Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
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it means. I can't ask you to wait that long.
But I'm here to tell you therell never be any
one else
The girls eyes were growing starry.
you're going 70 pay OF that loss, Bert
Seavers?"
1.-The Chinese have Q proverb: The journey
Of q thousand miles begins with one STEP
I'm going on o thousand-mile journey, Dot.
And each week will be STEP Not because
I'm scared Of the bonding company. Because
IL had it coming!"
Dorothys eyes were never more level.
81 think love you more right now, Bert
SeaverS, than ever supposed 1t possible q
woman could love q man."
will you release me, Dorothy? It's my heht
I've got to make 1t alone"
mo, Bert Seavers, III not release you. So
long as you love me, III wait 20 years IL
need be-"
He started impulsively toward her. But he
stopped before he reached her.
"If you want to wait,-of your own accord
can't stop you, Dorothy. But 10 years 10
10 years haven't the right to ask you to
sacxifce--. You'd be giving mp the best
years Of your life"
s'' which is why III give them" she answered
rapturOusly. Bert! oh, Berti"
MRS. Mason came Unexpectedly into the
parlor TO fnd them standing as one hgure.
Bert gripping the girl tightly, his face on her
; shoulder. Dorothy was saying huskiiy:
But they won't be the best years Of my
life, laddte. The best years OF my life will
come after the horrid ordeal is over and 7
know the mettle Of the man I've married."
THE news Of Berts decision got about the
town. Local persons contended that while
the first flush of determination was strong In
the youth, he doubtless would not keep to his
grim self-discpline. He might even stick it
out for two or three years. But as time sped
INV whM haH fora kha Aw0kN
heroism Of it and nothing faced him but sea-
son after season Of poorly paid toll, then the
break was bound to occur
1t was hard situation in which to put the
boy. He was young, popular and longing to go
about and enjoy himself. Yet he gave up his
boarding quarters in the American House and
took one little room In Union street It cost
him % week and looked out on a chicken
yard. His suits became shiny His hair often
went uncut, though his face was kept cleanly
shaver. As the months grew into q year. it
suddenly dawned upon Paris, VT, that the
youthful pinkness had gone from his features.
And though he hired no more rigs from
Uncle Joe Fodder, he frequently dropped into
the old hostler's barn office to give voice to his
: Loneliness. The burden Of his complaint to the
aged philosopher seemed to be the penalty he
was making Dorothy pay. But the hostler
shook his head.
SON." he said sagely. "wimmin is funny.
They take notions bout things. One Of 'em's
love. Theys q certain kind O'female-an' It
looks like your DorOthys one-who don't love
"a man T. commence with less they mean T.
stick through fire an boiIin' water, hard luck
sickness an health, Of age an cussedness, rum
riot, an rebellion. When you're got connected
with such q female, y might Is wei give up
but, Mr. sFedder-l"
e TITS queer, but IT'S true. An. tn quecrest
part o. such female Il, when you're deepest
m trouble she 'sceang tsloye you most-'cOs you
need her 10 mWeh,, or tha&s wiIat she thina1s.