Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-12
CHAPTER KILL


my selfish forgetfulness, and turning
about discovered Psyche standing at a
little distance from me with her arms out
spread, vainly endeavoring to see in the
light that blinded her. There was a
piteous bewildered look in her face that
seemed to say, Il am abandoned What
shall / do in this world where each one
goes his way?"
And then when J looked at her hair
matted with the sand, her drabbled dress
hanging heavily from her shoulders. nv
heart reproached me for my irgratitude.
For she had toiled as much as l, nav.
more; cheerfully ready at any hour of the
night or day to bury herself in the wet
sand, to dig and drag as she was hidden,
suffering hardships with smiles risking
her life fearlessly day and night for
months in the struggle to make me happy.
and all for this-to be forgotten in the
first moment of my freedom
"Oh, you are not gone ~ she exclaim-
ed, clutching my hand as l touched her
and spoke her name. mot yet" she add
ed, striving to open her eyes that sne
might see me.
81 shall never leave you Psyche" I
SdAQ OblJ LOlSOl YOU LOT n minute
in the first joy of seeing the world again.
rs it SO very beautiful?" she asked.
II can see nothing but light that makes
me ache"
1.-THE sun is right over our heads; It
makes me blind to look up. When he
goes down you will be able to look at
the glory of it. But you feel the beauti-
full fresh air, don't your"
'Yes, it is good. Like drinking when
you are thirsty"
Eyes, that is true, and the sight of the
blue sky is like that. too
II wish could look at it," she said,
raising her pale face, and moving her
head from side to side. "Hov warm it
is Tell me what you can see %
Nothing but the sun, and sky. and
cliffs, and some jackdaws playing about
up there
II hear them, l hear them," she said
joyfully-"Caw, cav, cav"
1--WE are surrounded by great masses
of broken cliff they shut out the view of
the sea. But we can Climb over them
and make our way to the open shore, as
soon as the light fades, and you can use
your eyes"
why should we wait If you want to
get there? You can guide me in the light
just L used to guide you IN the dark
do you remember" she as6eu renderly.
"yes 1 remember. dear. But dare
not venture now; the tide IS rising. and
we may be hemmed in. 1t will be better
to wait till the tide ebbs; then we shall
have nothing to fear. and shall both see
Besides, we have our thisgs to get we
shall be laughed at if we showed our
selves in this state"
Il will put on my shoes 10 one will
laugh at me then"
A wave ran up between the rocks and
touched our feet; it was time TO return
We wriggled back into our tprrow. the
mouth of which | stopped as we'll as |
could with pieces of chalk to prevent the
thrush of sand. and backed into the cave.
dragging the buckle afre~ is with the
sand dug out in our passage
The eight hours that followed were
the longest and most tedious | had yet
endured. l had long ago decided upon
the course | should take when We got out
of the cave. To dispel the tedium | was
almost tempted to make an expedition to
French Peters cave; was deferred rath-
er by the uselessness than the danger of
the venture. The treasure was safer
there than it could be anywhere else, and
it would have been alike dangerous and
futile &c cucumber ourselves with 1t in
our fight.
At o'clock my grandfather whistled
down the well. and lowered basket of
provisions.
You're got to do without bread to-
night, cause the baker amt been to-
day." ne called. "But you'll get double
allowance tomorrow .morn;n' if you be-
have yourself"
/ empsed the basket and sent 1t up
without word; bat l mentally prom
ised to behave myself in a manner that
would astonish him before another day
was out
At s o'clock we went into the tunnel.
and had an hours work in gearing away
the sand washed in By the tide. At