The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-02-07

the Muscadine isle, and then q Ions
pull to Periwinkle house, but there
was time enough. Stepho would moi
20 away till Thursday. All. he would
20 away no more. for now on Tuesday
he must settle with the spirit of Alfred
BRACE.
| Mists lowered about. but the island
| was In q blaze Of light. Silently the
canoe slit the osatin water. Silently
he landed. Determined vengeance may
| pick Its way as softly as eager love
and in the cane. sharper OF whisper
now that the weather was cool. he
made not q sound. Out into the open
| he peered. No one within sight. On
| the bark of the live oak were the dead
| flowers of yesterday. There in the
shade was the bcx that had served as
table, once so prettily strewn with
vfOIets.
In spite of his vow Of vengeance and
his hatred of Stepho. these things
caught at Braces heart, shook his
fixed purpose of action. For many
minutes he waited-no sign of Stepho.
Of anyone. And then his blood leaped !;
for soft hands Suddenly blinded him
from behind, soft laughter dubbed
over at his establishment. And dark
Thoughts and dark purposes ned on
the wind as he caught Nadine and
Rugged her close.
"Now for your punishment" And
he kissed her.
"Oh. you must not again
Virgil. cannot like you when you are
rude. You must not!''
II don't want you just to like me-"
you do not? Then / VIII try not TO.
Come and sit down, Virgil.
You worked so hard for your kisses
you must be tired. How did
yon guess?"
Guess what7" he asked as she led
him to the sofa and he sat gazing en-
tranced as she captu ed and impris-
oned her guerrilla benGs Of hair.
THAT Father ant Tony had gone
hunting today. But tn.y may be back
at any time, Virgil. You must not
stay"
but l must stay; you hold me pris-
oner. I must stay until you love me
as madly as ! do you"
"As nIndly as you do mel That
might not he so much mad. Virgil.
But why should love your"
because you are to be my wife We
are engaged"
"Are We? did not know that.
Why you not tell me soOner?'
AZ did, and now you must know It."
"But l did not. Then I must be
stupid. yes?"
1.-THE whole universe is stupid II IT
denies 1t. The angels are stupid II
they fail to see It."
oh. you must not talk like that II
is worse than swearing the big oath.
And l am TO be your wife. Mrs.
Virgil? Then what do we do? Go
about and sing with the fiddler"
mo. we go to the beautiful places
on earth and look upon them-togeth-
er. We"
mo. no, you must not think like |
TINT. You take my father by the wrist |
and he hate you And do so
wrong to see you. am the sinner. hut
I believe that the Blessed One. she
nsk for my forgiveness. No.
Virgil. we can only play together and
then 1t will live In the mind,
mr. childhood here. My IA
Their Is not we'll all the time now, and
must be good to him. Only
must see you. sometimes. That Is
he only wrong do him.
"For IL love you. did not
rant to tell you. but cannot keep 1t
III the time down In my heart.
dream Of you all of the night. and I
;neel down and pray that you always
owe me- There, I have told
-ou SO much. And kiss you. too
Now-you may stay for little
line. and then you must 60"
: Boy and girl they played. not from
he book hut from loves ever-varying
ext. In his canoe they padded afar
n where the lily-pads paved the sur
nee Of the pond. They landed on
noll where was spread over perslm-
ION snplIngs an arbor OF muscadine;
ore an adventurous cathird had her
est OF young. She cried and fut-
red about In great ALARM hut when
he saw that they were not her en-
mics. that they caught grasshoppers
, feed her brood, she sat high among
,e vines. calling her mnte. the musl- =
nm. and here he came, scared at hrst. :
NJ when she had explained to him he
ing his medley, ending with the cat
IN whence comes his unpoetic name.
The sun had been speeding. and went
hind n cloud. Fear seized Nadine. :,
Id taking virg;l's hand, she urged 9
m toward the host. :,
"Ay dear one. we must go now. Inc q
IN was Jealous that we so happy ana =
IN 90 into the dark to pout. h
will show you the near way for you !,
come again, the way I came when 81
ere was the fire. You can leave T
o canoe in the rushes and you VII =,
o.3 ~ only 70 cross over to the cane.