The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-07-07
He Staggered Against the Wall.

He Staggered Against the Wall.
ran as soon as they had got out OF the
door. She left the window. In mo-
ment the young men were galloping
away.
BIN came into the house sobbing
with emotion but with her head erect.
She stood her gun in a corner and
knelt by the helpless boy. He was
crying also. Her hair fell upon his
face as she looked at the spot Of deep
scarlet color made by the shot bag.
She kissed it and held her cheek
against his and whispered: Don't
cry. It's all over now. I'm going to
cut these ropes"
1t was as If she had known and
loved him always. She was ne
young mother with her first child. |
Tenderly she wiped his tears away
with her blond, silken hair, She cut
his bonds and he rose and stood be-
fore her., Her face changed like
magic. .4e
"Oh what q fool I've been!" she
exclaimed.
"Why so?" he asked.
II cried and l kissed you and we
never have been introduced to each
other"
She covered her eyes with her hair
and with bent head went out Of the
door.
"Tal never forget that kiss as long
as I live" said the boy as he followed
her. "Tn never forget your help or
your crying either"
"Go away from mel won't speak
to you," she said "Go back to your
work. I'll stay here and keep watch.
The boy returned to his task point
ing up the inside walls but his mind
and heart were out in the sunlight
talking with BIN. Once he looked out
of the door and saw her leaning
against the neck Of the pony, her face
hidden in his name. When the sun
was low she came to the door and
said:
"You had better stop now and 60
home"
She looked down at the ground and
added:
''Please, please, don't tell on me-"
"Of course not" he answered. "But
I hope you won't be afraid Of me any
more"
She looked up at him with a little
smile. "Do you think I'm afraid OF
, your" she asked as if it were too alb
! surd to be thought Of. She unhitched
and mounted her pony but did not 60
, II do wish you could raise mus
tache," she said, looking wistfully into
! his face. II can't bear, to see yor
, look so terribly young; you get worse
, and worse every time ! see you.
, want you to be regular man righ
/ quick"
r He wondered what he ought to sa,
t and presently stammered: "T-I-in
h tend to. I guess I'm more Of a mai
r than anybody would think to look a
q me-"
' "You're too young to ever fall ii
}, love, / reckon"
0 "No, I'm not" he answered with de
n cision.
e "Have you got razory' she asked
l. "No."
y 'T reckon it would be a powerful
e help You put soap on your lip an
} NOW it off with razor. My fathe
II SAYS it makes the grass grow"
n There was a moment of silence dul
ing which she brushed the name
e her pony. Then she asked timidly
le .'Do you like yellow hair?"
eyes, IL 1t looks like yours"
ID III you don't mind III put a mu'
2. tache on you just-inst to look
+ every time think Of YOU"
y "When I think at you ! put violet
q 4 Ii your hair" he said.
q He took step toward her az
~ spoke and as he did 50 she start'
cd her pony. A little way Off she check'
u him and said:
&. "I'm sorry. There are no viole
ct now"
ar She rode away slowly waving n
,ir hand and singing with the JOY OF
lie. bird in the sprihgtime.
M n That evening when Harry was bel
rs ing Samson with the horses he said
'I'm going to tell you q secret.
Ill wish You wouldn't say anything abo
iii It." M
" Samson stood pulling the hair Q
Of his card and looking very stern
w. he listened while Harry told Of t
~ assault upon him and how BIN b
~ arrived and driven the rowdies aw
ar with her gun but he said not 2 wo
NJ lic1 her demonstration Of tender sy
n patfy. 10 him, that had clothed |
IA whole adventure with kind
~ sanctity 50 that he could not bear
~ have u talked about.