The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09
studying him with intent gaze.

studying him with intent gaze.
sho looked away. embarrassed. and
he spoke 70 put her at ease you
are perfectly comfortable. BeatriosY.'
he asked gently.
-As good as I could espect-con-
sidering everything. I'm awfuiiy re-
ilsved that we'rs Off the water"
-of COURSE He paused. looking
away into the tromulous shadows
rs that am Don't you feel some
thing else. too-a kind OF satisfao-
uonr-
The Goals threw their iurif glow on
her lovely. deeply tanned faca -I,'s
for you to feel satisfaction. not me.
You couldn't expect me TO feel vrry
satisfied-taksn from my homs-as
a hosiage--in a fsud with my father.
But think I know what you mean.
You mean-the comfort OF the fire.
and a plae. 20 stay"
That's a. or course
\ feel it--hut every human being
does who has q fire when this big.
northern night comes down and takes
charge Of things. frs Just an tn
sttnct. I suppose. . comfort and .
feeling Of sAfsty--end likely only the
wild beasts are exempt from IT, Her
voice chanGed and softened. N her
giriish fancy rcaahed ever farther.
Il supposs tia first men that you
we're telling mo about on the way
out the hairy men Of long ago. felt
the same Say whsn the cold drove
than 10 thrir caves for the firps tina
A great comfort In ths protecting
walls ana the fr~.-
ITS an interesting thougtt--thst
perhaps the love Of home spranx
from that hour"
quite possibly. Perhaps n came
only when they had 70 fght for
their homse-agninst beasts. and
such other hairy men es tried TO take
their homes away from than Per-
haps. after all. that's one OF the
great differences between men and
boasss. Men hav. a place 10 iivc IN
and . place 20 fight for--and the firc
II tins symbol Of II all. And the
beasts run In the forest and make a
new lair every Day
Thoughts Of the stone age were
wholly hitting IN this sfonc-sEs for
est. and Ben'r fancy caught on FIRE
quickly. And perhaps. when the
hairy n~n came 70 tho caves 70 live
they forgot their wild passions they
knew on the open trnil~--their blood
lust and their wars among them
selve.--and began TO be men instead
OF hca-ts- Ben's voice had dropped
70 an even. low mnrmur. Perhaps
they rot gentle. and the Brute died
In their bodies"
Yes Perhaps then they began 70
be tanned"
The sfiencs dropped about them.
settling slowly: and all except the
largest heap Of red Goals burned down
20 gray ashes. The darkness pressed
ever nearer. Tho gfri stretched her
slender. brown arms
I'm sleepy" she said. I'm Eo,ng
in
lie rot MP. with good manners; and
he smiled. quietly and gently. into
her sober. wfssful face. "s1eep good. .
ne prayed. You've got solid walls
around you tonight--and some one on
guard. too. Good night
A like good wish was on her lips.
but she pressed n back Che had al
most forgotten. for tho moment. that
this man was her abductor and her
fathers enemy. sne ventured into
the darkness OF the cave.
Scratching n match Ben followed
her. 10 that she could see her way.
For the instant the fircsfde was do
serted And then both OF them grew
breathless and alert as the brush
cracked and rustled Just beyond the
glowing Goals.
Some huge wilderness creature was
venturing toward them, at the edge
OF the little glade.
Continued Tomorrow