The Lamar register., 1920-02-04

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Didn't they know. she thought, That no
cau ever used 1t, thst u gIszagged
veg the edge of the ruvine with II
n drop Of two hundred and eighty
to the bottom Of the river, She
the tin pint pals filled with
fhuchl-berries dangling from rope
around her waist, and pushed back
her hair TO stiade her eyes.
Say" she called As loudly as she
could. Say! Look out for the road So
She held her breath for an answer.
hut The hum Of the motor drowned her
voice. and as the low gray roadster
swept around the bend, II hit broken
pace IN The road, aud was gone crash
ing down into the tree tops before she
could make u sound.
SO adventure and excitement became
unexpected guests In Cutsmount val
ley. and for weeks there lay In the
fendleton cabin = woman with wilde.
-oinber, dark eyes and silent lips. who
CROPPED her way back from the shadows
almost rsgrstfully.
The chauffeur and two men had been
taken up to the hospital at Kingsley.
Audrey heard that one OF them died.
Mrs. Stewart had not seemed Interest
ed when she told her this, nor had size
even asked which one. Audrey hoped
privately II wasn't the young one with
the curly blond hair and little short
rropp-d nustsche in the army uniform.
There had been only two boys tu go out
from the valley TO wear khaki, and ~lie
felt All added interest IN this young
ster who seemed to have escaped the
perils of war to become acquainted
with death In Cstsmount rsvin-.
Then one day. when she was helping
Mrs. Stewart to slip into = n,:li.ee
and try to sit up awhile, she turned
over q folded leather case In her small
Ter suitcase. Ii opened and she saw .
photograph Of the same face. only
younger. and this time It's owner wore
yachting clothes. Mrs. Stewart glanced
at her as she bent over IL sbsorbedly.
was he the oner' she asked In o
hushsA tone. and her fingers twistsd
the knettsd fringe Of the white cover
I'D.
why, I don't know" Audrey an
swered eagerly. II liked him hest The
cid man swore terribly when they were
carrying him. and this one never said
. thing and they had to Get him up
with ropes"
Mrs. Stewart shuddsrsd. She tried
70 put from her the reality Of that last
drive that was TO have ended Ia q nnai-
ity 80 different TO the one that over
tesk them all. Ivan had been very
silent. She had told him when they
left kingsley that she would give him
his answer before they reached their
destination. And Dick had sat with
her In the back. talking aud laughing
all the way OF the last stretch. never
dreaming how. in his JOY Of youth he
was turning her from the thought Of
marrying simply for money ana the
rest from eternal worry They had
passed mountain shscks along the way.
and she had looked at them with curl
Gus eyes. Could women be happy In
such places with only love,
II was the fourth week when he
came. the young one. as Audrey always
called him to herself. IL had been the
chsuffeur who had died. he told them.
Mr.. Radinorr was doing well. In fact
Intended returning to New York on
Monday and sailing the following week.
Mrs. Stewart never even colored at his
news. and Audrey wondered which one
she cared for.
Then followed weeks Of epehant-
msnt. Mrs. Stewart had insisted on
making the journey back to the city
fer special treatment. she said. and
while she was gone Dick Granger
stayed at the cabin. Her father liked
hin. II reused him to have some one
to talk to. and Dick liked to 60 over
his collections with him and help him.
It was such all old story 10 Audrey
she never realized what q strange life
thsy led up on the side Of Shamokin
mountain. she and the old scholarly
naturalist.
It's just always been this way" she
teld Diak. Il was born right here, and
ny mother died here. love II all. and
I've been away 10 school twice. but
I always long to come back. It's so
free. don't you know! Why. your car
was the nrv that has ever come over
eur road. Everybody knew how dan
gsrsas II WAS. It's lucky you're alive"
Isn't itr' Dick smiled down at her
standing six feet two n his lieutenant
uniform. DO you know. / wish could
always stay here now. / haven't any