The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
CHAPTER u.


The New judith.
From sleep as from drugged stupoF
Judith Urine awakened. struggling
back 10 consciousness like sonic ex-
hausted diver from the black depths
20 the atar-smitten surface OF night.
bound pool.
At first she could by no means rec,
ognize her surroundings. This rude
chamber OF rough plank wallis and
primitive furnishings; this wide. hard
couch she shared with her still slum-
boring sister. Rose: the view revealed
BY m open window at the bedside;
. fair perspective OF tree.clad noun
taina through which a wlde-bosomed
canyon rolled down to an emerald
plain. conveyed nothing to her int"t
hgence.
A foFmless sense Of some epochal
change In the habits and mental proc.
esBes OF young lifetime. added to
her confusion.
What, indeed, had become Of the
wild thing. Judith Urine OF yesterday
Surely she had little enough In com
mon with this Judith OF today. in
whose heart was no more room for
envy. hatred. malice or any uncharit.
Ableneaa. 80 full was II OF love which.
though II was focused upon the person
~ one man. none the less embraced
Ill the world even her sister and
successful rival 10 that one mans af-
fectlona.
This change had not some upon her
without warning ah8 had been al.
most inaenaibiy aware Of It's advent
through the gradual softening OF that
old Iudith's hard and vengefui nature
In the course OF the last few days.
hut now that tho revolution was &C
compliahed. she hardly knew herself
she hardly knew the world, indeed.
10 differently aid ahe regard it-not
without something OF tho wid0eyed
wondeFment OF child to find all
things no new and strange and beauti.
eul
And this was the work OF I.ove'
Now the chain OF memories was
quite complete. no link lacking In It's
continuity. She recalled clearly every
Incident that had marked the slow
growth OF this great love she had for
Alan Law. from that frat day. not yet
a month old. when be had escaped tho
merry doathtFap she had aet for him
and repaid her only by risklng his life
anew to save her from destruction.
down to this very morning when the
stream from a hydraulic nozzle had
swept over the hFlnk OF a three hun.
dFed foot preclpiee crimson racing
automobile containing two desperate
men bent upon comprising the death
OF her beloved
by that act OF sheer selfdetense
tho world was richer for tho loss OF
1wo black hearted blaekguards. and
Alan law might now be considered
safe from further persecution since
there now remained not ono soul loyal
enough 10 Seneca Urine To prosecute
his private war OF vengeance against
Alan. And though that aged mono,
maniac had means whereby he might
purchase other seoundrels aud cor,
Fupt them 10 hla hideous purposes
Judith was determined that he should
neveF again have any opportunity so
60 do. Though Alan. she knew. would
never llft his hand to hinder hcI
fathers freedom OF action. she judith
meant 10 take such steps as bis perse
eution called for II there were any
justice Ga the iand--ig there were any
allsnists capable Of discriminating be
tween Trina's apparent sanity and his
deep rooted manla--then surely moi
many days more should pass into bis
tory without witnessing his eonslgn
ment TO aa Institution Tor the eriml
nal lnRahs
she. Judith. ~euld see to that. and
then
The woman sighed once more
Then Rose and Alan would marry
and live happily ever after
rri eha, II Judith
Sac made . small gesture NJ reslg
nation Ia her destiny What became
Of her no longer mattorrd. 40 thai
Alan acre made happy in such hap
gihoss as be coveted
And noS the thought stirred hel
sharply that whAt Nas 10 be don,
must be done quickly. II at alt
And the almost level rays Of N,
eeciinias sun. striking la through IN,
open window. eounseled haste IL judith
Nnre 10 accomplish her intention o
Saving this place and Gndlug he
tAtheE again before niEhltan
with the utmost care she rose frou
ne bid. erspt 10 the door OF the roor
req t~eognisst 80 the ees~,ara Of IA