Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-01-23


Taxed so not a muscle Is tensed any
where In your body. you've got to re-
lax something inside Of you that you
hold tight together for everyday life
something in your consciousness.
Then things just float In and you have
them alone for future reference. II
you start to think OF them or ex-
anime them or appraise them at the
time. then your inner relaxation Is
spoiled and you don't get anything
more. Is that sufficiently vague for
your"
II get kind of Idea" she said
slowly.
you've got to grope until you feel
1t once" he warned.
"Im going to begin now" she an
nounced.
He leaned back In a comfortable
position to watch her. She had laid
aside her hat. and the cool air current
was stirring the hair at her TEN.
pies. Little by title her form fell into
the simple. restful curves OF relaxa.
ton: one by one even the smaller mus
cles relinquished their guard. Her
face took on the dreamy and far-aWay
peacefulness of sleeping chlld's.
Then her eyes became remote, and she
sat there In the altar rock In the an
cient forest gazing into infinitles.
Davenport watched her at first keen
ly. then with satisfaction. and then
as his eyes continued to rest on her
wistful and childlke countenance n
great tenderness and longing crept
from beneath his customary repres-
sion and looked forth at her I'll
ashamed.
Thus fif cen minutes passed. Then
she stirred slightly. and the ordinary
animation of life flowed slowly back
Into her attitude and expression.
"Well?" asked Davenport at last
What seemed to happen?r
why. nothing. That's the curious
part didn't 20 to sleep or any
thing. Let's see: didn't seem to be
all there. One part of me wasn't
there; the everyday part
That's what mean by setting YOU
work-a-day mind aside" he explained
Yes, I gather that But somehow
the atmosphere seemed different
mean the air that is all around ana
through me- Oh. dearl don't know
whit I mean T.
What about the air?"
II don't know. but somehow II
seemed alive Ii was like the differ.
ence between still water and boiling
water"
You've got It," be cried. "or at
least start at 1t. think it's won.
derful to get all that the first trial
II ought to take years !"4@
st scared me littie," she con
fessed II didn't know II was going
10 be 500 active thought you'd
lust 20 blank In the mind and thoughts
would drift in"
why shouldn't 1t be active?' he
pointed out THE whole universe Ii
active.'
1T scared me little just the same
she repeated. Are you sure | won't
go In trance or something II do
that7"
We'll, I'm pretty healthy speci
men" said Larry. my own belief is
that It's as normal a process as when
sou focus your mind to add up your
accounts"
He hesitated. and the Sunburn on
his cheeks seemed to deepen little.
"Did-did you get any-weIl
thoughtsg" he inquired.
She looked straight ahead, and hel
color, too, deepened.
Nothing nothing particular" slit
replied steadily enough. Il reall,
couldn't expect much of anything the
frst trial. could I?'
Are we going to waste timer" he
asked gently.
She did not reply. After waiting &
moment he reached out and took hel
hand. She half withdrew 1t; ther
abandoned 1t to him.
"You did see" he insisted. "Yol
saw what saw yesterday when WI
were In the old orchard. what ! hav,
felt from the very first instant | saw
you standing in the freight, beauti
| full as the night"
She struggled painfully.
II don't know what to tell you !!
she cried in desperation at last
Somehow I cannot help but b
honest"
1T would be no use otherwise,
know" he told her. "I'll tell You wha
saw. Part Of II knew already, tina
loved you, that the very air 30
breathed was by that made radinn
to me, that where you stood was ligh
and all other places darkness. But
saw also that we were mates. Thos
things run deeper than our fancles
deeper than even the infatuatlon tina
may last through whole lifetime.
saw that, and know 1t Is eternal
true"
i She turned on him troubled eyes
| II don't know why talk and &C