The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-29
THE MAIN ROAD

Three leagues. then the road ran.
| and turned info puzzle. ~ Joined
wsfh another ard larger road AT
right angles. DAIRY stood. uncertain.
for a N'hue. and fAerp eat hsmSe1 10
rest upon ia side.
WHITTIER those roads led ne
w knew not E1thsr way there
| seemed To lie great world full at
chance and peril And then. sitting
there. his eyes fell upon . bright
| star. one that he and Yvonns had
named for th~irN That ST him
thinking ~ yyohne. ana lac won.
icrea " he had not been too hasty.
Why should he leave her and his
home because a few hot words had
come between tb~my Was love 70
brittle thing that Jealousy. the
Mornings always brought cure for
| the little hearfaehcs Of the evening.
There was yet time for him TO re.
turn home without any one In tho
s~cruy sleeping village of vernoy
being the wiser. Ills heart was
rvonp~'s: there where he had lived
always he could write his poems and
lind his happiness
David rose. ana shook off hia nm.
rest and the Wild mood that had
tempted him. lie vet Bis face stead.
lastly back along the road he had
comc. By the time he had re.
travelled the road TO vrrnoy. his de,
,arc 90 rove was gone. he passed
the she~pfoid. and the sheep SOUR.
ried. with drumming nintsr. ct
his late footsteps. warmfpr hss heart
hy the homely sound He cr.pt with.
out noise into HIS iitue room and lay
there. thankful that. his feet had
escaped the dlstrcss u Dew roads
that night.
How well he know ~oman's heart.
The next evening Yvonne was nj the
web In the road where the young
congrcgat~d In order that the cure
might have business. The corner of
her eye was engaged In a search for
David. albeit her set mouth seemed
unrcl.nting. He saw the hook:
brased the mouth, drew from II a
rrcantstion and. later. a kiss as they
walked bomcward together.
Three mouth. aftsrward they were
married. Davtd's father was shrcwd
and prosperous. lie gave them a
wedding that W. heard 81 three
leagues away. Is6{h the young pco
p,. wer. favoritc- I'm the village
There was process,on I'm m.
street,. n dance ON the yr,cp. they
had The r,sr,onett.. and . ,umhi..r
loit from pr,ux 10 delight the
cuexta
Then war and David. father
di.a. tn. sheen ana IN. courage
lr.c.n.,.a In bfu, lie ALREADY mad
the .eeu,,c., wife IN the village
yyonne.. milk nails and her bra.s
ke,,l.. xer. ,ri,.h,-o,,f, ,bcv hind
cd xo, I'm tho xup when vo,, ,asscd
th,, wav mn, VOL, must keen your
cx.. ,,,.op b.r ,,rd IN, her f,o,xc,
h.a. vxsre 40 rca, ana CIV they rc.
stored 10 vou vour sight And vo,
mich, hes, her .luv ave a. FAR n.
the ao,,,,ls chcx,,,,, ,r.., ,hov. per.
cruneau.. h,arl.,,i,h forge
I'm, n a.v cam. when Day.,a drew
o,, ,,a,er fro,, /. ,orv.~hu, drawer
ANA h.y.n 10 h,,. m. end n, n men
eli sprinv had conn. again and
toucb,d ~. h..r, poct n. rms,
hnve hen for now yvo,,e wa. well,
,,vb sorvo,,.n Th,. one ,e,., ,oy,.
l,ne.. ~ .,r,, ho,, hin, with a.
vi,ch.r,, ona ,,oc. Th. ner,,,,.
from, her wo,aa ana neaaows STIRRED
h,,n .,ra,..,v na,iy ma Ia cow,
9or,b .,,,h ~. ,,orL Ana hra,,g,,, 4,
.are n, n,,,,, M, now he STRETCHED
h,,se,f under IN. heay. ami nieccd
,yo,a. ,o,.,h.r n, IN. ~ n,ner
T,c .h.cn str,vod ana tho ,.o,ves
ncr,.i,,n. Tho, aifr,cu,, po.,p. p,nLs
...y r,,,,,on vcr,,,r.a from IN.
~oc.,s and .,o,. ~. lamh.
Davld.a .tock Of poem. rrcw
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