American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-28
|HAPTER xIi-contlnued.

W sn. We were all worried by the [
of Henry Clay until It began
La under the Irresistible attack |
rv-.. Wright. On the 10th he sub {
N led report upon 1t which for lucid
bate statements presented In {
| unpretending manner won
admiration and win be re-
alike for its intrinsic excel
for having achieved one OF
memorable victories ever
the United States senate.
DOng debate Clay himself, com
Any the irresistible force OF argu-
Il 41he report of Mr.. Wright, wal
'ged to retire from his position, ms
xIution having been rejected by o
40te OF Al to l."
With what pride and Joy | heard OF
this great thing that my friend had ae-
ccmplishedi
Going out with the crowd that eve
ssSaa. / met Sally and Mr.. and MRS
ss~xeiberg. The latter did not speak
nmnnd when | asked Sally II
EEaHSalk home with her she an"
2W curtly, EMO. thank YOU"
@ye got Il bit ahead of my history
after the opening OF the ne"
Hfs-ten days or 80 later II may nave
I-en--I Ind begun to feel myseli en-
nompassed by n new and subtle iorcc'
1t was a thing ms intangible as neat
but az real as fire and more terrible II
seemed to me. / felt II first In the nt-
titude of my play fellows. They ae-
MED me the confidence and intimacy
which l had enjoyed before. Ihey
49, ed together in my presence IN
had not failed to observe That
Ills had taken q leading part
3ibie, inaudIble, mysterious
ought a great change In me. IL
/ me through the day and lay
with me ut night. l wondered
had done. ! carefully surveyed
Dthee. They looked all right to
NV character was certainly no
,rse than Il had been. How Il preyed
pom my peace and rest and happiness
that mysterious hidden thingl
One day Uncle Peabody came down
= tc see me and | walked through the
village with him. We met1Mr. bunker
berg, who merely nodded and hurried
long. Mr.. Bridges, the merchant dlo
Il greet him warmly and chat with
n ma he had been won't to do. l saw
The Thing-as / had come 70
AZ OF it-wns following him also
w Il darkened his facet Even now
can feel the aching of the deep
bloodless wounds of that day. l coulc
bear n better alone. We were tryinl
TO hide our pain from each other whei
we aid good-by. How quickly IN,
II uncle turned away and walked TOWARD
the shedsl He came rarely to the VII
lage of Canton after that.
May had returned--a warm brigh
MAY. / had entered my seventeenth
III wear and the work of the term wa
@ finished.
Having nothing TO do one afternoon
walked out on the road toward Og
densburg for n look at the woods an
fields. Soon / thought that l heard tn
sound of galloping hoofs behind ms
looked bnck and l saw Sally rount
ing the turn by the river and comm
toward me at full speed. the name {
her pony flying back to her face. Sh
pulled up beside me just us l M
imagined sho would de.
Bart, l hate somebody terribly
said she.
"Whom2"
~ hiiH AZ ~ NVhahhN "
on the stage today. Granny Barnes
tying TO get up n match TIVE u
Fnther says he ls rich and hopes ]
viii want 10 marry me. l got ma
about IL. He is four years older thu
lam. Ian't that nwfulR l am going
be Just as mean and hateful to him
cnn."
IL guess they're only fooling you"
said.
"No, they mean II. / have hen
them talking It over.
"He eanns& marry you"
"whyg"
IL seeaned 90 me that the time h
come for ne TO speak out. and w
burning checks / said:
sBecause / think that God has m
rled you 10 me already. DO you
member when we kissed each oil
b, the wheat field one day last 81
perTe
yes"
We had faced about and were q
Ing back toward Canton. ! close by
pony's side.
MAY | kiss you againE
She stopped the pony and lea
toward me and our lips met In a
the thought of which mikes me
down my pen and bow my head a
ment while i think with reverence
that pure. sweet spring of memory
whose waters I love to wash
spirit
81 guess God has married us aga
/ declared.
al knew tina You were walking
this road and I had to see YOU,
she. people have been saying
terrible things"
"What7"
ssrhey say your uncle found
pocketbook that was lost and kept
money. They say he was the first