The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-06-05

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surrender. Her heart, stilled at first,
began to beat tumultuously against his
breast; her free arm stole about his
neck and frightened as the urge Of a
sweet, overwhelming passion swept
over her.
At last she released herself from his
embrace and stood with bowed head,
her hands pressed to her eyes.
II didn't mean to do i'll didn't
mean to do this" she was murmuring
"You love me-you love me-" he
whispered, his voice trembling with
Joy. He drew her hands down from
her eyes and held them tight in his
own. Say you do. Viola-speak the
words"
sit must be love-" she sighed. What
else could make me feel as do now
as did when you were holding me
and kissing me? Oh-oh-yes, l do
love you, Kenny. 1 know it now.
love you with all my SOUL"
She was in his arms again. But"
she painted little later, Il swear !
didn't know it when l came out here,
Kenny swear / didn't"
"oh, yes, you did," he cried trium-
phantly. You've know it all the time.
only you didn't understand"
81 wonder" she unused Then
quickly, shyly: II had no idea It could
come like this-that it would be like
this. 1 feel so queer. My knees are
all trembly-it's the strangest feeling.
Now you must let me 60, Krany. ]
must not stay out here with you. 1t
ts terribly late. /"
Come! We will sit for little while
on the steps. Don't leave me yet,
Viola. 1t is all SO wonderful, so un.
believable. And to think ! was look
ing up at your window only n few
minutes ago, wishing that you would
fly down to me. Good heavens II
can't be dream, can it? All this is
real, isn't it."
She laughed softly. ut can't be a
dream with me, because haven't even
been in bed. I've been sitting up there
in my window for hours, looking over
at your house. When your light went
out, l was terribly lonely. Yes, and
was little put out with you for going
to bed. Then i saw you come and lean
on the fence. 1 knew you were look
ing up at my window-and was sure
that you could see me in spite of the
darkness. You never mOved-just
stood there with your elbows on the
fence, staring up at me. 1t made me
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my nightgown. So l made up my mind
to get into bed and pull the coverlet
up over my head. But didn't do It,
put on my dress-everything-
and stockings and all-and then ]
went back to see If you were still
there. There you were. You hadn't
moved. So I sat down again and
watched you. After awhile IL
well. 1 just couldn't help creeping
downstairs and coming out toto say
gOod-by to you again, Kenny. You
looked SO lonesome"
II was lonesome" he said-"terribly
lonesome"
She led him to crudely construct.
ed bench at the foot of a towering
elm whose lower branches swept the
fore-corner Of the roof.
LET us sit here, Kenny dear" she
said. 1T is where shall come and
sit every night while you are gone
away. 1t will be the trysting place
for our thoughts"
That's wonderful, VIOLA" he said
impressed. 1.-THE trysting place for
our thoughts Aye, and that it shall
be. Every night, no matter where my
body may go or what peril it may be
in, shall be here beside you in my
thoughts"
She rested against him, in the crook
of his strong right arm, her head
against his shoulder, and they both fell
silent and pensive under the spell OF
a wondrous enchantment.
After while, she spoke, and there
was note of despair in her voice:
what is to become Of us, Kenny7
What are we to DOR .
mo power on earth can take you
away from me now, Minda," he said.
"Ah-that's it." she said miserably.
"You call me Minda-and still you
wonder why l ask what we are to do"
you mean-about-"
1--WE can be nothing more to each
other than we are now. There is
someone else we must think of. IL
forgot her for little while, Kenny
was go happy that forgot her."
Were ever. two souls so tried as