Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-12-09
A MIDNIGHT TEST
BY LYDIA LION ROBERTS.

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s,i Si''lhg opposite him.
ii'neSuN | don't know" insisted
assume her brown eyes lifted H.
s " S'Iu' searching gaze. a. ius
uoht feel sure Austin, and canno.
.E NY lurIlef until do
iou nave changed since George
Jie" came INTO our SET" pondered
wy Jung man. and started as dusl
covered the small, piquant face ~
'''a S"e e,heart
nus he--dld he Austin STAN
'"Tl -" ana waited,
A'.5leh' Austin; have always Iief
SoU "e''cr IMAM anyone ana Thought
~"eib l thought | should know
JUST WHAT to answer you when tLa
''ii'e came But now have am
." eLea Eou--l do not know"
constance | know you love me
you are disturbed by-by the other
one because he is different. He is
july Where | am quiet, he is TEASING
ana run Of high spirits where | ann
Jus' paueht and perseyering. Yet You
rely On my strength
Constance smiled slightly at the
memory Oh the days OF eurls and many
'lo00leS mat Austin had smoothed
""@S lor hef.
's ail hght' comrade, think 1t
W. anu Jet me know as soon as you
I"n' II isn't much fun watching your
u.s. slrl oelhg Vamped by another
'D S'ai'
vi uear In SO sorry Austin,
~" are 80 good TO me that | feel like
"ie'oi' put can't decide yet.
go, ta,sn' ""u are gong TO New YORK
l.V' ~" nisllI 10 stay a rev days
"n''e q"u liilShes MS business. Per
n"p' II Know How does
ol'o e'er Ano" enough TO be sure for
Seai' anu years But III try
Aue'in Salo soou-Dy cheerfulIy but
MS he"rt was heaFy as ne walked
O"CA " MS nome
over anu over through the next
Joy oonStaice trleu TO decide her
=, Wish l liau never seen
0eo, GO sue tiought' ana then l
"ouiu nave married AUSTIN
one was giad When 1t was time to
20 oh Ile BOAT Tor maybe distance
wiz heip was her last thought before
sue urlLlFd 10 steep with the swish OF
Ille ocean ana the throb of the en-
gihes as music to her ears.
cut or a SOUND sleep she heard a
voice Gazing her name and woke star
lieu 10 ma her mother chnging to the
Derth IN fright and pain.
"One of my heart attacks, Con-
stance, hurry" she gasped, and the
girl tumbled out of bed and hastily
gave the medicine, making her mother
as comfortable as possible. An hour
passed, with constance watching ev-
cry preath ana giving medicine at in
terValS' SLOWLY the breath came a
NIUE easier ana nnaliy her mother
spoke. Just as soon as L can get
up let US go on DECK she pleaded
1 am stineo mere
Constance looked at her watch as
she carefully aided her mothers shaky
IoolSleps 'hrousi ti'e poaI " tlle uech'
Ahey look chairs anu ieaheu oach III
seciuued corher' utterly alohe' oooh
ler lhother slept ana constance re-
iaAeu NIUE one iooheu across tiie
Dldck' RESTLESS water ana suuuehiy she
'ilousnt VI 'ne iiiiies 'ii"' Sep"i"'eu
ler IRON hoine'
i might never see 1t again. she
murmureu' might never see ti'e
merry race Oh GEORGE OF the quiet
strehgth vi AUSTIN. nlisht heFe,
marry elther ohe-the prooleh "ouiu
De solVeu. NO l must see MN
couluh pear ii must 20 u hin
ana near MN speaA'
she leaned Forward s'faihins ller
eyes 10 look across the spaces' o"'
II he were only mere now why no"
simple II Is alter ali-it ~ lile ohe
you turn TO "heh there uanser VI
sorrow It's the one you ioVe 80 illucn
'ii"t s0u Ioo' % ~, Us 80 81 - 49,.
ocean. now shy ol me not " Ano"
Defore-t Is sure way
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