Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-04

He left hurriedly, and as the door
opened the wind blew q handful of
snow in upon her. Shivering with
cold and aching in every muscle, she
got up and put on some of her cloth
ing. Then, wholly miserable and de-
jected, she lay down again between
her blankets, waiting for Bills re-
turn.
She couldn't interpret the express
sion on his face when she saw him
in the doorway. He was c%uriously
sober and intent, perhaps even a
little pale. go to sleep, Miss Ire
mont" he advised. "IIl make a
fire for breakfast"
He bent to prepare kindling. The
girl swallowed painfully, but shaken
with dread shaped her question at
last. "What-what did you find
out?"
He looked squarely into her eyes.
Nothing that you'll want to hear,
Miss fremont" he told her soberly.
II went to the river bank and looked
across. They-they-"
They are gomez" the girl cried.
They've pulled freight"
The tears rushed to the girls
What does it mean" she finally
asked.
eff we were on the other side Of
the river, and WI had horses, we
could push through and get out
easy enough. But the river lays be-
tween. Besides the SHOWS have
come to stay. We could rig up some
kind Of snow shoes, 1 suppose, but
until the snow packs we couldn't
make it down into town. It's too
long a way and too cold. Every way
we look there's a block. We're like
birds, caught in a cage.
But the river will freeze soon"
Eyes. Even this cataract freezes.
but it likely won't be safe to cross
for some weeks-maybe clear into
January or February"
"And it means-we're tied up here
for weeks-and maybe months?"
That's it. Just as sure as if we
had iron chains around our ankles"
Then the girls tears flowed again.
unchecked.
'T'Il be all right tomorrow she
told him %sleepily. "And maybe it's
for the best-after all. At least-it
gives you a better chance to find
Harold-and bring him back to me-"
Bill nodded. but he didn't trust
himself to speak.
~
There is a certain capacity in young
and sturdy human beings for accep-
ting the inevitable. When Virginia
Weakened the next morning, she
pulled herself together, stiffened her
young spine, and prepared to make
the best of a d~eplorable situation.
She had come up here to find her
lost beloved, and she wasn't defeated
yet. This very development might
bring
Bill was already up, and the room
warmed from the fire. The noise Of
his ak blows had awakened her. And
she took advantage of his absence
to dress.
You up?" he cried in delight
when he entered. His arms were
heaped with wood. Pm not sure
that you hadn't ought to rest anoth-
er day. How do you feel?"
A good as ever, as far as I can
tell"
II trust you'll be able to eat to-
day."
Eat? Bill, I'm famished. But
frst"-and her face grew instantly
sober-"what about supplies"
well, we have a gun at least; you
can see it behind the stove. It's an
old thing, but # will still shoot. And
we've got at least one box of shells
for it-and not one of them must be
wasted. They mean our meat sup
ply. I'm still wearing my pistol,
and I've got two boxes of shells for
it. There are plenty of blankets and
utensils, magazines for idle
hours and, Heaven bless us, an old
battered photograph on the
There's a cake of soap on the
he went IN, after the gorge
ous fact of the monograph had time
to sink home, 'and another among
supplies-but I'm afraid cold
cream and toilet water are lacking.
don't even known how you'll comb
your hair"
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