The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-01

Established and sdlnderstood marked
which was his and which was hers.
At supper time they met again and
passed the time together In ;conyefsa:
ton until tie 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 suti.
GENTLY abundant to fulfill all dietetfc
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
first that Rhichgw was natural-ethical
merely, but aftcrward It had grown
spiritual. Unspotted from the world
he, and she washed white she hoped
and prayed In spite OF spots, they lived
"a life Of idyllic innocence. Yet be-
cause he was a man and she was a
woman strange fires glowed beneath
the outward calm. strange ideas and
desires and thoughts rose from both
hearts. This was Inevitable. Her
original relation. to the man had been
n of SO great superiority as TO be
fatal3to the early development Of any
feeling but the maternal. Even now
she possessed the superiority which
association with her Kind, her longer
training and her greater opportunities
had given her. And yet she could on:y
recognize that to the impartial view
considering his abilities and oppor.
tunities he stood quite or a level with
her. Perhaps had he enjoyed her
chances he might have stood higher.
She began to idealize him, to dream
about him, to wonder. She trembled
on the verge OF passion. She knew his
TO be a brilliant mind. She OWNED
his to be a knlghtly soul. Physically.
In face and figure. no more splendid
man, untremmeled by base convention.
ever stood upon the earth's surface.
Grace and strength mingled In har-
mony that was as striking as It was
full;of charm She had no opportuni-
tyt to test his courage. for no physical
danger ever menaced them. But she
believed In bis manhood thoroughly.
The woman had had bitter expert
ence with love. Following what she
believed to be the highest inspiration
she had, wrecked her life and brought
herself to this pass. The revolt In
her soul at the thought OF the man
who had SO: degraded her, or who had
SO taken advantage of her ignorance
and innocence-the more complete
since they were covered by d conf
dence Of knowledge and sophistication
las to allow her to degrade herself,
convinced her that what she had mis-
taken for divine light was only a false
fire. an ignis fatuus which had led her
into,ithe marsh and slough OF slime
andEshame. She Sloathed the thought
Of that man, She had loathed; when
she had been thrown upon that island.
the thought OF all imensffS''This one
had given back her confidence in her
kinds YetRsometimes she wondered
whether that! eonfdenceW efe war
,ranted orrnot because of hin. Sup
nose he should come In touch with
the world, what would happen? Was;
he, too. capable Of breaking a wo-
Ipan,s heart??s Would he. do lit?: Was
beers the hearth What would the, soil:
ing touch oftthe sordid conditions lin.
der whiGhslife was lived. as she had
known It. do for him? Would he still
be unspotted? Would he think her
the same? She had taught him many
things. But how should he learn to
fight temptations, temptations with
L which hi" had no experience, which
never came to him, She fondly
dreamed,
Ss&Yet she had confidence In him. She
had confidence In God, and we cannot
have confidence in God without some
confidence in man. The converse. too.
Is true. Therefore she believed. She
was confident that he would rise su.
preme In the face OF every test, She
. wondered II the test would ever be ap-
piled to him, II she would be there 10
see, She found herself praying for
affirmation in both matters. Her be-
lief In him would only be belief
founded upon hope until he had been
trieds There was Il doubt about him
that must !!be resol, ed: she must re.
solyeit She could never be satisfied,
in spite Of her belief. until she had
done so. The very fact that she
thought so E:eenly upon the subject;
that she was SO interested and IN.
crossed in the situation was evidence
to her that she cared more for the
man than she had dreamed 1t possible.
And what OF him? For once her In
tuition failed her. She wanted 10 see
him tested and tried; she wanted to
see him TEMPTED ind triumphant. but
he was all OF that in those very hours
In which she faneied him 20 unthink.
Ing. It never occurred to her that he
might entertain. an earthly passion for
her. She still, from ancient habit, be.
lieved herself SO far above him that
such an ambition would have been lit.
tie less than sacrilege 10 him. She
lulled herself to sleep with that idea.
She believed. she knew. Of course,
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