Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
CHAPTER V-Continued

Selma opened McBride's grammar.
shsm!u school-teacherly cough.
ayow then. wen parse this sentence :
pmcber arrived on the field of Water
In inst as Wellington was receiving
The last onslaught Of Napoleon. Just
NAV be treated as a modifier Of the de-
PENDENT clause. That is: Just means /:
n tbe time at which. Well. Just here
mod.aes at the time. And Wellington
is the ~
This for half an hour Selma kept
her ewes resolutely on the book. His
voice went on with the dry business of
gsrsing and its deep resonance struck
response from her as a harp re-
sponds when a hand is swept over its
strings. Selma kept her eyes reso-
lutely on the book. Yet she saw, as
though her eyes rested on them, his
large. strong hands. On the backs of
them was a fine golden down that
deenened at his wrists. Heavier and
darker at the wrists She found her
self praying a little for strength-for
strength against this horror and wick
edness This sin, this abomination
that held her. A terrible, stark and
pltitul prayer, cOuched in the idiom of
the Bible.
"OA God. keeo my eyes and my
thoughts away from him. Away from
his hands. Let me keep my eyes and
my thoughts away from the golden
hairs on his wrists. Let me not think
Of his wrists. THE owner Of the
southwest quarter sells a strip 20 rods
wide along the south side of his farm.
How much does he receive AZ $3.50 per
Qcre?'
He triumphed in this transaction,
began the struggle with the square
root OF 576 Square roots agonized
him. She washed the slate clean with
her little sponge. He was leaning
close in his effort to comprehend the
hendsh little figures that marched so
uacta0ly under Sellna's mastery pen
ell
She took It up, glibly. 1.-THE remain
Ger must contain twice the product OF
me tens by the units plus the square
Of the units He blinked.
She was breathing rather fast. The
are IN the kitchen stove snapped and
cracked. Now, then, suppose you do
mat for me. Wen wipe it out. There
what must the remainder contain?"
de took 1t up, slowly, haltingly
me house was terribly still except for
me mans voice The remainder
twice product tens
units - A something in his voice
a note-a tjmbre. She felt herself
'"aying Gueerly as though the whole
mouse were gently rocking. Little de.
",'ous agonizing shiyers chased each
V,"eI hot and cold, up her arms, down
-er legs, over her spine. "plus
,ae square of the units is the same as
'He sum twice the tens twice
me tens the tens" His
voice stopped.
SeiInas eyes leaped from the book
" MS hands, uncoutrollably. Some.
ming about them startled her. They
were clenehed fists. Her eyes now
Ieaped from those clenched fists to the
laoe Of the man beside her. Her head
came up and back. Her wide, startled
eyes met his. His were a blaze OF
'"uoins blue IN his tanned face. Some
corner Of her mind that was still work.
'us clearly noted this. Then his hands
sNlienched. The blue blaze scorchec
r ~, enVe.oped her. Her cheek knew
sue marsh, cool feel of a mans cheek
s'e sensed the potent, terrifying
puNSent odor Of close contact-a mix
1u'e OF tobacco smoke, his hair, fresh
! numbered linen, an indefnablt
10y ~, smell. It was a mingling thai
-.>sosted and attracted her. She wa,
- once repealed and drawn. Then she
.sl' nus lips on hers and her own. in
/, ,ssllolE responding eagerly, wholly tC
That pressure.
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