The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-10

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carr Of . nur.s Of whom she was
already afraid
She had dreaded n 10 much.
4 shan't even be ariowedfto have
my own baby 80 she had once said
b I'M
And now th<fe would BE- no haby-
she had han robbed Of That 10Y.
she looked a. the white face %
hair; on. II could not be true that she
was dying--rcaiiy dying: God would
not b. 30 cruel, God would not take
her away; she was 20 younk---aii her
life was before her. i'm hid her face
again. and q Wild. fncohcrcnt prayer
went mp from her heart:
'oh. God. don't let her die--donr
let her die-'
Ralph Hfiyarrs remorss had
touched her. too. Ehe told hers~if
that she had not been free from
blame; that she had been hard and
unforEiving: that she had cherished
hitter thoughts aKainst this sister
whom she haA once adcred To be
given one moro chance Just one
little chance--how many agonixed
hearts have asked that when They
are brought face 10 face with the
death Of some loved onei
-
Kafhy again. I'm watched him With
hafsd breath: bat there was nothing
10 b harmed from his grave facs--
and AFTER . moment he turned and
spoke 10 tn nursA I'm Just caught
his wortlw
sHiIlyar6--vhsrv - her
Shs roe % her fest g1ddsly. Ghs
feit ~ X her whole hody had bern
changed suddenly to Ice: she caught
1t the bed ran 20 steady hcsseis. and
for . moment the whole room seemed
to be whiriing round In . mad race
An that followed was . nightmare
Tho moment when Ralph. white a.
the girl on the pillow. stumbled for
ward and'dropped down besids her
the moments of absolute silence, IN
terruptsd only BY his agrnixsd sob
bling and his broken crying Of her
nAme<
'-Kashy. Kashyr
For nights and nights Afterwards
i'm could hear that heart broken
cry: II seemed to haunt her with IT,
agony and drive hor mad with It's
despair.
But II reached the fsr-away con-
seriousness Of the woman who fovcd
him: Il penetrated the clouds Of
weakness that beat her down and
out Of the worid--and for one little
moment tho white lids were lifted
for one little moment the Ticker Of
. smile cro~sed the delicate face---
she half made . movement towards
him
'DarinKc I'm caught the one
brcathiess word--and Tire fast look Of
ineffable love that filled her eyes A.
they rested on her husband---and
then a great wave from the ocean spf
life caught Kafhy high on Its crest
and carried her away. away. safe
into harbor.
CHAPTER XII
The rain beat itself suddenly
against the window with a sharp
rattle. and Jili looked up from the
book she had vainiy been trying 10
read. outside. the street looked wet
and cheericss-summer had gone
October winds had torn the leaves
from the trees. and left branches
bare and shivcring before the coming
Of winter.
Two endless months since Kathy |
diedt-two endleas months since jim
heard the sharp whirr Of the teie- |
phone In this very room. summoning |
her to her sister.
Tho world had seemed queer |
place since then--she wondered how
II had seemed 10 Ralph. She could |
not bear to think Of him to look
back on those first agonixed days Of
his grief.
"Hiliyard has aged 20 years.
young Merredew said once to jim. |
Poor fellow--poor dear old fellow"
1t was quite true---thc loss Of HIS |
wife had struck at the very root Of |
his life.
Talientyre and he were always to
gether. jim knew: Taiicntyre had
stood by his friend loyalty and saved |
Ralph from utter despair. He had
stayed with him night and day. till |
the first awful shock had passed.
She herself had seen him once or |
twice since, but neither Of them had |
given a thought 10 their own affairs.
she was sure--life had completely
changed since Kathy died
Since Kathy diedi She heard the |
words 10 often. and they stili seemed
no empty--to convey 80 little. Tho
two months had passed. che stilfl
found herself thinking. II must tell |
Kathy this--this viii amusc Kathy."
But Kathy was dcad,--
Jill rose TO her feet and wandered |
restlessiy about the room; there was
an odd sort OF feverish excitement in |
her veins, as II she had been told |
that something Of great importance
was about to happen.
But what could happen now that
would matter at all7 What could
happen now TO give her either Joy
or happiness again7