The Washington times., 1924-10-06
a New Novel Of Modern Life, Conferred
Oh the Heart and the Mind
Of the FIapper.

silver olive ana the swaying. wide
acacia. They were fornlless.
dreaming things touched BY the
puIseless quiet OF the night the
quiet ana the cold. for it was the
hour when stars are blanching ana
the crescent moon II light. austere
ana nat with an the splendor
gone.
Margaret traced the trees and
sraiied because this kept her mind
from thinking; because this froze
the tunnnlt In her heart.
Oh years there might be years.
She nurmured this and pressed
her fingers to her mouth; pressed
them TIN the flesh burned.
Years. yes! But then again
there might be only days. she
covered her face ana covering III
saw blue eyes Wild. pleading eyes
that chung 20 hers ana soft young
LIPS that pIeaded oh. mother
Nor
Al Swimmers Fight.
She wished To rise then ana
steal into Nora Lees room. look
down st the sleeping form, touch
the ietty ctarls. She saw her With
one arm crooked beneath her
head, the Iashes 81 sort on the
round. smooth cheek Gather
the dear form ii her arms make
Il brave make II strong
But Margaret didn't move. she
would save her strength. she
would make 1t last she would not
leave loving. stofming, pleading
one alone remembered that he
turned his head: that ne said
evasively: Death may visit any
Of Us without much she would
not spoil her sweet, inperious
eyes Of youth with such unhappy
tears.
mol she would not diesils
would mott She showed out aer
hands as a swimmer drowning
fights the massing waters fights
and tries to rise
Two weeks Margaret had slept
tn her chair at the window. Eas.
Ter, sleeping IN q chair. But at
night she turned the lock in her
door softly. Nora Lee must rot
awaken and come upon her sitting
here.
She repeated. smiling as one
whose thoughts are tapped in
peace: Years are mine many
years"
Spare Yourself.
The doctor told her this not
this exactly. but he said: zone
sleeps in chair as well as in
bed. Don't let this brighten
you.
Margaret merely unclasped her
hands. Il wish Il know. want
to know the tEtth."
7 can not tell it. No one can.
With care, you may live years.
But you must be content with
quiet. Spare yourself. Spare
every step"
II do not feel that have
years" She watched him. saying
this and notice. II cannot give
you guarantees
1T may come to me abruptly
and without word Of warninR?"
His brow raised meditatively.
II wish to know. / want to
be prepared, Well. YOU know"
and she laughed softly: "Td ike
my house in order
!, Put your affairs in order. we
should all do that"
Years or Days9'
Ah-tell me. have years or
days?"
He insisted grimly: Il cannot
predict" And there was q
beaten look about his lace as
though he saw defeat ana hated
Il.
She went to her desk, III that
frightened. bewildered hour, she
took pencil and figured wildly
"A white, frantic smile on her
lips. There were the bonds
only q thousand dollars Of them
used: there was this house. They
must exhange the bonds, sell
the house. Why, Nora Lee
would have enough-she could
do nicely.
Margaret wept. Shs thought az
Andrew bringing these bonds. II
opened the freshets OF grief and
OF thanks. How kind this was n
Fate-ln him. How frightful IL
she had gone and Nora Lee was
lett defenseless-left without q
dollar.
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