, 1910-01-13
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indeed. 1t was he who had taught
her the truth of Christ. She had not
beep able, she had felt a strange I'M
willingness, If indeed 1t we're possible,
IN break down the lingering remains
of faith in that man. That babble of
childish prayer had, in some strange
wav. caught her heart strings. 1t was
the one memory of intelligence that
had remained to him. Now that he
was capable of expression, again and
again he had told her Of the dim recol-
boat with a woman and some animal.
which she knew must be the dog. He
could remember nothing of the inter
course between him and that woman
except that she had been good to
him-sometimes that is as much as
the wisest recall of a mother-and
that she had taught him and made him
say always hat prayer whose CO.
berency and meaning to her intense
surprise she found herself imparting
to him. And she could not make up
her mind to take from him the reality
of the only recollection that remained
to him.
Her new belief. as has beer said,
was both joy and sorrow to her. Save
for her experience in the ship she had
been happier in her philosophy. She
had suffered g~rievously through her
trust in 1t and in man, but her con-
sciousness that she was fundamentally
right in her beliefs had consoled her.
Now to feel that she had been wrong;
that she had thrown away under the
leading of a false light what she could
never again-Ah, no Magdalene ever
wept bitterer tears at the feet Of
Jesus than this uni in her hours
OF solitude I'VE her mistaken past,
her loss and shame.
She had hours of solitude. too. Early
In the life they lived, she had laid
down certain regulations. He was in
the formative period then and had
unhesitatingly acquiesced In them. So
far those regulations had neither been
%abrogated by her nor broken by him.
A cave upon the farther side of the
island had been found and that was
his home. They breakfasted together
at a certain hour. which he told by
means of the sun and she by her
faithful watch. The morning was spent
in study. In the afternoon they sep
arated. each passing 1t in accordance
with individual preference. but he
vigorously kept to his side and she to
her side Of the island during the
period. Certain dividing lines clearly
established and understood marked
which vas his and which was hers.
At supper time they met again and
passed the time together in CONVERSE
ton until the rest period arrived
Things had to be this way else life
would have been uncomfortable. They
lived on the natural products Of the
island which were varied and suffi-
GENTLY abundant to fulfill all dietetic
requirements.
She had also taught him things not
learned from books. Among them.
truth, honor. duty and dignity-all the
virtues. Her instruction had been
Fhrst, that which was natural-ethical
merely, but afterward 1t had grown
spiritual. Unspotted from the world
be, and she washed white she hoped
hnd prayed in spite of spots, they lived
life of idyllic innocence. Yet be-
pause he was a man and she was a
Woman, strange fires glowed beneath
fhe outward calm, strange ideas and
fesires and thoughts rose from both
pearts. This was inevitable. Her
original relation to the man had been
Pne of so great superiority as to be
atal to the early development of n
ceiling but the maternal. Even now
he possessed the superiority which
association with her kind, her longer
raining and her greater opportunities
lad given her. And yet she could only
ecognize that to the impartial view
(onsidering his abilities and opror-
lnities he stood quite on a level with
er. Perhaps had he enjoyed her
hances he might have stood higher.
She began to idealize him, to dream
bout him. to wonder. She trembled
n the verge Of passion. She knew his
be a brilliant mind. She OWNED
Is to be a knightly soul. Physically,
lace n figure. no more splendid
AN untrammeled by base convention,
yer stood upon the earth's surface.
race and strength mingled in har-
ony that was as striking as 1t was
III OF charm. She had no opportuni.
to test his courage. for no physical
niger ever menaced them. But she
fheved in his manhood thoroughly.
The had had bitter expert
&c with love. Following what she
Ieyed to be the highest inspiration
e had wrecked her life and brought
fself to this pass. The revolt in
r soul at the thought Of the man
10 had SO degraded her. or who had
taken advantage Of her ignorance
d innocence-the more complete
Ice they were covered by a conf
nee OF knowledge and sophistication
hs to allow her to degrade herself,