The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-01
CHAPTER XVIII.
White Water.

Wnlte water.
The woman who alighted with Hen.
,sy from the train had come with an
rand Sundry inquiries from the
Iauon and az the new hotel-so hide
,usly garish amid the gray tones OF
Is suTroundings--con her that
he would need Mark FRUITS help
.3ut she had overheard her fellow
passengers questions TO the doctor
md guessed that Mark ould be with
lin for most OF that day. Nor was
she sorry To have more time TO pre-
Dare for the meeting. Though she
1ad come expecting IL. more courage
han she had believed was required
or that meeting
She stayed In her little hotel room
NTH dinner-ume. After that meal,
aten In noisy diningroom filed
18th still homeless men who had come
build or work in the Bethel eX-
.nent, she went out and wandered
0out through the old village, OF
'hich years before, hearing OF IL from
n unappreciative young adventurer,
be had used TO think as a sort of
nteroom to heaven There had even
cen period in that far-off innocent
Sirlhood when she had thought OF il
sa beautiful restful haven to which,
ONE day when he should have tired
+ the greedy city ana its grind, her
over might bring her Always, il
semed. she had needed and wanted
aven. II only he had brought her
len, what might have been saved!
what might have been saved But
mustn't think or that"
From down narrow lane she
aught a glimpse or the river, smiling
l the sunlight. II oeckoned TO her
I'D she obeyed. turning her steps up
tream. thick grove OF oaks and
lestnuts shut her of from the vii
Sc and she was a dqe with the river
I'd forest. River and forest held
any memories for her.
A little farther ON the breeze sank
,wn TO the faintest OF zephyrs and
the silken rustic OF drying leaves
d the splashing OF wavelets against
shore was added another voice,
", murmurous. steady. at that dis
nee a strange commingling OF men
and soothing. She listened lips
rted, and with quickened steps
essed OH along the bank.
The murmur grew stronger, loud
coming the rising wind could not
own Little eddies showed in the
yer. Flecks OF foam appeared, rid
g narrow lance-like current that
OF down the middle OF the ruffied
cam She came 10 d wooded point
here the river swung abruptly. Be
re her were the rapids. narrow,
lst-falling channel down which the
aters rushed and roared tossing
dnbow streamers aloft as they smote
destructive rocks
She saw a heavy log floating la2ily
/ the river above, leap rs IL felt the
uck OF falling waters and come swift
q /; toward her, plunging and spinning
+ omersaultins and dancing as rock
nd forrest played with il. With a
rash she could hear even above the
apids thunder. II struck against a
luge boulder, stayed moment in its
Wild course, then slid Off down last
: ,eething white stretch The whirl-
Jool caught it, flung il almost 10 the
pposite shore, then swept II in wide
re toward her, bringing IL at last,
ALTERED and SCARED still spinning.
i rest al her feet. She gave little
ny.
3uL II llNeu through.
acre she left of rambling for a
i ca at the waters edge, and taking
m her hat. leaned back against
'ock 70 watch the pictures painted by
lanting sunshine on flying spray.
was TO be ~ put few minutes.
said e. &c and certain
philosophy, both .rdly acquired for
ade il at all.
The warm sun beat upon her The
apids sang to her. Occasionally a
N.entle gust tossed over her a cloud
spray. so fine that she felt 1t only
cool damp breath. The memo
les she was used TO fghtinL back,
posed now by the sight of this un-
imed relic of I'll wilderness, rushed
ut upon her, captured her. She re-
we'd a foolish idyl ali its ecstasies.
shadowless content. And she
1ougl,t-of what might have been
lved. and OF the man who might
ave saved her. II was poor prepara-
IN for the impending meeting. Ger
inly II did not bOrtify the hardly won
ilosophy
Yours passed A few fleecy. tunl.
clouds floated over her. Heavier
j less silvery masses appeared over
western horizon. The wind fresh
\ ed She did not notice And
lddenly she knew that she was not
.one.
She turned and saw him standing
ear. staring. beWildered yet strange