The Yale expositor., 1912-08-15

I'VE must begin systematic search
tomorrow" said Armstrong decisive
ly. as the three men sat around the
cheerful fire in the hut.
Yes" assented Maitland. eShall we
SO together, or separately?"
Separately, of course. Wo are all
hardy and experienced men. Nothing
is apt to happen to us. We Will meet
here every night and plan the next
days work What do you say, Kirk
by?"
The old man had been quietly smok-
Ing while the others talked. He
smiled at them in way which aroused
their curiosity and made them feel
that he had news for them.
While you was putin the finishin'
touches on this yere camp, come
acrost a heap O. stuns that somehow
the wind had swept bare, there was
big rift in front of it which KEEP US
from seem it afore; it was built up
in the open were there was no trees,
an in our lumberin' operations we
wasn't lookin' that away. came
acrost 1t by any chance an"
We'll, for Gods sake, old man."
cried Armstrong, impatienty. what
did you find, anything?"
This" answered Kirkby, carefully
producing folded scrap of paper from
his leather vest.
Armstrong fell on it ravenously. and
as Maitland bent to him, they both
read these words by the freight.
Miss Enid Maitland, whose foot is
so badly crushed as to prevent her
travelling, Is safe in cabin at the head
or this canon. l put this notice here
TO reassure any one who may be seek
ing her as to her welfare. Follow the
stream up to it's source.
WIN. BERKELY NEWBOLD."
Thank Cod" exclaimed Robert
Maitland.
You called me fool, Kirkby," said
Armstrong, his eyes cleaning. What
do you think of it now?"
It's the fools, find" said Kirkby
sapiently, that generly gifts there.
providence seems to be a-watchin'
over EN-"
You said you CHANGED on this pa
per, Jack" continued Maitland. ut
looks like the deliberate intention OF
Almighty God"
Il reckon So" answered the other.
simply. you see He's got to look
after all the fools on earth to keep 'em
from dom too much damage to their
selves an to others in this yere crook
ed trail of world"
Let us start now" urged Arm
strong.
""Tain't possible" said the old man.
taking another puff at his pipe, and
only glistening of the eye betrayed
the JOY that he felt; otherwise his
phlegmatic calm was unbroken, his de-
meanor just as undisturbed as 1t al
ways was. Wed jest throw away our
lives a-wanderin' round these we're
mountains in the dark. We've got to
have light, an clear weather. Eff It
should be snowin' in the mornin' we'd
have to wait until it cleared"
Il won't wait minute" said Arm
strong. AT daybreak, weather or no
weather, l start
What's your hurry, JIM" continued
Kirkby, calmly. THE gals safe; one
day more or less amt goln' to make
no difference"
She's with another man." answered
Armstrong quickly.
do you know this Newbold?" ask.
ed Maitland, looking at the note again.
NO. not personally, but have heard
of him.
81 know him." answered Kirkby
quickly, IAN you've seed him too, Bob:
he's the Teller that shot his wife, that
married Louise Rosser."
THAT mani"
THE very same"
You say you never cav him, Jim?"
asked Maitland.
Il repeat l never met him." said
Armstrong. flushing suddenly; but 1
knew him wife"
Yes, you did that" drawled the
old mountaineer.
What do you mean?" flushed Arm
strong
IL mean that you knoved her, that's
ALL" answered the old man with an in.
nocent air that was almost childike.
When the others woke up in the
Armstrong; sleeping bag was
empty. Kirkby crawled out of his own
warm nest, opened the door and peer.
ed out into the storm.
Well he said, II guass the damn
fool has beat God this tine. 1t don't
look to me as If even He could save
him now"
But we must go after him at once"
urged Maitland.
See for yourself" answered the old
man. throwing wider the door. We've
got to wait til this wind dies down, un.
less we give the Almighty the job o.
lookin' after three instid o. one"
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