Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-27
CHAPTER XIX.
The chalIenoe o. the Rsnce.

The Challenge Of the RANGE.
Mr.. James Armstrong sat at his
desk before the wesr window In. his
buildings In Denver. His suite OF Of
fees was situated ON one OF the tor
floors, and from It he had a clear and
unobstructed view of the mighty
range over the intervening house tops
and other buildings. The earth was
covered with snow. 1t had fallen stead,
lily through the night, but with the
dawn the air had cleared and tho sun
had come out brightly, although 1t was
very cold.
Letters, papers, documents, the de
mands OF a business extensive and var
led, were left unnoticed. He sat with
his elbow on the desk, his head on his
hand, looking modify at the range,
In the month that had elapsed since
he had received news OF Enid Matt
lands disappearance he had sat often
In that way, in that place. staring at
the range, a prey to most Respondent
reflections, heavy hearted and discon-
ISOLATE indeed.
After that memorable interview
with Mr.. Stephen Maitland in Phila-
de1phia he had deemed it proper to
await there the arrival of Mr.. Rob
ert Maitland. A brief interview with
that distracted gentleman had put
him in possession of all the facts In
the case. As Robert Maitland had
said, after presentation Of the tragic
story, the situation was quite hope
less. Even Armstrong reluctantly ad-
mitted that her uncle and old Kirkby
had done everything that vas posst-
BILE for the rescue or discovery OF
the girl.
Therefore the two Respondent gem
tlemen had shortly after returned to
their western homes, Robert Maitland
In this instance being accompanied
By his brother Stephen. The latter
never knew how much his daughter
haA Assa 10 hius~ n thafs-evfI fate
had befallen her. Robert Maitland
had promised to inaugurate = thor
ough and extensive search to solve the
mystery OF her death, which he felt
was certain. in the spring. when the
weather permitted humanity to have
free course through the mountains.
MI. Stephen Maitland found a GER
t@in melancholy satisfaction e ha.r-
taIxnr came into the wntriing DARKNESS
OF his torn. tempest tossed driven
soul. The irresistible impulse and the
immovabIe body the philosophers pug
Fled over were exemplifled in him.
Whilst he almost hated the new wom-
an, whilst he almost loved the old.
yet that he did neither the one thing
nor the other absolutely was signih
cant.
Indeed he knew that he wal glad
Enid Maitland had come into his life.
No life Is complete until 1t is touched
by that divine Are which for lack OF
another name we call love. Because
we car experience that sensation We
are said to be made In Gods image.
The image IL blurred as the animal
pr~edominates, it il clearer as the spir-
itual has the ~ascendency.
The man raved In his mind. White
faced. stern, he walked up and down
he tossed his arms about him, he stop
ped, his eyes closed, he threw his
hands up toward God. his heart cried
out under the decorations of the blows
inflicted upon 1t. No flagellant of old
ever trembled beneath the body lash
as he under the spiritual punishment.
He prayed that he might die at the
same moment that he longed to live.
He grappled blindly for solutions OF
the problem that would leave him with
untarnished honor and undiminished
self respect and fidelity, and yet give
him this woman, and In vain. He
strove TO hnd a way to re .oncils the
past With the present. realizing as@hs
did &C the futihty Of such a proposi-
tion. One or the other must be ~.
preme. he must inexorsbiy hoid to his
ideas and his ideals, or hs must inev.
itably take the woman
How frightful wa the battle thai
ragged within his boscml Sometimes
In his despair he thought that Ia
would have been glad II he and shS
had gone down together In the darl
waters before all this came upon him
A09 0St0H VI WA3I}& kd&e sA&AfG4& Lao
smpt.s1 themselves nai borne ner se
him. Oh IL they lad only swept him
out Of life with ita trouble, its trials
IT. anxteties. its obligations. Its impos
sibilities- II they had gone together
And then he knew that he wa3 glad
even for the torture. hecauss he hat
seen her. because he had loved har
and because she had loved him.
He marveied at himself curiously
aad III = detached way. Tnere war Z
woman who loved him, who had cen
fessed Il boldly and i~nnocently, there
was none TO say him nay. TIE woman
who atood between had been dead dvs
years. The world knew nothing. cares
nothing; they could 80 out together;
he could take her, she would come. On
the impulse he turned aud ran to CHI
door aud beat upon It. Her voice hsds
him enter, and he came in.
Her heart yearned 10 him. She wal
shocked. appalled, at the torture ali
aaw upon kis face. Had he been lass
. upon the rack. and esery 1oint pulla.
from it, sockets be could not h&s.
bean mora white ana aEonised.
Y give MP be cried. @zwhAf ar.
hosseF and neik respect II znss wan