The Washington herald., 1922-01-22
THE FULFILLER

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save himself frum . plunge int one Of the
gaping oubnsttes mashed by the acrid ferns
with Q rusful laugh Maynard realized that
these moor folk knsw then swn country.
Even - Elias ToIlsy. o. that Petsr Quincy.
hs, toe, was now caught In the Wood BY
D. mist and ths might It was an s1psrt
snes. and with delight hs discovered himself
ssm yong enough for the thrin Of an az
prssnes b Sutwstsh it, discsmfnrta-
Thsrs vas nothing to Do but wait, even
sheuxh It - until the dawn Amongst
thea PILED I'D bouldsrs the least nztsstep
mixnt mean Q broken limb A fat rock.
sverarchsa b. . mare lsafy oak. promised
rsfngs, and b Eohs on dry branches and
bonn . nrA n blassd up. making q his
.sok an srchsd bower amidst shs vapory
shans that poured IN sbsut Il
Ii sat iax. warming himself eccasaonaIlJ
anaatns sns Il the treasured cigarettes that
must lAst him untn morning. Hour after
hsur aid By: tn ths mufning nnists the brawi
q o. Dart. far below. sunk - . mint diapa-
sens from ths Dsarsst sioDs ths sounds Of
ssmpantonahtp- An else was . stiffness -
600 that - almost caught ths subtiy chang
hS Variations Of the dsspsntns night There
vas . f,ss4nxf3on about 4 an - strong that
hs douhesd n II was entirely healthy ana
ssnscisntsusfy hs strovs 70 keep . grip
q. h4un,ssfs
Ths s,nss q trns was hrgs,y in absyanes,
- Maynard could never auits dskGmtns hsv
lag II vas before shat youns stranger hap
psasd O. him. but ths night hAA si3d into its
NEST nl0t hoU. Tia nrst inttmat1on vas
frsm those pennies cut en de saspa. 4 sud
dan esaaing q ths4r brsafhy munnhtnG. an
hst.nt tn which hs esuld psoews them with
esfcA ths SCENT Of whatever = was that haA
disturbed than Than . ring a hoofs sa ths
night. IN sahs of Increased n1enos, thrsuEh
which Aaynarl stratnsA to catch . further
ssuna- Even vhsn II came b hah doubtsd
T. FeetstspA % dsadsnsd hy the mtst that
thsy vsrs mRs - b fsst thaz avprshsndsd
~ d. sarl. advancing down through ths
WV 1PxlnB428 6oza 70 DOo1ocH
vftA . suys1at7g sarsnsA
fh4s was ssmsthtng afnast uncanny h
Dc direct certainty Of Dat approach, and h.
fsit himself chilling . little. than warming
- he caught an unmistakabls humannsss IN
that DrsssneA whoevsr It might b It was
somebody who know his way and Maynard
ras.d his voice.
-Hsns, tA~d.
He haA not imagined that the man was -
eloss. The answering han. with . ring Of
siisht amusement in Il. came from but Q fsw
yards away. In . msmsnt he appeared.
psixng On . rsck Just At tbs limit It the
otrcas II freight. . sfsht ngurs screened In
shtfttng vapor.
IAN lost In the fog Maynard oaIlsA hs
swn tsas catching . rsAsx q that amuss-
nsnt which had sounded in the othsr'a
II av your IRE through ths-ws ead 4
'H1st ND hrs. you know
4 ysmg fsl,ow. and from hi voice and de-
nsanm . gentleman. It vas ifficuit to Ais-
t,guish him - hs stood thar. On the sx-
trsms sdgs ee visfbfifty. bot MAYNARD had
N impression Of . man several years his
tun5or and Of much his own Guitar and inner
makeup. A fellow at homo In cities. tray-
slsd. win probably an academic background;
Jet his passage through the Wood had
argued . remarkable familiarity with the
place. Even ~ he wondered Maynard's mind
eashed . poss1b,s answer: probably this vas
one Of the young men from that abode Of
weather beaten dignity known a. Tor Royal
Then mist n shah Be. by all meana.-
- laughed It seems to make little differ
nos 10 you. though You must know the
place ven 70 tramp It On such . night
10 %, know IT.
The Arangsr shed the sub3eoe lightly and
Maynard again took mp his tonA
That l. lucky for me- viii claim your
good ofices for getting out Of here"
That should not be dificult," the other
replied. then he paused. almost with an effect
Of giving Maynard q chance to change his
mind THAT Is. II you really e.nt that"
what did you imagine I wantedf- May
nard retorted. ito stay here al pight?"
-one never knows. People want 90 many
things"
In its tolerance. the slightly conscious
observation-disclosures Of a young man still fresh
from a university. # was just such an an
swer. Maynard amusedly thought as he him
self might have given ten years before.
Perhaps you thought that came up here
to ~ateis for ths--ths 'Giver believe. Is
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