The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-07-08
CHAPTER ~.
Conscious Of Ais Manhood.

Conscious OF His Manhood.
High noon and they were back AZ
the landing place and she at least was
very tired. Accompanied by the man,
who made not the slightest attempt to
guide her. after some din Guilty she had
succeeded In forcing her way through
the trees TO the top Of the hill. Part
OF the time abe had followed the
course OF the rivulet from which she
had drank at the foot OF the cliff She
was determined to get to the top. for
she must zee what was upon the other
side. Humanity's supreme desire when
facing the hills has always been TO see
what was on the otter side The slim
illus OF the unknown was upon her.
but IL was coupled with a very lively
desire begot OF stern necessity TO know
what there was TO be known Of the
land upon which she had been cast
up by the sea.
Her view from the hilltop-she did
not essay the unclothed and Jagged
peak; she could make her way around
its base and see all that there was TO
see-was not reassuring. She could
detect on the other side OF the island
no more evidence Of life than were
presented by that she had frst touched
upon. In every direction lay the un.
vexed sea. The day was brilliantly
clear; there was not cloud In the
sky. No mist dimmed the translucent
purity Of the warm air. Nothing broke
~ o. NaI N.Nw
beautiful. was set alone In a
mighty ocean In SO far as she could
tell, she and the man were alone upon
IT, The thought oppressed her. She
strove to throw II on. The silence OF
the man oppressed her as well. She
turned to him at last and cried. out.
the words wrung from her by the hor.
ror OF the situation.
Man. man, whence came you How
are you called! What language do
you speak? Why are you here?"
The sound Of her own voice gave her
courage. Waiting for no answer, and
indeed she realized that none could
come. she stepped TO the brow Of the
hill where the trees happened not TO
be and raising her voice called and
called and called. There we're answer.
ing echoes from the Jagged crag be-
hind her, but when these died away
there was silence unbroksn save by
the queer babbling. chucklins noises
OF the man.
She looked st him with . sudden
sinking OF the heart Had this godlfke
creature roaming the woods. this fsun
Of the island been denied . brain.
articuiste speech, Was she doomed
TO spend the ssst OF her ME alone IN
this paradise Of the Pacine with
harmless mailman forever BY her side7
What . situation was that In which
she found herself!
She was a highly specialized product
of the greatest OF universities. In
science and In philosophy she was
master and doctor. She should have
had resources within herself which
would enable her TO be independent OF
the outside world. q world In which
her experience. self-brought had been
bitter, in which the last few weeks
had been one long disillusonment
And yet she was now overwhelmed
with craving for compaDionship. for
articulsse speech. as II she had never
looked into a book or given 4 thought
10 the deep things OF hse. II this
man beside h~ would only do some
thing say something. be soncthins
rath@ than . silent sstsnhs forever
staring IN wonder. II she could only
solve tbs nystsry Of Ais pssssaes. en-