Evening star., 1928-02-19

figure from her mind 1t was toe
r,uch like the way things really were
Torsteu-strugg!ing 10 set free. IL
filed her mind with a h!ack doubt the
uclv fear that she would never sec INC
real Torsten again. There weu'd oe
nothing bu; this statue, she haa eN. .
pected 100 much. perhaps. from oio
.lcrsensen. He had Ssio so hiniseA.'
He had counselcd patience. -.
Unspeakabis: How lcns must Si''
waite :. ,,,.
r,etal The black mountains OF me Guy
seemed on fre. The peorle Streameo
t,,-2,,ch it> valleys. Theirs we're streets
fun cf the round lights ot autoinoolleS
s,eadire hcn1eward. TIE roar q WFee'S
o,,e-heed tr7sties, ouivering bu!os
c.;s+en;nr metal. She wanted some
o.,> 70 ta.K to--f-lSn'luliy
,rorre.S-n had said that there was
=, Is, benz impatient. tHa' Eouh
r,s.-ove6 i.self, burned Itself out III 1he
<-,er q its haste. Sh2 mus, accept
SO inevitable. Ills o'l!T SlescS,'o'i W"s
fiat H. write 10 al ola friend OF his
l.. So francisco % investigate the
Tc'ariS.
A. hin, Desperately.
y co.932, say. 4 mere chance ny
eo,--Ni.Ee IN arrow in The dark"
III. that was fve years ago..
1o~1 Joreensen smiled. :.
"C,i;-e true. ny Gear-tive years,
.,,,,-~-..seo gave q languid wave OF his
.7n6. as # 10 brush them away. To
,-c,,;,, lime moves Slowiv-an after
room Is a terribly long time. Three
Summer months are lifetime. But
n ,:s."-o,d Jorgensen tapped his gray
h-ad-"trranus fugit. The Dali SPINS
faster and faster under our feet. end
f. years. my dear. IS but ysS,erosS.
= was a GiSheartening philosophy.
ti,at Eve whole years should seem 10
sli,, b. 50 swiftly. Why, The three
weeks since he had written that letter
tc his friend in San Francisco hao
s~e--eS Themselves out like eternity
Tse friend III San Francisco had not
answered.
she rad obtained a position with
trucking company on Lake street,
s~3 had succeeded; il quite losing her
SCI: as far as Jer:l.- Cain was con-
cerneG. she was known as joyce
coope- And as joyce Cooper she
appeared every morning. punched the
time clock al $50 and sat down 10
work. The work vas not particular
II ar6uous. but i kept her MIND on
te~s,,f Joreensen had advised 1t. as
work, he sa:d. would sop her becoming
o-soondent. Il vas necessity, any
vav-as she had 10 live.
He had offered her a room in his
hons. bit she had refused, saying that
Chs uo,ld rather be down near the
Ionn The truth was that she was
sf-atd Of the atmosphere Of that old
lc-zely house, afraid that some OF JoF-
csosen's placid tatalism might affect
her He seemed 50 utterly unconcerneo
with the dolngs Of the world. AND sne
die no, want that She wanted to feel
that she was Iviag-even II il oio hurt
she mustn't let herself slide.
BIT she vas wondering on this Sat.
r-dsv night just how long she could
en On with IT, She was beginning 10
hate those girls IN the reading room
cf the y. ". c. A.-the ones who never
vent cut. WHY we're they trying TO
delude themselves? They were !ust
si+-i-,r there, getting duller and duller.
Trev tnic each other they liked doing
tris' they hlgsed their knees and talked
earnestly. But she ves sure they crieo
when they we're alone in their beds.
T;7ey frightened her. They were nv
f-- examples o. the girl who gets left.
ARD she had left them tonight TO go
down n the loop.
she wanted bright lights-ano ex-
c.trnert.
BIT the loop tasted sour. She did
r.. know why. Il vas probably BE-
cause every one seemed 10 be having
suca a gooc ,.n1e-except her. SUD.
ce-lv she realized that she wanted real
comfort. She wanted a feart-to-heaT
talk. and she TOOK street car out 10
JorcensA1's.
T11ev you'd st there around the sam
cyar-ard talk about life.
She wouldn't care what he said-as
icaS as &c talked.
He gaze ar exclamation Of pleas
ure when ne saw her face II the door.
My ccsr:" ne cried What de-
Is1ttu! surprise"
Tn lonely" she said. With rue
81, ]lt.le smile.
SO an /" he said jokingly.
E2t she wondered, as she saw the
..scritv with which ne set about max
.rr tea. :. ci6 JoYyensen didn't really
tee! lonely sometimes. II he ever felt
e. sne had tonigh;-fast she would do
s.nacgt a2yt.iT.s-tuGt 70 have gooo
TIRE.
no 2ey:e. yet" he SAID careleasly,
ting % Dzze Light II It.
L know" she SAID. tYcu haven I
teephog.ed e
Tre;. ar:aagemcnt vas that. Il q
les.e. cswle .Toygen5er would walk down
seveyas p,ockf ~ the nearest drug store
enc te.epa1ne ney. Ee would no. lose
9 n'.-2te
b.. rou neter EROS" he said
1etet9ir.e fne c1ps One might come
rs.;ga*
sic .a1gne1. flard li,,.e laugh. No
,5@."e 1ee. (: s1ttui pn!ght~-do
.s.s have { ta,k"
Of ep1.se NJ sz.d @r!pufly We
RS. ak Whs' IN "cu mean when
-c3 ssY -. tee. .r.9nt:U,s"
fee. tnp'y 2e' sn awful feel
tns 1n1e'.E.es tta, I'm Only .oo;ing
n~@oflt kHc toJ know y No YOU
r. 1:rrt f,.s.e e ne IKE ,nat. YOU krov
;s.r~ Wy Yo4 kncw h9w silly Of me
!, *, gcln2 along w3th ne j6ea t!zt
In gong y fac Tny&rn. nov to4
& knox - coz soIf"
Jcreen1er k:l><3k n4s head no. my
re-. ! xoat s2y tnzf You mlS'n :
e.tta@,-%o9 n14s, nct joSe hope. Wnat
l. ye2, estc II"
A. st&g on ny God J" Sir
r~ogpec ig~r hez6 on her arms. And
f.e% @e,e sitting Ike this silent. WHEN
fa~Y hea.d three snsrp :sps cn In"
Cgpy
j7eren9,ory knccka-~like & postman't
YES Si1e heard. \ su1 Jora Jc!2-
sfaer
there va fhe apgna II reCscin2
trts4teps o!1 'ne E<3rch sE6 then Jorg-
fsq .en1s .nn fne !bfsrs He vas
fftRp.ihg
4 setter," ne saio holding Il Up
# ]etFF
~ p,., Il doY1 On me tsps between
t:ec
.Yrtj o.ken u ~ s2ir