The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
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rosit res.ofs ny GRslf. sn1 %. dis-
rnisSiDz The matter fro.o fnT mind.
ssrrgziet ~ pnfiI AZ lsSt sfOo1 ppOo
fAs sgani; % the hin- Far away. IKE
st1n. Sfrcirz rlbi,oa tr,onz the hills.
j szw the valley of the EiTisrs c'OY.
Be1ss,h ne ! EsE Jsoquslirs wait
inz a finT fgtrs ppOn The FnOw. ]
eaSf ny eyes bsyo1G her tDgsrd THE
roisf>srzpl,sd tops Of The far Lauren
tisns ard the plains
Ana sense Of an Inevitable fate
cane over me ss perceived far away
tiny. craving ant upon the EBOSS-
EInon LsrOuIs coz sIsigh.
went bsek 20 the fiue. patient fg-
urs that WAS yaitiSg for me. and
took up my pack again and told her
nothing. She stepped brsyeiy out be
dde me. frozen. fsngued, but willing
becsUse ! bsds her. She cid not ask
anything of me.
The sun dipped lower, and far away
J heard the howl Of the solitary wolf
again.
g1pped my pistols A. we strobe
along.
We went on and on. The afternoon
was wearing away: the sun was very
low now and all lts strength had gone.
Courage. Jhcqnellbe." ! said. phtting
her arm. 'The huts ought 20 be here"
Her courage was greater than my
own. She looked up and smiled AZ me.
The wolf crept nearer. and It's howis
rang out with piercing stroke across
the silence. Ny eyes achec 10 that
could hardly discern the dnrkening
land. and the snow came down, not
steadily but In swirling eddies blown
on fierce gusts Of wind.
And Euddenly raising my eyes de-
sparDgiy saw the huts. There were
i've Of them. and they had not been oc-
cupied for at least two seasons. for the
blsckened timbers were falling apart.
and the roofs had been torn on all but
one of them, no doubt for fuel. The
wind WIS whirling the snow wildly
around them, and II whistied through
the broken, rottiDg walls.
flung my pack inside the rooted
one, md began tenring apart the tim.
bers OF another 10 make fre.
Jscquellne. opening the pack. began
the preparation OF our meal. which
consisted OF some biscuits left from
the night before. when we had made
quantity on the wood ashes. We
made ten over the roaring flames. md
rat listening 60 the VOLTS call and the
wind that drove our fire IN gusts OF
smoke and fame.
! seooped out n bed for Jncquellne
inside the sn0w.flled hut and spread
II with the big sleigh robe. She lay
down In her fur coat. and wrapped
the ends around her. ] looked into her
sweet face and maryeled nj its seren-
ity Her eyes closed wearily.
A dreadful fear held me in It's grip u:
what N she never nwokef Some people
died thus IN the snow. raised the
sleigh robe and saw that the fur coat
stirred softly NJ she breathed.
A. last. ont of the wild passions thht
fought within me. decision was born
would 20 on. because she had bldden
me. And ! would be rehdy for Le-
'our and let him act as he saw ~. !
.ohded my pistols. ! could do no more
than fight for Jacqueline. and with God
be the issue.
"PnnlT
must have been half asleep. for
came back 20 myself with a start and
sprang 10 my feet. Jncquellne had
risen upon her knees; she nunR her
arms out wildly. and suddenly she
caught her breath and screamed. and
stood up md ran uncertainty toward
me. with hands that CROPPED for me.
She found me; ! caught her. ana she
pushed me from her and shuddered
and stared nj me In that uncertain
doubt that follows dreams.
II am here. Jncqueline." I snid
"wiih you--slways till you send me
AWAY. Remember that even In dreams
Jacquei.ic."
bte knew me now, and she was re-
soliing from me. out through the hut