Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-16

pickering between the two men. She
was. SO il seemed. a sort OF wife TO
| both Of ther-depending upon when
/ one was ia camp al the time. Pnaraoh
people made their own rules!
But they had married forster and
Jenny.
| TO tell her IN the mysterious night
| how greatly he loved her.
IF could only talk to you in Swed-
| ;sh." he said Il could tell you all right!
I know the words But when l try TO
/ tell them to you now they sound olt-
ferent somehow. / think all kinds OF
beautiful thoughts about you-ln my
naind-but I can't get EN- out. My
voice sounds like stranger
She lay there gazing into the swamp.
II vas shinlmerlng in the hcat-haze,
but she had lost fear Of 1t now. she
felt that she could roam it-trustingiy.
It's sinister soft ground and hidden
recesscs were a refuge for the man she
loved II would not be there that she
would lose him. II would be among
the CITIES and streetS-out n the world.
She had begged forster. with hot
tears. TO let her share his life with
him Share his luck. But he had been
adamant. A girl could not travel the
road that his feet were already on. A
road that would lead him out OF ex-
! istence-as far as forster Aberg was
/ concerned. He had IL set ii his mind
that the gypsy girls prophecy held some
truth in it, 1t was not Just chance
| that she should mention that he would
90 back 10 water. That idea had been
in the back Of his head ever since he
had fed from San Francisco. There
was something in It. He would head
across country now for the Pacific
slope 1t might take him two months,
il might take him year; but he would
reach the Pacific. put his hand IN It
ard start an entirely fresh LIE. lie
would turn and come back into America
another man altogether. He would
take new name
He had discussed this plan with her
%: course, ! can't change this scar
on my head And my heart VIII al
ways be yours-but val. till you see
me again!"
she had wept then. Wait. wait
how long? 49,,
Il don't know. You say you're WILL
| ing 10 share anything with me. All
right: the first job get that looks
good-I'u send for you"
AZ she did not see then how she was
, going 10 achieve II She would not let
! him waste their precious moments dis
/ ClAS.tk ~" enc EJd4S 9ilai'oSS W az
| herself 81 Chauncy. Backed up by
! he. father, Chauncy was dangerous
There Was the great danger, the weak
point IN their armor. forster was
| afraid of what Chauncy might do.
you never know" said forster. what
! a man VIII do when he's crazy over a
woman. These two gypaies, for in
f. stance. they're brothera-and yet they
almost had knitting affair over that
! g!Yl the other night, And every time
/ she looks al me Andor starts u RroT!.
! JUS, because she's woman. Way, /
wouldn't be a BIZ surprised il hndor
Dyok q knife ~ mel
! She shudcered.
Now now" laughed Tor&ten. Not
after he knoYs I've got my own girl"
| She had tried again then. urging
! TDf2,en " cut lCJ>e from the gyphies
a,c take her with him down through
| ne sRamps. What difference did II
/ make anyHaY2 She was strong, ard
! pG9c.eaS Knows she could rough II as
! well g. he could Bat he said no-a
p!t! pretty girl Ike her--cou!d never
Hc' b9 the police.
he lad gone,
fshe lay tnrfe noW. wandering how
long She you'd have ~ wait before
lse sent TOR her. he told her that he
] haq lain hidden IN the grass watch
anH b~F under this very ,rrct That
W@S ~hY size HunpDsed, she had come
~ 50 Il HDW Anything. even "A tree
hit ~ had lain under. Wss precious
becauAe II IpI6iEn, She had not real
!hed anti last night what love could
Inran That was the th?ng which gave
her the strength now ~ fRht ~ such
d canPefril2 ptystJn ~ CihuucY.
EeFt.8ps che would I'll ham IA" truth
that SIG Wak alffady narflfd u
IDtsfeu'
Her head bp~ec forward IN her
fe.ctc arms Bud she tc!I asiep
II va ct4fk when she aYpkt. and Aht
saH figure sitting beside her For
rf.r brtatiiieSs moment she thought
Ip9sten had came hack, H. was
. Ehe4hcy!
"youI" She cried IN alarm What
afe sou dang here"
Sue Isard his enuckle.
Il saW you crTne up here" he said
20 just thought I'd follow you,
thought YOU were Trying " duck me"
sb@ jumped 10
90 away" she said Leave me
aipfe."
! "I<pk here" he said sngrily I'm
tired II YfsIr iyiUg ~ me ~5otf head
a,j2.e aiad your nhbs, Come Of 1t
; t'pe s'pod al Ina going IN
We'll get away the!n, hats YOU -~
lease me alone"
i For answer hs seized her and pulled
Ief down 0u his iap, jlf twisted bei
/ head "a that his lips touched hers
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