The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-02-23


interior >ubdGed the lights through
stained glass. He looked priestIy. III
most noble. indeed-Sct his teeth sol
j hard IL he noted Mariorir'> ilIunincd
/ eyes aud John kcnton's face Openly
a,lofil4 Ii was impossible they
scarcely knew each others names Yet
actually Of MAT III, heart. hot with
jealous tatc, lefl him IN douir Ana
all III >iN months since he came 10 hr
parish BE- had looked upon her aS his
TO take or leave At viii.
Until HOW he had moi been sure ne
ioeed her She had seemed bur hall
niiNe. Il flower blo>>oming away from
sunshine. NJ W"horr-ivng as she
did in II gray old house. with gray
elders for company. and lacking rven
the stimulus Of ungralitird wishes
Her money had moi tempted him he
WIS loo vital la be mcrcpnary. Withai
far from needy Now lit with loves
fine fire She Was wholly Hhurablc
wholly desirable. llnNe her hc must
and would, despite This pr>lilent OUT
sienr
y born actor. he masked his anger
under Il ii emn9 Of jolly fellowship
bet re HE wedding. the going AWAY
arG olilcr frivolitie~ had ended he had
scl*pcd remote college acquaintance
Will keu,on ANA All but compelled HIM
dom oi III" it,tpiN. Here the weather
helped tim ii HAD turned suddenly
torrid aflcr Il Single day ct frcShct~
Nll sent streams OUT Of banks. They
Were small btll many. rllliu. down
70 he mill pond. which stretched
broad silent SilVrrN. for TWO miles
aboNe tle big mill. I he rrrturN
abutled The pond 81 did ThurnWa\
Mdrjoff,.'S home. Consequently She
sWam like Il mermaid. and loved moth
ing better Than Il water race before
sunrise in he heat of summer.
ltirl Iladdrn had been her compel
tor MANY times. hut NOT always victor
Her adroiines> offset his urtnipl
strength Commonly they went mid
WHY the pond in il canoe. Stradird il
with a lnonrin@ in ,rep placid water
leapt oversize and spent bliSStlll min
utcS in clear cold water almost ocean
blue IA its dcrnS.
kelIen >WaIn only moderately \yru
mainly through lack Of prnctic.. SIM
he did MOI low, Inc vntcr Y.I be-
tween the Walpl.'s rntjcrIuntI Ilad
drn'> challenging ewes ANA Mariorjr.s
he could mol hang back. lie vnuld lose
it. of course but he could afford tn
lose. She voS his h.trntbna mo
waited only unon surh l,,,sr of tim.
as would seem ia The elders sufficient
to claim her in face of dnyliulu :,
through the ashrn rose of = SrirlrsN
tinWn the c,,lo, Shot u,il-sirr;m wo~
anchored and The roc, w;s nu n
current the three Swan al first Ken.
ton incaulio,lsl> shoo,iny ahead in
st, I'D of saving his STRENGTH II. was
half blown when the uuu down SIREN,
began then Marjorie led. with Hand
den !: ward behind II WAS hp,N,ul,
to catch breath .rning with tho ,arrrnt
now Heating for a brcall's spacc
now sinking to lhe chin folded luvin,t.
IL in the waters sjIkuu embrace n,u
suddenly something c:,upht him
whirlc, him half about sucked nina.
under for n second then ~ hu cam,
M painting bore. him rrsisIIrssIy AWAY
from The others
He heard Ilaotlru shout "H,rk For
your life. The min r.cu h.~ hnn,,
opplrd," bu1 il sounded far off Tln
whclmin.r current tuss.d him hur.t,.i
hin-lo.k lis will of hi,u-hu fu,,,,hi
ii with SET teeth. with I,hnriu,, hraoth
To the end of STRENGTH and .t,v ,rh.u |
with .Iarkncss about him no flt ,
clutcl, ubou his shouldnr- band
was shove water -,l,rinriu u..,s hn.id,
him doing her best 10 draw him inn,
call.er water with Undduu cr,inm |
huskilv. "Narioric This wov, ri s,y.
Won or die
Save both" AIariorip cnllrd clnor.
ly clinujng Ia Kcntons shouldpr Hon.
touch brought new str.nYth--sn,nnhov
they drew from ti,e vildesr r,,sh