The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-03-24


moment; then her face broke into a
ripping smile that swept up and set.
tied In her eyes. She reached for a
cushion. put II at her back. tucked one
foot under herself, and waved the
other In the same fashion as had Miss
Van Teller earlier In the evening.
"Now talk" she said.
DO you like mer' asked Mr.. Ran.
dolph.
She nodded her head.
You're not afraid to be here7"
She shook denial.
Have you ever been In a mans
room beforer"
She looked him straight In the eyes
and made no other sign.
II was Mr.. Randolph's turn 10 flush
Then" he said, "if you like me and
) n you're not afraid. please begin at
the start and tell me all about t."
The girls eyes fell and sought the
fire. Her face slowly paled to the
shade Of her somber thoughts. She
was no longer pretty; she was bea,~N-
ful, with n revealing transparency that
made her seem unfieshed. dIsem-
bodied spirit Of sincerity and truth,
Individually pure.
Il had a nurse once" she said, In a
low voice, 'and wire-haIred terrier.
a shoY-dog aud a darling. His name
was Sport" She raised solemn eyes
to Randolph's face as though measur-
Ing his powers OF understanding. my
nurse died and then, one day. had to
sell Sport; | wasn't old enough to sell
myself"
She stopped speaking with an un-
mistakable fnality. Randolph was
overwhelmed by the food of informa-
tion that this slip Of girl had packed
into two-scOre words. llfe-story In
four lines and revelation OF the
heart thrown In for good measure
Over and above that. he had 70 reckon
with the confirmation OF a suspicion
which had been slowly establishing IL
self In his mind that he had met her
before, that not for the first time this
night had those soft lips. curved for
merry words cried. MY. what a
bumpf" within his hearing.
SO many considerations pressed TO
his immediate attention that he
awoke to the actual present too late
20 stem the tide OF tears that sudden
ly rose 10 the girls eyes.
"Oh," she sobbed. "what Is 10 be-
come OF met was so happy here. II
you hadn't made me Think"
II anything has been said In the
course OF these pages TO give the Inn
preston that Mr.. Randolph was mod
eled after Joseph or hewn out OF ice
or packed with probity to the exclu-
sion OF red blood. forget II. At the
sight OF those tears, he slid the length
Of the couch TO first base, fielded the !!
girl In his arms, switched her round I
80 that she lay across his knees, drew
her face against his shoulder, and
rocked her gently.
you poor kiddle," he said softly.
what a devil OF time you've hadl |
But believe me when l tell YOU It's nh
over. This is the night that starts your
eid happy sun into the blue sky again.
Don't worry"
She stopped crying and looked IN
INTO the honest face so close TO her
own, puzzling as TO how Just thone
words could have come from =, but }
the world had taught her aard le>. I
son in varying standards. She dro,, |
long gniverlng sigh.
III you could only wait until love
ron, body aud SOUL" she breathed.
what - earth do you meanY" !
Isked Mr.. Randolph.
"Why. then It wouldn't be so bad
0 ugly"
Il don't get you" remarked Rooert
lervey.
"A man told me just n little while
90 that ne was making a catalogue
reasons why women give them
slves," she continued. "He had eleven
READY, and yet he was one OF the
lcest men I've met. He talked to me
s though he were showing me way
lat ] must travel alone"
-heallyT said Mr.. Randolph, stiff
suinE D0feeDtibly. .