Evening star., 1942-03-15


moving shadows down there friends enemies?
There two groups of shadows, each side of
DypSkaret which cleft the slope from mountain dale
They gestcatng the opposite prepces like people
greeting another broad river. But DypSkaret
river 1t deathhole through which icy wind
soughed tanning litter of jagged granite boudes hun
dred meters below Few the skes who could Jump its
width could do uncauoned and escape being crushed
those knfeike rocks at the bottom.
Eivnd angry with himself He could have continued
straight for the border into the land where his little family
had found refuge He had lost whole day by coming this
way entire day out of the short time granted him to
visit his loved ones
But he had turned aside for stolen glimpse of Oserdalen
and the place of his BIRTH to rest his Stomoen,
though only sCrawny chimney necks and chaed mbes
studded the faste 1t would oomforted him to recall
the good days spent meadows barns and pastures it
would have seeled his grim purpose to continue his hateful
work.
He had nearly made it, for directly opposite the slope
where he crouched Hogback Ridge from which he would
have had unned sweep of Osterdalen far below Now
the by DypSkaret off his approach to the ridge.
He had anticipated meeting anyone in the loneliness of
the aemfng He had been singing he slid along
Singing he had before that April day when the invader had
brought shame and blood to soil that had known for long
only love, and mems honest sweat.
Lsy the mist shrouded peaks had thrown the song back
at him. they knew his and his desperate need for his
golden haired wife with the soft they shared his
ache for his little whose eyes still and blue
tain pool.
An nexplicable fear that he might them edged
stbborny into his mind He reach them He must hold
them in his he needed that strength he
could lift his head when he finally conered and shout
of loahng and defiance against those who took his life
War the doing down there by Dy Skaret? If he
didn't know it impossible. he would say they filling
the ravne for actually it between the two
groups.
Evind fumbed for his binoculars in his rcksac5 1t took
long time to bring them out for exaggerated movement
of his against the dazzling background might give him
away though his body draped in white Lifting the
glasses he drew the figures into focus He exhaed sharply in
relief There mistake Old and bearded faces mingled
with those of spngs in the group They of his people,
who had dedicated their lives to the he
Hastily he to his feet thrust the ski stats into the
crust and sped down the slope As he rushing Close
picked up rife and the other sprang to where their
weapons stood pyramded in tees Eivnd unfasened his
hood and let it slide back to his neck.
'Eivind Stormoen as l live and breathe!' The
lowered his rife Its godsend you here at this me'
Evind g1ipped the odsters hand warmly "Goddag School
master Kalsto. it's good to see you again too.
I'VE heard you had fallen at Elverum Where have you
been keeping yourself all these months?"
up Trondheim way, with guerrilla band. Eivnd studied
the preparations b the ravine Slender ropes into
mesh shnet fashion, fastened to the barred rocks,
spanning the gap between the Drinks thin layer of cotton
fabric covered the net Il you're expecting snowfall he
commented.
Yes Six inches would suit just right, answered
one of the youngsters
eves SOUGHT Hogack Ridge and Travelled the long