The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-15

There were always worlds 20 talk
IRE. When the days work was done.
and the hush OF early night gathered
tho land 90 It's arms. they would ait
on their fircsidc seats and settle all
problcms. now and hereafter, 90 the
perfect satisfaction OF them both.
From Ben. Beatrice gained a GER
tain strength OF outlook as well a.
depth OF insight. but she gave him in
return more than she received. He
felt that her Influence. In his early
years. would have worked wonders
for him. She Strengthened out hts
moral problems for him. taught him
lessons IN simple faith. and her own
childish sweetness and absolute pur-
ity showed his whole world In a new
light
Sometime they talked Of religion
and ethics. sometimes Of science and
economics. and particularly they
talked Of what was nearest 90 them
the mysteries and works Of nature.
She had been close observer Of the
forest She had received some
gllmpses Of It's secret laws that were.
whom all was said and done. the basic
laws Of life. hut for all her love Of
science she was not a mere biologist.
He had fun and devout faith IN
Law and Judgment beyond any
earthly sphere.
mo ono can i've In this boundless
wilderness and not BELIEVE she told
him earnestly. her dark eyes brim-
ming with her fervor. Perhaps
can't tell you why--mayhe It's just a
feeling of need. of insufficiency OF
SELF Besides. God IL close, like lie
was 10 the Israelltes when they were
In the wilderness. but you viii re-
member that He never came close
again. This forest II 10 big and 80
awful. lie knows he must stay close
to keep you from dying Of fear--God
may not b = reality 10 the people Of
the cities. where they SEQ only build
ings and strectA but ben. HE Il 10
me. You can't forget Him up here
He stands on every mountain. just
as the sons Of Aaron saw HIM"
He found. TO his surprise. that she
was not iii-read. particularly IN tho
oid-time classics. But her environ
msnt had only influenced her choice
OF reading. she loved the old legends
In the ninor--far-off and piain,ivr
things that reflected tho mood OF tho
fusiy forest IN which she lived
One night. when the moon was in
the sky. be told her Of his war rec
srd. OF the sheii-shock and thu
strange. criminal mania that followed
=. and then Of his swift recovery.
Nth an over towering need Of self
Justification he told her Of his FUR
Their adventures with Exran. of the
sid mans murder and the theft Of
tho claim. she heard him out. lis
tening aftentiveiy: but In loyalty 10
kar fAthsr she did not let herself be-
ksve him entirely. The answer she
gave him was TIE same ~ she had
always given At his every References
10 his sids Of the cAs~
IF you were in ths right you'd
take ne bach and VI the iAv take its
courss.- shs told him You'd not b.
out hare laying an ambush for them. |
70 kin than whsa thsy try TO rescue
ma
He could never mats hsr under
stand how. by the insrfceeies Of law.
Il would b . rare chance that he
would Be able 10 fssten the crime on
the murderers: that he had taken the
only surs way open TO make them
pay for Exram's death. He told her
~ the old mans final request: how
That his war with her father and his
men was = debt that. by secret. tn
scrusabie laws Of his being. could
never be written off or disavowsd
hut he could never fully find words
70 uphold his position. The thing
went hack TO his instincts. traced at
iass 20 the remorscless spirit OF the
wolf that was his heritage
Yet these hours Of tank were I'm
menseIy good for him. While thsy
never met on common grounds. the
girls true outlook and nobility Of
character were ever moro manifest 20
him; and were not without a rent
Hing. healing influence upon him. He
could not blind himself 70 than. And
sometimes when h sat aion. by his
dying fire. an tbs dark menaced him,
and the girl that was his charge slept
within the portals Of stone. he had
tho unacceptable feeling that the very
structure OF his life was failing and
shatteTtng down: but even now ne
could see. an enchanted vista In the
distance. mightisr. more glorious
tower. builded and shaped by this
woman's hand.