Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-03-21
put it on again"

put It on again."
AS she spoke she flushed a glorious
crimson at the remembrance of that
meeting, but the man was looking
away with studied care. She thanked
him in her heart fer such generous
and kindly consideration.
"They will have gone down the
stream with the rest, and it's just pos
sible that 1.-The searchers may find
them, the body Of the bear, too. This
river ends in deep mountain lake
and l think it is going to snow; it
Will be frozen hard tomorrow"
"And they will think me-there%
II am afraid So"
"And they won't come up here?"
at is scarcely possible"
"Oh!" exclaimed the woman family
at the dire possibility that she might
not be found.
81 took an empty bottle with me-"
said the man, breaking the silence, in
which had enclosed a paper saying
that you were here and safe, save
for your wounded foot, and giving
direction how to reach the place.
l built cairn Of rocks in a shell
tered mock in the valley where
your camp had been pitched and LETT
70 tiohtiv oorl-cd h-t4ln Wedgei on
top OF it. II they return to the camp
they could scarcely fail to see it,
But if they don't go back there"
well, it was just a chance
"And if they don't find me?"
'You will have to stay here for a
while; until your foot gets well
enough to travel, anyway" returned
the man, evasively.
"But winter is coming on; you said
the lake would freeze tonight and if it
suows?"
ut will snow"
The woman stared at him appalled,.
"And i'll that case"
Il am afraid" was the slow reply,
Chat you win have to stay here"
lie hesitated in the face Of her white,
still facial winter" he added, des-
perately.
my Cod" exclaimed the girl,
"alone, with your"
Miss Maitland" said the man, reso-
lutely, 81 might as well tell you the
truth. / can make my way to the set
Elements now or later, but it will be q
journey Of perhaps week. There will
! be no danger to me, but you will have
to stay here. You could not go with
me. il am any judge you couldn't
possibly use your foot for mountain
{ journey for at least three weeks, and
by that time we shall be showed in
as effectuGlly as if we were within
the arctic circle. But if you will let
me go alone to the settlement l can
bring back your uncle, woman to
keep you company, before the trails
are impossible. Or enough men to
make it practicable to take you
through the canons and down the
! trails 10 your home again. could not
do that alone even If you were we'll,
in the depth Of winter"
The girl shook her head stubbornly.
"a week alone in these mountains
and l should be mad" she said deci-
siyely. at isn't to be thought Of"
1T must be thought Of" urged the
man. "you don't understand. 1t Is
either that or spend the winter here
with me-"
The woman looked at him steadily.
"And what have to fear from you?"
she asked.
Nothing, nothing, as God is my
/ witne pyeteeted the other; ''but
t re z h ~ :
"The world" said the woman reflec-
lively. Il don't mean to say that 1t
means nothing to me, but it has cause
enough for what it would fain say
now" She came to her decision swift.
". There is no help for it." she
continued, 1--WE are marooned"-she
smiled family as she used the old
word Of tropic island and southern
sea--"together. You have shown me
that you are man and gentleman
In Cod and you put my trust. When
! my foot gets well. if you can teach me
10 walk on snow shoes and it is pos,
siblo 10 get through the passes. we
will try TO get back; il not, We must
wait"
1.-THE decision is yours" said the
man, "and yet l feel that l odght to
point out to you how"
~ see all that you see." she inter
rupted. 81 know what is in your
mind. 1t is entirely clear to me. We
can do nothing else"
so be it. You need have no appre
hension as to your material comfort
l have lived in these mountains for a
long time. am prepared for any
emergency. l pass my time in the
summer getting ready for the winter
There is a cave, or recess rather, be
hind the house which, as you see, il
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