The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-13

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resistfbiy 10 actioE
ny Heasens 81 said Under hIn
breath, rising "a hIa fesl y, iiii ~ 81 s.
no winter, i roo
Robert Maitland had oiFlces II tho
same baiidinE. HaEinE once conn 10 4
determination. there was no more IN.
certainty Or hesitation i bont 3 Arm nm.
strohE,s course IN another moment
he was standinE In tIie private room :, Of
his friend. The5two men wera moi
alone there. Stephen Maitland sst IN
a low chair before another window,
removed from the desks somewhat
staring out at the range The old
man Was, lhnddled down In his seal.
every line OF his fiRuire siS6 d. 81. Gfief
and despair or ali ma placeE in nan.
yer. he liked best his brothers once
fronting the rampant 81 the noun.
talns and hour after hour, M rat there
quietly looking AT the sutnmits lao ,irli
times softly. shrouded inswhite Soma.
times swept bare by the iierce winter
gales that blew across them some,
times shining and Sparkling so nm;
the eye scarce sustain their retleeti6u
Of the dazzling ann on !Coloraa (. Z ana
at other tftneS seen dln,ly tbrotirb
mists of,whirllng snow (.
oh. YES. the mountains cbaiienecd
him aIso TO the other aide OF ira
range. HIS heart yearned for his
child but he- was stoo o,d' ,osnnrs
the ATTEMPT. He could onIv all M
pray and walt with such faint ana fad.
ing, hope as he could still cherish nm.
I'll the. break up Of. the sprinr came,
For the rest he troubled nobody: no.
body. noticed him, nobody marked him,
nobody minded him. Robert MaitIand
transacted his business aEiftffe moro
softly, a little more gently, mat VA
an. Yet. the lpresence Of bts hrothar
was a living grief and living re.
proach to him. Although he was cutie
bIameless he blamed, bimself He;had
not known how he had grown TO love
his niece until he had;iost her HIa
Coincidence accused him bourly! and
vel be knew not where be vhsN Al
fault or how be could have done an.
ferentIy II was n beln,ess andIbons,
less situation. To him. therefore an.
tered Armstrong.
Maitland" he began 81 can't stand
II any longer. I'm g6inglinto the noun.
tains.". IL.
you are madl"
II can't helm Il I cant al hare
and face them. damn them. and "a.
main quiet"
,'You will never come ont a,,ven
"oh. yes. L will. hut M dnn.t 7
swear TO God don't earer
Old Stephen Maitland rose ,,nstead.
ily to his feet and gripped- ths hack n,
his chair -
..Dld l hear Alright sir7s be asked;
with ali the polIshed and rracefn, cn,,r.
tesy of birth and breeding which; neyer
deserted him In INV emergency. what.
soeyer. "Do YOU say-" i
"Iisafd / wax eoinF tiptS fbS \mdun..
tains to search for ber. !,
TT Is madness.n urged Robert Mait.
land. 80.
But the old man aid mot bear him
THANK Godir ha exclaimed with
deep Ffeeling. 81 have sal. hsrs.da nj.
cridayfand watched those mighty hilIs,
and have said to myseIf that II,
had youth and strength az have; love,
L would not walt \. :,
"You are right" returned Arm.
strong. equally moved t!apdI jndesd =,
would hese been hard 10 have heard
and seen mat father g,,r;rssnon siysiy.
.'andi Lam, mt igoinrsto wait feItbpr "
ssI ,understand your feelinsxii lin,
ana yonra too s,sve.., bsgan pohss.
Maitland. arguing arajnst hIs avn ann.
.tlons. "eyen ifsshe escabed tbsS aood,
she must be dead byithis fine"
sYou needn't 20 over Inc Iold;;arg,,,.
ment Bob. I'm going into tbal smo,,n.
tains. and I'm going now Mo- bo
continued swiftly ma tbe other, onsne al
his mouth to ipternoseI f,,rt her obtec.
lions, "you needn't say another word,
I'm free agent and I'm o,d anonyh
TO decide what Lean do, Tbere n nd
argument. there iis; NO force thera5 h
no. appeal. there. r. nothing thai VIII
restrain. me. Ifcan;t sit here and eat