The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-23

beating In hor brain was too insistent,
too clamorous. Somewhere beyond
that tangled mass Of chimneys and
telegraph poles, somewhere on the 9TH
er side OF the gray haze which hung
about the myriad roofs, John and
Louise were working out their destiny,
speaking Mt last the naked truth to
each other.
She started suddenly back into the
room. There was knocking at the
door, something quite different from
her landlady's summons. She wrapped
her dressing-gown around her, pulled
the curtains around the little bed on
which she had striven to rest, and
moved toward the door. She turned
the handle softly.
"who is that7" she asked.
John almost pushed his way past
her She closed the door with nerve
less fingers. Her eyes sought his face,
her lips were parted. She chung to the
back Of the chair.
"You have seen Louiser she ex-
claimed breathlessly.
II have seen Louise" he answered.
'It is all over"
She looked a little helplessly around
her. Then she selected the one chair
in the tiny apartment that was likely
to hold him, and led him to II.
"Plense sit down." she begged. sand
tell me about Il. You mustn't despair
like this all at once. I wonder II I
could helpf"
"No one can help" he told her grim.
ly. "It Is all finished and done with
I would rather not talk any more about
II. didn't come here to talk about
II. came to see you. SO this Is
where you livew
He looked around him, and for mo-
ment BE almost forgot the pain which
was gnawing at his heart. II was such
simple, plainly furnished little room,
SO clean, 40 neat. no pathetically elo-
quent Of poverty. She drew closer to-
gether the curtains which concealed
the little chints-covered bed, and came
and sat down by his side.
She clasped her hands tighter
around his arm. Her eyes sought his
anxiously.
'But you mustn't climb down, John"
she insisted. "You are so much nicer
where you are, 80 much too good fcrhhe
silly. ugly things. You must fight this
In your own way. fight II according to
your own standards. You are too good
to come down."
"Am I too good for you. Sophyf"
She looked Mt him. and her whole
face seemed to soften. The light In
her blue eyes was sweet and wistful.
A bewildering little smile curled her
lips.
"Don't be stupidi" she begged. "a
few minutes ago was looking out Of
my window and thinking what poor
little morsel OF humanity am, and
what useless. drifting life have led.
But that's foolish. Come nowl What
I want to persuade you to do is to
go back 10 Cumberland for a time.
and try hard-very hard indeed-to
realize what II means to be woman
like Louise. with her temperament.
her intense intellectual curiosity, her
charm. Nothing could make Louise
different from what she is-a dear,
sweet woman and great artist. And.
John. believe she loves you"
His face remained undisturbed even
by the flicker Of an eyelid.
"Sophy." he said. II have decided
to go abroad. VIII you come with
meT
She sat quite still. Again her face
was momentarily transformed. All its
pallor and fatigue seemed to have van
ished. Her head had fallen a little back.
She was looking through the ceiling
into heaven. Then the light died away
almost as quickly as II had come. Her
lips shook TREMENDOUSLY.
"You know you don't mean II, John !
You wouldn't take me. And II you did |
you'd hate me afterward-you'd want |
to send me backl"
He suddenly drew her to him, his |
arm went around her waist. She had |
lost all power Of resistance. For the
first time In his life of his own DELHI
crate accord. he kissed her-feverish-
ly, almost roughly.
"Sophy," he declared, 81 have been a
fool I have come an awful cropper,
but you might help me with what's
left. am going to start afresh. I
am going to get rid of some of these
ideas of mine which have brought me
nothing but misery and disappoint-
ment. I don't want to live up to them
any longer. want to Just forget
them. / want to live as other men
live--1ust the simple. ordinary life.
Come with me! III take you to the
places we've talked about together. 1
am always happy and contented with
you. Let's try III"
Her arms stole around his neck.
"John," she whispered. hiding her
face for a moment. what can l say?
What could any pooi, weak little crea-
ture like ne say2 You know I am
fond Of you'll haven't had the pride.
even, to conceal tip
He stood up. held her face for a
moment between his hands, and kissed
her forehead.
"Then that's all settled" he de-
dared 1T am going back to my reemstt
now. I want you to come and dine
with me there tonight. at eight
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