Grand Forks herald., 1919-11-15
THE TIGERS
COAT
Continued from page l.,

ha1lows 1t. MacAllister cluns to her
cold hands like one drowning;@sh held
them to his breast and thet, to his lips-1
Yell come in-ye'l IL 3AtsEe IN
and get wasm.s Cath !
And with swift instinct the china-
man knew his part. He's shsHled off,
cast q log andlan. armful OF tinder on
the smoldering fire, and ded.
It blazed high rs MaeAllieter led
her in, and with the same spell Of be-
wilderment upon him rid her of her
wet cloak and dripping hat, revealing
her swathed in black but with q knot
Of scarlet at her breast and wearing
her heavy crown Of gold, dry and
Eth, it's not SO bad-ye're not wet
through" he said. not knowing as yet
what he said. "a 4.ss3
II came only from the, car. Non
|sienE1 She was constraineds still and
uncertain. still a little like the stray
that, had ventured to his door the
year before.
"Itll be yer little feet then that are
YETI
MacAllister put her on the couch
and, knee1ins. took or her shoes.
struggling over the buttons with un-
steady fingers, marmuring something
when he found her stockings dry.
Marie looked down on his broad
shoulders and powerful neck bent to
her service, and the look Of uncer-
tainty left her face. The color crept
But her feet were cold like her
hands. and MacAllister held them to
warm them, bent then to kiss them,
bewilderment that held him broke.
bewiledrment that held him broke.
He lifted. his head uphunZ and when
the light in his eyes met fairly the
glow In hers his arms took her, drew
her to his knees held her bound.
in the beginning! Tell me what
brought ye? Tell me quick! Before
I kiss ye-before go clean mad.
T.. Marle-?'.
She quivered into passion. TT was
your letters-they made me love you q
thousand times more! It was that
and the contract. They wished me to
leading lady-I would have much
tmoney-I would be a little more your
tsanal-I could prove then that my
Etixersa coat covered q womans with
win aud brains and talent, thak'I was
not just starving yellow cat.
meant always to come to you, but ]
wished first to accomplish But for
Two long years! Hold ny1oH away
from you for two long years! I could
not do it, Monsieur. could notl
And suddenly came to you. And
when began to come could not
stop. The station and the rain, Mon
suier! It was SO like Whist It was be-
fore! could not wait till morning
III wished only just you
His lips on hers stopped her speech,
took her breath and chung to her. and
then her arms circfed Him. It was tho
same still ecstasy that had, held them
In the beginning. only deepened and
heightened by completers under
standing: And afterward. when
the hre had dropped low ana she sax
with head against his breast, MacAl-,
lister asked again for the assurances
love II never weary Of hearing:
Tell me now what = IN yer heart
Marie ?'' iss n y: 81 ss
"Just love.". shs said. ~It has Il.
ways been love that was In my heart
and never more 10 than ia theso
months when I wished to be more
worthy. i am just only that loytng
Indian girl that has belonged 70 40
always, Monsieur sssSl. sssl5
He kissed her hair. 4 :. Yes 3hSf ~
woman. and crowned With Ee3Q4aS 10
said deeply. We'll travel ffSee
bravely, we two made one S6eA
FtaJA or sunshine. 70 the very ss
|Stl = fss 81 rEE END. !. ssss1 sss1