Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-04

drntWoou there was such a gurgling
lMsa ch,,rning going on that Racnaei,
ana cn VI in miss any effect Of the
eager SEEMED cautiously inside.
so rha sngmepted little river vas
LIZ Hmes its usual size. n was
s".thar made unmanageooe ~ tus
imnedinr logs swept m " e DC nsn
ttde' straw and weeds ana ruOoisn
~ every description cnokea
course, and little foan e,,sS ~
.ud baekwaters almost nteo me
n with their bubbline and swfritng-
CAY .chs a, with a few casual pusnes
: s+1rdv little shoe, accompnsned
~ surnrising results IN freeing ana
az. the stream that she tell up
un y n sudden serious earnest
un ,.n,ne q long pole the better To
s,sh n~h<tructing matters ashde. ana
p ueninr rosy and breathleas over her
ss,f. and ~senseieee unoe1A-
ling. ...,a v4,o,e
ltanefe Of wreckaEc, ana nsa -
ened herself up with fOnE n
vmnhant "Ah-h!" Of relief az tho
.h,dow- fen over the mouth OF the
csre Looking about in quick. In
st;rct+vc fear. Ihe saw Warren Gfee-
o'y - on1v one second she hestt1ted.
lon r5r,hood,s radiant shynesS IN her
Too Then she was in his armR md
Ec1;nrinr to him, and for a few min
lntes they did not speak. eyes and lips
together in tho wild rapture OF meet-
Iing. o.-.r p.k..r
laughed and cried and sang \
words together. "When oo soee
come, and how did you eet nezs.
Tell me-teI me all about it,! But
before he could begin to answer her
their 2 Joy carried them both
far away from all the conversational
landmarks and again they had
breath only for monosyilableA hi
|stinct only to cling to each other. "
INV gtrl, my own girl" Warren
Gregory said. "Oh, how rye missed
Iyou-and you're more beautiful than
|ever--did you know it: More q
tjfuI even than T remembered you 20
be, and that wa beautiful enough
"oh, hush" she said, laughing.
her fingers over the mout tina
tight.
"Ill never hush again. my dartingA
Never, never in all the years we
spend together! I am going to tell
: you 4. hundred times a day that you
: are the most beautiful, and the dear
est Oh. Rachael. Racheal, SHAH
I tell YOU something? It's October!
Do you know what that 1neans?'
Eyes, I suppose I do" She laugh
ed, and colored exquisitely, drawing
herself back the length of their linked
arms.
DO you know what you're going
to be in about thirty-six hours?"
49, 1i1o hnirO Nrc
IGregory"
"Greg--" Tears came to her
eyes "You don't know how much
she said in a whisper.
They sat down on a great log
washed silver white with long yearf
I of riding unguided through the seas
and all the wonderful world of blue
sky and white sand might have beer
j made for them. Rachaers hand "a,
: in her lovers. her glorious eyes rage
4 ly left his face. Drowned by hi!
ID summer of travel. she found him bet
" ter than ever to look upon; hungry
ID after these waiting months, ever!
~ tone of his voice held for her a sep
+, arate delight.
Did you ever dream of happines
like this, Rachael"
Lo "Never-never in my wtldes
flights. 80 even in the past few
aa months"
"What-didn't trust me?"
No. not that. But I've been re
building body. and soul. I didn'
a' think of the future or the past. !
was all present" =
ne with me" he said, sit vas al, FIJI
lture. I've been counting the days
al I've not done that since I was a
school! Rachael. do you remembe
tn11r fo1E thu richt of4e~ kh> pa~-
IT. Stokes dinner?".
en- D I rember it," 49,.
IN All my dear. il anyone had sal
w thai night that in six months "
ny would be sitting here. and hat 20
would have promised yourself to ME
81 You don't know what my wife is &c
ing to mean to me. my dearest.
can't believe it vet"
1T IS going to mean everything i
ut life to me- she said seriously. 81
mean to be the best wife a man eve
er had. If loving counts"
nd DO you mean that?' he sal
r.. you love me-"
Love you::" She stood up, press
ing both hands over her heart as
M there were real pain there. For
nd lew PAGES h walked away fro1
nd him. and. as he followed her. sh
ca turned pon him the ex%traordinar
ali beauty for her face TRANSPORTED wit
W. strong emotion.
e. Greg" she said quietly, II didn'
know there was such love! I've hear
he it called fire and pain and resr1ess
b. ness but this thing is me. It j
Iii ournins IN me like fame. it fs con
he Stunning me. To be with you--sh
nd caught his wrist with one hand, an
with her free hand pointed out acros
= the smiling ocean-"to be with svo
ana know youswere mine, l. .coul
walk straight out into that water. an
nG 1t all, and be gad-glad-elad a
II. the chance! / loved you yesterda,
nd but what il this today. when YOU hay
~ kissed me. and held me in yo,,
arms" Her voice broke on som
az thing like a sob. but her ewes wer
in smiling. IAN my life rye bee
Va w. asleep" said Rachael. I'm awak
"a now-1'm awake now! I eri =
realize how helpless one is--to real
lie what I should have done n Va
hadn't come" -
"a Continued tn tomorrow
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