The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-29
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vcontlnued srom Elrst Pags.l

IA the evening they gathered
tWige TOR 8 fire. or sometimes
they climbed the little twisted
Hight Of stairs that led from one
corner Of the living room to the
vleW-tower. This, they called
their enchanted chamber because
they could see rivers Of fire dash
iIlg All about the sky as the night
drew on. They could see the
moon. palIid and luminous, come
floating like 3 bride iii snowy
veil along the clouds.
They often slept III this room.
Early In the morning they would
Just eit up ii bed. And there
was the dawn singing and Nora
Lee clapping her hands IN 10y.
Az these times Margaret felt b
melting thanks ana tenderness.
she was repaid Tor every pang
= thousandfoId She had so
much so very much
But there were other times
when q face with young, appeal
Ing eyes pursued her. When II
glanced otlt suddenly and with an
awful sadness from the trees
Is : when It whispered: Mar.
garet, and win you treat me ao?,'
Then she raced on In d feverish,
driven way there was such
fright and clamor in her thoughts.
She whispered excitedIy: FIN.
ished irrevocablyre And was APP
palled that this should strike her
with g numb despair.
Il y 4
Only Pupils Wrote.
Tuesdays, when the mail came.
q faint, apprehensive fever stirred
m al her veins. She laughed un.
easily with Nora Lee and went
running down the hill TO the post
But no one ever wrote except
the school children. They walked
back slowly, for the sun was hot.
Once, when they had been here
three months, Margaret said to
the tight-lipped girl who handed
out the letters: Isn't there an
other one tor me2 I've been ex.
pecting 1t. Please look again"
The girl answered fatty: II
gave you all there are, Mrs.
e SeatAoWS.
Margaret blushed. She turned
away sharply. the crimson shame
burning to her temples.
But the hope was there. She
might raise her thoughts against
1t as one does the iron bars Of
daan fihara 81 her .'.I haart ! Wild ia
Lying TING ns that ysar NED ana
s,cb : Il ha aaIn ~ its ri ms t,a4
~ tyen,,e,S,t - LII 80 v,s5a
=. co,,IS $3.50 $500 sr - ~ tore
fraa . anS iii TI,,ys 'i tt- .o ~ ~ cnaI.
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Noth1 4, ther ho,,,A chaclv tha
f,o ~ . - ,, ..., $50, rnr a. tor'
t,,ring swsafnass ~ his iins
a 80 nm bar face
she. sat her MIND WITH ! na.
thatsc wsstf,,Inee- ~ tha f,1t,,re
sha $500 w.Ts - Io,v 81, blAsE,ss =.
~ tba wiytey.--.wirsd ana rain
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= III I.Is 49, ~ tha mn No..
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el,sestIv ~ scrosa fI,a n,,rnIe cay.
vona
$3.50 - -.
Because I Love You.
Nora Lee waited. She plucked
q fistful Of wild pansies and drop.
ped them in her mothers lap.
Are you sad, marnnee, because
we're forgotten? But thereM be
letters next week, don't you think
so?"
Margaret smiled. After next
week wen be leaving here, so 1t
wont mafter-- 1890, =.
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n.ss.,t - 80 We n,,oht ~ -
,.'.s;.t at-a,.S,t bark ~ EairdaIe,
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,v,sI ne ,r,o,,Idr,
"a ssvsya., 80 1870 v,ort,, rvharA tha
.row l. Ynr,Il like that--snow
s,d coi1 J,
.svvo,,,t a,,ar - tl,a children
! ,,rny.- ega,nS1
ssYo,,,Ii s ssts- nthar childran--p
Nora T,ae felt 4 warm g1Iln In
80. throat cha said hhtlv. at
5o,,.t ryorF 81 rae other cIofJdretl
49, dc,,,t 80 - INV Won raIre re
a. thispt
~ M sr faca furnad vary
1rhita hit sha snfIed ana Drew
~ W &c., l'ttIs as,.1 - ha, arms
81. iaTstad n Toya T.aasa eaca
savtrr IN : aoft nueer voice:
SIts r.iS' y bacs,,se + Iova Won a !"
NTora Tae ch,1t her evaa fast
- -, H. tieh+ T1hev wallreT
= I sad Saayv a,lanna IN the
hin
- -
here I was AnuEcWs
There was q shadow under
their redwood tree-a tall, dark
shadow that suddenly began to
move. And suddenly Il spoke
low, eager tones.
Margaret's hands flew to her
face, passing in q dazed, still way
across her eyes.
For there stood Andrew,
troubled, uncertain, yet glad. he
caYna IN a f,laa6inR way and