The Yale expositor., 1912-07-25
ySsy&YTER xV-(Continued).

lIs, lyiG not know that. Women
&snaE 9earned through centuries OF
vsspss srxss,zs that fine art of concealment
vSSssesz zaan mas never mastered She
Tsea1sr Cert! sIiEn see what she Thought or
Arsssz Net he was not without sus-
g,Is.si 1Ez; 81 that suspicion grew to GER
sss.IrsY, would he control himself then!
= s!MI mrst he had sought to keep out
Of Hcr way, but she had compelled
dsFSr to come in. The room that was
ssAsfaeEA and bed room and store room
fS.r- rim was cheerless and somewhat
g>xEaA Save at night or when he was
Eyust5 with other tasks outside they
}rsrssE togethed in the great room. &c
sv:ss always warm, it was always
Drigbt. it was always cheerful, there.
-Ersp little piles of manuscript she
1;z4A noted were books that he had
,gy-is,iSzr. Ike made no effort to con-
srsrsig qHch things from her. He talked
'J-.vrSEIy enough about his life in the
lfiIGy. Jg5t5eed there was no possibii-
ivy af avoiding the discussion OF such
~tsI6s.G- On but two subjects was be
gSsxrrably silent. One was the pres
Gs.1s. state of his affections and the
qyr1sar WAS the why and wherefore OF
nlss 6lsseYy life. She knew beyond per-
xsssssrture that he loved her, but she
gs;1x no faint suspicion even as to the
rvss2zx7 why ne had become recluse!
j Efss Fad never given her the slightest
= iagE "a his past save that admission
that he had known Kirkby which was
ina afxeyr nothing definitive and which
esEks MEYER connected with that pack
-Eks, Of Fatters which she still kept
gSaGa her.
".Tsss mans mind was too active and
cs.lrtfsfs 4o 0e satisfied with manual
Ssxswr alone, the books that he had
gIr;asstx1t were scientific treatises in the
srssszp- One was a learned discussion
SIC cSes fauna and flora OF the noun
c,af5m- Another was an exhaustive &C
,7smsze ar the mineral resources and
ss-s1S.Iicai formations of the range.
Sf4s 2Eaa only 10 allow a whisper. a
.sTMT5cfon OF his discovery of gold and
sdsrew In the mountains to escape him,
lSEY-, G2ye Suuons and crests alike would
.Scss g1Fed with eager prospectOrs. Still
D. asT7xsl work was q scientific analysis
IF are Tcater powers in the canons.
lie haa willingly allowed her to
l-yspst IheEa all Much of them she
e'ns1zg2 secnn5caL and, aside from the
aZyst that ne had written them. uniu-
Taxsx13ng But there was one book
s-WsysaiDing Ia which he simply dis
-.1gsysst the mountains in the various
gsssysrgS al the year; when the SHOWS
zgnGxGsd chem, when the grass and the
rzxEszs came again, when the flowers
ci1txzE7sS6, when, autumn touched the
Tfzszsg- There was the soul of the
o-n1Ssxu poetry expressed in prose. man.
fsiEs. Eut none the less poetry for that
fsfsla hook pored over. she questioned
zfT8z about it; they discussed ii as they
,JIgGxssed Keats and the other poets.
TSscse we're happy evenings. She
tlsFs gre side of the fire sewing. her
1iS7yser wound with cloth to hold his
.9Sazl lhimblc. fashioning for herself
sssgTgg winter garments out OF CAV
S,sIlisEad, red, white and black ancient
II
~ algSS and piiable almost as an old
1Szssis ss2-fed piece of satin-priceIess IL
-sENr Er0d but known (which be put
IL Gas~ disposal. While on the other
sajSSe Gf the same homely blaze he
zr+n$s sor her out Of the skins OF some
rytz Gkn animals that he had killed. a.
z5IAzESGss foot covering. half mecca.
asfr AVID wholly leggin. which she
grllgG wear over her shoes IN her
zsIoErG excursions around the plateau
ayyz which would keep her feet warH1
Igsa comfortable
gsy her permission he smoked as he
sSagkcd, enjoying the hour. putting
Ksidc the past and the future and for
~ feu moments blissfuily content.