The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-02-11
STUFF o. DREAMS
BY CRAWFORD LUTTRELL.

INMN"s NN' WIND NAfNA NNAH
fraternity emblem sent her Ia the
fsfa way days VI youih AS this star
and Crescent binds thousands ~
hearts together In the United States
" may Il bind our eternal friendship
Al 81" he had underscored The
words hearts" aud "our"
She bad gone back home on q slsii
aud. following the pfoycrbial rule "
rummagIng the attic 90 rulny day
10 search o. entertainment. had found
By chance q packet Of old letisr. that
she thought had been burned before
she married aud went away The w.
ils fraiemliy pin that had Eruced her
schoolgirl blouaes Rad been fastened
through that scrap ~ paper.
A. the thought. memory turned the
tide u time backward aud she saw her.
sslf. q nglsEged blgeyed gih stand
inE tlmldly ~ window 10 the past .
once. asking for . package
clare looked through he htiis
dornef Windows NJ the gentle. soaking
summer rain. Mechanically she opened F.
one ~ the Old letters. siill brayely
haunting the crimson and black " bic
college colors lie bad written With
the arisft assistance ~ twenty.ons
that be- could Beysr love anybody else
and that her influence would mold his
\ ne She could make Of him what she
villed Age had ~ compensation. shs
I reflected She could never hllndly trust
aFaln. never BE- hurt With The sharp
I blade of dlslllusionmsnt whose Keen
edge oniy time could wholly dull She
looked ~ NE through the fading eyes
OF thirty i've They vsre too worldly
wise O. glimpse visions Of such stun
e. dreams are made OF
n vas when she vas passing
n rough the hali below on her way 10
her room 10 freshen ~ a BIZ before
dinner that ne heard q deep musical
voice lnquinng for her ~ the ffcni
door Thinking that Il was On Old
tine usishhor. she ssni quietly doSn'
Eairs.
She rscogniref him immediately, a.
though he shines ~ youth had gisen
pisor o. ths roiundliy ~ middle ags
, His black hair vas thinning only hls
syes snd hls voice were The sane.
sHsW very much IKE q faify story
this la shs laughed when thry wsre
s.stst 10 ths csudielirhied Old psriof.
4 have been in The attic All the sftsr-
noon. found some Of your Old letter,
thrTe end q little believed Zip u %
pr which aill hears the pin holes Of
the fraternity emblem you scot me
long ego"
Il siiii have that pin h. aid and
y Looked a. her without smiling IL 4
iccked m little black bon In mi
desk"
she laughed slthouEh her llps ser'
rot quite steady 10 hef mifih y
has lea 30 long since thDse faf dayl
When ws nirtsd and pretended 10 kuos
sn shsui love Oh. vel. I rcds Tor
% lad fan and the tumble vas sun
cisnty painful 70 Eusri against snoih
o. one
-You srvnt biiterf Ne leaned 10
y uarf. his disconoerting brown eyr
never Waverine fran her face 10
la wouldnt b. you n you we're
~You Don't believe. surely. that ihl
srnf shell covers The rh yea use
10 tnov Mllton' She die'i ever
m long ago
-shs couldn't dc. hs corrected he
snd his eyes smiled a. thsy he
smlisi warming ani wakiug her bee
years before Tell ms about yoursr
~ s,erythlns b. urged
she twisted ne narruv gold hau
on hsf finger. There Il rrallS not
ins 90 tell I've bad cutie ~ sssral
NE"
you married lsi me- 80 b0~ -
.sd sgur h. Questioned
-Fifisen years"
a, she vas wholly unprrparcd :
shat followed Glare. am SURF "a
=" you and your husband. too vill =
derstand what ! am about 10 say
-ht yeu u would b. foolish not 10 rel
70 nv love Tor you--li has PLAYED
important a part upon my ne. 10
81 sbldins faith made me what am. q
today stopped on here. IN your lit
aus home toun. 70 Try 10 at your prrs'
sddrcss ln order 10 vrite 20 yea =
gratefully scknovledrs all that ! b
la hscn privileged 10 tell you."
~Your wife"
~ told her. before she died. j
rni what l am telling you"
u 4 hadn't heard Nlliou. Ia sorr
ycu must know
she wondered shat 90 say 10 b
ban snd. andIus DO voris at sl'
clasrsi truse hands la bee iap
ross 90 ~. "Surrl yuur husband
ms oct mind my pilgrimage here 90
you this 10 thsnt you for ~ bsa
ful part 500 have PLAYED in ne -
pen scteins ~ ihiurs faf ne The huf
equatdn- no man escurrs % ef va
% escupe a. hs amended = bell
aih M train russ in q short time. !
have O. say ecoihy nov althous
say % reluctantly"
wv" ~ue would have been GLAD
whispered. sudden iears cgursins o
her flushing chects ~ he q
tnow"
ssrhen he"
,.. 4 have been . widow. Milton