West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-22

tired Ia hecrt emf mnl and life. Her
destiny had na. la"n beautiful or hap
Ply before hc invaded "a. but II had
been calm. ana nov serenity seemed
the wOrthcSt gift OF the gods. II was
not that She loved Linn lcs'. but that
she had 80 long reelected upon him that
her imagination WAS numb Her
thought. arid. unrruitful as the desert.
turned from him 60 the problems that
besCt her. ana from them back 10 him
again in Uull. suhcOnscious ycarning
She could no iongcr project an an.
guished consciousness - those scenes
wherein he walked and talked with
Kitty. Her Indian fatalism had in
tervened. Life was life" 10 be lived
or left md yet size felt herself poor
creature. ono who lad lived long on
Illusion. who had bent her neck TO the
yoke OF arid unrcalities The pale
haired woman who kept him with her
mlscrlmcas OF SELF. who intruded no
somber tragedy OF loving. was well
worth trip across The foothills TO see.
and yet. judith reelected. IL was the
portion Of her mothers daughter 10
make OF loving the whole business
or life. even if she rcbcllcd and fought
against 1t ns am nccursed destiny.
Her light fcci scarcely touched the
ground as she sped swiftly through all
the network OF the hills. aud more than
once her woman's heart asked the qucs.
tion, And. prithee. Judith. II from
henceforth you are only To hold fellow
ship with the stars aud have no part
I'm the ways OF men, why do YOU walk
a days journey to catch II glimpse OF
pale haired womanT
She knew the probable course Of the
wolf hunt. She had been on scores of
them, galloped with Peter after the
fleeing gray thing that swept along
the ground like the nucleus of whirl-
ing dust devil. At least she was sure
OF the place OF the mornings llmpid
stream that ran close TO many young
pine trees. Here was II pause In the
rugged ascent. level space of open
green, thick with buffalo grass. Many
times had she been here with Peter.
sometimes with many other people on
the chase, sometimes-nnd these occa-
slons were cnshrlncd I'm her memory.
each with it's own particular halo-wlth
Peter alone, and they had fished for
trout ana cooked their supper on the
grassy levels. IT was I'm Judith's plan
ming 20 arrive before the hunting party,
TO hide among the Tickets of scrub
pine that grew along the steep cliffs
and overlooked the grassy level. to take
her ill of looking at the pale haired
girl and the hunters at their merry
making, ana, when he had seen, to
steal back across the trail TO the
DaXes'
They would not penetrate the thick
cts where she meant TO hide, and
should they she was prepared for that
contingency too she had brought with
her a bright cClorcd shawl that ste
would throw over her head. and with
the start of them she could outrun
them all. even Peter. Had she not out
danced him easily many times I'm FUN
Through the tangle of t:cc trunks that
grew not FAR from the thckct they
would think she was but poor Sho-
shone squaw lying In wait for the bro.
ken meat of the jewellers.
BY crossing and rGcr0ssing the Tiny
creeks that tricklrd slow and obstrtct-
eel through the gaunt levels of plain
nnd foDthill she had come by direct
route 10 tie fringcs OF the pine com.
try. And here she found IA world dim,
green and mysterious. 1t was well
nigh mcOncclvablc that the land OF
sngcbrIsh. and silence could within
walking distance of deso!ation show