The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-02-04


l win snap out the hall light" she said
breathlessly, As he obeyed she put
up her face 10 his IN the darkness,
saying clearly; "Good.by. Joe. I'll
surely be ready tomorrow when yau
come"
She had caught a light step, the
merest rustic Of garments, MS she
passed mto the hall The lights there
again full, showed her a veiled and
hooded figure rushing impe,noGSiy
downward. Il pushed rudely past the
stranger without !; glance at him. aud
was quickly swallowed in lower half.
lit depths. Then came smoIhercd
Scream, drowned by the loud purring
of powerful car. Marcia njalced
that hers we're not street windows;
whatever happened she could no, see
IL; shuddering she sank upon win.
dow seat and hid her fare In her
hands. Body and soul, she WAS shaken
10 the depths,
Now for year she had built up Nh
Ideal about the man she had saved.
Gordon Alnmerly, lawyer, lltteMieur,
society ornament, modestly rich, but
ambitious as Lucifer. The type she
could love-fate permitting. Now
she flung up her head, rose and shook
herself free of something intangible.
So he played with wonlen's hearts and
mems honor. In a shudderins rernl-
sion she dung doors and windows
wide, hathed her burning face. turned
out the lights aud sat bordering life
and things till Il low moon told her II
was long past midnight.
When next Joe came--to he eSnct
IL was next afternoon--She saw him
TRANSFORMED He wss clean rs he was
kind--there were no foldeddown
pages for his wife to discover, More
over he loved her SO entirely, trusted
her with such perfect trust T.
gave away year cGai and cap" she
said 10 him, abruptly. To which he only
smiled saying: 1T must have been
the right thing--or you wouldn't have
done H." Aud although he scnsed
subtly the change IN her the change
that bespoke ordeal. he said nothing
Of H. but took her 10 dinner and after.
ward for long, lazy wandering
through the park 1t was the first ~
many MARGIN found them Infinitely
resifll. She found. Too, that loo had
ceased 10 bore her-thUt she missed
him acuttly, Ionged for his coming,
and felt happy In his presence Though
neither spoke n word.
Thus times whirligig brought 10
pass the inevitable end--a quiet we'd
ding, 81 brief hnneymonn. then fhe mnk
Ing OF new and delightful home, big
enough for Two, that by and by be
came three Marclaln her hapriness re.
membcred her flight OF adventure only
now and then hut always thankfully
-it had been the turning point, SHE
knew Ammerly was abrnad--pcrma.
npnlly, said ths society gossip He
had sent as wedding gift small
chest Of exquisite silver-tllu size
knew he too remembered thankfully,
II am trying 10 make my life worth
your having saved H." he wrote In
answer 10 her warm acknowledgment.
still II took her an aback, when her
second baby came to ma thpI he
watched over her though far away.
Il have settled on you my nld home
With enough money 10 Hive there In
comfort Please do IT. cities are 10
places for young things which have
hereditary right to grow mp very fine.
knowledge that you and yours are
there, safe md happy. Is the only
thing that can make me sure your Inch
Of time was not spent In vain
He died year later Mnrcht
grleyed for him sincerely hui her
gratitude 10 him was not for his hcne-
factions. but for Joe.
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