New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
CHAPTER Y
On the Glacier

RARTH. q good man on ice and rock wlS not
- genius among guides Paced by IN aP-
parently unSCalable rock wall. OF lost IN - vii
derneSS of seracS, he would never guess the one
wav that led to success But he was skilled IN
the technic of his profession. and did not make
the mistake now OF SubjeCtIng Helen or ~nenSer
70 the risk of an ugly fall The arr temper -ure
had dropped from eighty degrees Fahrenheit to
below freezing point. Rocks that gave ale
foothoId an hour earlier were now g.sz-i Hlth
IN arndlglm Of Sleet and snow IT, IN ms tu1
mind he wondered why SpeuSer same next 20
Helen. rather than Bower or stamp t.-rItler
of whom would know exactly when @" give t1at
timely aid with the rope that iUplrr- such con-
fidenCe to the nOvIce,-he SIrt nothing STAN
pa 5 eve was on hun His pride Was --' m arms
1t behooved him - press on 80 '-t~- trr rIg1r
pace and commit no blunder
Helen who had been glad o. g-- -.-., O. the
uoratne during the ascent, w.t~ ready t' breathe
q Sigh Of relief when she felt her feet on the ice
again Those trcacherouS rocks were trrlght-
ing They bereft her of trust III her own HIlOS-
She seemed 10 slip here and there without power
TO check herself She expected 80 .nF moment
to stumble helpleSSly on some cruelty sharp an
gle of q granite boulder and md that she was
manned So badly as t. render lun-Ge- step m
possible More than once she Wa sensible tndI
the restraining pull on the rope .. me- held her
from disaster Her distress dlt nrt 1tndcr the
growth OF Il certain surprise tlt- -..e -tilcrlcdA
should be So sure footed So quig5 ruige heI
needs When by his help hcl.--'--s low "ii"aIu
plunge was converted into a h4rr--a-- slide over
the SlOping face of a rock, she h-.. -rrHed
must thank YOU for that at-~-"ird' SIC
said with fine effort at a >ur...
Eyes front. please. was the H-.-- 'Ii'"eI-
TJNDER less strenuous con,i.-.Hrs Z nilsm
- have sounded curt but the -Hl., that nes
hers robbed the words of their ---~ereSS d--
sent the hot blood tInglIng III her ems bO@e1
had never looked at her like ,hsr lust as Soi,S
unusually vivid flash Of hghtulr- --Teaed i lile
hidden depths of - Crcvd>Sc- bringing pi''iil'
before the eve ChinkS and CrtuuI,- not 'iS,eIU
Ible III tn, strongest sunlight ~' .lt -N.t. SiiiP
of Sperlsrr'S soul illuruiuc her -- .rrrtIltlills
He was not ONLY safeguarding her uu- thInAlns
of her, and the stolen knowles. -r- UP u 0o
wildering tumult IN her heart
Attention. shouted Ba-r. hating ''''1
making a drive NJ something "lii ms ~
The line stopped Stamp. Ti.-'-- ''NN
came over Hclen'S head
What Is that ahead thrrr r
~ new fall | think w .u-..- Go .-...- --
mor.une a little lower down. .a' '. WIS -''
here when We assembled -r
How either man. StaWpJ eSPcy-..--. e.. ....-.' 'o0
ANYTHING al all was bCvoud the Elr. S. .. prs
hensnu The snow wtS Lt>'iutriN u-. --si
The wind WIS full IN their tJccS. and n o.i.Isu
the huge fakes upward lhrE seyll-,- ss- .Ls
spring from beneath rather IA,.l tIHP 'l - -
clouds Ever and anon s.. wrir,ilv blue 81 am u
lightning would give dcm'nl.tl l.--.- u
scene worthy Of the Inferno ,,
MAKE. for the icc-qUIck' crct ~..ii.lPI,
and BJrth turned sharply t' the -c.t .l".s
stones were uuw tbrr chrl 1.,'-~,.-
men were ANXIOUS % Ivold it. r
After, bret scramble they mounted jAc clu'5
ing glacier y tcrccr gust ~hrleAed -- .leIl5 m -
swept some small space clear 't Ni''N -.
had dim vision of lightning playing - -
crest uf "a great mound ON thc edge 'l lu9 p
tield.-J mound that she iIt not rem. .---e' =
ing before Then the gale sank basis t' rs -
tanned hrvlfug the snow swIrl-Ii -- tril~e- W.