Show t i after the th e B by I 1 storm Storn lis LULU JONASON loor 1007 by 3 IT brooks brooka raised the blandis and looked out our things softly to A sodden landscape merged into loadell and a fine due driving rola rain yelled veiled but but slightly tho the misery of tho the scene across tho the road a score of ducks waddled tout contentedly c through tile muddy field floal to a puddle that bail bad formed la in ft a corner of the lot but half a dozen bedraggled hoos hens squam led dolefully as they picked up tho the angleworms angle worms driven to tho the by tile the continued rain cud rushed buck back to shelter tho the cows cowa in tho the side bide huddled under uio the dr dripping I 1 trees rod and the dog trott trotted d aars the road with ills ilia tall tail dragging almost in tho the good as he made for fop the protection of the beret barn after being befog driven from the inviting kitchen door brooks broods had bad como come to Cent centerville erville tor for a purposed purpose pur posea tt purpose that was ool not beat served by confinement la IQ a country boarding house tor for seven days and nights a once or twice ti lee there had como came n break la ja the steady rain but in III nu ito hour or so BO it only camo came flown down the iho harder ns as though to melike up for tile the time it bad lost ire iio had find wanted to take bess besa over to the big rock where they hid blid fint met the simmer bafo before re and there make tho the avowal of or lovo love that had find hung trembling upon his bis ups upa ever since ne ile tied had been ablo able to take it a tt AN hole month the ear car before four golden weeks fillod filled with sunshine anil and love then bess had gone to europe as companion to a rich relative and just as she returned curtis brooks bait bail been ell called tied to south america on oa a matter of great importance they had bad corro spondee with tuch buch regul arlly as aa their uncertainty of movement permitted but bat there bet bad been no opportunity tor for it a proposal prop obal find and now their waking timet time we was divided betle the parlor and the dining room of the old farmhouse seven days of rain had bad got ou on brooks nerves with tola his vt holes energy I 1 i ta 1 I 1 11 1 I 1 I 1 11 11 N I 1 11 I 1 7 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 i I 1 I 1 it I 1 I 1 71 j t 1 I 1 A I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 oo 00 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 z F I 1 I 1 02 4 1 I C giada a z z nies dr belll bent beat upon taking back to town bess promise the dreary round of 0 parlor life irritated him dicelo langdoc Lang doD who bad been the life of tho the stormbound party bad ro christened willow farm the ark ait with an aa allusion to tho the solvent 8 that went by two the landlord was uns nosh noab tho the c colored 0 lored servants ilium and his bis ial and with a sudden switch to langdoc has baa insisted that brooks brook was wae dick deadeye because of bf hla disposition edilou and brooks bad not belled ida nickname it was not easy 0 even for a patient man to bit quietly and sea iseo the slut hoped for opportunity pass and curtis brooks was waa not it patient man mall all through those list last weeks in columbia he could shut bla big eyes and see BOO the eig big rock with bess and bli blaase usef lr standing beside it just OH as they had done the summer before now that bo is was here ho he could not even see it from I 1 the vi endows because of the curtain of mist allot and rain tomorrow he be would have to return to town and then mere was another long trip to cartegena Ca regena the frown BAS as still elul on brooks faco face when he went down to breakfast langgons Lang dons jollity irritated him and when they went back to the parlor after the weal meal ho he was gloomy mail anil dispirited even bess begs could not aln n in him out of himself slid and finally he be v A ent n to b hla is room to write somo some fetters ho he announced writing consisted to la sitting berate a 0 table with pea and ink and paper near at hood band find and staring at the drenched landscape before him bills even tho the duals bad sought coer for now tho the rala rain was coming down in ile iio could scarcely see ece across tue tile yard and with a groan at tile tho lost vacation lois he bo let ud ids lead sink emit forward upon hla his arm A light knock at the floor door bad to bo be twice repeated before lie be beard it IL bess stood in tho the ball OB as though there was no such thing as rain dont you want to so go up cud and have a look at the big biff rock this she bhe asked 1 I think wet its going to stop braining at last anyway I 1 can wrap 1 up P well it would bo be a shame not to pea the old place before you go back avs youre you e an I 1 linge angel I 1 a as aa all he bo could say any sh sho 0 laughed at the he remark it would be moro more seasonable to call mo me a duck she reminded ill bo be ready ot at 4 a clock abo be darted away ond and brooks with fi a now hope la in hla big heart caught up it pon pea nud and wrote tho letters that lie be had been trying to compose oil all tho the week bess was prompt and acid nt it 4 1 they root et on oil the piazza Eo tho the rain had gone b buck net to a light drizzle dr alic but lung don affected to like a eat foret farewell let of them him slid nud promised to try and recover their bodies after the flood bess bass giao liliu him a raly and they started down the rond it y nd as a bard climb up lip the steel side of the mountain ot at tho the foot of which centor center valle but after the stuffy nt at of tho the house the viet et earth filled tho the dona clean air with a lla its own bess drank deep drafts down into tier hep lungs lunga im glad that wo ire 0 ime amo she bho declared it so BO very avet and I 1 did anut to hava hare you see big DI roel rock again I 1 1 I was afraid that it would bo be aaili as ed cd away boffie barme we could get up lip li bro ro ile he said with fl a amle hia has beva beta a nightmare week BOBS begs ca chii a ou on think of oc tile the way 1 ro e been acting 1 I dont blame you site she said bald softly it must lo be 10 horrid to baie am e your out week spoiled dul but theio la ito big biff rock she added as they came ui in view 0 of I 1 a huge bo bow wIder lder relic of some borne ga it caal period in dear clear weather they could see BOO far down tho the alloy from the ledo ledge on the rok rock stood blood even now they wore veto given a glimpse of green fields fields and tho the darker tint of the wooded sections though the silver thread of too the river had bad become a leaden reflection of tho the cloudy akles crooks brooks leaved against the lock while dess boas seated herself upon a mm eiller stone for a moment neither spoke then brooks turned to tier her U was roy my one lati to come boroo up tip bore bere hoseid bo cakl do ou remember ight meeting me here As ai though it were yesterday she ons 1 I bad been day in the shade of the rock ond and 3 you cabie crushing Iti tough the bushes I 1 ft as 09 ft little frightened I 1 remember 1 I wanted to come back here ho he said reflectively 1 I tied it a foolish notion that I 1 should ho be more fortunate it if I 1 spoke la in the HIP shadow of the dig big rock I 1 wanted to nik ask you to marry me bias bess bli but ft I 1 dont t you bould oil id dare in a rry a cluid mho fl ho had ell shown such b ft a temper na as I 1 hare ciare la in t he past tow few it anya ekys 11 why dont you sou ask odd mail find oil out I 1 r she bho suggested demurely la in it n moment ho he was upon his knees beside lier her lie ile had given tit bip oil all hope aa the lung conff wet days v ft ore upon ills his pa fienco ito ho had bad bot supposed that she eho would trust her future auturo to him now that she lind spoken he bo poured out his bis love la in a torrent of speech 6 to fill all else for bior a quarter of no an lien hour r lie ho gave heed beed to nothing savo BOVO the 8 sweet faco face before blien looked ot at nothing dothan save bavo the tender ea cica es now ow so full of love then she eho gently disengaged her holc if ond it a d pointed across tho the valley far aar la in tho the vi vest emit the sun aua was showing through it ft rift in tho the clouds lighting with prismatic splendor Bp lendor the arch of a rainbow life alfo Is like 1110 that abat dear she raid paid gently there must be some stormy duys that wo may better ap pre clate the sun bun and aad you aro are not afraid even or of my t temper craper of course tier not you foolish boy ness ho he sold bald impetuously im golas going to try arr anil and baye very few storms I 1 inow how bow unpleasant they are all this week pro iro been grov ing mor moro a and moro are certain that you y would noer have me and alt all tile the time links you were looking for tho the ro ra lubow 10 LON lo a la is the pot of gold that Is burled at tho the foot of that sort bort of a rainbow she ehe said bold with a smile aud and unlike the others we ave have found the gold ho he exulted |