The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-01-21
The Truaf1t Soul

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man being will miss or regret me-"
There Is your work at Avonmouth.
| There is the hospital which you have
made famous throughout the United
States. Your work is there. not In
some obscure place where 1t would De
| Of less use to the world and no ex-
ample. Besides, consider that II you
become famous again, as you must
you will be discovered. And one can
never leave his past behind him. That
follows everywhere"
Eyes, that is true" muttered Ian
caster, staring out over the darkening
| hills. "Well, / leave 1t to you. my
dear, but to go back to fight out
futile battle seems to me now some
| thing uncomfortable"
"You must go back to the institute,
and then to Avonmouth, and meet your
enemies, John" she said. Il shall be
at your side. Nothing will make me
afraid. or weaken my love for you"
| His face twitched. mot II | tell you
things which prove me worthless OF
your lover" he asked. Not if you find
l am an outcast man who has de-
served his misfortunes?
She only smiled at him. 81 SHAH
not Judge you by your words" she
said, NOR yet by other mems opinions,
but my knowledge of you"
Then l shall tell you everything,
he answered. drawing Joan's hand into
his. Everything. but not here. Eere
l shall keep the peace of the nils
within my heart, and you"
So they strolled back toward the
cabin, and Joan's drab-colored life
was transmitted in this, her first love-
to gold. She lived in her lover, she
trusted wholly in him who mad
brought love to her, not like con-
quering god, but in the simplest guise'
making it the unfolding of her own
loving nature She gave her youth, her
innocence as loves price. and thought
the exchange her profit There was
never such peacefulness in any place
as there that evening, and in Joan's
heart was Astounding peace likewise.
When they reached the cabin the
patient was better. Lancaster spent
the evening giving detailed instruc-
tions to the mans wife
81 shall do my best to come again II
I am needed" he said. But I can't
promise. l may be called to Avon
mouth at any moment. Keep him
quiet. for heavens sake keep him abb
solutely motionless for a week, and
then let him sit up If he wants TO. And
nothing to eat but the schedule Tam
making out for you
Afterward Joan told Lancaster that
she wished to stay for few days TO
take care of the man. But Lancaster
would not hear of ii.
These hill people never die" he
said. He'll be up and about before
the week is over"
But the diet?"
They'll feed him on soda biscuits
as soon as he's well enough TO eat any
thing. Fortunately he won't be able
to eat for a week, so he won't come
to any harm. l shall send jenkins
over two or three times to report
progress"
Joan's room was a tiny place under
the caves. She spent a sleepless,
happy night there, thinking over the
happiness that had come to her. 1t
was strange and wonderful 70 lie
awake under the same roof that shell
tered Lancaster, and to reflect how
soon their lives would flow together,
calmly. in their own country. She
could not have wished any happier
fate in life.
With her limited experience, it
seemed ideal that. after the years OF
stress in Avonmouth. she should be
returning. almost TO her own home, a
wife. She had puzzled sometimes over
Lancaster's long residences IN the
place that bore bis name. But she
dreamed of the time when he would
give up his work at Avonmouth and
retire TO new institute. a spacious
home where they could fill their wards
with the country people, where her
lifes vocation and her life's happi-
ness would be united.
At last she fell asleep, and. when
she awoke. Lancaster was tapping at
her door.
Thine TO get up, Joan" he called
cheerfully.
She sprang out of bed. "How is the |
patient?" she asked.
Doing finely and wants TO go to !
work." said Lancaster, laughing.
Joan dressed in a hurry and ran |
Lancaster was waiting on |
the porch. She raised her face for his |
kiss. already natural to her, already |
the happy fulfllment of her innocent |
dreams of love. Then. arm in arm.
they strolled out into the sunlight.
The glorious light lay on every hill.
In that light all the shadows of the
past seemed to shrivel away.
1--WE are going back TO the institute
this morning. Joan" said Lancaster.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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