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SINGLE, SHE AFFIRMED DEFINITELY
"With that edict of the doctor's, a fear more vast than mortal durance came over the woman, to whom that life was the essence of her being; and yet, because she loved — because a woman fights for what she loves — perhaps we may say just because she was a woman, that engulfing fear crystallized into a steel-strong courage, and she came out of it valiantly equipped — older, wiser, infinitely stronger.
As they drove, a few days later, along the thread-like narrowness of the mountain road, and breathed the tang of the pine and the fresh sweetness of shaded places, Doris squeezed her husband's hand tightly.
"You're breathing new life, honey," she told him — "just believe that — think it night and day — for it is that, you know — it is. Why" — with a lithe, lengthy sniff — "a mummy would come to life in this air."
"Well, I'm not quite in a mummified state yet" Tom laughed, buoyed up by the brightness of her courage and the invariable optimism of his
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trouble; "but tell me, dear, what of your position? You must tell me all about it, or I shall worry far worse than if I really knew."
"There, then." Doris handed him the newspaper clipping bearing the advertisement on which she had builded her hope.
Tom looked at her perplexedly — then back again to the slip of paper. "But it says," he remarked, "says quite emphatically that only single persons need apply "
"Well," Doris smiled lightly, "do you see any obvious reasons why I should not pass as a 'single person'?" , "I dont like it." Tom closed his lips firmly together. His girl — his wife — to face heaven knew what vicissitudes alone — and ' ' single ' ' ! Doris took his hand tenderly. Her voice was deep and sweet and very comforting.
"Dear love," she told him, "there is something to be done — something to be fought for — something that is not only life to you, but life and love and all my world to me. We cannot bring heaven to earth without our