The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-06
CHAPTER lv.-continued.

CHAPTER lV.--Contlnued.
r surveying the great range she won
dered where the peak climbers ihishs
be. Keen sighted though she was. she
could not discover them. The crest
that they were attempting lay IN an
other direction hidden by a nearer
spur, She was in the very heart Oh
the mountains; peaks and ridges rose
all about her, so much so that the gen
eral direction of the great range was
lost. She was at the center OF lar
flung cocayity of crest and range. Sne
marked one towering point to the flgn1
of her that rose massively grand above
all the others. Tomorrow she Woulo
climb to that high point and from It's
lofty elevations look upon the heaV-
ems above and the earth Deneath,
aye and the waters under the earth
far below. Tomorrow!-it is gen
orally known that we do not usually
attempt the high points IN LIES range
at once, content are we with lower al
titudes today.
There was no sound above her; the
rushing water over the rocks upon
the nearer side she could hear falnt-
ly; there was no wind about her to stir
the long needles of the pines. 1t was
very still, the kind Of stiffness or
body which is the outward and visihss
complement of that stiffness OF the
soul In which men know Cod There
had been no earthquake, no storm,
the mountains had not heaved beneath
oher feet, the great and strong wind
had not passed by, the rocks had not
been rent and broken, yet Enid caught
herself listening as If for a voice. The
thrill of majesty, silence, loneliness
was upon her. She stood-one stands
when there Is chance of meeting
God on the way. one does not kneel
until he comes-with her raised hands
clasped, her head uplifted In exuitas
ton unspeakable, God-conquered with
her face to heaven upturned.
II will lift up mine eyes to the
hills whence cometh my salvation,
her heart sang voicelessly. I'VE praise
thee, oh, God. we magnify thy holy
name forever" fioated through her
brain, in great appreciation OF the
marvellous work OF the Almighty shap-
Ing master hand. Caught up as 1t
were into the heavens, her soul leaped
20 meet It's maker. Thinking to find
God she waited there on the heaven
kissing hill.
How long she stayed she did not
realize; she took no note of time: II
did not occur to her even to look al
the skyline cut Off as 1t were by the
peaks when first she came, and wheI
at last she turned away--even divin
est moments must have an end-sht
looked not backward. She saw not {
little cloud hid on the horizon behins
the rampant of the ages, as it were
no bigger than a mans hand, CLIQUE
full of portent and which would alarm
greatly the veteran Kirkby IN thu
camp and Maitland on the mountain
top. Both of them unfortunately wer
unable to see 1t, one being on tn
other side of the range, and the othe
deep In the canon, and for both Q
them as for the girl the sun stil
shone brightly.
The dechvity to the river on tn
upper side was comparatively cas-
and Enid Maitland went slowly an
thoughtfully down to it until SD
reached the young torrent. She sc
her tackle ready, but did no casting
as she made her way slowly up tn
ever narrowing, ever rising canon
She was charmed and thrilled by th
wild beauty of the way, the spell {
the mountains was deep upon he
Thoughtfuily she wandered on unit
presently she came to another iittl
amphitheater like that where tn
camp was pitched. only smalle
Strange to say, the brook or rive
here broadened In q little pool pc
haps twenty feet across: a turn ha
thrown a full force of water again
the huge boulder wall and in age
OF effort giant cup had been he
lowed out OF the native rock. Tt
pool Was perhaps loul Vi 1--WE 1S
deep, the rocky bottom worn smoot
The clearing was upon the opposi
side and the banks were heavi
wooded beyond the spur of the roe
which formed the back of the poo
She could see the trout in it. 81
made ready to try her fortune, b
before she did SO an idea came
her-daring. unconventional, extrat
binary. begot OF innocence and Inc
perience.
The water OF course was very col
- nut sne had been accustomed all h
life to taking q bath at the natur
temperature Of sae water at whatev