New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

canvas. Ire-olved To- stay with Peter every
dav Of that last week.
THE lady from Merwald.7 cried the old
L man. as | sat before my easel that last
afternoon. -,
I glanced down the rock strewn AlerWa!.d
trail and saw a slender figure III q snort lrocA'
holding an alpenstOCk and q small nosogay
of mountain flowers. advancing sUalgh.
mon u.s. Instantly l left the easel anu
.-.oref into the cottage. The lady from
Nlcrwad paused as she saw the nuge pant
ing standing IN the open; then, al lhc he'-
MI. word of welcome. she came slowly up
and stood befOreit ! stared al her from Oh,
The darkness Of the cabin. II was Elizabeth.
She glanced about her anXiously. ! heard
to-'..t1 Peter # the artist was about. and the
old fal1ow nodded his head. Her face paled;
.he looked timidlv toward the open door'
then went quickly down the path. In an III,
s,an- 7 was after her II was as II the WCrId
and the daylight and life itself were rOlliils
out Of my reach once more.
Elizabeth. Elizabeth ! called 70, her. j.
She stood still: I saw her tremDlc. Jel
be- +rcr.bIca- went down 20 her ana 7el%er
her hand 10 lead her back. Al the toucn OIL
that hand the -undercd hcmspleres ol my
lie seemed 10 rush together once more. II,
that supreme moment our hands Dil4so-
THE earthquake in San Francisco had an
initiated her little world; the nest Aal o''i
DESTROYED: her husband. the prospeI.'u7
-,..-rI.0- was dead. So she had set ior'H u"
wander through the world with her y"tl'R'II
.;.to~ She had followed the very course !
+o.t- eleven wears before. The mountain
-.,rr drew her. a- IN the old days "nen we
I,--Ief TamalDaie together 4 deeper p''-
Inn. -af5,r understanding shone ih "'-
...,. There was benign and mellow "l-ooI,-
,- a.~ .recrh. And because Of tAls l,'-
+ta-.,h. Old power % inspire ana -upp"i ~, I-
.,,-..ion had not departed from ntI.
~. or the massive stone slab DtlDI' ''-
.5.,.r,- cottage. and looked down al the som
l.~ valleys and up al the clouds ana .'i'
,,..L,. sefhougb We were gazing al the I"Iu-
....,, - o,- lives. Yet We saw httle SAVE
,,,~.eryr. Ere we knew II. the rays oi .Ny
..,r r.d crown level and the shadow mao
.-.9.faf ID the broken scarps and slopes '
The ranges. ,,.....fi~ said
81 must hurry back 10 Ner"a-'' '''''
Elizabeth anuOuslE, rising.
last then Old Peter who Aad D''il "",-'. .f,''.
...., -r. -.tr..fiug sunlight went to hls place
,~...ar. -.., rDon I5hc peak We saw him per-
.o-" 70 '' & atid obiiviou- devotons and 44 m4Ss d,
.-.,.,. GESTURES as he sent torth hI7
vaarning piri, into the heart Of the SINKING
uu. 1l~.. ..,f
..., nc .1'a ,.,,,, b,u. he says. ID 'he ire
PM ,lc e'.ilI snrrise and sunset. The fire they
Sio5Ied X .. together on1his moun'aintop ioris
o',-,--' 'r@cn vears ago is still burnins-"n H'.
'I' T5rn , the he, vast plendor and sublime ... a@.
af ,5c moment. the marvel Of the nle'li'.s ..'.l.
a.ercame me. took ElzaDe,N bS p,i',,.-I'f ,',' .',-f
and lcd her toward thc pot "I'.''l -.. f.rr,..
.,,', ",," ~ .'t ,5e old man came ambhng down.
TFe . World % II law au,spread before us. hq.p.a-
be- beautiful. and full Of peaaSce. as 'a'IE. ,tJ
n was from The ummit oi laii- l'', ,,rrt ,,'
We once more very young. That n-''''''''