The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-18

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forget this. q on belong 70 20 me
can give you dear.
tom orrowEs IS your birthday, is 1T
s5notg Let me send you as my gle.
to you few things that will make a *
its possible for you to come and
then In a day or two viii take
5yoII in my car Iris, love you!
Her blue eyes opened wide half
With delight and rapture. half
with mobilization. He spoke y
long time but in the end she toid
him that she must consider Sne
wanted q days grace Then sneS
would give him her answer.
It was her birthday. Kitty gave
her q vivid Powered kjmono ana
two substantial muslin night
dresses and Jim slipped ten dol
lar bill in her unwilling fingers. IL
was all SO banal-she did not be-
long there.
It was sunshIny but cooler than
the day before. and Kitty added
a hot water bag to the steamer:rug
and then came rushing out again
with a huge box. 1t was from Or N
Bowen. things for the stay at MS
mothers wond erful things that
he would not have to be ashamed
OF that would not cause any com
ment Iris understood yet some
how she felt strangely disturbed
She put the things back IN the
box and wondered in some alarm
what DIR. Bowen's mother was
like.
Her thoughts were Distracted by
seeing their neighbor. Sam Moore
suddenly vault the fence balanc.5
ing something in his hand, ana
then come straight to her chair;
Happy birthday, Iris and
held out a blue bowl filled with
yellow daffodils #
Iriss gave little gasp OF pleas
ure. her lips parted In the fatntest
smile. How lovely!p she muir.
INJURED softly. Put 1t here On my
lap. please!" She E'oticed s ne
obeaed her that his fingers were
long and capable Joking and that
his eyes were gray, Of penetrat ting
keenness.
He looked at her and laughed.
old 1cap;'' A little warm glow fill
ed her heart and reflected itself
E.for a second on her pale cheeks.
Iris. I want you to get well, Of
couse, but I hope it takes you a
long time! i want to see you here
in this back yard; you sort of be-
long here, with your big solemn
blue eyes!" She looked at him in
amazement, but she smiled again.
"See the apple blossoms coming
and that peach tree Units Easter
outfit? You're part OF It! -
none Of. US can ever bear to think
of you leaving US, going away OF
course, you're going to- get Well
too quick. Can't help at having
Kitty, living in the sunshine OF
her love She was mighty good
nurse, wasn't she, and always
cheerful.
Iris nodded, something stirring
in her heart.
II knew right salong that you
we're the kind Of a girl who sees
the beauty In her enyironment.
the throbbing, real beauty OF
love. the kind that made Kitty
sit through long nights at your
bed, the kind that made all Of US
pray for your recovery! IRIS,
look up at that blue sky! Smell
the lossom-scented air neal. the
faint buzzing Of first bees: Tell
me. do I only imagine it, or is not
the whole world singing OF love,
and he leaned over and smiled IN
her blue eyes, full OF promise.
Her eyes fell upon the box OF
things SO essential to Dr. Bowen s
mother, and she shrank away
from it, and turned to the blue
bowl filled with dafodils. 1t was
a symbol of what Sam Moore
would offer her all his life.
She looked up with anoth er
smile and murm ured, Yes, Sam,
it is full Of promise!
Copyright, 1929
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