Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-03-11
PART I-contInued.
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The girl considered gravely for a
moment; then her face broke into q
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 enrlier In the evening.
''Now talk" she said.
''Do you like meT asked Mr.. Ran
dolph.
She nodded her head.
you're not afraid to be here?"
She shook denial.
Have you ever been In a mans
room before?"
She looked him straight In the eyes
and made no other sign.
II was Mr.. Randolph's turn to flush.
Then" he said III you like me and
II you're not afraid, please begin at
the start and tell me all about IT,"
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 beauti-
full, with revealing transparency that
made her seem unneshcd a disem-
bodied spirit of sincerity aud truth,
individually pure
II had nurse once she said, In a
low voice. "and wire-halred terrier.
II show-dog and darling. His name
was Sport" She raised solemn eyes
10 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 I'M
mistakable fnallty. Randolph was
overwhelmed by the food of lnforma-
ton that this slip Of girl had packed
into two-score words. A life-story in
four lines and revelation Of the
heart thrown In for good measure
over and above that. he had TO reckon
with the confirmation Of suspicion
which had been slowly establishing IT,
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
humpw within his hearing.
SO many considerations pressed TO
his immediate attention that he
awoke TO the actual present too late
10 stem the tide Of tears that sudden
~ rose to the girls eyes.
"Oh." she sohbed, ''what Is TO be-
come OF me? was so happy here. II
you hadn't made me think 70
II anything has been said In the
course Of these pages 10 give the i'm
preston that Mr. Randolph was mod
eled after Joseph or hewn out OF ice
or packed with problty to the exclu.
sion Of red blood. forget II. At the
sight u those tears. be slid the length
Of the couch 70 first base. fielded the
giri in his arms. switched her round
80 that she lay across his knees. drew
her face against his shoulder. and
rocked her gently.
You poor klddie.- he said softly.
what ceyil q a time you've had
But believe me when I tell you it's All
over This Is the night that starts your
old happy sun into the blue sky again.
Don't worry"
She stopped crying and looked I'D
into the honest face 50 close 10 her
own. puzzling as 10 how Just those
words could have come from II; bur
The world had taught her a hard les
son IN varying standards. She drew e
ong quiyerfng sigh.
If you could only wait until love
you. body and SOUL she breafhed.
What On earth DO you meanf"
lsxed Nr. Randolph.
why. tl,>n II wouldn't BE- 90 bad
% ugly
Il don't get you" remarked Robert
fervey.
n nan told nc Just = litfe while /
go that he was making a catalogue /
z reasons why women give them /
elves ehe continued. -ffe had eIesen (
lreaog, end Jet he was one Of the /
seesf nep I've met. He TALKED 70 ne 1
y faoR2j He we're showing D9e way 4
at 7 f0csf travel alone
~ReaiJy7v said NJ. Randolph, snf-
ming per eepfibly. !