The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21

higher pitch than normal. The whole
periphery OF his body was more acuteiy
alive to every passing sensation but tho
recently awakened and thrilled TO lie L.
a girls faith her courage, her 'ragedy'
sanE d Ss back e. sade nnder an !ns OF tho
The old round earth in it's shroud OF
golden vapor down below. became once
he had no part. There IL spun. in ~
endless. futile way. no more TO him. with
all its load OF souls. Of griefs and JOY
and hopes, than a top just freed by ,i-c
snap or Il boys string.
So he lay there. breathing deep. keep
Ing his place in the unstable SKY. with
mer needs 10 keep afloat.
Suddenly he was flying downward. as
take him. Drenched with the sweat of
a sudden terror. cleavlng the air fast
that the sound OF Its whining rose 10 a
scream through his taut rigging DO,,
he slanted. seaward little, past the end
OF the great headland. Then. with the
sudden exertion OF all his strength. upon
one lowered wing, the other flashing hign
like the stroke OF q scmitar. In the cur, 4
OF the shortest possible arc. he shot land
ward. pounced. checked. and alighted not
She had been seated upon a broken
ledge Of rock when he had first caught
| ting to her feet when he aIIehted not a
| half dozen PAGES away:
| She had been pale, but her color had
| Il
was breathing unsteadily and her HANDS
were clasped against her breast. YOU
you mustn't fly like that" she said IL
you had been an eagle. the way you
| wheeled and came rushing down out of
| the sky would have terrified me. shut
my eyes in order not to see you killed.
| He did not answer her at once. and
she. looking intenty into his face. went
| on. You know II was dangerous. You
thought yourself that you were going TO
be killed i can see the horror OF Ii In
your eyes
Then he got his breath. You're safe
danger sudden danger. and in terror a
| 1t, That was what frightened me, tina
guddenl, knowledge came down. fearing
L had u fright" she admitted; but
don't see how you could know. I'm very
sure l didn't cry out
No. l heard nothing. no sound al all.
just knew, and so ] came to you as
fast as l could. What was it that fright
Nothing a, all imagine. was sit
ting here on the ledge. looking at that
wonderful sky, and AL at once | found
| was, growing afraid d;dnt know
was just because | was little tired and
had begun 10 realize that was long
way from-from home l had come
for more firewood. but in the hope that 1
might happen 10 find a clue 10 where
the stores are hidden, and. as l said.
suddenly it seemed a long way back ana
] began TO find myself afraid. And then.
being afraid. well / thought ! saw
something moving up there behind the
rocks,-somethng big, bigger than a man.
and whitish- yellow.
His eyes followed the direction in which
she had pointed. but could make out
nothing in the deep, vibrant blue shad-
oWs.
That's likely enough he told her. 1t
was probably a bear. II ii was, were
In luck. III come back by aud by and
go cunning for hi But first, I'm go
ing TO take you-home.
, She had used the word before. but In
what sense he was not entirely sure;
and she had undoubtedly used II not
more than half consciously. AT any rate.
, when he said II now she flushed IA little.
and SO did he. and their eyes, meeting.
| frightened suddenly,
Silently he turned away from her and
began furlng up his wings, and she
helped him, as she had helped him that
other time when he had tried TO convince
her that he was not a dream
, When IL was done, they set out slowly
In the deepening twilight. for the hut.
ITS very good OF you 10 walk down
, here with me. she said. you who could
, fly"
(To Be Continued)