The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-12
HOW wise we are-too iatei-

How wise we are-too iatei~
"Shall we walk any more cautiously
when the next untried pathway
opens7" he added. somewhat sadly. az
he recalled the errors OF the past.
I'VE ought to, II experience has any
value" said Pepeeta.
But has it7 Or does It only inter-
pret the past. and not point out the
future7"
Something of both, think"
well. we must trust it"
"But not 1t alone. There is some-
thing better and safer"
What is that, my lover"
'The path finding instinct Of tn
soul itself"
do you believe there Is such an In
stinct7
"As much as I believe the carrier
pigeon has 1t. 1t is the inner light Of
which you told me. You see, remem-
Der my lesson like an obedient child"
why, then. are we so often misledf"
he asked, tempting her.
Because we do not wholly trust itl"
she said.
"But how can we distinguish the
true light from the false, the instinct
| from Imagination or desiref II the
soul has hundred compasses pointing
| in different ways, what compass shall
lead the bewildered mariner to know
the true compass?"
He who will know, can know"
Are you speaking from your heart
Pepeeta7"
From It's depths"
"And have you no doubts that what
you say Is true?"
None, for learned It from a teach
er whom trust, and have justified II
| by my own experience"
"And now the teacher must sit at
the feet of the pupil Ohl beautiful
instructress, keep your faith Arm for
my sakel / have dark hours through
| which ! have to pass and often lose
my way. The restoration Of my spir-
itual vision Is but slow. How often
am tewildered and lost! My thoughts
brood and brood within mel"
Put them away" she said. cheerily.
I'VE live by faith and not by sight.
We need not be concerned with the
distant future. Let US live In this dear,
divine moment. ! am here. You are
herel We are together; our hands
touch; our eyes meet; our hearts are
one; we love! Let us only be true to
our best selves, and to the light that
shines within! Oh! have learned so
much in these few months. among
these people of peace. Davidl They
know the way Of life! We need go no
farther to seek It It lies before US.
Let us follow I'll"
"Angel Of goodness" he exclaimed,
clasping her hand, 1T must be that SUI
preme Love reigns over all the folly
and madness of life, or to such a ono
as I. gift 80 good and beautiful would
never have been given!"
She pressed his hand for response.
for her lips quivered and her heart was
too full for words.
And now. through the ghastly light
which magnified his size portentiously
and painted him with grotesque and
terrible colors. the child reappeared.
begrimed with smoke and wild with
the transports of a power so vast and
an accomplishment SO wonderful
The three figures stood In the bright
illumination, fascinated by the specta-
Gle. The flames. as If satisfied with
destruction. had died down. and fifty
great beds OF glowing embers lay
spread out before them. like sort Of
terrestrial constellation.
The wind. which had been awakened
and excited to madness as It rushed
in from the great halls Of the forest to
fan the flres. now that 1t was no long,
er needed. ceased to blow and sani.
into silence and repose. Little birds.
returning to their roosts. complained
mournfully that their dreams had been
disturbed, and great owl from the
top Of lofty elm hooted his rage.
1t was Saturday night The labors
of the week were over. The time had
come for them to return to the farm
house. They turned away reluctantly.
leaving nature to finish the work they
had begun.
Ito be continued.)