The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-07
CONTINUED From Yesterday

etts INSIST nav NANaAh'As
AS a perfume doth remain
In the folds where II hath lain.
So tho thought OF you. remaining
Deeply folded In my brain.
WIN not leave me. all things leave
me.
You remain.
"other thoughts may como and 80.
Other moments | may know
That shall war, me. in their going.
As a breath blown 90 and fro.
Fragrant memories: fragrant mem
cries
Come and so.
only thoughts OF you remain
In my heart where they have lain.
PerfImed thoughts of you. remain
Ing.
A hid sweetness. in my brain.
Others leave me. all things leave me;
You remain"
Read them over again. said
Mary Gage. sitting upon her couch.
Read them again. Anniel want 10
learn Il all by heart"
And Annie. patient rs ever. read
the words over Go her. The keen
senses of Mary Gage recorded them.
Il can say them now said she.
as much 60 herself as 10 her friend.
And she did say them. over and
over again.
Annie" she cried. as she sat up
suddenly. Il cant stand II any
more, can see, l can sec"
she was tearing at the bandaecs
about her head when Annie entered
and put down sier hands. terrified
at this disobcdience OF orders.
Annie. know l can see, II was
ilght--at the door therel I can secl
| can reer' she began TO weep.
trembling.
Hush said Annie. frightened.
1T Amt possible, II can't be truel
What did you sees'
"NothingT' said Mary Gage. half
sobblng. ~Just the light. Don't tell
him. Put back the bandage. But.
Oh. Annie. Annie. I can sec"'
You're talking foolish. Sis said
Annie, pinning the bandages all the
tighter about the piled brown hair
OF Mary Cages head.
"But say now" she added after
that was done. IF was a Girl and
a fellow felt that way about me-
couldn't remember nobody but me
that way--why. me for him, Mushy
but times comes when a girl falls
strong for the mushy. huhr-
Now you lay down again and
cover up your eyes and rest. or
you'll never DO seeing things again.
sure enough. amt going TO read
no more OF that stronga arm writing
at all"
Mary Gage heard the door close.
heard the footsteps OF her friend
passing down the little hall. she
was alone again. Her heart was
throbblng high.
What she first had seen was the
soul OF a man. a mans confession:
his recessional as well Now she
knew that he was indeed going away
from her life forever. Which had
been more cruel. blindness or vision7
CHAPTER XVII
The Enemy
The night wore on slowly. Mid
night struck. and the cold OF the
mountain night had reached It's
maximum chill. To the ears OF the
weary patrols there came no sound
save the continuous complaint OF the
waters, a note rising and falling. in.
creaslng and decreasing in volume.
after the strange fashion OF waters
carried by the chance vagaries OF
the air. At times the sound Of the
river rose TO great volume, again IL
died down 20 a low murrnur. the
voice Of beaten giant protesting
against his shackies. Came ? o'clock
in the morning. and the guards
walked their beats with the wcari-
ness OF men who have fought Off
sleep for hours. sim Gage. slcepiess
80 long. was very weary. but he kept
about his work
At intervals Of half nm hour he
crunched down the gravel.faced slope
OF the bank which ran from the
bench level 10 the foot OF the dam.
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the great eddy. along the rocky
shore. examining the face of the
vast concrete wall itself. gazing also
as he always did. with no special
purpose, at the face OF the wide and
long apron where the waters foamed
over. few inches deep. white as
milk, day and night.
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mite by any enemy naturally would
be made on this lower side Of the
dam. There were different places
which might naturally be used by
criminal who had opportunity. one
OF these. concealed from the chance
glance Of any officer. was back
under the apron. behind the half
completed side columns OF the spill
gate, where great buttrcss came
out 10 flank the apron. A charge
exploded here would get at the very
heart OF the dam. for IL would open
the turbine wells and the spillway
passage which had been provided for
the controlled outlet.
Ragged heaps OF native rock lay
along the foot OF the dam. flanklnR
the edge OF the great eddy eastward
Of the apron. Here often the Ia.
borers stood and cast their lines for
the leaping trout. which, wearied by
their fruitlesg fight at the apron.
that carried them only up to the In
surmountable obstacle which reach.
ed a hundred feet above them. some
times were swept back to seek relief
in the gentler waters OF the deep
eddy. that swung inshore from the
lower end OF the apron.
Sim Gage saw all these scenes. so
familiar by this time. az they lay
half revealed under the blaze Of the
great searchlight. II all seemed safe
now, as 1t always had before.
But when at length he turned back
70 ascend to the upper level. he saw
something which caused him TO stop