then cried out with
nln.
"The bee has stung you.p said.