The Snowflake herald., 1922-11-10

up from his dreams % %RM
it brought a strange ups
softening Of all the bsrS bspa'H
his picture of life. N
But aside from his o,.
Of Linda, the long tram VpAte
lights for him. He raio, aadp
manifestation of the w',, 1%sed
him, whether it was a bns,. br,a III
gray squirrel, watchin, 'pl'a !,
tree limb, a magpie tryi,@ u@
insult him, or the fleetinaS ls
deer In the coverts. Bn, sp@
the Killer again. He didn,. 4e
care to do so. Pau
Both days of the iou,,.
wakened sharply at dsn,'
morning hours We're the haa,
He was of naturally stroS y
and although the days fara
mercifully, he always S saa
freshed in the dawn. At Do'a as
stop to lunch, eating a p faa
jerkey and frying a slp,1s
his skillet. And usually III
noon rest, he would prsc,,. ~
rifle.
He knew that if he were !, |
Turner's, skill with a rife y.
solute necessity; such shin
have felled the grizzly vIs
instead of administering ms,.
wound, accuracy to take ~
of a grouse at fifty wards
same time, an ability to y
aim the weapon In the sbor,I
Bile space Of time. The oDlr
retarded him was the resli,,4
he must not waste too y
tridges. Elmira had brOngb,
a small supply.
He would walk all afto,D,.
somewhat easier and Resin, |
ten than in the morning, 4
were the times that he ann,
fragment of jerked yenison II
halt just before nightfall aDa i
camp.
And the best hour Of all n
his meal, as he sat in hs !
shadows with his pipe. Atj
he felt the spirit of the pines /
before. He knew their gst
ing sorrow, their infinite wldl
inexpressible alOofness win
they kept watch over the WA
The smoke would drift abm
soothing clouds; the glow Of n
was red and warm over him Il
think then. Life revealed Srl
lesser mysteries to him. ANIL
gan TO glimpse the distant 4
even greater truths, and snI
seemed to him that he cOU1
catch and hold them. AlvsV
some message that the pines n
ing to tell him-partly in Vul
made when their limbs rubbed
er, partly in the nature Of nj
CORY of which their dark, nj
forms were the symbols. In
only see clearly! But it Seemsi
that passion blinded his eyes
and more he realized that ID
like the stars, were living Sd
great powers who lived N
world, powers that would Il
men If they would bat listen
patiently enough, and in Vhl
lay happiness.
The last afternoon he traVSa
He wanted to reach Lindasa
fore nightfall. But the trail
long for that. The twilight
find him still a weary two NJ
tant. And the way was qu'
when he plunged into the 81
ture of the Ross estates.
Half an hour later he was
the Sentinel Pine. He wOndal
Linda was not waiting beneal
his fancy, he thought Of It /
the ordained place for her \
haps she had merely failed %
footsteps. He called into I
door.
Linda" he said, "Tye conI
No answer reached him. 4
rang through the silent roy
echoed back to him. be Wa1
the threshold.
A chair in the front room w
over. His heart leaped al
Of it. Linda" he called
"where are you? It's Bruce
He stood an instant |l
great fear creeping over
called once more, first 10
then to the old woman
leaped through the door"''
The kitchen was slInllalP
From there he went to Lln'I|
Her coat and hat lay Oh u'
there was no Linda to Stre''u
to him. He started to go ou
he had come, but went lns"
own room. A sheet OF nO"'l
on the bed. u
1t had been scraWIeu nu
although he had never re,r -,
ten word from Linda ne Wv
but that 1t was her hanu'
"The Turner's are coming III
a glimpse of them on the I,.Il I'D
is no use of my trying 70 ~ ~ !,