Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-11-26
vi. RECALLED.

vi. RECALLED.
Somewhere tiny bell began to ring
At first no more than ghostly echo in
the dlmensionless and silent vast which
lay between intelligence and body, that
shrlll small voice gained strength of
its very perseverance. became thin
thread of Importunate sound. calling,
calling without pause or pity, till II
fairly ground It's character into that
indefinitely dssociate mentality; a
telephone was ringing.
The body resting on the bed in that
darkened chamber stirred uneasily
and flung out hand of ineffective
protest. The noise persisted relent.
lessly. The sOmnambullst started up
on an elbow. made as If to rise, sank
back again with sigh OF relief when
the ringing was suddenly interrupted.
She lay with open eyes, unwinking.
In a confusion of divided conscious.
ness aware of the snug darkness of
that room so intimately her own, of
the rain clashlng outside the window.
Of the wan light streaming in from
the street, OF the blank. moonlike face
of the little clock upon the dressing
table; aud at the same time living In
tensely In that distant place where
two Wills were contendlng, striving
each to impose upon the other its
conception of what was right, fair.
Just, and inevitable.
II was as II her mind were a photo
graphic plate upon which two scenes
had been developed: one wherein her
common self of everyday was resting
securely at home, one In which that
wild other self of her dreams dis
puted holly with the man she loved,
in surroundings strange to both selves
till that hour.
OF the two scenes, the stranger was
the stronger; all her interest was CEN
tered therein, and all other things
were negligible beside the issue OF that
| struggle, since that issue must be
tthis she knew the passionate certi-
tude) nothing less than life or death,
life with love or death with shame.
And she was racked with the i'm
perative need of making Leonora I'M
derstand that Mario was right, that
no good could come of standing out
against him, that nothing but good
could come of yielding to his Insist
ence, the fruit of his great love and
greater wisdom. Perclplence of her
bodily environment was waning swift
ly: with all her strength she was will
Ing herself back to Leonora E.
The telephone began again to glib
Der, In short strident bursts OF sound
demanding her heed.
She faltered, hesitated, looked back.
In bitter resentment. she understood
she could go no further, accomplish
nothing, till that insensate thing had
been silenced.
In sleep-waking, the girl reused with
measured movements that cost her In
calculable effort, sat up on the side
of the bed. drew the telephone TO her
1t continued to chatter angrily till the
receiver was actually at her ear and
she had said: "Hello?"
Out of the enigma OF night PHILIP
Fosdck's voice cried: "PrlscillaW
She answered without emotion
"Yes, Philip"
did | wake you up? Sorry hat
TO. Listen to me Priscilla: I've seer
LeOnOra | saw her In the street. fol
lowed her for blocks. lost her wher
she entered tenement; and now Tn
on the watch, waiting for her to come
| ha 20 hn Al
home-safe-so l called up from {
pay station. Are you all right1"
eyes, Philip"
"Are you quite awaken You dom
seem 10 understand. l tell you, have
seen LeonOra-the girl you dream
about--a living woman 80 like you
couldn't at first believe II wasn't yol
In dlsguisel"
eyes, Philip"
$50 now you needn't worry an!
more. Pm on the right track at last
The problem will be solved In no time
once I clap my eyes on that cir
again"
"Yes, Philip"
"Priscilla Can't you say anything
else? Is anything the matterr
"No, Philip :" She pursued II
the same level accents, speaking
slowly, as II with difficulty finding
words: ~ am quite all right
am safe with Mario nov
Mario will take good care o
me. Goodnight"
without waiting for his reply, sh
hung up the receiver replaced the tele
phone on the bedside stand, sighed
and again stretched out upon the bed
Immediately deep sleep EMBODIED
her senses like a warm cloud of dark
ness, and her soul Jared forth once
more on Its far quest
VII. SURRENDER.
Out of that blank void grew ligh
and shade In nebulous swirl of form