The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-21

the range, prey to most respondent
reflections, heavy hearted and disconl
solate indeed.
After that memorable intervieN
with Mr.. Stephen Maitland in Phile.
delphia 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 Ct all tao facts in
the case. AS Robert Maitland had
said. after presentation Of sas tragic
story, the situation was quite hope.
less. Even Armstrong reluctantly adj
mitted that her uncle and old Kirkby
had done everything that was possi-
bic for the rescue or discovery Of
the girl.
Therefore the two respondent gem
tlemen had shortly after returned to
their western homes, Rootst Maitland
in this instance being accompanied
by his brother Stephen TIE latter
never knew how much his daughter
had been to him until this ,svi1 fate
had befallen her. Robert 1Tastsnnd
had promised to inaugurate a ahor.
ough and extensive search to s,.,ve the
mystery of her death, which lie felt
was certain, in the spring, wfsh the
weather permitted humanity to Fave
free course through the mountass1s.
Mr.. Stephen Maitland found q Ger
tain melancholy satisfaction in haing
at least near the place where neMh her
he nor any one had any doubt his
daughters remains lay hid bensGth
the snow or ice on the mountains In
the freezing cold. Robert Mattm.gn
had no other idea than that Esaid's
body was in the lake. He intended 70
drain tan engineering task DC no
great difficulty and yet he intended,
also, to search the hills for miles Oh
either side of the main stream down
which she had gone, for she might
possibly have strayed away and died
OF starvation and exposure, rather
than drowning. AT any rate, h5
would leave nothing undone to digeoJ-
er her.
Y He had strenuously opposed Arrs
strong's recklessly expressed iEtesy
ton Of going into the mountains i'm,
nedfafe1y to search for bel. Arm
strong Was mot noved from staay
purpose he enterta ined, 81 lightly To-
be hindered from attempting any esi.
terprise that be Igoiected, but By the
time the party reached Denver tka
winter had set In, and even he real
lied the futiIity Of any Immediate
search for a dead body lost In tha
mountains. Admitting that Enid was
dead, the conclusions were sounG, OF
course.
The others pointed out to Armstrong
that if the woman they all loved had
by any fortunate chance escaped the
cloudburst, she must inevitably have
persisted from cold, starvation and en
posure in the mountain long since,
There was scarcely a possibility shat !.
she could have escaped the flood, but
If she had, it would only to ba de.
voted to deatha little later. If she
was not in the lake, what remained OF
her would be IN some lateral canon,
1t would be impossible to discover
her body in the deep SHOWS until thu
spring and the warm weather came,
When the SHOWS melted what was con,
cealed would be revealed. Alone. she
could do nothing. And admitting again
that Enid was alone, this conclusion
was as sound as the other.
Now no one had the faintest hops
that Enid Maitland was yet alive, ex
cept, perhaps. her father, Mr.. Stephen
Maitland. They could not convince
him, he was SO old and set in his opfrt
ions and so utterly unfamiliar with the
conditions that they tried to describe
to him, that he chung to his belief In
spite of all, and finally they let him
take such comfort as he could from
his vain hope without any further at
tempt at contradiction.
In spite of all the arguments. how
ever, Mr.. James Armstrong was uos
satisfied. He was as hopeless as ths
rest, but his temperament would NOS
permit him to accept the Inevitably
calmly. It was barely pogsible thai
she might not be dead, and that sha
might not be alone. There was scarce
up enough possibility Of this TO Justify
a suspicion, but that Is NOT sayinA I
there was none at all
Day after day he had sat In lia o.
fee denying himself to everyone and
refusing to consider anything, brood
ing over the situation. He loved Entd
Maitland. he loved her before, and nas
that he had lost her, he loved her sttu
more.
{To BE CONTINUED,
Daniel and the Lions.
And it came to pass that Danie.