White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-29

fulous bewilderment: some impulse deep
within him was struggling for expires.
sion. but he could not find words to
frame it. His eyes were oddly bright
as he smiled at her.
Wont you go ashore ?" she begged.
I'll take you back. OF course. but I
want to stay and see
"rhen-In stay"
"Eliza!" Her name burst from his
lips In a tone that thrilled her. but
with 1t came a sudden uproar from the
distant crowd. aud the next instant
they saw that the ice barrier was Civ.
ing way. The pressure had become ir-
resistible. As the Salmon had risen
the ice had risen also, aud now the mar.
row throat was belching its contents
forth. The chaos of upended bergs
was being torn apart; over IL and
through il burst n deluge which filled
the valley with the roar OF a mighty
cataract Clouds of spray were In the
air: broken masses were Eeaping and
somersaulting: high up on the shore
were stranded Toes and fragments left
In the wake OF the moving body. On
ward 1t eoursed. clasbing and grinding
along the brittle face of the glacier:
over the alder tops beyond the bend
they could see IL moving faster and
faster. like the crest OF a tidal wave.
The surface of the river lowered swift.
ly beneath the bridge; the huge white
pans ground and milled. shouldered
aside by the iron sheathed pillars of
concrete.
See, It's gone already. Once II
clears a passageway We'll have no
more gorges. for the freshets are com
Ing. The bridge didn't even trembIe-
there wasn't a tremor, not a scratchl"
Eliza looked up to find O'Neil regard
ing her with an expression hat set her
heart throbbing and her thoughts scat
tering She clasped a huge. cold bolt
head and chung to it desperately. for
the upheaval in her soul rivaled that
which had just passed before her eyes.
The bridge. the river. the valley itself
were gyrating slowly. dizzily.
Eliza She did not answer.
Child O'Neil's voice was shaking.
why did you come to me? Why did
you do this mad thing7 I saw some.
thing in your face that I cant believe
that I-can't think possible. It-it
gives me courage. II I don't speak
quickly I'll never dare. Is it-true7
Dear girl. can IL be7 I'm so old-sueh
a poor thing, You couldn't possibly
care. and yet why did you conner
The words were torn from him. He
was gripped and shaken by a power
full emotion.
She tried To answer, but her lips
were ~souudless. She closed her eyes.
and Murray saw that she was whittier
than the foam far beneath He stared
into the colorless face upturned to his
until her eyelids iuttered open, and
she managed to voice the words that
chung in her throat.
I've always-loved you like thisv'
lie ga We a cry like that of a starving
man. She felt herself drawn against
him. But now he. too, was s~peechless.
Couldn't you see?' she asked
b~reathlessly.
lie sbosk his head. Tn such a
dreamer. I'm afraid it-can't be true.
I'm afraid you'll go away and-leave
me. You won't everAwIll you. Eliza?
! couldn't stand that" Then fresh re-
allzation of the truth swept over him.
They chung TO each other. drunk with
ecstasy.
Il thought you cared for Natalie"
she said softly after awhile.
ut was always you"
"Alwaysf"
Always"
She turned her lips to his and lifted
her e%ntwining arms.
The breakfast gong had called the
men away before the w figures far
out upon the bridge picked their way
slowly TO the shore. The Salmon was
still flooded with hurrytng masses Of