Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-12-25


who had come TO change Alastair.
stopped. and for a time we both sat
silent, while the benediction of that glo-
rious afternoon rested upon our spirits
There seemed no Limitation to the world
The sea stretched out far past the Shift
ing Shoal and melted into the sky, and
that in turn rose immeasurably high.
Only the white clouds iecked the deep
blue. casting patches of shade. silver
tipped, upon the waves, and that gave
us the lure of contrast
Barbara looked up-I think It was
then that | first called her Barbara TO
myself-and over at me-
The world itself is so much more
wonderful than anything it contains, and
the beauty of it all so much greater than
any single beauty. isn't it?"
could not Nlyree. looking into her
deep. serious eyes, so ] held my peace.
why is it. ] wonder. that we only
think these things, only really live, so
rarely?"
There was something in her words that
made me hope: they seemed to say that
she had often felt thus.
Zone exists so much, but lives so lit
tie" / said; but / could imagine circum-
stances when one would be always liv-
ing"
Her eyes changed, the depths in them
vanished, there lay only the surface light
that Knocked me.
"OneT she echoed.
Two" / answered The moment Of
thought was over; she had changed as
oh Of of
clouds flying beneath the sun.
You are a great dreamer" she said.
Are you also a man of action. ] won
der?"
Give me the chance"
Give you the chance? Men of action
don't wait for the chance; they make it."
If / were Canute. / would order the
tide to come in"
The red blood flushed her cheeks, her
eyelids dropped. / forget everything but
the picture that she made-the loveliest
picture that i had ever seen or dreamed.
Next moment she sprang up. But
the tide is still out" she said. "and all
your wishes will not bring 81 in ] must
be going home"
/ was mp and standing beside her, lean
ing on the bulwark. But you will come
againf You'll come again 10 the Ship
and take tea with ne. or take supper on
the Ship When will IL beT
Wait; not for q day or two"
She crossed the deck. and, drawing out
small handkerchief. held il 10 the
breeze.
"'fhe wind is from the northeast" she
said. That means a storm We may
have TO wait many days"
Several. NOT many" ] Answered.
She gave little cry; fhe handkerchief
bad blown from bier hand and over 10 the
shore.
Get q for me-" she said.
The inland sea was loW ! recovered
the handkerchief and came back. 10 End
Der BALI way across fhe causeway.
Thank you This Is the SECOND NAY
5eu devised Of leaving abe ship on FOOT
but lff POI ihe best way,'J answered
J went VIII Der 10 Abe great gaze Of
fhe club and ssid goodnight
oh " said she We forgot and left
ihe cushions iYing on ihe deck. NJ mag
ram. a good sailor should make things
light
VIII" J aosufed her
a storm Nnf certainly oomlug 4 sang
AZ ihe ponghf of ihe pipes ~ hurried
through chem. y gross w fhe gathering
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