The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-05-06

pOSSlDIe IL WAS as tnOuBn Bks, M Nta
little studio, had been suddenly canee
upon to paint all the portraits In tbs
world. In some oegree sfle IN
derstoOd the difficulties; In equal a.
gree she sympathized with those VIM
were striving TO overcome them. ana
she hung on from day to day in he.
search with a logged Differentiation
which set its teeth against Rcnittins
that the search was hopeless.
At last one great re'lr had settles
on her heart. suppose Dave shouit
| not enlist under his right namet y
such II case her chance OF finding nm
was the mere Ireak of accidental meet
| ing chance not 10 De banked upor
in country already swarming Wit
its citizen soldheTS. and ye
there was notning 10 do but keep On.
| She had sought c=:k sS.:S1s wherV
groups OF soldiers were conIinuall'
moving by. The lights snone sL then
faces, and her own tired eyes rclloyes
them necessarily. Always her eaI
was ale. tor a voice that shvuld Sc,
her heart '-pOunding, a3u more thar
once she had thought she heard tss:
voices mere taan a score Of times sns
had c.ougnt she TAD seen tsat rgura
with its stride of setr-reliance, with
strength bulging in every muscle. AHt
always II had been to learn that sns
J had been mistaken: always IL had beer
| TO fe"l the heart sink Just q iIttlt
1 hnV hot An ell 49,
on. There was nothing to do OGr Veei
I on.
J Often she wondered how he wOurS
receive her. That cold look whlcl
had frozen his features when sna
seized the revolver IN his hand, would
| tached to be even scorntuI? WoU;c
she have IL to break DOWN. She could
NOT know; she could only hopN ane
pray and 20 on.
| AS she turned her eyes 10 roilo~ I.
group of men in uniform she becaIps
aware of soldier sitting alone in the
shadow short distance away. Some
| quality about him caught her atten.
ton; his face was not discernible, and
his figure was too much in the shadow
to more than suggest its outline. but
she found herself regarding him with
an intentness that set her pulses rae
ing. Should she dare risk il again
And yet there was something. .
She had a sudden plan. She would
make nc inquiry, no apology; she
would walk near by and call him by
name. If that name meant nothing tn
him he would not even notice her pres
ence, but If it should be
Dave" she said.
He turned quickly In his seat; the
light fell on her face and he saw her
he was on his feet and had taken q
step toward her. Then he stopped, and
she saw his features harden as they
had on that dreadful occasion which
now seemed so long ago.
"WellT" he said. His voice was me-
chanical, but in it was something
which quickened her hope; something
which suggested that he was making Il
mechanical because he dared not let
it express the human emotion whicl
was struggling for utterance.
"Let me talk to you. Dave" She
pleaded. 81 have followed you arouns
the world for this. Let me talk. 7
can explain everything"
He stood still so long that she won.
dered IL he never would speak. She
dared not reach her hands to him
she could only stand and wait.
'Irene," he said, "why did you fell
low me hereT'
"There is only one answer, Dave
Because / love you and would follow
you anywhere. No one can stop me
doing that no one, Dave-exccpt you"
And again he stood. and she knew
that he was turning over in his mlBc
things weightier than life and death,
and that when he spoke again his
course would be set. Then. In the
partial shadow, she saw his arms
slowly extend; they rose. wide and
strong, and extended toward her.
There was a quick step, and they mel
about her, and the world swooned and
went by.
81 can explain everything" she said,
when she could talk.
"You need explain nothing" he re-
turned. II have lived the torrents o,
tie damned. Edith Duncan was right
she said IL It were real love it would
never give up. Endureth all things
she said. All things she said. i.
There is no limit"
"But 1 must tell you, dear" she said
$50 that you may understand" And
then she patched together the story
from what she knew and from what
Edith Duncan had told her, and Dave
filed In what neither had known, In
Guiding the incident earlier on tha'
fateful evening. She could see his
jaws harden as they pieced the pls'
together and she knew what he wa
thinking.
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