The Denison review., 1914-12-09
CHAPTER 4.
The New Judith.

Judith Trine awakened, struggling
back to consciousness like some ex-
ehausted diver from the black depths
Eto the star.smitten surface Of q night
bound pool.
And for a little she lay unstirring,
sher half-numb wits fumbling with
1their business of renewing acquaint-
bance with the world.
! At first she could by no means rec.
sognize her surroundings. This rude
bchamber of rough plank walls and
primitive furnishings; this wide, hard
couch she shared with her still slum-
tbering sister, Rose; the view revealed
sby an open window at the bedside;
a fair perspective of tree.clad noun
ltains through whichsa a wide-bosomed
scanyon rolled down to an emerald
kplain, conveyed nothing to her intel
l!igence.
I A for;nless sense OF some ep0chal
change in the habits and mental proc
Sesses Of a young lifetime. added to
ther confusion.
] Who was she herself, this strange
kcreature who rested here SO calmly
tby the side of Rose? II she were
Judith Urine. how came she to be
there? Irreconcilable opposites in
Severy phase Of character, the sisters
yhad sedulously avoided association
sNith each other ever since childhood:
lthey had not shared the shelter Of
four walls overnight since time be.
fyond the bounds OF Judith's memory.
EWhat, then. had, SO changed them both
THAT they should be found in such
close company?
! What, indeed. had become Of the
Lwild thing, Judith Urine OF yesterday :?
lSurely she had little enough in COM
mon with this Judith of today. in
lWhose heart was no more room for
Eenvy, hatred, malice or any uncharit.
ableness, SO full was 1t Of love which,
kthough it was focused upon the person
lof one man, none the less embraced
{nll the world-even her sister and
Gsuccessful rival in that one mans af.
Elections.
This change had not come upon her
without warning. She had been al.
kmost insensibly aware of its advent
Through the gradual softening OF that
Iold Judith's hard and vengeful nature
lin the course OF the last few days
RBut now that the revolution was ac-
Scomplished, she hardly knew herself
fshe hardly knew the world, indeed.
kso differently did she regard it--not
Lwithout something OF the wide-eyed
Iwonderment Of child to find all
things so new aud strange and beauti-
full.
And this was the work Of Love!
/ Now the chain of memories was
tquite complete. no link lacking in its
econtinuity. She recalled clearly every.
incident that had marked the slow
Igrowth of this great love she had for
kAlan Law, from that first day, not yet
Ia month old, when he had escaped the
ltery deathtrap she had set for him
land repaid her only. by risking his life
lanew to save her from destruction,
Flown to this very morning when the
Istream from hydraulic nozzle had
lswept over the brink of three hun
ydred-foot precipice crimson racing
sautomobile containing two desperate
linen bent upon comprising the death
Iof her beloved.
By that act of sheer self.defense
1.-THE world was richer for the loss OF
1.-TWO black.hearted blackguards. and
!Alan Law might now be considered
ESate from further persecution-since
Rthere now remained not one soul loyal
lenoush to Seneca Trine to prosecute
fhis private war Of vengeance against
lAlan. And though that aged mono
imaniac had means whereby he might
nurchase other scoundrels and cor
rupt them to his hide0us purposes.
fludith was determined that he should
snever again have any opportunity SO
Ito do. Though Alan. she knew. would
ineyer lift his hand to hinder her
fathers freedom of action. she. Judith.
!meant to take such steps as his perse-
fcution called for. II there were any
t,ustice in the land-it there were any
talienists capable OF discriminating be-
tween Trine's apparent sanity and his
tdeeDroOted mania---then surely not
!many days more should pass into his.
Etory without witnessing his constgn-
Ement TO an institution for the crtmi-
tnal insane.
She. Judith. would see to that. and
Sthen =.
The woman sighed once more.
Then Rose and Alan would marry
sand live happily ever after.
But what OF Judith?
She made small gesture OF resig-
Snation to her destiny. What became
Of her no longer mattered. so that
kAlan we're made happy In such hap
2piness as he coveted.
And now the thought stirred her
Isbarply that what was to be done
imust be done quickly. II at all.
And the almost level rays OF the
1declining sun. striking in through the
aonep window, counseled haste II judith
8were to accomplish Nher intention or
kleaving this place and finding her
sfather again before nightfall.
With the utmost care she rose from
i,ba he'd. crept to the door OF the room
l(uow recognized as the quarters OF the
foreman of the hydraulic mining out
knp and out into the room adjoining.