The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-22


Il - esaErel ~ speks saaalfly
saosGA-
-TSsrs y 70 sAasss q a,l - ~
tAinkr
-Toe tAs Aurora y eoos baskS Ne.
Hot this ssasoa. q lsast: - Dsss1bss
chance" y.
-A.A-Aev nseA annuaitses have
~ M. oayisyr
TAirty-oas eaFtsiAess. bssi1ss tbs
eoas ta tAs rsvolvse."
He would have said somsehilS Dsrs.
but WITH little gesture she DrsvsatsA
Ain- you've been thinkt1G II ost."
- saSl. -Yeu knov vhal II nsaas
asv. ~ ~ fssl hat Aoa1 eaat
cutie realise It yst. You nsst 0lvs
NJ Q little tine b tAink. too"
He Aal to asosot 70 that. though ho
hsw. IN aAvanes. the dirsctioa her
thoughts must take. and forssaw the
dreadful eoaclusion of them. And he
answer hs had to make TO that CO.,
slusioas Well. he had II ready.
How long that silence lasted. nsitA-
q of then knew. He sat there besi1s
her. and yet even his eyes allowed
hse psrfsct solituds. He mendeA the
IRE and attended to his cooking a.
Ga3s<ly - bsforA vhsa tAo girl vaS
reading.
finally . little move Of hers. pre-
paratory to speech. gave him lssvs
70 look at her. In those silent nin-
utss. however long they were. her face
had changed. It WAS grave now. in
tenssly thoughtful. but the color had
come back into H. II was alive again.
when asked you . while aso II
there wses any chance. you asked me
II meant . chance for the return Of
the Aurora. and said there was none.
That was what meant then. but IT'S
not what I mean now. 10 there any
chance at all? haven't been able to
see any myself. and I've been over It
all pretty carefully. Do you So anyf
You-you must tell me the truth.
please"
II haven't been trying to assess the
chances. l spent my hour thinking
about something else, and I can't an
swer your question really with . yss
or . no."
Not with . yes. but can't you an
swer It with . no! Aren't you psr-
fectly sure. in your heart, that there's
NO chance at all?''
Not yet" he answered. There may
BE- . chance. and II there 10, ws
can meet It half way" Then he
stretched out his hand. THAT red
bound book there 10 our Bible now.
Do you remember what your father
saidf We can live like Christians, and
we can always hope He thought
whom he put that bottle. which con.
tanned his message, into the sea, that
there was hardly one chance in q mil.
lion Of its resulting in An efectual re-
lief. Yet he went on living a. . brave
man lives. day At . time. And when
he died. he died without fear. Doing
that he not only helped himself, but
he helps NJ in way that he couldn't
possibly have foresssn."
Her eyes filled suddenly with tears,
and . smile. Of divine sad tender.
ness. touched for IN instant her
mouth. But that isn't our case, you
know. Ours isn't a. simple a. that"
What makes the difference!
Your wings" She said 1t hardly
above whisper. and ~ she said Il
she turned little paler and her brave
lips trembled. But In an instant her
will had taken command again. Z
am sure you see. It's quite plain"
she went on steadily. TT you will
spread them. those great wings Of
yours. and take to the air with them,
and fly away. a. YOU are free to do.
and leave me here alone a. l really
am alone. tho only person marooned
here-if you'll do that. then I'll fol.
low my fathers gospel.-But you won't
90 away. You can't-not q man like
you, and know that. know I
mustn't even suggest It."
Her voice sank again and grew un-
steady. while I am starving, you
will be starving. too. And while I am
freezing, you will freeze" She
stopped there with q shudder and a
deep. gaspins sob: then. Wont you
so!" she cried out You said once
that ono Of Us might be dreaming, but
that one was not I. Can't you believe
its so! Can't you wake up. from the
dream that is turning into . night
marc. and hy away!.-No, you can't!
You can't!-Thers il only one way out
Of i'll"
There was tho conclusion he had
foreseen. had foreseen long before he
could formulate 1.-THE inevitable con.
clusion that had led him to pray for
an hour. And now he thanked God
that the answer was ready.
But before he could speak she
turned to him With . sudden transi-
ton Of mood. which left him gasping.
The face she turned upon him now
vna radiant Huah>A -t%h foar-