The Washington herald., 1921-09-04

yssrant tvister me- thar never does any
harm It'll hit the Eround somewhere. -
peter out In Thin air
Lon drove more rapidly artsr this He
pointed cut the Prosssrs houss - thay
passed. dim light within
II nust 20 and 80 Molly sosA.. Etna
aid Il fssi - n knew her airsAAy-ss<
The baby. too.
At last the team Evung into . svfftsr evt
Of their ovn aecord we are s,mnst thsrs-
Baxter spoke tsnss,y. He had fsit an ths
time that hs should not b sure this v.s hs
own Ddns-<hs vsmsa q hss hopes sad -
srs-sntn shs hal ass,sa tSs tir.sncak -
thslh bona untn ~ ha1 hs.rt hr IRA
verds Il undsrseAnd,nG md sppr~sazssA
Dtna. looking ssssd sas~ty thrvuxn ~sn
Then Lon drew up ne horsss - sharpH tAat
she wls almost pitched cut Il her sssI
D1oppsng the rstna. with n tnsruculsfs
sound that made her heart stop beating hs
lsapsd tron the wagon and ran On ahead
Afssr . confused, nishtened moment shs
esfunsd down and ran sfter htn- She stun-
bIed ever . board: her feet tr1ppsd on so.A
tered br1ek-
shs stopped beside her hurbsnd. befor~ .
rrneaed heap. abovs which . vsSertnG.
bro.sa column vas Euhouetted against tbs
sky.
on Lon she brsstsed the hsuse-
whsrs b NJ
-Thsrsi- He thrust out . eenehee nst
-TbsrsI The cyclons-ths cycsone-ths
ho1,s b sonsI Our homo 10 gone" The
words were Jsrksd out mechanically. from
an upbsava too dssp for expresston.
They stood together bstur, ths rum, Of
their house. stunned. frozen by the catasto-
phe- II lAst Lon spoks again:
1t 10 the Hand O. God. The Hand o Co
has struck m. Ike II nd my folks: NV
ysars-rons-irs the end Despair. ootA
blank despair had shut down upon his sDul
Edna nd not spe.k. An the s.rstn. sIl tns
duIlness, ell ths suffering Of the yesrs seemed
Jumped upon hsr heart In that momsnt ths
last trace Of sweet Eiriishness died In h~
taes- But-shs vas bsr~. bssids her ma
BIS salvation was IN her banda Ths r1ch
womanhood Of the pioneer mcthers Of or
race blossomed into fuIlnsA
No, Lon she spoke quietly and shs
reached up and laid protecting srms about
his sti1ened shoulder mo. dear. u is not
the end! 1t IL only the beginninE-ths right
Neutrality-suspicious..
A sob tore up through tss mans BODY.
He dropped his bad TO hsr brssst- He gave
himself to the oomfort Of her touch Of hss
lips. - they murmured broksn words Of Iowa
a. they ki.ssd his tsarlwst chesas. Thstr
right he Whispered hoar.siy. THAT'S r1shr
l have bean wrong al the time Edna On
Edna can you ever forgive msf-
Presently, In the humility Of one who has
hsea chastsnsd into recognition Of his ~,
nnitsnesS. h went On:
fonorrov I WI 20 10 ths hank snd an
for . ioan-enough 70 build another bouss- :
mo. you won't. Loui- ntna snppsd &
wreck. across the rough ground, untn thsy
rsaehsd . dsmfy outlined block st ths rssr.
Thsy panssd before a. ssaeknsa th.'
MARRIED sn epen 6oos. nd Edna nni.hsd:
we vfn not norteaes sR plAes ~
Lon I've s,vsys v1ntsd - nvs IN th,s eus
out, you know. Ard nov I'm eptng - ~
my Win We wm 3ut - euufsutsd hu,
tosrtbsr untn yuo 60 .nsthsr gsp md q.
bufld aSxtn.
Lon Bszssr str.ishss,ss 10 u NV,
szon eamas
Ard tAst vm b t,1s yR.- IN ord. a.
strength snd ocuass a youfh s.d -
which r.ss earnst con9ur. thumns thrsuEh
ths vordR
.wxAtns tsescber-sns - soxht % h<~S
bsss aelnS IN ths tAns--u esst a. -
damned esantry go wen sunf s.schsr
hsuss nsxt I'm swd.
snunnA 1sns Al.A 49,