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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1924)
Sinners in Heaven DEC. Jl . I « ’ « RURAL K V T F R P R H E RAGE beau in uer anus. t From that day another paradoxical Xu. T h a t’* the chief p u u i: they He threw uimseir down acroaa the phiiao opened before them. For. though 't need to be forced Hugh— (Continued from page 2) When the ranamherud the eloee lated. threshold without a word they now bad many surface interests once—called me hearties»—" ■ ■- clasp of his hazrta the pressure of Ma From outside, the noise of the rev in common te heigl ten their compan He drew her hands down ward, pull She langhed aelf-xmaoiauaJy, giving waz even now eating of their o fferin g 1 elers still came to th eir ears, growing heed i*s n bar U u a tL l w pules ionship, the wall between was yet ing her up close behind him. her "bobbed" head a shake, eluding hie H ealth and prosperity would be theirs gradually fain ter . . . and fainter throb bad aw l fler toes burned tt moat more strengthened And. thia time, it '•I'm going to talk quite straight. eyea fo r at least the duration o f this moon! . . . until, at last, silence fell. quit, «he tula boratdf rt^eutedly th l* was the girl who unconsciously built Barbara I gather the real fact Is__ "O h! I — Juee thought I would cuf T h e music abruptly eeeeetl; the danc delightful, MipoeMble tondarneus be up the crumbling bricks w ith hasty you are not fretting for— Hugh?” By hair." she replied, with elaheratu ers sank breathless to the ground; an tween them most be slopped st otww . fingers, not daring to look at that yawn- rereleasness. She made no re p ly ; but the fingera VIII awed huah fell upon}the gathering She meet reenlutety hide hqr wootn» i ing precipice beyond. la his closed spasmodically He went "A ll your beautiful h a ir!" he mur- When the fire had died down to a hood. thowUg eotblag bat the seitaaa A fte r that memorable night, Barbara From a pocket-book diary they were • • on, his voice low, and deeply earnest mureri. his gate never leaving her. comrade 1 and Alan had walked back together uble to keep count of the days and glowing heap of red.am bers, the al "Love can be forced least of all. I f '•ptfls are out of ptace bare!" ahe As aoou as Uia soft i^ n t of daws bud uighta w hidi flitted by so rapidly now. circumstances uomblne to prase that leace broke atornuly in an outburst early nest morning. Alan for the moat observed. •nterttfl f»e ttflg ro e *. she reee Tak The native« le ft theui alone; save mistakes have been made. It Is uo of Joyous h ila rity . • The procession part silent. Barbara talking feverishly A moment's reflection, and he had bag li»i »-lasera, she ctit Armagh hand- when, at Croft's command, they good struggling against the knowledge I started back to the settlement.' the of the natives' feast, music, ritee— decided on his courue. “I see. Hence fnl a fte r bandful of her lr* g thick hair, brought rolls of reed matting, or However painful. It Is better than u riotous m errim ent continuing all the anything to prevent awkward pauses. forth, then, we are— two »ay dog» t » waritag oe regrets open the luxuriant way, the w arin g torches making the ( past Barbara, bllsafolly unconscious swords, spears. Implements. Only one. lifetim e of vain regret One of the gather? What a good Ideal" tresses piling round her bare feet as he knew wall, still hid defiance un moon seetu pale by contrast. crudest tragedies in this funny old of any flaw in this pact of friendship, His tone was cool snongh to reassure go tar ao good: But H happened der «he cloak of subjection, hiding bis world Is the ease with which such ml« I At a small hut on the outskirts lost her fear of these childlike folk. a dozen nervous women. She was con that Barbara'» heart remained unshorn time. Chimababol paused. in . listing that It I Having proved the effect of a random I I I « con be made— unconecioualy__all scious of a grant relief as ahe Joined ef Its sex. »<th all tie natural tendency Tbas. for a while, all dancer seemed In good faith.” was the best they could offer and would | shot from the revolver, she felt safe. IU b In the doorway to look well. When the h eir was rut In future be tabu to the great white . He turned h it face upward and One evening, shortly before Chrlst- throbbing pulse, toward the palm grove. short to her nerk. she beet t i l e d ; cblef. Then the revelers dispersed, the I mas day, having prepared their supper, Was there a singing In the air around, caught the glint of tears In her ayes picked up the dtmlnntfve m irro r, lshl (To be continued) torches flickering like miniature flre i she wandered down to the shore, wall as If every bird spon the ls|pad bad "Ah tny dear! Don't take It so much It dow n; picked up the sdaaors; hesl among the neighboring huts. T he man tug for Alan's arrival. Sitting idle ' mistaken coming night for the dawn, to heart." In Illinois (th e state o f H e rrin ) tsted again— then laid them down, and and the girl were le ft alone. She gave a strangle« little sob “He upon a eock. she watched the spray or was It the inward song of hts heart ? gave bar head a vehement thahe The L. M . H ig h t, form er Methodist m in ! T he barbaric excitement still tin and foam glistening Is the sunshine ■ For long Barbara sat where he had —cared. Hugh arOl ever be—faith abort wave» and curia free from all ister, and Mr». Elsie Sweetin have gled In th eir veins and shone In their against the distant reef, her thoughts left her, without looking up. though ful. He la the truest— ” restraint, followed their own rweet teen sent to the p en iten tiary fo r life eyes when, for a moment, they looked occupied by u variety of small things— knowing that she was alone. S lit faced "Yea I know ; one of the very beat. will, waving plquantly aronnd her antall and fo r 85 years respectively fo r poi at each other. Instinctively Barbara chief among them being a cottonless her shrinking soul for the firm tim e; But marriage with him Wouldn't have head, cluttering about her eara , soning each others’ spouse» to th a t caught her breath, putting her hand to future! H ie constant mending of their the beacon burned Itself out beside satisfied your nature. You know that," A h a stood In the outer doorway, her throat, as If to wrestle with some could m a rry . W hut m ental combined wardrobe had drained her her; the sun sunk lazily In a sky “O h!" she cried startled. "But I watching a bird preening Its bright they thing choking her; her torch fell to slender resources of thread. Fins had aflame. shall itH I marry him— If we get re» plumage on a rech H e turned In sun peace could they have expected, m a r the ground. been resorted to that day. Alan sat on U n til today she had taken for grant cuod Pleas.. don't think me ao die prise at her early appearance; but the ried, each knowing th a t the other had "We-we— can’t stay— h e re !” she mut one and swore loudly; she smiled lin ed the supposition that, underneath the loyal as aJI th a t!" word» of greeting (fieri upon hl» Ups I murdered one m ate and m ig h t re - tered. h alf to herself. geringly over the recollection. . . . growing enchantment of this land, the H e smiled over this third uncon "W hat have you done?” he ejacu- |p cat'.’ She felt his hand upon her a rm : the Her face sobered and she leaned fo r craving for Hugh and rescue still pre scious appeal for hla good opinion touch sent a wild trem or through her ward, then roue quickly to her feet. dominated. . . . F ull of shame, she "D you call it loyal, then, to curry nut Slowly moving through the clear water, realized thia supposition to have been a compart when the very motive upon i not fhr from the shore, appeared a bat a bubble burst at this first teat. which H wan founded has proved an large gray outline suggesting In Its She understood, wath a sense of ebock, Illusion? Yon would be living a lie ‘•THE FOUR ANGLES” general shape an airship Barbara the small space now occupied by Hugh all your life— u n fa ir to you both. H e re ’« a dandy puzzle for beginners and for old hands at the gnm< drew In her breath quickly, watching in her thoughts. Y et—he seemed. In Snrely be wouldn't w ith I t * ’ Several unkeyed letter», hut only one technical name nnd one abbrevia the ailant bulk glide slowly by until, memory, as dear os ever Team “You don't quite understand.” ahe tion. The«e facts nnd Ita all-over interlock make It not such a hard ona making a large circuit. It disappeared brimmed In her eyes: she realized, at protested " I am Just as fond of him. a fter all. In the direction of the reef, last, how this very dearness proved It would still be the snroe.” 5 ft was. she guessed, a shark. /Ó Its vast separation from love. 7 d 9 “Barbara," he said softly, "the love For the first time the remembrance Like a bird newly aware of freedom of man and woman Is not fondness " dawned upon her of islands In the a fte r narrowly escaping capture, she She could not speak H e r heart 12 J5 Pacific ocean being often shark-lnfest stood up and looked around with lin seemed to rise In her throat and throb ed; the recollection brought. In gering eyes, which now knew how close there; her limbs trembled. In sudden flash, fu ll realisation of the risks Alan a hold the brilliant scene had upon her panic she tried to free her bands, her IZ 18 took when he an* am with her to lnnd. heart. I f eves- rescoe came, It would womanhood realizing his manhood aa W ith another chaotic tum ult o f mind bring pangs of grief Instead of the un It bad never consciously done before 20 21 she remembered Alan's fu rth er risks alloyed joy aha bail supposed. The Instinct of the wild bird to flee when salving all necessities for their Again her thoughts turned to Hugh, and hide was hers. H e r turmoil com ■omfort. his stubborn refusal of her wondering what were his feeltnga to 22 municated Itself to him. In that vibrant offere o f help, his stringent commands day. . . . And her sensitive heart silence. He looked up Into her face, j against bathing In the lagoon. smote her, overwhelming her with re seeing ’ here what be had hut glimpsed 30 51 She realised, too, his consideration In newed ahnme. on the nlgbt In the natives' hot. not mentioning this horrible daneer to H urriedly she set about laying sup “Barbara I" Ire whispered shakily. v- • ' - add to her dread of those which al per. hoping vainly to sfRl the awakened "Barbara ' Be true to yourself— “ '(■ • ready menaced their lives. depths; then sought further occupa W ith a little cry. she wrenched her A wave of gratitude— or admiration tlon. H e r glance fell upon her lug kanda free Ae he sprang Io bis feet swept over her, and she covered her gage. W ith sudden decision, probably ta rn , hiding the hot involuntary blush, Induced by a hazy Idea of recapturing 3? 13^ shutting out the sudden, unbearable the Instincts of civilisation to combat ! glory o f sky and sea. unruly emotions, she seized a box and Presently, lowering her hands, she opened I t . . . 44 turned her glowing fnee Inland. When presently Croft retnrnefl. he W ith a gasp, she grew rigid. was met on the threshold hy a wistful 5/ A heavy cloud of smoke hung hi eyed figure clothed In something soft dense plumes over the hilltop I Even and white and altogether womntUy, In 54 as she looked, a long jagged flame stead of the blouse and old skirt. He J "W e —W e— Can’t Stay— H e re l" I leapt up , . . then another, and an stopped abru p tly ; then with rather other. . . . The beacon was on fire ! grim lips, smiled. entire frame. I t was as If In her She gased at It, fascinated. W hat did “So we returned to civilization tn wrought-up state, nn electric w ire had 1 It mean? Rescue at Inst? Thp rescue spirit, if not In fact?" touched her, im parting strange cur for which they had looked, and longed, His uncanny knack of reading her rents which, with waves of magnetism, Horizontal. Vartiosi. and lived all these weeks and months motives caused her to give him, ar dragged her close w ithin their field, 1— T v « e t h r r I — I n r H u tr n e d . . . Suddenly, like n heavy cloak, all < 1 — N a r a usual, the swift deep-sea glimpse which while simultaneously repelling her with 2 — I C l f i n r n t In a i r I t — R u a ia a t r r a a t 9 — M e ta l the previous excitement and exultation he sought. nn unknown fear. Feebly she resisted, IS«>wDaaaF 4— f tm n ll c h ild r e n fell front her. “Alan. I want to tell yon something." but his grip tightened, pulling her lfV _ -A r tln lr a f a p p a r e l 5— H e a le r l a el«»lba "W hat Is It?” he asked, bregtbtng A feeling as of a cold wind, full of across the threshold. I # —- f l l a w o f a h n r n <1— 1 Irm 17— A a tb r n p « * l4 vsgoe foreboding, chilled her heart In quickly at what lie saw in her eyes 7— K n c f t f i r n n | "The natives are w atching!" he mut 1M— i ’o m f o r t * — H ip “I saw a shark today. And," hur that warm evening air. tered In her ear. 19— H o te l« • — O th e r riedly, “I —ob, A la n ! 1 retaliated all H is torch showed the Interior to be 1 0 — f f m a ll v r e e a r e « e t a l » la IO — llo r « e o you have done for mo, all you have > 1 — N o avee a f l u m b a r small and bare, the sole contents Iv ln g 19— 1 n r lo « e < IX 32— F l a l a b risked and spared me— " X4— o n e two rolls o f reed-mattlng or “tapestry." 22— P a r t i 35— N e y -a ll« a N ear the blaring fire stood Croft. “All my Invlirlhle halo, In fact?" Loosing her, he fixed the torch in the t a — W la b e a f a r 25— o b ta ln r d H it utuds hung loosely nt 1 i 1 r sides; She Ignored the flippancy. “And I ground and took up one of these hesps. P re p a ra f a r ta b la 37— K a ra Ids gave was fixed upon the distant, feel ahnply full of—of— " B4— D l a t r l e t j “They roll themselves In this, to 21»— O r g a n o f h e a d 35— K i n d a f d n < heaving water. At the sound of the .20— P a r t o f v e r b be* “O f— what. Barbara? What?” (deep," he said. “I t w ill make a sub 97— T a f if fiip n u t 91— P r i m a r y c o lo r gift's hurrying stops, he turned quickly. “O ratltude—" stitu te for a door." Fl>— O l r l ' a n flm fl 92— O ld b o r s a “A ship r he announced briefly. “G ra titu d e !” He turned away, with 1 She mechanically helped him to fix 42— P l o t o f * r o a a < l 35— B e g in * “I b It coming T' a short laugh. 40— C o H V » ) « R r e 99— M aka ovar It across the openlDg. L ike revelers In 47— T o a i f k a a p a “ No." “I can do so little In tarn to make 37— F m i M l t r r a Continental carnival, the natives 6 0 — T o ebeat Sh— T o le t lo o a e Silently they looked at each other; things tolerable fo r vuu here." she were too much excited to settle down 11— V a ile d ( a b b t .) 40— W e a l h e r e o c k the man Inscrutable as ever, the girl went on. In the warm th of her heart 12— F r a a o f l a f a e t a 49— F u e l fo r the n ig h t; the noise outside was clasping and unclasping her hands, her “Your life was to fa ll— " • 19— I t o r y 44— A e te d p a r i still boisterous. Turned and Fled Into the Hut. 14— C b a a r a a 45— K a ra e d lipa a little tremulous. In the turmoil H e Inked round again quickly “No Alan, the same p rim itive tingling In Bn— f t o l f e lw b 47— P a r t o f l e v of her emotions, she sank upon the fuller than yours w lfh the man you—" ah» turned, and, without a word, fl»d his blood, talked rather w ild ly as he 19— H e a v y h a m m e r 49— « a p e r flu o u a g r o w f b ground at laid, and buried her head In “Ah" she Interrupted passionately Into th» hut. . . . 1 7 — N a a fe 4 I 4 9 — W o o d o f t h e a p o llo c b p1«a< arranged the cover. her hands. T h * a o In ffo R w il t a p p e a r In n e t t la a u a . 'Don't 1 I — know." Hs stood still for a m inute; than h» "Tve are savages now 1 Conventions j. Croft looked at her. his own feelings H er votes went into alienee. For a draw a quick anateady breath, and don't count here. As you remarked, Senator M c N a ry appears to have these may henceforth be our sole com in much the some chaotic state. The long time he sat watching the dark strode to the shore, to pace up and down up and down fa r Into the ' panions. And they ragnrd yon as my— hope of once again playing the part ness creep aw lftly over the water. succeeded in getting liberal appro among hts fellowmen— dear to a ntan A fierce craving for advice, sym night. . . . w ile— remember Finishing his Job. priation» fo r Oregon im provem ent« Barbara Hty awake throoglmot long he turned round, his eyes glittering In of action —of achieving the ambitions pathy oven disapproval, »o long as ahe restored to th o e la te from which ru&leasly destroyed at the very mo bourn facing In terrible Isolation the 1 could unburden her agitated mind, mas the dim lig h t “You must play up, too. 0 th e y had been oraeed. fo r—fo r your own sake. . . , W hat ment of Attainment, had been raised tered the girl. She took one of her old great question o f sex. W hat ahe had E A and dashed almost simultaneously. Impulsive plunges dimly realised and vaguely feared, la I t Barbara. . . . W hat'a the m at Rut in that same moment he faced the I am so troubled!" »he exclaimed since that revealing moment during ter? W h y —do you look at me— like fall knowledge of what all tills Eden E A L T their visit to the natives, now loomed m ddenly. that?" H e caught both her wrists. th o u s a n d s o f t h s m s a s t t s d , like existence meant to him—the im s .e .e ' K J j B p r o n o u n c e d . a n d d e f i n e d in , “T ell me Ju«t what la troubling you," up In Itx naked reality to alter the "W-we— can't stay— here!” she m ut manslty Of lilt Increasing hopes, bitter whole aspect of their life here to- I L E D 5HP> he answered, hla voice softening. tered again, not moving In h it grasp. sweet In their uncertainty. And. as gethfr She faced the true position: "Loneliness?” “But we— we've shared a hut before E M J lT Ö the flnmpa ascended, he faced abruptly realised clearly that »he and thia man — a ll these weeks 1 W hy are you afraid The Hasp of his fingers encouraged r e 3M 5 o i the probable termination of It a l l ! were cut adrift from all the safety of now? T e ll m e!" H e bent over her. confidence. ______ L , O ‘U?D FA* H e controlled, but not without dlfft- other human companionship, all the *Jk/*r*m* “T ell roe. Bair ba ra— ” "No. no! Thia wild fife. this lovely cuRy, the emotions rioting within his restraints of civilization with thia ter A L j S'E *1 can't . . . I don't know, . . 1 heart, when those tense few minute», island, seem to creep up and op. en rible, eternal attraction now me» art ng l A D D E;Rj — I ’m not— " Desperately she tried to fraught with so much meaning—such gulfing me. ao that I —dread the a few »ample» them. Re cape from It was Impassible, w ithdraw her hands and eyes from his. crucial pages in the Book of Fate— re thought of the old restricted existence. broadcast fib» understood now the nature of the abreact Idtl Alan, it's terrible I t —It 's Intoxicating She fait powerless, as If she were slip laxed. w hen the fa r off spiral of abyss yawning below the preriplc* t agrimotor hot purauh ping down some precipice Into roar smoke faded Into the clouds, as the dis — It frightens m e! I never crave for which had threatened her of late. This 1 Blue Crews myvtary »hip ing torrents which would engulf her, tant vessel vanished, he leaped upon a the world nnd a wider sphere, aa I new knowfledge Hlirmlneri the paxt even K A I ? K F R rotogravure Junior college sweep her away from every known bowlder and threw his arms wide. The djd In Dfirhury I know I ought m he to the strange magnetic attraction, ■ " z * 1 k i l l J IV Ewhonla i pining for rescue; to long for—ffer— rl FascUta landmark. This was n tterly different gesture might have been a welcome fo half-fear. In the earty days of their Pre altigraph i from that other night's four Then It freedom, or an acquiescence In the in those st home; to he unhappy r R ik-iag acqualntBnce It terrified her. shaking had been fear of him. and tangible. evitable; In either case It savored of tried, htmeetly! But—* Flag Day a 9 Red Star her confidence Her one shield and Now It was subtle, terrifying, and— of 'U s m o f" Laughter Interrupted her. mud gun I ■I paravane protector in all ther had faced now ap herself, in some arrange way. “T r ie d ! Have you really? Than— B Ruthcne J a J mega bar peared In the light of the etiecay H e turned suddenly toward her J. W - S T E P H E N S O N . H e drew her suddenly closer; b u r I rollmop taiga plaamon again»’ w-boni ahe had ao a lly l “I am sorry," he sold. " I feared It you are happy here?" w ith all the Strength of her w ill, she "That's the trouble; don't you see? aokol tenoid upset you—today.” G augamo ahortoen flung herself back In his rrasp. I don't know why. but I am J was “ Why today?" »he asked curiously I ptoroais soviet precool “Don’t— touch roe; I don't— under- even glad when the ship didn’t cam» duvetyn A look of Incredulity crept Into hl* realtot S. P.boat ktand— Oh. , . A lan — help oa b oth!" to n ig h t! IF» Just as if there's some face. Czech (»-Slovak camp-fire girl The cry was one of desperation It spirit In thia Island which draws ->nt ' I t 1» December twentieth Wasn't A ir Coundl aerial caarada Startled him. For a long moment he up and up- Do you think me utferly that to be your wedding day?” I f the way So a m an’s he«rt it Devil Dog salvation gated deep w ithin her darkened »yea, heartleoa?" She tank back, staring t him blank through his stomach, th ro ttle road Federal Land Bank the blood mounting in his face, throb He laughed again; and ahe won ty Twkre she open»-! her lips to speak, to a woman’s good trace'* is via a bing in his temples, his verv Ups dered at the exultant ring o f It /« t A/« Stotshoeee At Inst, »lowly, box of ehogolnten and bonbons. trembling Then, almost violently, but bet no words came e f tn f e r m e tie n T think youra a goose— waking u p ' aha turned her ra re seaward. w ith a strange look o f exultation, he S e r e n e Y oe f O f con's» only the daintiest mor- Have you only Jos' realised the— ' I t woe P she «lurmnred. "I—had— let her go. ■ela w ill accompl'th that »nd, and 's p irit'—on the Island?” Then he be tcargotten ' Again her bead dropped T i l go and see I f — If — all s safe nut- 2700 p fl|M came se rious "How could your un “ beet" m»»n C la rk ’». “ Where W o her hands 0000 illiMtralKMM'" atde," he stammered. happiness help those In Hngloari ? They there’« a candy box, there the li» » aa ’ he words were, he heard She heard him leave the h u t : and have long eg" (Iro n us op for deed heart uniocks.” A wild Joy flashed through him. j she tank down In the fa r corner, trem Reside». no forced ' Oaottraa are worth bo dared not trust h la a e if or bling violently . . . . She heard anything.” him enter la te r: and the burled her hM route bo left bar—d o b in g , with G A C. f 1 « Ml AM CO . 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