The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-18

II might have been In tho moon.
nxht that EnraIn's eyes glitterod per.
ceptioly. You're in my charge" no
srsnned. Il suosa you Amt got any
s~y COMM
'swait-wait." Ben sprang 10 his
feet. and caught BY his esrncstncsa.
fxran set up too. Il sure-l sure
appreciate the trust you put in me-
Ben went ON slowly. For my own
part Id give everything I've got and
All ia hope 10 ever get TO ~ with
you. It's chance such a. | never
dared believe would como 10 me again
a chance for big succeas-a chance
10 20 away and get a new start In
a country whore feel. instincuvely.
that ia make good. Hut that's only
the BEGINNING OF H."
The dark vivid eyes seemed 10 glow
In the soft light Forgive me II !
talk frank. and II n sounds silly ]
can't help Il. ben continued You've
never been In prison a five-
year sentence hanging over you
and nobody sivlnk damn For
some reason l can't guess you've
already done more for me than l
can ever hope 20 repay. You got mo
out Of prtson. you Weakened hope and
ssif-reSpect Ia me when l thought
,hsy were dead. and you've proved q
friend when Id given up any thought
Of sver knowing human friendship
sxAIn. was down and out. Erram.
Anything you want me 20 do IN do
10 the last ditch. You know ] Gao
0xht--you know how n man can
nxAt N us his last chance. I've got
sorne bonus money coming TO me
from the Canadian xovrrnment--and
A.xu put that In too. because well Be
,ssdinx horse. and supplies and
shlnrs that cc@t money. But ! can't
tske ali that from q stranger. You
muxf know how n L. A man can't.
while he's young and strong. accept
Charity
-Cocd Lord. Il Amt charity" the
old man shouted. drowning him out.
I'm xcttin' as much pleasure out OF
n a. you HIS voice sank again
ana there was no line Of mirth Tn
hin face.
III vas long ago. IN Montreal
Ezrum vent on. after . pausA
INV your mother. ~ . gsrt 6hs
uarrsed . batter man. but eosd
~ That every wish Of hers 49, law
q NJ Your her son--
"
MINT 10 always . time Of mystery
IN gnowy orlch--shAs little ciusssr
n frams sharhs lost ard far IN the
norfh~rn reaches of tho Carfbcu
rsnrs Shadows Ne dep. pale hfhts
avRfng up bsre ana fhsre n WIN
GswA WIN sAptns. cavevnous dArh- |
- SuevDsa; : w mAst h caaRay
= ~ sncA A. such times 60 fsr-
- shak hsrU - . town. N sndur-
II sutposs q civilization. and can
ronGnAsr only the forests that
stretch 20 hsAvy and DARK % svsry
-. Indeed the town seems simply
swallowed up IN the-e forests. TIM
morsed In sheir silence. ovcrspread
~ thefr gloom. and the red gods
themselves walk IKE sentrfes IA the
main street..
The breath that IL 80 fragrant and
strange between the fronting rows
u 7n&E&H - <ItHNtf ettH& " ~" w.
est: inept thu woodsmsn who would
not rvcogniz. n at once The silence
y forest silence. and " the air Il
tsnxs and electric. n is because GER
tain wilderness forces that no white
man can name but which surely
6weIi In tins darker thickess have
-issn and are In possession.
II II not . time when human
beings are At their best and strong
est There IN An instructive. haunt
ing feeling which. though not fear.
vakcns . feeling OF fnadeGuacy
and mesknesa Only . ssw-shose
Who have given their love and their
lives to the Wild piaces--have any
idea Of sympathetic understanding
With n. Among these was Beatrice
Nelson. and she herself did not fully
understand the dreams and ionstnss
that swept her ever at the fall Of
the mysterious wilderness night
The fnree. had never grown old TO