The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-15
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Their eyes followed ners: ner terror
was reflected in their faces. used as
they were to such scenes, and young
Green instinctively drew her nearer
himself as though to shield her from
what might follow. There was moth
( ing certain about the yulture's prey;
1t might be a wounded hare. a stag.
ora man. That it was something
was certain: something too, that was
wounded. not dead.
They stood in silence a moment
with awe.struck faces. while the bird
Of death lowering above them had a
terrible meaning for them. Dolores
chung TO young Green with trembling
hands in the first Wild moment; she
did not feel his strong arm about her;
there was a look in her eyes he could
never forget Then she loosened her
hold of him. aud stood alone slender
and stately on the brink of the yawn-
ing gulf 1t was marvellous how she
impressed those about her with her
personality. Many a time afterward
the young man was Weakened in the
night With the memory of her as she
stood there in her utter self-forgettul-
ness, her feet touching the edge of
the gulf opening before her, her ten
der face Grand with its brave soul
Il will call him. she said gravely.
'.He may answer, for he is there,
know
She leaned above The void filed in
with ghostly mist and gruesome shad-
ows; young Green's hand was upon
her arm, but she did. not know it. She
called aloud, and her voice rang down
the silence. waking the echoes from
rock to rock
Father! Father,"
The bird of death overhead Mapped
his heavy wings and uttered a fierce
cry as a panther might that has lost
its young i y waited end listened;
no sound disturbed the hush of the
mountains heart save the echoes
faintng farther and farther into the
mysterious depths below.
Father, Father.'
"He did rot hear said Dolores,
quietly or perhaps he cannot an
swer. will call again"
That he was there she did not
doubt; Whether dead or alive she
would fud him; she believed that, too.
She placed her hands to her mouth,
and her voice again woke the echoes
+ like the tones of a flute
Father, 1'atber,"
/ The vultul whrred down in front
Of them with its fierce cry. Then
suddenly up from the depths, yet not
far from them, floated a faint call,
half moan. half answer They listened
as though in doubt afraid to believe
lest they he mistaken. But again the
faint voice sounded not far distant,
but weak Green stretched himself
fiat on the ground, and leaned far
over the perilous edge.
About twenty feet below a sharp
ledge projected, forming a Nat shelf;
this was covered with tahsle of
! shrubs and bushes The mist hung
about it like a phantom shroud and
even to Green's clear eye it was but
family discernible. Whether or not
| Johnson was there. he could not toll.
He called cheerily, and again the
weak voice replied; the bushes below
were stirred slightly, and feeble
hand appeared for an instant
Green arose swiftly to his feet; he
uncoiied the rope with swift sweeps
Of his muscular young arms, aud fast
ening Ole end around his waist Sc
cured tie other end to a sturdy sap
lA dor !, t.
design without words and obeyed his
orders promptly.
Dolores watched them with dilating
eyes and her lips close shut, as though
to stifle a cry. When she saw whai
young Green was about to do she
came forward, a world Of wonder anG
horror and pleading in her eyes that
were larger and darker than usual as
they met the steady blue ones above
her
DO not 60 she said slowly, as
though the words would not come
Let me go; it is my duty; but you
you must not risk your life foI
him"
He replied hurriedly There was a
swift flashing smile in his eyes as
they met hers. 1t was pleasant to him
that she cared for his safety, and he
answered her with a swift, brave
smile. He spoke to the men cheerily
but clearly and concisey; he told
them to hold hard and mind their
work They were ready, and oleyed
him at once, and without words.
As he turned 10 let himself down
over the edge he looked toward Do,
lores She was standing apart from
them white and silent, her slender.
graceful figure in its homely print
gown sharply defined against the
dropping pine bouehs that swung low
down; her brown eyes were on him
with a great wonder in their depths.
AT the time he did not understand,
but he smiled at her, and the smile
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