The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-04-08
1 III ISLAND Of
B, s CRU! (!s!3,,, REGENERATION
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Illustrations By IA. Witt S

knelI BESIDE ner.
HAS t. sight of me ship made you
weep?" he said, softly. II wish that
/ had never come to tell you it was
there!"
I'VE have been so happy toge'' .,
you and l." said the woman. his
island has been my world, my maven,
my heaven, rather, and you have been
humanity to me, but now the earth
opens before you. You will have 9TH
er hopes, other ambitions. perhaps"
Don't say It," protested the man,
vehemently. II shall have not ng,
nothing but you anywhere, every
where. and, besides, nothing is
changed. See, the smoke grows faint
er; the ship more dim. She passes
beyond. Things shall be as they
were! We shall live on, and love
on!"
Her desolation her sorrow appealed
to him profoundly. He took her in
his arms. He laid her head gently
upon his shoulder ~ re was protec-
ton and tend. H. - vel as pas
sion in his touch
Together" he Nhispered, patting
her hal" softly. "a'oGe. you and II"
For one delic.oAs moment with
closed eyes she let hel self be so
soothed aud conf orted But her bet
ter nature woke o. fs,rto. as II
were.
NO. she 81
him gently. 1T W. 20, Oe r.snl.
We belong in the We NJ won Men
and EN- are no I'D uD.ueA
until they have lived d . : their fell
lows, until they have fought down the
temptations of which we know moth
ing here, and have Goa ,.ored them
out there. Give nee M. fla. and steel
I must coll back tue ST. s.
He stl~ped as sha s"g. arA Kicked
up the little
his hand towa an ST..
denly drew it back
'You cannot light the beacon" he
said
Cannot" she cried.
mo, for I Will not give you the flint
and steel"
''You must give t. to me-"
Il will not. l am the stronger, ano
you cannot take it from me-" he re-
turned, with growing firmness.
1t was the first time in all their in
tercourse that he had disobeyed a
command. She looked at him amazed,
her heart. nevertheless throbbing at
the mastery in his tone, at the thought
that he was willing to throw away the
world for her. 1t Is true he had had
nc experience of that he was giving
M. but he was not entirely ignorant Of
what lay beyond the hori2 On, ard
she had presented it in such
way that it glowed with color and Ii
and charm The evil, the sordid and
the wre, he'd had been lig''lv q
luded to, just definitely emo
shade picture Ind bring
higher lights of civilization. +
not the decision, there c.
tutored, inexperienced saw g., ~,
abandonment of toy by /" /;
there was some reality in it i the !
reality measured his affect-.A. Her
heart leaped in her breast at that
thought For one f1eeting moment she
acquiesced. Things would go on in
the old way. But ;hir~~ oo'''d - -.
on in the old way
night, in spite OF &C.
that had come to their feelings, lie
had flowed on as usual, but there was
a limit to human powex. 1t was bet
ter, whatever betide, that they should
go back to civilization. The woman
stared at him long and earnestly, her
lip trembling, her face pale her eyes
shining. They stood spec CHESS at
gaze for mOment, and then she
spoke.
you are right" she said my pow
er over You has gone. | can no longer
command. Mine has ceased to be the
supreme will, but l beg you, l entrat
you, 7 pray you, give me the flint and
steel. See, on my knees l ask you!"
She sank down before him in an at
titude which he knew to be that of
prayer. They had often read the
sacred Scriptures and had said their
prayers together on the sand or be-
meath the trees since she, too, in the
solitude had seen God and believed.
g cannot, will not he answered,
hoarsely, stepping carer to her
mo" she said, you must not toucL
me, you shall not touch me. / shall be
to you as a stranger, unless you take
me by force, if you will not let me
light that beacon"
IN, said the man, doggedly
when the world touches cur shores il
brings you unhappiness Let it pass"
"Listen" she said. II have tried to
tell you something about honor and
duty. My honor says that that ship
must be called. My duty bids me call
her. You said that you love me-"
"Said!" exclaimed the man.
"You do love me, then" returned
the woman, "an1 I you, but that love
must be tested. tried in the world.
can never believe in it, In you, until
the trial has been made. We must
call back the ship!"