Show IDLE ISLAND IS ND CHAPTER IX Continued IX-Continued Continued 13 1 lie He brought snowshoes for her along with an sn Invitation from the Captain and Gram Oram for tor her to come to the iliA House until the so snow OW was over Hut tut OilY Gny did not wish to leave Now that Rand Hand had come CODle the beauty of ot the tho snowstorm was Increased a hundredfold At his urging however vever the she went up tp tg put pat on stout boots and ond knickers koh-kers kern for Cor a 8 short run through the woods wood on snowshoes Rand helped her through the tho window and slipped the tho clums clumsy shoes over her boots showing Bho her how best to plod along In them OilY lay floundered clumsily at first but finally with Rand III holding be he hand they set off Into the woodland There was no breath of ot wind The air was wall clean cold sold but bul not Dot stinging It seemed to her that the snow that touched her lips of ot salt Constantly she cried out flUt with delight at ot the festoonIng festoon festoon- Ing lug of ot the trees trEis the No draping of ot the rocks and on the sea side sea the great caves oves of ot Ice and snow which glistened and shone like Jeweled castles towered std and Never had hod she seen lIeen the water to fI dark a 8 blue so cull cold Tours Tears came come to her eyes eJes tears of ot wooden wonder at ot the beauty of ot the snowwhite snow snow- white while Island and she stumbled and ond fell laughing Rand hell helped led her up and ond sow aw the tears that glistened glisten ell ellon on her red cheeks You have hove hurt yourself I INo No She put tier her arras arms around aroundhim him looking anxiously Into Inlo his hits eyes auger r that he should understand It ItU U lit because It Is so beautiful Doesn't It 11 mike make nil all the lie little things In the world seem petty icily and ond foolish and not worth at struggling about Rand kissed the tears from her cheeks checks I knew you would feel It It always gives me an nn Idea Idla It must be sort of ot pleasant to be he dead Oh no They Thy cannot see It It IL No but hul I dare say It feels as os asgood good gaud as os It II looks Are you happy OilY Gay I never knew what a 8 really happy hopp moment was until Just mall Just now I am om for tor Joy I am weeping for Joy I am urn adoring you ou for tor the some seine reason Now and then a small scared scored rabbit stumbled 81 ell through the Hie snow snow laden Inden brushwood scurried quickly to 10 cover A snow bird blyd chirped anxiously on a burdened bough Onca In a widle I l I loosened Ill I'll by the sun a 8 little shower of ot pelted I them Its great JUlIt fun tUII being In love with yon 1 hand HuI slip she said avid It lt seems to gire 1 me n a sort of mortgage on all oil the outside world lorld When they hind find returned again lignin to toI I the hi window on in the valley side Ito Rand nd helped her tip lip end and the snow snow- s from loin her feet tell Slip he put her hr bunds on his Ills shoulders Rand I wish It could go ou on forever for Cor or ever Nil No This Illis loving Having you rou like this loving 1111 1 you 1111 like this Ibis being with you ou like 11 this Ills She Rhe drew him Elm close t ther to o her and held him tightly with her r arms anus Alt All 11 of ot It I love Lose It I never ne knew 1 It was to 10 be hI so 80 happy Rund 11 kissed her their cold lip lips s win mini to the Ilse caress Hut his dark eyes elves 8 were vere very rry dark daric Indeed the Hie Ih long Imig lashes and his hla smile was a n little at era when he said sliM Would It II be hc as ns d dear lIr I wonder I If U UIt f It were rl K to lo last t forever Or Isn't nt t It nil 1111 the Ihl sweeter because It Is just Jus t for a n year 11 r lay Gay II held him Elm closer cloer She did not nol t ans answer vir lUi you OU know beloved II ed be tic e slid said mid his ilia smile was ready now though Ills his eyes IS were clouded dark I 1 am litO everything l' In Gods God's oll's world that t you I thoroughly do du I. I not nol like Y r Yes 8 Anil And the one thing In It that Ihu t I lu love lave with lIh my sty whole heart she hl whispered Well Rill I to 10 be Ill satisfied wit with h that lie hI said cheerfully And si an t ought I I. I sold said Coy Gny Hut But site she was vies nut not CHAPTER XIn X XIn XIn In the Ilse early curly evening l' the Ihl snow h begun be hie gun gUll to Ht full fall again heavily 11 and ami Ha tin tUes skies seemed fairly ho bursting with Hi the weight of or il II Rand hand came once more mort to 10 the IIII window and swung up 1 gluing sitting on lie IIII lie Kill III feet feel Into IheI the I scow u as 11 tic urged her to 10 cometo come carne to III I Hie lie hi Big House until It II was over u Rut Hut 1 Jealously mull all the III little Ill secret Iii Joys of tier her Island life liCe She fell Unit that she he would nut not willingly willing exchange one month of ot common lux IIII living for Cor the Joy of ot greeting him Elmo like Ilk this Ibis In the pelting till snow ut uther tier her And Aud as us they bulb both thought of ot It u III at once they looked ut lit themselves con their situation lon and burst bunt Into Inlo merry laughter for tor hl he In his hi heavy outdoor guru gurb sat strumming his feet fee In the Hie I h snow while she beside him slippers to lie flue warmth o ot of the cheerful roo room III and great likes tell fell upon them bulb boat alike Oh never she he cried I wouldn wouldn't give up H II minute like ilkI this It Is such suet fun fan to III find you yu In la odd and moments llund picked a I great III flake from her hN and kissed I It as os it melted Youre ollre such a plucky little devil II he ho sold said admiringly And for or a city girl 1111 too luu l on Ihl o Y they you II braver bravery In lu Greenwich II viii Village ge p Is courage lII fo fur sale In to he till v shops I dun dont know ii o native stales stale ol f Maine girl lir hn would world tn here alone lu Iii lu a It snow al ors I a Dy By ETHEL HUESTON Copyright 1927 by br Th ma Dobb MerriH Dobbe Co Oh roots fools rush In ta the she quoted lightly I J crave crove experience I have hove never been snowbound And It Is II sosweet so sosweet sosweet sweet having you rou risk the storming elements to B see e me Now It If we were married he tie said we could be snowed In together end and the rest of the world snowed out out for for all 01 the rest of ot our lives Gays Ony's arm tightened about his hll shoulder When she spoke her voice although she strove to make It light was OS husky busky Not for tor the rest of our lives The spring would bring a 8 thaw And wed we'd fight wouldn't we Over who should shovel the snow Id I'd pay any oy Wife dear deor dear and 0 and nil then as na Gay flushed be he repented repeated It teasingly teasingly- Wife Wife dear you believe In work you rou adore odore work you worship work therefore there there- therefore fore tore you rou shovel the snow Jays Gaya warm lips silenced hIs Ms mock ing tag Then she said Run nun along to y feather teother bed thou sluggard Sleep drowse and be tie lazy Inzy for Cor tomorrow you OU shovel my snow v. Hut nut when you rou are ore snowbound snowbound- lonely onely alone remember atone remember what I told you ou we might be snowbound to to- gether ether And Ant then he shot hot off oft suddenly sud sud- denly lenly Into Iota the thi storm and Gay Goy closed the he window smiling at It It merely because be cause Rand nand had sat there For her herJo heroy Jo joy oy In his presence was an on unceasing marvel to her All AI night long the snow tell fell and whenever Gay Gny turned and wakened she Bhe could hear the breathless kissing of ot flake on nuke fluke And when morning dawned downed she was snowbound Indeed All her tier lower windows were blinded with It tier Her piazza was solidly banked And It was Thanksgiving They had planned lanned for a party dinner at ot the Captains Captain's Alice Andover and ind Gay Gny as liS guests and after otter dinner land fond and the boys bors had hod ar at arranged ranged rangel to take toke the girls coasting was Thanksgiving Thanksgiving-no no no dinner no parly par ty ly no Rand It was a disconsolate tiny Ony who wandered wondered moping around the pretty house from room to room Thanksgiving I Not a thing In n the world to 10 be thankful for for until until the snow melts melts and and toad Rand comes She Sue had hall no hope of ot getting out of ot her prison that do day The entire lre valley val vol Ie ley was plunged In snow The AppleTree Apple AppleTree Tree TrIo was Just a low white roof root showIng showIng show show- In Ing In a high white plane plain It If was noon when she heard voices beside the pine tree that stood at ot her porch She ran run to the window of ot her bedroom and ond looked down Rand and ond the boys hoys were there They had Imd ropes rOlles and nH a short ladder lodder and a e basket No need of lot a ladder to 10 reach to 10 the brunches branches of ot the pine lIne for tor Its lower brunches branches were hurled and und Rand pulled himself up easily Into the tine tree Iree while the tho boys below raised n a long plank steadied It against the tree raised and shoved It slowly up to him And wedging It firmly against the branches Rand shoved sho It toward her slowly and at 01 the end with n 0 little push that thol lodged It upon her sillIe sill Ive I come for Thanksgiving dinner din din din- ner mgr he sold said pleasantly as ns though en entering a 0 formal reception room to a format formal hostess Theres nothing to eat eat but but canned things So I thought I brought my own And then thell Rand Band was up on the plunk and ond slowly hand over o hand band he Inched his hula way nut nod and toward the silt sill a distance from the tree hut but a scant two feet feel and ond Gays Gay's hands caught him when he Ge landed Then the boys tossed him the end endot of ot u rope and the heavy basket wa was s raised You ou needn't come back for tor Dr me he culled called Ml II slide down Into the snow Wont Won't hurt hurl me nee Thanks boys hOYs So long Ions You Ton darling Gay day said Bald 1 J tied had no DO Idea dea you IOU would come I said It U was wu wasa wua a terrible Thank Thanksgiving and I had bad nothing In the world to be grateful for tor And nd I 1 said the snow enow was hideous Fancy that I All Alt her ber life lite Gay looked back bock to that as 89 a perfect day The They were like two tl children In their gaiety In their love They giggled Joyously ly over unpacking un us packing the basket the Captains Captain's wife had Oiled filled for tor them There was turkey turkey tur key yes yea with dressing and crap cran cranberry berry sauce and a 8 little Jar of ot grav gravy Pickles fruit cake rake pie It Is III Thanksgiving Gay Gny wild said solemnly sol solemnly It U U Is Thanksgiving You Vou are ore orem m my Thank Thanksgiving Hand I am very verI grateful to you After Atter dinner they pulled up the divan before the fireplace and sat sot together together together to to- gether very verI close and stand Rand smoked while Gay Gny arms about him stroked his haIr ran slender teasing fingers angers under his bis collar touched gently Ken gen Kently the healing tear scar on his forehead I 1 never expected to be so much Inlove Inlove In Inlove love she said sold happily Dont you ever expect to be more moreIn moreIn In to love than this No no Ob Oh no I 1 hope not I should die of It Then she added slowly slow ly Iy Hand Iland you OU think I do not cot really I 1 e e s re reg g I i r 4 dl Youre Su Such h a Plucky Little Devil He Said Admiringly love you You Vou think It is sort Rort of ot half half- fun tun thrill half Rort sort sort of ot a 0 fly by affair dont don't you your yourI I think you OU love lo me DIe as os much as ns you can con perhaps Rut nut you and ond I- I weare we weare are alike we alike we cannot connot love love love-love love great grent greatly ly Iy Too selfish You think too much of ot getting things done I think too much of ot my nay own pleasure We cant can't love greatly greally because we always put pUI ourselves first I love lo you greatly grantly she said Indig nanny Too greatly So greatly I cannot connot eat cat sleep or work ork for Cor thinking of you not love lo That's That's sensation low How lung long do you think that sort of thing will last It will 1 be lie over o In to a year If year If It endures so long Do you OU honestly think that hand Rund That Thai this beautiful feeling I Lave e for Cor you OU will last only i t year Jeor How long does dols It usually last with you low How long did It II last the last time timer Oh Rand It was never ne like Ilke this never It never ne Is while It lasts And when It comes again It again It Is ts never ne like UkI this ell either her Gay Goy stirred restlessly In his ids arms I 1 dont don't believe belle It IL It n will III last It ha has s the feeling felIng of eternity ot eternity Itself Itself about about It II They were silent for tor n a while Gny Ouy he said suld seriously this 1 Is a something you IOU dont don't know Tn Toe way wOl to bold hold a treasured thing Iab Is Isby Isby Is- Is b by treasuring It ICk Keeping It GuardIng Guard Guard- Ing It It Sacrificing for tor It IL A treasure has bas ns to be treasured or treasured or poof tinsel pout tinsel paste aste the gold Just glided An un un- treasured treasure Is worth nothing You oa dont don't r realize that Do you Rand do you realize It It Too well I do He Ill laughed J I 1 realize It well enough but but but- What Vba Sty ly birthright for tor a ames mess of ot pottage Never Oh Rand I Am I 1 a mess of ot pottage pot tage r w Yes Ye you ire ere are one of ot the ot of f Egypt he be said sold laughing The en the dearest dearest the rest the sweetest the sweetest the most sa- sa fleshpot fleshpot- And I should hould trudge right Ight ort oft In the desert and ODd wash m my lands hands of ot you But nut I think and he paused mused to kiss her I J 1 think Ill I'll stick around a while a eit e It was the fifteenth of ot December when Island bay Day and und sea seu were finally ei II wrapped In the cold bands o of that climbed the snow covered slope to Gays Gay's door Sill She sold said she had come for a long talk n e nc otc cozy afternoon on She hc bt still IV Jfe her ber mantle montle of ot joyous excitement of ot ofa laughter a u but beneath It she wn was tired a 8 i little old woman of six seventy years ears a 8 heavy weight of ot time for tor role cue so 80 slight Blight They had tea they sewed they talked Gay Guy told her many little bits of ot Island gossip which she hind had troll from Rand When she mentioned Alice Andover Ando at ot last lost sparkled A good woman woman she said sold warmly Ive I've never known a better belter fur for ull all her administrating My dear can you keep kelp a secret Yes I know you can ran Dearie Deane Im I'm going to have a Christmas I party narty after afler allAnd all I And then flushing with excitement sparkling youthfully she told Gay oil nil about It IL She could not bear beor to give Five It up she would rather rother die than thOn rive give It up she thought Indeed she would die If she must give It up It'd she was curiously conscientious What was given to her she accepted cheerfully Rut Hut what was denied dented she had no right to take toke They bad put puta a limit on oo her and ond his limit she WO was bund In honor to respect Ah but there were a 0 thousand devious little ways WU'S to circumvent a limit to stretch It It honorably and fairly She was old her appetite W was II small her wants modest and ond both appetite appetite appetite ap ap- petite and wants could be stinted a little Not that thai she called It stinting I She called It handling What did she want at her age with all oil those glasses and ond Jars of ot fine lIoe rich home mode Jellies and ond fruits Why I It was sheer extravagance wasting such fineness Oneness on a 8 little old shriveled |