Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-04-18

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He Scrambled Up the Broken Way.
woman who was now the deciding and
determining factor, and who seemed TO
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 Ntch-
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 Fart. It was with sinking heart,
however, that she saw him 20 at
last.
They had been so much together
In that month; they had learned what
love was. When be came back II
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 cues
tons, its inference, its suspicious, its
denunciations- and its 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 t,
be arrived at. What these would b.
she could not tell.
Newbolds departure was like tn
end of an era to her. The curtail
dropped; when 1t rose again what wa
to be expected? There was no CON
fort except In the thought that sh
loved him. SO long as their affection
matched and ran together nothin
else mattered. With the solution of
all next to her sadly beating heart sh
was still supremely confident tina
love, or God-and there was not 81
much difference between them as t
make 1t worth while to mention tn
one rather than the other-would fin,
the way.
Their leave taking had been singu
larly cold and abrupt. She had rea
lied the danger he was apt to incu
and she had exacted a reluctant prom
ise from him that he would be careful
Don't throw your life away, don
risk 1t even, remember that 1t
mine," she had urged.
, And just as simply as she had ell
Joined 1t upon him he had promised
He had given his word that he woul
| not send help back to her but that h
would bring 1t back, and she had col
fidence in that word. A conhdenc
that had he been inclined to break hi
promise would have made 1t absolute
( ly impossible. There had been a Ion
! clasp of the hands, long look in Ii
3 eyes, a long breath in the breast,
. long throb In the heart and then
5 farewell. They dared no more.
0 Once before he had left her and 81
= had stood upon the plateau and Il
3 lowed his vanishing figure with am
9 GUS troubled thought until 1t had be,
a lost in the depths of the forest belo-
n She had controlled herself in Tn
5 second parting for his sake as we'll
8 her own, Under the ashes of h
h grim repression she realized the pre-
1 ence of live Goals which breath wou
have famed into flame. She dar,
q? nothing while he was there, but VIII,
o he shut the door behind him the n
c cesslty for self-control was remove
|, She had laid her arms on the tab
l. and bowed her head upon them al
r shook and Quivered with emotions u
,, relieved by a single tear-weepil
d was for lighter hearts and less seve
demandsl
n His position after all was the east
e of the two. As of old ii was the m
Q who went forth to the battlefield VIII
n the woman could only wait passive
i. the issue Of the fight. Although
10 was half blinded with emotions he b
IS to give some thought to his progre
$, and there was yet one task to be do
n, before he could set forth upon
ID journey toward civilization and r
BIT cue.
10 1t was fortunate, as It turned o
Is that this obligation detained him.
~ was that tyre Of merciful man whC
IN mercles extended to his beasts. I
III poor little burros must be attended
and their safety assured so far Us
OF could be, for it would be impossiI
Us for Enid Maitland to care for the
ne Indeed ho had already exacted n pre-
wv Use from her that she would /
an leave the plateau and risk her life
NV the icy stairs with which she was
he unfamiliar
'e, Continued next week.