Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-01
copyright. 1911. by W G. Chapman-)
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10 lAhluS Tue mau place, NGWDQlu.
leady for his journey, had torn him
telf away from her presence and had
plunged down the giant stair. He had
lone everything that mortal nan could
10 for her comfort; wood enough to.
hst her for two weeks had been taken
fom the ave and piled In the kitch-
In and everywhere SO as to bs easily
accessible to her; the stores she al
eady had the run OF, and he had fit
ed q stout bar to the outer door
vhich would render 1t ~impregnable to-
my attack that might be made against
+ although he saw no quarter from
Fhicb any assault impended.
Enid had recovered not only her
frength, but a good deal OF her nerves.
That she loved this man and that he
pved her had given her courage. She
you'd be fearfully lonely, OF course,
tut not so much afraid as before. The
month OF immunity In the mountains
without any Interruptions had dissi-
,ated any possible apprehsnsions on
her part It was with Eqsinking heart,
however, that she saw him go at
hst.
They had been SO much together
m that month: they had learned what
hve a When he came back IT.
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.s
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.
Newbcld's departure was like the
end of In era to her. The curtain
dropped; when 1t 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 1t
all next to her sadly beating heart she
was still supremacy confident that
love, Or God-and there was not SOL
much difference between them as to
make 1t worth while to mention the
III rather than the osiler--wonla find
the way
Their leave taking had been singu-
larry cold and abrupt. She had real
ICED the danger he was apt to incur
.nd she ss6 e-act1t ars,Gctans prom
Use from him that he would be careful.
Don't throw your life away, don't
risk 1t aven. remember that It is
mine," she had urged.
And just as simply as she had en-
coined 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 inclinedyt to break his
promise would have made It absolute
~ impossible. There had been a long
clasp OF the hands, o long look In the;
eyes, a long breath In the breast, a
long throb in the heart and then
farewell. They dared no
Once before he had left her and she
had stood uron the plateau and fol-
lowed hts vanishing figure With auxt
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 we'll as
her own. Under the ashes OF his
grim repression she realized the pres
ence of live Goals which a breath would
have famed into flame. She dared
nothing while he was there, but when
he ghut the door behind him the me-
cessity for ~self-control was removed.
She had laid her arms on ths table
and bowed her head upon them and
shock and ~quivered with emotions UNI
relieved by q single tear-weeping
was for lighter hearts and Less sewers
demandst
His position after all was the easier
who went forth to the battlefield while
the could only wait passiveiy
the issue OF the fight. Although he
was half blinded with emotions hs hid
to give some thouG { to his progress,
4e&EtF
and there was yet task to be done
before he could set forth upon bis
Journey toward civilization and res
cue.
II was fortunate, as it turned out,
that THIS obligation detained HIN. Ee
was that tyre OF a merciful man whose
mercies extended to his beasts. The
poor little burros must be attended to
and their safety assured SO far 81 1t
GOULD be. for 1t would be impossible
for Enid Maitland to care for them.
Indeed he had already exacted a prom
Use from her that shs 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
&c 1t had been doied out to them day
by day would have lasted longer than
the week he intended to be absent: OK
course ne realized that they would eat
Il up In half that time. but ever so
khey would probably suffer not too
great discomfort before he got back.
Ali these preparations took soms 1T
sls time. Ethad grown somewhat lats
tn the morning before he started.
There had bsen . nsrce storm raging
whsa he nrss looked out and as her