The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-06
CHAPTER lv.-continued.

CHAPTERrlv .-Centinued.
Surveying the great range she won
dered where the peak climbers might
be. Keen sighted though she was. she
could not discover them. The crest
that they were attempting lay in an
other direction hidden by nearer
spur. She was in the very heart. or
the mountains; peaks and ridges rose
all about her, SO much so that the gen.
eral direction of the great range was
lost. She was at the center OF far
flung cocavtty of crest and range. She
marked one towering point to the right
of her that rose massively grand above
all the others. Tomorrow she would
climb to that high point and from It's
lofty elevations look upon the heav-
ems above and the earth beneath,
aye and the waters under the, earth
far below. Tomorrowl-it is gen.
orally known that we do not usually
attempt the high points in LIES range
at once, content are we with lower al
titudes today.
There was no sound above her; the
rushing water over the rocks upon
the nearer side she could hear faint
Iy; there was no wind about her. to stir
the long needles of the pines. 1t was
very, still, the kind. of a stiffness of
body which is the outward and visible
complement. 9of: that stiffness OF the
soul in which men know God. There
had been no earthquake, no storm,
the mountains had not heavedi beneath
her feet, the great and strong wind
had not passed by, the rocks had lot
been rent and broken, yet Enid caught
herself listening as If for voice. The
thrill of majesty, silence, loneliness
was upon her She stood--one stands
when there is a chance Of meeting
God on the way, one does not kneel
until he comes-with her raised hands
clasped, her head uplifted in exulta-
tion unspeakable, God-conquered with
her face to heaven upturnedts
Il will lift up mine eyes to the
hills whence cometh my salvation.
her heart sang voicelessly. I'VE praise
thee, oh, God, we magnify thy holy
name forever f1oated through her
brain, in great appreciation OF the
marvellous work of the Almighty shap-
ing master hand. Caught up as it
were into the heavens, her soul leaped
to meet it's maker. Thinking to find
God she waited there on the heaven
kissing hill e@si<i'*
How long she stayed she did not
realize; she took no note of time; it
did not occur t. her even to look at
the watch on her wrist, she had swept
the skyline cut off as 1t were by the
peaks when first she, came, land when
at last she turned away-even divin-
est moments must have an .end-she
cooked. not backyard She saw not q
little cloud hid on the horizon behind
the rampant of the ages. as it were,
no bigger than mans hand, a cloud
full of portent and which would alarm
greatly the veteran lKirkby. in the
camp and Maitland on the mountain
top. Both Of them unfortunately were
unable to see it, sone being on the
other side of the range. and the other
deep In the canon, and for both OF
them as for the girl the sun still
shone brightly.
The declivity to the river on the
upper side was. comparatively, seasy
and Enid Maitland went slowly and
thoughtfully down to lit until she
reached. the young torrent. She got
her tackle ready, but did mo casting,
as she made her way slowly up, the:
ever narrowing, ever rising canon,
She was charmed and thrilled by the
wild beauty of the way, athe spell of
the mountains was deep upon her.
Thoughtfully she wandered on until
presently she came to another little
amphitheater !, like that where the
camp was pitched, only smaller.
Strange to say the %breok~ or river
here broadened in little pool per-,
eaps twenty feet across & a turn had
thrown a full force of water against
the huge boulder Wall' and In ages
Of effort a giant cup had been hol-
lowed out OF the native rock. The
pool was perhaps four or five feet
deep, the rocky bottom worn smooth.
The clearing was upon the opposite
side and the banks were heavily
wooded beyond the spur OF the rock
which formed the back of the pool
She could see the trout in. 1t. She
made ready to try her fortune, but
before she did 50 an idea came to
her-daring, unconventional, extraor-
binary, begot of innocence and mex
perience- ~ g4Te1 ~
The water of course was very cold,
but she had been accustomed all her
life to taking bath at the natural
temperature of the water at whatever
season. She knew that the only peo-
pie in that Wilderness were the mem
bers of her own partyy three of them
we're at the camp below. the others
were ascending. a mountain miles
away. The canon was deep sum-; rand
she satisfied herself by, careful sobser-
walton that 1.-THE pool was not oYerS
looked by any elevations far or near
Her ablutionss In common with
those or thesrest of the campers had
been by piece1nea1 of necessity Here
was an opportunity for plunge in a
natural nnth, tub. She was as certain
that she would be under no observa-
ton as If she were in the privacy OF
r own chamber Here again impulse