Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-31

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 al 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 30 as to be easily
accessible to her; the stores she al
ready had the run of, and he had 1T
ted a stout bar to the outer door
which would render 1t ~impregnable to
any attack that might be made against
1t, although he saw no quarter from
which any assault impended.
Enid had recovered not only her
strength, but a 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 80 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 a 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 cues.
lions, its inference, Its suspicious, its
denunciations and its accusations!
Some kind Of ar 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 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, OF God-and there was not 30
much difference between them as to
make 1t worth while to mention the
n rather than the other-would find
the way.
Their leave taking had been singu.
larly cold and abrupt. She had real.
ICED the danger he was apt to- incur
and she had exacted a reluctant prom.
Use from him that he would be careful.
Don't throw your life away, don't
risk it even, remember that 1t Ia
mine," she had urged.
And just as simply as she had en-
Joined 1t upon him he had promised.
He had given his word that he would
not send help back to her but that he
would bring it back, and she had con.
ldence in that word. A confidence
that had he been inclined to break his
promise would have made 1t absolute
ly impossible. There had been a long
clasp Of the hands, a long look In the
eyes, a long breath in the breast, q
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 1t had beer
lost in the depths of the forest below
She had controlled herself in this
second parting for his sake as well al
her own. Under the ashes Of hii
grim repression she realized the pres
ence Of live Goals which a breath woult
have famed into fame. She dared
nothing while he was there, bat wher
he shut the door behind him the ne
cessity for s%elf-control was removed
She had laid her arms on the tabl,
and bowed her head upon them an(
shook and quivered with emotions un
relieved by a single tear-weepini
was for lighter hearts and less sever,
demands!
His position after all was the easieI
of the two. AS of old 1t was the mai
who went forth to the battlefield Will,
the woman could only walt p~assivel,
the issue Of the fight. Although h,
was half blinded with emotions he hat
to give some thought to his progress
and there was yet one task to be don,
before he could set forth upon hi
journey toward civilization and res
cue.
1t was fortunate, as 1t turned out
that this obligation detained him. H
was that type of a merciful man who's,
mercies extended to his beasts. TIL,
poor little burros must be attended Il
and their safety assured 50 far as |
could be, for it would be impossible
for Enid Maitland to care for them
, Indeed he had already exacted a prom
|, ise from her that she would no
| leave the plateau and risk her life Of
the icy stairs with which she was s.
: unfamiliar.
: He had gone to the corral and shall
en- down food enough for them whicI
IL 1t had been doled out to them da.
by day would have lasted longer tina.
the week he intended to be absent; q
~eurse be realized that they would o.
u 1 considered that fair enuff for al