Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18

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| loss what direction 10 take or what 10 do
except that Miss Charborlnin must BE-
| kept moving. N possible, 10 keep oil that
deathly chill until help should come ~ the
storm should lin Ills own teeth would be
| chuttering ~ hers were but Tor his ind0m
| table will. lie knew that che relied upon
! him and did not realize the danger. Bus
! would 10 not he better "a impress The ttuth
upon heri Would she not flse 20 the
emergency aud light 10 the bitter end'
Her action nj the moment decided him
| Instantly. She had YEARLY sunk upon
/ log aud was resting her face upon bet
hands lie aptang 10 her aud said with
/ decision
"Mlss Chamberlain, you must not give
/ way like that You must realize that we
/ arc Ia great danger and that u We let the
| cold hcuumb Va we are lost
Her pleading answer sent a great throb
/ Of fear through his heart. for u made plain
| % him that she was already under the In
fucnce OF that awful spell which, Ike the
charming Of the snake, makes tho ap
pronch Of death seem like dream.
u am not cold now, but 80 tirrdi Tht
storm will som ho over and they will come
/ for ua Please walt here"
Action was needed now. Ho had bis vest
/ left Without a word he wrenchcl that
OIL. lifted her to her feet, uubutioutd the
coat that was around her. took u Oh, forci
the vest upon her, not needing the feeble
motion With which she waved Il away
fastened Il, replaced the coat aud hurried
/ her forward through the anywhere
anywhere. ho cared not where. but they
went only short distance. when shc tot.
tered. stumbled and almost fcll, claspcd
| her hands couyulsiyely n her bosom sud
/ uttered an exclamation Of paln. lie put
| his arm closer aruund her, her head drO1pci
/ heavily upon his shoulder aud her VOICE
/ came In n whisper
II can hardly breathe | am TOO weak 10
walk. Leave me here. and Il YOU cau't gct
/ help, save yourself"
Al restraint wa gone now lic pressed
! her close 10 him with both arms aud kissed
her again aud again.
leave you. Madgc, when brought you
herei Leave Ill ! caro- for On carthi |
love you. love you, childi God forgive
me for saying 70, hut can't help It,"
/ She druw herself back from him an ~.
/ slant, the color flannel again into the white
I face. the big eyes looked full into his, then
! closed slowly a- she put ont her arms like
a tired child aud was taken back into his
embrace. lie bent down closer To catch
the wurdsi
"And l love you, Robert Surely there
I can be no harm In confcssiug % now, W-th
death ~ near. was not sure until this
afternoon. God cannot blame me Tor toll
lug you % We will both soon b, boioru
HIN, aud no will Judge. kiss me g00dby,
dear | am 30 tir,dr'
lie covered her long. dark oyclnshcs-her
cold, blue lips her moist hair her marble
like cheeks and forehead with passionate
kisses Her feeble clasp about his neck
strengthened a little. and she smiled gently,
The swirling snow aud the walling Wind
were nothing To him now. lie raised bis
head, and underneath the Joyous triumph
In his eyes there was desperate glitter ~
~ be glanced about him.
DEATH Who talked o. dpAthi 1hey
should not die there like rats In hole
l.ifo was sweet 10 him now. The futurt
was bright She loved him and she was
bis 10y right. Was there no cscatp frum
this biting cold aud ptilcss ,now1 II,
would shout The Wild wind swept Il away
with nocklng burst Of laughter. Il wnl
like shouting over the sea-
Ills voice wns almost gone. II he only
had his revolver with him he might maxi
himself heard. fooll fool 10 leave every
thing behind that would have bccn useful
Robbins always carried a revolver. Surely
they would try 10 signal llark' what
was thnti Only the roll u the distant
thunder.
When the storm came mp II was from
the west, aud the wind was blowing toward
the lake. Yes. he remembered that The
wind hadn't changed. aud all be- had Ia
do was 10 follow II. Why hadn't ho
thought OF this bcfopi There wa. hope
yeti lie would carry hcri
lie lifted her la his arms mud staggered
forward fcw feet, lilo had TO give il up,
His legH and arms were les cold and hii
Joints Hln. lie must gut his blood into
circulation first lie would sorape away
the snow and place Mndge against tia,
shelving rock. SHE seemed 10 bc sleeping
now. She was protected somewhat from
the Wind there. Now he would warm W
a little and then carry her 10 the lake Al
hc had to do was to follow the direction OF
the wind
Al, how awkward o. him 10 stumble
like that II must have been stone that
trippcd him What's thati Bloodi lie
must have cut hi, forehead. thcnl How
hard Il "a 10 got up aRaiul
Oh WELT perhaps be bad better lie dowr
and take little tap aud then-thun-a.n-d
t-h-e-n--
The snow had ceased falling, and IN
winds drcary monotone has dlcd away &
mere whispering among tho ghostlik
pines that stand up cold and stark, Tx
santinels frn1en on duty. The lifted an'
rapidly shifting clouds an pierced her
aud there by tiny slanting shafts Of snn
shine that touch the snow with splrklin
diamond points wider aud longer gro,
the blue iits In the rolling hurrylnl
aud di..olying mass of clouds nhov,
whose color IL slowly changing from blac
IN gray suddenly bursting through th
ragged frinecs ~ tho western cloud GU
tain, the siuking sun touches with golde
brush the pyramids, towers, minnruts an
domcs outlined In white relief against th
, hldOous hlacsuess oi the swiftly departin
snow clouds In the cash A beautiful riii
. bow poised on two marble peaks, and spai
! ming the valley, hangs IN the eastern SKY.
The snow Is not deep aud does not o.
] tend very far One can easily SEQ whci
q IT, edge meets the green Of the valley h
, low, aud eau almost hear tho busy hum
= tho people Tar down tho mountain side,
. dcathly still IS II on the snow capped peak
u The man sleeps on quite comfortably
= his shirt sleeves, and the woman lies
4 quietly rs though she hail never know
= any other pillow than one u snow "
J. the cold Ia Intense. Tho branches snap
. the frosty mir
4 The sun has gone and the shadows al
u settling down upon the valley 1t will /
y night soon.
Il God In heayen jim, look there!r
a N. A. a
d whisper
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