The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-08-22

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be taking the mans place, Newbold
ready for his journey, had torn him
self away from her presence and had
plunged down the giant stair. He had
done everything that mortal man could
do for her comfort; wood enough to
last her for two weeks had been taken
from the cave and piled in the kitch.
en- and everywhere so as to be easily
accessible to her; the stores she al
ready had the run of, and he had At.
ted stout bar to the outer door
which would render 1t impregnable to
any attack that might be made against
it. although he saw no quarter from
which any assault impended
Enid had recovered not only her
strength, but good deal of her nerve
That she loved this man and that he
loved her had given her courage. She
would be fearfully lonely, of course
but not so much afraid as before. The
month of immunity in the mountains
without any Interruptions had dissi.
pated any possible apprehensions on
her part. 1t was with a sinking heart,
however, that she saw him go al
last
They had been so much together
in that month; they had learned what
love was. When he came back il
would be different, he would not come
alone. The first human being he met
would bring the world to the door of
the lonely but beloved cabin in the
mountains-the world with its ques.
tions, its inference. its suspicious, its
denunciations and it's accusations!
Some kind of an explanation would
have to be made, some sort an an
swer would have to be given, some so
luton of the problem would have to
be arrived at. What these would be
she could not tell.
Newbold's departure was like the
end of an era to her. The curtain
dropped; when It rose again what was
to be expected? There was no COM
fort except in the thought that she
loved him. So long as their affections
matched and ran together nothing
else mattered. With the solution of il
all next to her sadly beating heart she
was still supremely confident that
love, or God-and there was not so
much difference between them as to
make 1t worth while to mention the
one rather than the other-would find
the way.
Their leave taking had been singu-
larly cold and abrupt. She had real
lied the danger he was apt to incur
and she had exacted reluctant prom
Use from him that he would be careful.
Don't throw your life away, don't
risk it even, remember that it is
mine," she had urged.
And just as simply as she had en-
Joined it upon him he had promised
He had given his word that he would
not send help back to her but that he
would bring 1t back, and she had con-
fidence in that word. A confidence
that had he been inclined to break his
promise would have made it absolute
ly impossible. There had been a long
clasp Of the hands, long look in the
eyes, long breath in the breast, a
long throb in the heart and then
farewell. They dared no more.
Once before he had left her and she
had stood upon the plateau and fol-
lowed his vanishing figure with anxi-
GUS troubled thought until it had been
lost in the depths of the forest below.
She had controlled herself in this
second parting for his sake as well as
her own. Under the ashes of his
grim repression she realized the pres
ence of live Goals which breath would
have famed into flame. She dared
nothing while he was there, but when
he shut the door behind him the ne
cessity for self-control was removed.
She had laid her arms on the table
and bowed her head upon them and
shook and qulvered with emotions I'M
relieved by single tear-weeping
was for lighter hearts and less severe
demands!
His position after all was the easier
OF the two. AS of old it was the man
who went forth to the battlefield while
the woman could only wait passively
the issue Of the fight. Although he
was half blinded with emotions he had
to give some thought to his progress,
and there was yet one task to be done
before he could set forth upon his
journey toward civilization and res
cue.
1t was fortunate, as 1t turned out,
that this obligation detained him. He
was that type Of merciful man whose
mercies extended to his beasts. The
poor little burros must be attended TO
and their safety assured so far as 1t
could be, for it would be impossible
for Enid Maitland TO care for them.
Indeed he had already exacted prom.
Use from her that she would not
leave the plateau and risk her life on
the icy stairs with which she was so
unfamiliar.
He had gone to the corral and shak-
en- down food enough for them which
IL II had been doled out to them day
by day would have lasted longer than
the week he intended to be absent; of
course he realized that they would eat
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