The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-07


livery slnnie. betrayed him lhlil
t1q We Qp, IKE a,crlc5 { nfvo
lrpaq, people VIC hAte bton cast apily
lpn- 81 - -. = :.
vi, 3 ana tha MN sbut no cssls
I nMays that lieye { tef read Of hllyo
heen 90 bpantiiully provided With ~.
efything Necessary % tho comfort Of
ISlite Is Nesare Itbla yoa lacked
nothitg for your aiefiai weifare. and
Ireyen your mind need not Sgnate.s
= have looked at yonr books a.
ready said the woman. Answering
his Glance. TX (
This was where she had found hin
name. he realized.
you viii have this room for your
own use and ! will take the other for
rilne." he continued.
II am loath to dispossess YOU
y shall be quite, comfortable there.
and this shall be your room exclusive
" except when you bid me enters Al
:Nhengl bring you, your meals. rShkil
hold Il invioiate."
rBut," said the woman, s'thsrs must
BIO an equal division IL labor. 4 must
do my share "a \ 4 III \,
There Isn't much To do IN the win'
ter except TO take care OF tho bdfros,
keep up the fire and prepare what We
have to cat" ~, y.
Il am afraid / should be unequal 10
outdoor work, but In the rest / must
do my part" , /. $. X z u
fHeirecoshized Mt once that idiSnsSg
would be irksome.
80 you SHALL" he assented heartily,
when your foot Is well enough to
make you an efficient member Of our
little society"
Thank you. and now"
rs there anything else before I get
support. n, Z
you! think there is no hope Of their
searching for me heref" r.
The man shook his head. ,sss
III James Armstrong had been In
the party. abe said reaectlyely, .Tans
sure he would never have given lup.s{
9 And who 10 James Armstrong, may
l seskf" burst forth the other bluntiy.
why he-I-he is . friend ostmy
uncle and san-acquaintance OF mI
own" - lsfa f77 ~ ( %
"oh," said the man shortly and
gloomily. as he turned away. 80
Enid Maitland had been very bravo
In his presence. but when he went out
she put her head down on her arms
on the table and cried softly to her.
self. Was ever q woman In such 4,
predicament, thrown into the arms 81
man who had established every CON
ceiyable claim upon her gratitnde,
forced to live with him shut up IN q
two.room log cabin upon lonely
mountain range. surrounded by lofty
and inaccessible peaks. pierced byster-
rilc gorges soon to be impossible
from the SHOWS? She had read many
stories Of castaways, from Charles
Reade's famous Foul Play" down 70
more modern instances. but in those
cases there1had always been an island,
comparatively large over which III
reign with privacy, secluslon, oppoftuf.
nifty for. withdrawal; bright b syenp,
bslmy hreezes, idyllic & conditions.
Here were two uplIfted from the earth
upon q sky-piercing mountain: They
would have had more range OF action
and more liberty OF motion III they
had been upon derelict in the ocean.
And she realized at the Same time
that In all those stories the two cast
Always always loved each other. Would
it be,so with them? Was It sof And
again The hot fame within outyied TIC
fire Of the hearth as the blood rushed
to the smooth surface OF her cheek
lagain. 4; ii, I, 5.,i.S, 3,,,tt,5 !;
What would her father cay. IS he
could know her position, what would
tne world say, and above all what
would Armstrong say. 1t, cannot be
denied that her thoughts we're tesri-
bly, and Overwhelmingly dismSyed.
and yet that despair was not without
certain relief. No man had ever 60,
interested her as this one: What WAS
the mystery Of his life. why wa he;
there, what had he meant when he
had blessed the idle impulse that had
sent her into his arms? 81,
Her heart throbbed again. sheyiifs.
ed her face from her hands and driee
her tears, a warm glow stole over, her
and once again not altogether nom
the fire. Who and what was this I,
man? Who was that woman whose
picture he had taken from her? Wen,
she would have time to and out. And
meantime the world outside could
think and 90 what 1t pleased. shei
SGT staring into the fire light, seeing
pictures there, dreaming dfeamsJ iShd;t
was as lovely as an angel to the man
when he came back into the room.