The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1910-02-18

half in fancy, half in earnest, that was
virgin to the world. How wise, how
deeply learned she might be she was
face to face with this primeval norm.
Could she teach this man anything?
He seemed tractable, reverential def
erential now. knowledge was power
Would it be power with him? Could
she open those sealed doors of his
mind, what foods would outpour
therefrom, of power, of passion?
Would she be swept away? 1t mat
tered not. She must try The i'm
pulse seized her to begin now. Fixing
her dark eyes upon him, she pointed
directly at him with her finger.
Man" she said clearly and en-
phatically.
He was always looking at her. He
had scarcely taken his eyes from her
since she had seen him in the tall
grass by the shore, but at her gesture
and word his eyes frightened There
was that little wrinkling of the brow
again which she had noticed, outward
and visible sign of an inward attempt
at comprehension.
Man" she said passionately.
Man." she repeated over and over
again.
And then the unexpected happened.
After innumerable cultural attempts,
her unwilling pupil managed to ar
ticulate something that bore a dis
tinct resemblance to the clearly cut
monosyllable.
Mani" he said at last.
1t was tremendous step in evolu-
ton, almost too great for any UNTIL
tored human brain, for at once the
man before her received a name and
the idea of name as we'll. In that
instant, on the heaven kissed hill,
he was differentiated from all the rest
of creation forever. His consciousness
hitherto vague, floating, incoherent. in
definite, was localized, given habita-
tion and a name. He knew himself
in some way to be.
Mani" he cried, growing more and
more confident with every repetition
and more and more accurate in catch
ing the very information with which
she spoke.
MAN" he cried, laying his hand
upon his breast. Mani"
He leaped to his feet and stretched
out his arms. The doors were open
little way. Ideas were beginning to
edge their way through the crack.
Man! Man! Mani" he cried again
and again, looking eagerly at her.
She rose in turn and patted him on
the shoulder encouragingly as she
might dog. And again the touch,
the second touch that she had given
him, affected him strangely, so
strangely that for a moment she felt
the soul within her shrink, but realiz-
ing instantly that her domination over
him was spiritual and immaterial and
that the slightest evidence of timidity
would be translated into universal Ian.
guage which even the lowest creation
understands and that her dominion
would 60 on the instant, she mastered
herself and mastered him. Although
she was but a woman whom he might
have broken in his hands, she dom
mated him as the conscious soul ever
dominates the unconscious soul.
She essayed no more lessons, but
turned and retraced her way to the
shore where she had landed. which
because she had landed there. she
called home. On the way she attempt
Cd an experiment. She plucked from
. low bush bright colored fruit Of
whose quality and characteristics she
was ignorant and slowly made - II Il
convey II to her lips.
MANI" cried the voice behind her
uttering it, only word.
Che turned to md her companion