The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-16
Copyrighted 1910 by the Century Company
Copyrighted by the Success Company

her in living. a Joy sprinSinS from q
| feeling OF independence. from certainty
! that whatever situation she might DC
| confronted with shc would he cdnnl 10 IT.
Al last the conviction WAS forced upon
her that Philip was actually on the rolc
Ia recovery. His dcllrium became less
violent and occurred at longer intervals.
The frightful condition Of his wounds
began visibly TO improve; Instinctvely,
she resisted this conviction as long as
she could. refusing almost psssionatelS
| TO begin to hope--for The return OF hope
brought an almost intolcrablc pain with
| H. without hope there had been no
fear no apprchension--Just as IN 2 frozen
limb there is no pain. But ms INC pos
slblity OF his recovery became palmer.
the sicndcrncss Of tho thread by which
his life was hanging became plainer; 100,
guard against might cut the thread and
destroy tho hope newborn
The greatest and most terrible OF these
| was the caprice OF nature herself Until
Philip should grow strong enough to
struggle. with her help, up that endless
chimney TO the pilot-house. they
weather. The rude shelter which she had
contrivcd for him would not avail ten
hours against one of the terrific Arctic
storms which might be expected at any
time. But the vast black sky stayed
clear and tho stars twinliled through 1t,
kindly. Their friendly Hight did not. as
she sslhe, expected. turn to moekery, And Nnl
daily prayer for another days grace was
daily granted.
He was able at last after long sleep
and y really hearty meal Of sustaining
iood-Which she hardly dared give him
to Ce, mp ard walk out OF their shelter
10 the star-vaultcd beach. Fifty PAGES or
so WAS ali hc was equal 10: but at the
end OF the litle promenade he oppressed
a disincllnation to go back 10 the stuffy
little shed which had been the scene OF
his long illness. The clean. wide. bound
less air was bringing back the zcst for
ti. ',f frf,N
the hut great bundle OF furs and made
nest OF them on tho beach. and there
he lay back and she sat down beside him
do YOU remember, Jeanne" nc said
"thc first tirne We sat out like this. there
OF the ice e-foc beside the Aurora and I
told YOU how had leaned to fly?'
She loNted her hand into his before
'I couldn't believe that night that 7
wasn't dreaming" she said softly.
'Nor I. either" he told her. ''and
somehow, ! ,,, cant believe II now.not
"S ie had fed i }he PSF hand t that wSs locked
into his and pressed II 10 his lipe before
nc spoke. There was a silence after
that. Then. with Il little effort, the girl
spoke.
Philip. do you remember my saying
what q contempt you must have for the
world that didn't know how 10 fly? DO
you remember that, and The answer you
made TO lt?'
lie nodded.
philip. is that still there? Your con-
tempt, mean. for the world?'
81 don't believe" ne said that YOU
can even ask that serously-you. who
gave me first my soul back again and
then, in these last weeks, my life. For
It's been your life that has lived In mo
these last days-ihey must bc good
many-just as ii was your warmth and
faith and fragrance that gave me back
my soul. long ago. He paused mo-
mcnt: then when he went on his voice
had a somewhat different quality But
tho other contempt, Jeanne, that s,il
exists, or would exist II I gave it the
chance. the worlds contempt for me.
Not even your faith could shake that"
She had been half-rcclning beside him.
hut now SHE sat erect purposefully. like
ono who has taken a resolution.
I'm not so sure OF that. she said
in a rather NATTER fact tone. though
there Tas AN undercurrcnt of excitement
in It. philip, have been trvng 20
solve n puzzle since YOU were i'll. ] hoped
could solve II by myself. II | were
intelligent enough I'm sure ] could; but