New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY II. 1913

QUIETLY the two passed out Of the clearing, Marvin
~ slightly in advance. Once or twice he essayed 70
put a question to the man who trod voiceless as an
Indian at his heels but the other in the grip Of
powerful emotion seemed little inclined for speech &c.
for a space the two travelled on. Then suddenly, 40
long dip in the path Marvin became strongly conscious
that Sherwood had halted Before he could turn about
a tense aching cry thrilled him TO the quick.
"Hildal Nv little Hlda! Down in the valley there,
4 woman grown and with her mothers face, Twenty
years il was-rny little girl that will never know.
II was not a loud cry. To Marvin. as he heard It
seemed as though the man had fought 70 Stite H. He
wheeled white TO the lips. Sherwood leaned painting
against tree. He strobe back to his side hot tumm-
tuous shame battling with amazement in his face.
You kncw-you knew, Sherwood that-that was
cheating you! God forgive me. That she was down
yondcr!'
Brcathlcss, Marvin waited. The other man had
slowly mastered himself.
no. not cheating Henry Its Just, Man it IS lust!
Something came to me here-t had kept coming 10 me
beforehand knew that it was So But YOU need have
no fear | shall go no farther The tree here cuts the
trail halfway" He struggled upward, Steadying his
hands on his old partners shoulders You never lied
to me: You never did me wrong IN the world Henry
Marvin She has grown ike her mother was, YOU say
and | would give my life to see her face. Yet she Is
Young; | am Old You have made her past; YOU have
given me content in the thought of her future. He
groaned. What place could there be now IN her heart
for one like me2 NOne--nonc. | tell you,
He caught Marvins hand in a grip that lasted long,
looking straight into his eyes. To the former IN the
silence came sound which he recognized as the uyNng
OF his watch. Then step or two the other man TOOK up
the path waving farewell. Once. As Marvin watched,
he him again throwing out his lean arms With
a wordlcSs cry, the attitude OF bencdicon. y breeze
stirred the leaves, and the trail shut him from sight
W/IIEN Phillip Chaplin came bounding through the
w bushes a moment later, he rccoiled sharply AZ
standing figure with its gaze up the hillside.
"Maryin-you here? You certainly gave me pretty
start" He laughed, the Joyous laugh Of one with WON
the world went very we'll You see I'm the relic, eX-
curiously about him. But someone was ta,ang
swear heard voices, Marvin"
YES YOU are right. The other has gone. Nua see
Shcrwood-or Blanchard rather-came down the tran
with me
Chaplin was quick to catch the slip OF the others
tongue We'll, all can say Is that Sherwood. or ban,
chard, whichever you will, appears to have FURNISHED
YOU an uncommonlv disagreeable morning, Marvin. By
the Lord Harry! You might easily have been hob
nobbing with ghost.
NO not that, quite. \ wreck-thc wreck o.. q man.
that's all The old traRpeT7Thes rGkins ar5sr north north
a story. Perhaps shall want to tell it to YOU soon
1t will not hurt you to know
They moved downward in silence. Chaplin felt that
Marvin not given to riddles that he could ,ru, HIM
better than most men it had been his privilege 70 meet
The older man took his arm they passed at length out
into the open.
TWO sweet faced came down the steps 20 greet
them; the eyes of the younger one preternai0ra!y
bright, Marvin thought as they wavercd from HIM TO
the at his side.
SONY relief expedition back already? Wha, luck,
Dad? You do look dreadfuly tagged. somehow Really,
doesn't he, Mr.. Chaplin? Laughingly the girl flung out
her hand at the older mans bullying pocket Look
Mothcr It's positively stubborn. After all Our trouble
tool He's actually packed those miserable papers all the
way up there and lugged them back again. Why, 1t
positively ridiculous, Dad!'
Stirring the loose drapery of her sleeve fell away
slightly, disclosing there outrvalng the soft tar
ness of her forearm the hereditary emblem OF the
SherwoodS
With eyes gone strangely dim. Henry Marvin bent
his head and kissed it he had done many times IN the
playful days of her babyhood. The picture OF deSolae