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uvwu uau. .uuu.u7. no uuuu uuawwu 101' home. At he door, in the" darkness, sat Q11 cirn "\J|.IJ-LI. IJG-ll. 1110. Well said. V ..A light is in your a)pa.rt- ment. Good night. . ` N (1.-..\,1 ....'...I..J. 01...... ._._:l :2 1' -1--_ CHAPTER VIII. VII U U JUIIL LOUD `(READ UVIUIC seeuzhlel splend d assortment at Fraser, C13; & Co. '1 V . nvaavv J\KI-on `a I uxu D110} No, I wi11.I:o;:.wI will remove the `table and say good night. It is early. You` sit and enjoy thoquie . rm........ .:...... ..1.........: 1__e-_._ m, v s_aun.o\.n vnndv`, vn-Iv \1\A&\JIh A Three days elapsed before Terry saw any but `Shem, Shem was not at all talkative, and oered_fn.o explanation of olosednddors and Twindows. Terry Was, 9ne._,who had inner resources, and found himself quite a companion. H11... I......_-..... -1: LI... LL_'_J .1__v1__ ,_ _-c---w~:. -1-:--v van-5:11;-aoavn-so The ievenihg ef the third day he saw the ba.rricade~ removed from Ishmae1 s cave, and the usual light shone brightly. tHe immediately Iobsened the canoe, jumped in, `and paddled toward the cave. Whenthalf `way there Zanea. came from thedoor in therock, and when his boat neared the shore she was waiting him. (I TL L. 8...... 3-... 71-..-.. .__-_ `I ____ 5'7`x2a}3a'r" `&1?ys"T.'z'...T2 "532 `i`;w you. Have you been ill? uj'n1'o ..... 1' 1.-.... .......,... 1...-.. .-11 3.. _.._ - v-an And love `I A . The concentration of all the pas- sions good and evil on one object. Then an entire destruction of all the evil, yet leaving _evi1 s force. __ ' Then comes hatred ? A e_ Hatred is love with all the evil left voav vv v.n'\no .53) Av vv UL; Why not_? There. are none better suited or mofe capable. Have you seen him? H17 -.. .....,1 `I_....__J 1..-_._ -,,_ 1 ---o -v-4, spun. a.n\aI.~A\l. a.|..I..|.L| nycatn. .I.J..I. words were chosen wisely, and he formed pure thoughts into equally pure sentences. He is remarkably terse and pithy. He, I am sure, has told what is the better for Zell to know. Just how much and wha. . _ Perhaps. ` I know it. I feel, Terry Denver, as if great changes were close. One has been-_ Father Ambrose has wakened Zell s thirst for knowledge. That thirst is most dangerous in one of her parentage. She has been taken beyond Shem. She was all I had. She was to me what woman's rst born is to them, `my babe. Now she is someone s pupil, someone s lover, and will be someone s wife. no out . -: - .. -..v- Tears stood in Shem s eyes. He made no eort to conceal them. His grief was so great he was not conscious of them. Tears of such men are not sym- bo1s_ of weakness. They are an involun- tary veiling of the eyes, that through them the soulwill not be seen. vnau I3\lIQ& vvaalau J-IVU UV JCCI-It ~1{1, grieve not so. Zell will never forget you. How could she? H `KT.-. `I ...."l`I g'..L _.__'1`l 4-4,,` _ . A1 ;v--s can-v\IJ,\I\o wvvnn can _-_111? no. I have never been ill in my 1if_e._ . We have been busy with Zell. We are teaching her the alphabet. Ish- emael has been working at other things, too; that he would not be interrupted` at. Terry Denver, you have no mercy. You are a severe judge. eHe has worried night and day over your last talk. He killed wife, tie'true; but, as he told an no-, What is death 7" - Death is` the sundering of the body and soul. Only a change of abode. By a~careful inlaying of our lives, death hot be an atom less to be desired LL-.. 'I- itf` Andwhat is strife? Strife is the. diabolical work of the `great Ego. . It is all, all as we` make it. Ten'y, I am tired, will you take me on the water,` or will I go inside? lI\T.. .1- ...._L ..... _._ .' __... ___I`I ..- 3.. LL- VI In-yvo, Va vvnan 4 av -I-A.IuA\.aI.\.I 0 No, do not goin ; wewillgoin the boa. . Iuvsuvo .Shem came to them. ' He said, V `7Wa.it, Terry has not broken fast. I will serve him at once. ";ar";i:ni:;' e,:;;a.1`;;;,:;;;;;pe1 mevto do as asked. I will break bread with you` this once. 1151...... J- _....__. 'l_.___ __1__L 'l'.I-A1 _ I KINDS .Uo\4u. She went to the house, leaving Shem and Terry alone. n `I c..._1 1:'I_- _._.__L.-_,_-. -, A1 - -I A mz`. I`-iE <;;lJ Higghesonmg the wisdom of Father Ambrose in telling Zell about the world. Is it well? u1rr1__...-Ln rn1__,, - -- '`7'v'hat then is joy ? Joy is _the ether eliminated from right. (6 T7... ........-.. .1--- .J|.-..-___ -_---.-----~J- -...u- You mean joy always surrounds what is right ? I l `T ... D mI`)v<;.Sh:1;1..W you a seat, and you will sit by me. Dear old Shem. 617.`--- ._.....-.-...... .--__- -'|------ ------~`| _v-4 Why did she stay here, then? _To render help to Ishmael. Would I have done the same? Thou can st` ask Father T Ambrose what thou wishest to know. Thou hast asked me to eat with thee, and then` thou givest me not the time to eat. For shame, Ze . 111 .:_-'`I1 ___ _..y. 1! 4,! 1-1 an -d --C up-.ps-u.A-nu, Any I will say good night. Terry, I will not see you until the morning. I am Ha-ml Q-aafsv, . uywyu, `VJ, vuuasvvv, LUVV, -hatred ind 'st`rife.`. v % She `Terry and looked par thetically . What does all that mean? What is life`? Vw 3-I:i.fe is the mingling of death, joy, sorrow, love, hatred and strife. u'l'l7`L-A. __ J;_L`L n 1 _'_ 3 $1100`! 17 , Q\l V VI, JJCUUI \I\-C I-I-L\5 $IlI&ln`Jo What isideath? Life is what we make it. Is death, too, what we make %it:r: .. nrrlo ----- gnu vnovvu _ You are always thoughtful of him. Is he not, Terry ? ((17,... `I... 1...... ....... ..... ..$.__1-A._1_. 1... .. .. ..v.., -.,.., . _ Yes, he has won me completely by his thoughtful, well-timed attention to my material wants. Will you eat with us then? Just this once. ::'I'\ ha! I A - " ::.;I;,'(iBv;g; know What Father Ambrose told me to-day ? uflV`I....J.. 'I:.1..L1...... rn:....... 1__: 1.___-1_-: `A... w v A\n- V vu uur '.I7t vhather Time `had touched `thee on the brow and left a period mark, showing that a. sentence of thy life was quite complete. I do not know your meaning, Shem. Well, then, in simpler phrase. That thou hast a wrinkle in your brow. H `AT... C . .-....'.II .... .....-..--~---_--'l- -- ----- voavla unav Ia vvaa.:..|.AL.|.v Au. JUu.L ULUVV. No. He said as manysuch as you, and Terry, Ishmael and Zenea, lived be- yond those rocks, as ants in yonder ant hill That they wrought and fought and hoard just as ants do. How queer! Why did he not tell me long before, Shem, and why did we not go among them 7 :0. 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Couingwood. rm 9 STEAMBOAT LINE FUR- \./ s.v\/AAJ.\J wanna`.-.50 She went a short distance from them. Sitting down she clasped her hands -.11-uuml her knee, threw back her head and whistled clear and sweet the oriole s I-2111 to its mate, then paused. From way up the mountain an answer came,` almost inaudible. Again she whistled the pretty warbling call. This time the &ll1S\VI` was nearer. Terry and Zanea looked up, and in the air above them a bright plumaged oriole could be seen circling around and around, lowering at every circle. Lower it came, answering Zell s call as it ew. With uttering wings it hovered a moment over her, then it lit on her knee, that was caught between her hands. N ow Zell broke into a prolonged whistle, a perfect imitation of the oriole s song. Terry had never heard a duet equal to that one, and- tears dimmed the dark eyes of Zanea. Full and fuller the bird sang. Clearer and more musical whistled Zell. The birds throat seemed almost bursting with its load of song. A scream of ter- ror put to ight both bird and music. Zell sprang to her feet, darted to Ten'y, and clung to him in abject terror, call- ing to them to save her. _ face she pointed backward. V ' - H7l`l.,.-- `|,.-`l_...I ......I LL . _ A ~ A _ A A\ ma. Burying her J 1 AYS passed uneventfully but for trips to Ze1l s and then to Zanea s. The canoe was a source of delight to Zell. She learned to use the paddle and passed hours on the water, Terry Watch- ing her from the shore. How pleased he was to teach her ; if only to paddle. Zanea knew as much, and more than he did. With her his pleasure lay `in list- e-ning to her quaint mode of expressing hm-self. It was like listening to some rare .~w<-et music, pathetic in the extreme. Zull was always joyous as a bird. Zzmea was at times a little sad ; but al-s xvzrys pleased to talk with Terry about wlmt she knew thoretically and he knew practically. One day the three were sitting at the foot of the incline. This had become the favorite place for conversation. '/.011, will you sing for us ? Why, Zanea, I cannot sing. Father Ambrose can, the birdies can, but not Zell. Wait though. Sit back near the rock. There, that will do. Now, you must not speak or move, and We will have some singing. rm 4 _____.A. .. ...`l._ .....1. :l:..J..._..... 2-.-... 1.1. -.._ "1, lU\.Il You cou1d`not if you tried. They are quite under his will. Interference would be quite useless, and would only irritate Ishmael. - 4 ` u ; : Lu vv -....---.~V-. I will 80 now and comevvith Zell in the morning. ' I . ` --.-.. -J.-V rI\1n.Qv\t\Q wuuvoo vv vwovvu They looked, and there so near, so (1ange1'u11S1y near to where Zell had been, lay a large rattle-snake, its tawny body coiled, its head raised about a foot, swaying from side to side, its eyes glis- tening like black diamonds. Terry, Zanea, save me! V , Keeps quiet, don t move, he - whis- pered, and do not cling to me, let me _ go Zell. No, no, do not leave me! In the mealltime Zanea. had caught her _ uttering draperies rmly, and noise- lessly as the approach of night she crept lfnvaml um reptile. With an electric- hke l'll0\'(f)11(.*llt she seized the swaying Snake just behind the jaws, a swift, 5t T13je1'k,' and the long writhing body . swung over her head. She held the` hard L171 - \\ ULJ\vl\""` """`-" ` `` ``Z;1nea, I cannot look at tha.t`1onger. We must stop it. ' ..._--`l.'I'..-L _.l!____, 1,3,1 nun man: |,A.lL :4; -. A week I:ei}-1v::L'ps. I feel f01`f`eth.m.. He will sit for days Watching. them- struggle on that slow death march; After.-' wards he sends them long and gperilouts journeys, L from which they return on the verge of starvation. He has been experimenting with this foul; more than four years. He is cruel, heartless, re- lentless to his victims, yet always ten-_ der to me. Ishmael the poweif -ton. wonderful exten . .. :1 , _ T 4-_...-Ll,_1_ -1, 1| .1` ""`o `A c1 utu: ucau. nuts uuxu. U110. neck, still swinging the body around and ar0un until the motion was very Ar Apid, so rflllld that the body rema.ii1`g<:u1te ;`t1'3-1h.t. N ow against the rock `she 81- iimiled 1t to strike with all the strength bod ad gathered in its rotations.` The, sh 3 hung hmply, a. slight quiver: 9We that life was not quite extin-' gmshed. Again she swung it, gleagaulst tl_1e rock seireral >4 ib; f 1` `h`0Dper1 1t a life1ess,tbruised mass, E nt116 path. :w"1. 99.1' thing, it was cruel to kin it,"` her only comment. ~ vii nu..- `L--- _, 1-: `Anna. LL (l1L.u.uuu v_-a..v-u.-uyvvu, J vv VII Olly. , Sn-11gg1e(1. their `eyes staring wide-a .1id gjghtloss before them. ' ` T .. Has he no pity? How long make them do that ? .. A .-..m1r nor-`none Tknn1 `nu: Ismael sat at the extreme end of ` tile. caV. _ were paclng up and down. They were The four men before mentiond dressed in loose White robes and march-`T ed as if ahnost exhausted, yet on they ,.~,..1m1 Hmir QVQQ nf.a:r1'no- w'ir1nAo9`i - um uxuy comment. ` "You are brave, Zanea. Come; Z611. the danger `is dead. ' 011. Terry, I am so . ow 14. .-.,_L_ n vIqw it into the Tarn. (10 I""1""t'h 0 Y b living thing` I am afraid ofg - W atcanldo for you? g . ; , Z.anea. first threw the dead 1'6Pw'.- `Z110 water, then came to poor trembling b1;:i311 can teach me to. talk to 31` asyou do. I do not kI10[W_ buithe birds earn n....'A M` --"' "" -mug as you I (1;'n<;1; l;I'1.;Wv;V;; = but the see makes m afraid of me,` while to km ilieem part of myself. It hurt me : even to save you, Z611." - V "We the re you not afraid toL'touc11`1V1`.A Vila? so venemous? asked -Terry. J 4 . n, t mg _thinkso. Ihavebeen .read? . about_sgakes a;1d_ leprngd that \\ QNK \\ :` i N CHAPTER VII. 9-~'+.-`M, 1~":= `"1. ,:-'w ~ T - strangely. Weary tlsggni M A My power is tful,'fand:.,t1_ie pap will retuignjg" - ,_I have "been selshlfleaving thee long 319139`? ~"":. 5': .; `:7 she (1revr`_ ?`a}beat?:tol the platform -and made him sit down. She patted softly the aged cheeks and stroked thesilvered hair until theirritation vanished. Teri ! i sat down near them; he always liked 150 } hear thesegpeople. `when; 191,107 W1` I in `earhest eoxiversation or deeply moved. for then they the :rev.`erent Wfthee "; and thqu " that eoundedso in h_arm9ny with the Jiit(l.th e .people themselves, Ih1m,e1,ontin11 , ,8, 7. . g I 1 " Wliat vH1t`th6u.`(ld;Zanefa,1when`m7 E Bvirit-e1eav9sre:*h.i!r.9n1m% 1=:!-?i1'P'?'* } Sit at my: feet, while!` `question 151199? i S111 8'5 n1y'I9BF WIIIIU I. quuuluvn _u-V... ` Dip deep int_o'the future and me I.Lan3II\? auu. DUI. vv usvo They were soon seated around the table chatting ge.i1y,,the incident of the snake quite forgotten. After the sun went down Terry and Zones started for thecave. He`looked._ forward to those long walks with :_She was `men-' tally all he ` tWhi1f_ with Zell they could not t6.1l"bf '4 out be- y,dnd. or V Zaneaoun Terry 8 SOVOIO` n, __ ..-:__-: 1.1.- ...1..Lc......... 13.1.. c; "1'he`moo`n shone right- F. pro- haic to ale by 03 nd ; atfuI,::aiid;tJ4e `:2 1.ah9ua: air ;:!4j_; Iteifog suangeltyw ` 5):: ,.t_., ` gri retulfn, ~. , u 1' I.r`;.`.."....`|-....m .9.-.1RaI.',!1n`h.1r1 na than loiut H BUVUIU Ullllluo -I-uv udvvu Ir-av-av -u..a.... ly when they gained the platform. V Ish- mael waited`. them.` , A He, `stood with his hands clasped inertly before him, a weary, waiting ` expression slightly __ ____.:_.. ALL- A-.. 1...... vi rwov va Jvumuvu, JJDIIILUCUI You so seldom ask questions, Terry Denver, I will answer this onefor experiment. The snake has a kind of power over its prey, but not mesmeric as some airm. I believe it knows near- - ly every living creature fears it. This knowledge gives it power. If it did not know we fearedit, it would certainly fear us._ .I have a power over animal life wholly magnetic. I know I have this power; I know I can make things do my will. When I think of this power a dull, surging sensation creeps over me and I crave the pleasure of. folding something living in my arms and slow- ly, slowly as does the snake, crush out the life from its pulsing body. I have read of no other animal other than my- self and snakes who thus nd pleasure. Qkn 14-\n1 nA I.U"I\ 'nu.-u- .-. n-.1... .'..L.....L1.. - gnu uu uuauuvn Hush, Shem; you are too enthusias- tic altogether in your praise of a suc- cessful experiment. I am hungry; make haste andserve me." a L _-_L-J __.__._3 L1,- II-IQOJ VJ vvvuuovovwv Little ethnic, you are a worshipper of the sun, I believe, a.nd.you draw queer comparisons. _ - Shem met them end Zell teld ofthe o 1 , ,_ _,_,L _,_,a_,,,4 , at w:`ZV:.a,neh. is brave past understanding. She is unique. llTT_._L GL4-mg . nuns. J-An p\cnuonu.a-you _n--o-vv an uwuava. IV _ _' . ` Zell continued-sobbing like a fright- ened child, Terry leaned against the rock and watched the two, so alike and yet not alike. He thought-they both appeal to, my` reason for supremacy. What a command of knowledge Zanea has, and she hasvthat ability to put her knowledge into practice we so seldom nd. What intensity, what independ- ence. Ilike all these in women. Then what winning dependence, childlike simplicity and alluring coyness Zell has. I like those traits in women equally as well. If Zell were but educated; then `aloud he said: i - "3 I do not understand. ' j `V IVwou1d.1ike to. win the man I thought worth ? 1':r-.. ..............1 4... 1....1- .-.4... 1.-.. 1.__..-_.A. ...-..,... ....-... A . yH'e seemed to look into herinmost self, then cruelly indierent he turned to Zell and asked: V V What would Zell do? _ I do not know what. you mean by `win a man. Will we go home? I want Shem. Oh, Terry! is Zanea not grand, like the sun. I feel like a cloud that shuts out her warm light. .If-the' wind would only blow me away then the sun could fshinezas it would like to." Zell knew wnot" ihow true she had spoken. `She was "the. cloud,-without a doubt, through which the glory of Zanea shonebut tfully. Yet clouds are lovely misty necessities. _ ll`l'.'4.A.1.. ..LL.... --.\- nuunn A -.-n.u-.'I.....-- :1`-on-D` GI-I-H2`-I cha.nce.`, It epecimen. T Come, Zellyyou must net look 86 white. It was nothing. I31mov}rits`rhabits or I would have been more frightened than you were; then it_ yyagiyou and your pretty bird its anger wasdirected at. I flfnn run` |:I4\ :I........._ )3 stnkv thetailvproved fatal? I wished to experiment, and was pleased to have the nun. aau,u nuaancaa vvuu uuuu uuu yLuaau.I.'g. She looked into Ten-y*s eyes intently a moment, then smiled. . t( `Pu- _--- _.._-_. 1.- ..__ _-_-_ ___,1'I I n 13---- ~--- avid uun-lawn was not in danger. 11:-.o.L.'....._.1 .._1_` nnunvcun-owaoov v-van are-n.oa\I\QO Do 3:01; mean tosay yo cotild iiiu- ence me against my will? . H `Tn. 9' V "V.1.1;'"<`1f<`)3;ou say you think the snake a part of yourself, Zanea? H17... .. ....1.1..... -_1_ ..__-._L.'-" H In as vwo Wfhy do younot do it? I _ - V There is too much of the woman in `Q I) 8899 ai.:`%n.:t`:;;i1 1o::ag i.t.&:i; <'5Y1:.l;.er".`g~:;; the ninth 8 life` went out :1igh e1y`J ma: painleesly es doth a thistle dowq caught` `in the am-nag lap of an`eeean`bi1`1dw.w 1- hurled her doW !!:f1`.Om. yonder elif,` and watched the water `ef;q.rt`back a moment amazed, then close; in loving mercy it -tolded her-in its embrace.-vi Even the cold cliastity `of thvwater coma not re?` gist her beauty. ~ -her~I was merciful. I mit her in the.dee159st s1e.ep1ny.power. ihadto` be. A s1;e<;wou 1a,fhave `wO11;r:me1 ;:;gm;,. .1jnrg'1jifta }.`.: (she . wog1d.;hav`q.; .:m9t6I4s I11;n:v`_`._t&1zv~f e r .n.m.1...`.-.".1 `..;._*" 11 . .'.s'_-.`.- mg-`ngiqr 4.1:. . ~V?'.'-! v`I.'I-V.*|'I-.Ir_-.y.." vv It01'i1.6.; worthy the method ofpropagation-+-. 9 -g ` ~- ""0ensnre~.;=not. Ishmael night, `Denver. Weary and oi*rwrbu g`htv the e1;durano of his ninety and liluwq my nu-II-u ? ..IlOIll-Um V ,. -. `"181m18B1'} ,9tt.'vvi1l.ne'ver.garner the return youqpedror. such deliberate, `lnhuman_ w1;indu1$ita291yL;be ..1.'._:'I;' '3.1.I.. 1...... AJ...'4`- -non:-I-,1: 4-Inn vhnhn uyvnvu LL: .UJ.U.IsIU' uuv vvuunvuo `fNo, not after thig four; _* _' 'ey'n_1p..st i go_.aB did th othr-L I .h.IiY'0} E8ih6C1 115)? learning ch___eap._ =S_1owAl_y-:die_d, the .oth9rw four. % Lslqwlyqand as `surely these 1 1.1- J.i...L -..:'I1 LA nnn`InJ- rnhn ni-`Ina-r Ann 3 No, no, no. They will come back in two weeks time, they will come because they could not keep away, then complete knowledge lies in there. ?'f_ 1,-1!I -,_, `.2, LI,!_, I C Q Duwaocaavwu vvnoorwww now`. 1.7 " Cursed be thyvwho 133$ apebble lay in - science way._ Muljder means ma1ice.. Slew I thousands to add one ,'spark1i_ng gem tot wisdo1'n s7 crown,.C. it spoken in broke-wthe .tei1s'icn.- - would be but manipulation of the material at my command, and not mur- der. ` Call them back? Never, never, 1 never! Science, the crown of wisdom, will glean from Ishmael `one perfect gem. .- _ Thou shalt not kill." . The low,:rm voice the: commeht was `f No, after four,` T o.as_did the?` othra. > _ha`v6.lsaihed; 1 -. ___._.. .. -1. --_- . `I-`_...`l.. JII...'I .51.- ALL-.. V Ishmael call them back, and free them. It may not be too late. Your life is nearly spent, theirs but begun. Have you no , compassion? Then think whatit is. I Nothing but` murder. Call them back. '3 _- _c_ _- ._ __- r"I'Ie}he1d:u;$his"c"1{i}{,' sinewy hands, trembling with the` intensity of the_ greed` to grasp knowledge. He looked into thegstill vastness of the sky away beyond.the stars, and "in. a _voice of sublimest compass, cried out: . 4. r4___....: 1.... 1.1.-.`. __I.-. 1...; .'~_--LL-I- . `N I for ~ ' . Icannot, nOuvs-n-H.` _!Iz vv a.-uw uvvu - av w-5--u-J 9 vu-av a.UI.u. units perish thus, that science .may fatten and occult` powers -beciveried past denial. Let them but return.ev'en` if driveling idiots, then _scienced past my mostextravagant dreams, I, Ishmael, willpbe in mesmeric power. I tremble with expectancy. I fear at times I may not see them return. They are so weak and worn by years of ceaseless strain. Ha, they were brave specimens to oper- ate with. How they resisted my power. After the iniiuencepermeated them, all thatforce of resistance .went to accom- plishing _what I willed, and superhuman werethe feats I desired of them. ` _____'I ._!1 LI,._,, -I {Valves `-"'-I ---"-.-~'ma'<*"';` The aged man`drew" Zah:{ He had regained his. ivontitfiigor. Close he held her, .playfu_J1y~ he petted -' _-V: `n r " ,*11is;`heLii.ist ' Zanea; _.that ;thou_ -hast `asked,~or.com-= fort; `I thoughtthee .83 ;COI'!11iI`l?`b'b8i1lg. - _b11ti.101_1, `too, art human. Would that I 00'\1l,dh-spare;-thee' this sorrow; Wouldh that I"cou1d give thee. eterm'a.l:yoi_1th, thatlin the distant future some one? .WOI1Id nd theemy .p1`iceless' jewel, and set thee, a awless diamond. -in that jglotiqus cfowh .of ;ma"i1od;L his home. Let mejcheatold Father Time. I will-~.hid_e thee, my -Zanea; hide. ;a_.1l-`thy 81..0WiI=3 beailtylneath ag of` gage. 7Now, when -Father ,by 1t.Jwi1l.only bean aged. eface hefwiuend to wither.with1hiaTfm'rowing touch, and thou nestle. neath;: .thy.;' mantle of snow, 1: bonnie budvwaiting .-to; bloom. H11... -1: ...--_. J;'_., 1 .:..-at The old man '!1{f9W,\hi_'S:'1(!)Ilg\White hair and heard oven? the `kneeling; drooping girl completely I covering her. - Terry arose and hurried-i from this sad _ scene. Down ,thefhil_l he strode deep in thought. He paused when half way down the in- cline, toenjoy the soothing presence of night. A slight "sound, inthe ;rock_ he thought, arrested his attention. `Again the sound," this time quite A distinct as. if a bolt had fheen. drawn. Terry, now thoroughly astonished, sawa large por- tion of what. .he had: supposed solid rock swing back? into the mountain, ex- posing a dimly lit aperature. Two men `emerged carrying `a canoe- Neither" spoke and Terry recognized them as two of the men he had seen in_Ishmael s cave. The rock fell to place again and all was dark ; but for the light of the moon. He followed the men as they hastened down the hill. Their actions were like those of goaded imbeciles, yet` every movement. brought the utmost result. The two worked as one man. One ob- _'_-J._ __-____ -3 3,, - 1` , __._ I... __ V(`-"l'-`rbbveblyutwo we1`i$ig'$,'Ten~;} Denver. I hope so at least. By that time I will be able to give to the world some of the most wonderfully superhu~ mazn experiences it has ever. heard of. Oh I That` their miserable, worthless bodieseof clay will support the spirit a little longer that I may see the result of` my life's work given to the world. What - does" .it signify, "hat four --_L.. -.-._'.-.1. 4.1...- J.`L..L ..__ _.. __ __ -:-r --7-`I -vvc --stuns`--*-J$3,lDlI1, ,0 WW` snprei. wilt. than jnb-it - 779 939-199! life and do7v"e?f,i~7Ieh11ol=! - ` `ae1r'~~ ~ She --v --- -V-V`-H-_.*`~_Lauu:ut'{u `us1uuam:"`~' ` L 19191` armsaround his`neck. >1 .k/,~.~_._ ?_-7. ll `I'_*I- ,, I `: :.,1?.1`!$`'%S!F- `?U11.Wi9 P941! or It G1ve..me~1ahn;ae1.< I.:too. an ; 3` strangely waa3+`thiimight.??A A no-n u-n'n. - .`l...._.., 117...-__--' 1: 2:1... apparition than an act in real life. ---av vnv u An\t\a- uuu \l.IJ\.4 auwu. \JLI.U UL!` ject seemed- in view, all else sunk into oblivion and nothingness' to gain that object. They launched their craft. Not `one word did they speak. They stepped into the boat, took the paddles, and silently and swiftly as acloud scudd- ing before an upper current of air, they sped toward the piers, and disappeared in the darkness. It was more like an 1111...... .:....J.-`l.-_ 1.-___ *l_,, ., , 11 :1 >o-`:`-vu---y-v._ V-`~- uvnun IlU\tll on. aunun A4.I.\4o Poor wretches, how long will thay be able to sustain that awful strain on their mental and physical powers I x1`l'I,__1--'I,'I_, L__,_ _ DI- 25137: jg:--~.y.1n.-u-vnnn-u L Y:*ht'- ye powers I'I, (viva inn `Amman V._.._... wag, svuux Poor .one, Jthon art my etay. L Thou hast never` thiwartedthe most . vapo:-`y idea. that struggled" for` conden- " sity.~ Thou -hast ever proved the lightn- ing illumiliatingend purifying the density of old Ishmael s brain. Q1411 'I_-1J_'_, -. ` " ` Hush thee; say it, not; make the oromise; -Look - away beyond .yon_ ma- ,estic oloud,..fo1;g_et all this and promise. Thou_`can st not suffer as will Za.nea.._ Zell dropped the hand of the ,sombre- robed imonk, lifted her eye' to the cloud, folded her hands -and `stood fully ve .mi_nnteq as if. waiting A for; courage, then sweetly,-nobly she answered. _I we mg`-g 3| DUIIUUK ' "'3VVUUII.l..IUBD. ` 0131d S`h&Y9'do6.` Wtleinra ' 44~`th.ey cOm9_~tc;>fthea: ;-..Whn.t."i3~a. ._ greater v nal , 1;';-l| `I U_,\I,lI|_l}6 P}! \+\-l lJ~V.5al.;q_y |lLJ..I{5Q uuvg come_~tethea: ;..What .1 in. greater to_wo"n 1 a_n than renouncing loire? I e must :19&Y0 :the.e.: Fare V thee wel1_;I go `to -Zanea.r:-*- * V ' ` - 'Z'e11 3 1ec;hav;.ga:z'mg into the` vegporse of theitlonds. ..,[.`erry,.ro`ae- andjvent to V i the lopely, child1ike.w9man._ Lew and innly he called: . . ' _"Z11-" . She did not move her. eyes from the _~`1;...1 -...1 .~..--1.L -`..-`.1 : .......J.:A...'l . spoke. A HE sun was on the down- ward slope when Terry left his little home next day. Neither Shem or Zell could be found. He sought a shade and made himself comfortable. Ter- ry had changed a little. His quiet in- difference to those he met had grown into quietliking, then a little further. He felt a trie put out last night that Zell had not waited up for Zanea would have. but than men always would rather have what they do not get. It was afternoon now, and no Zell yet. Where could she be? He lay partly hid- den by low bushes prone on the ground. Raising himself, incidentally he would look toward` the house. `E ` ..`,' Fi - `F4: 1 All The last time he continued look-- ing. Pacing up and down went Zell and `a-tall monk.. His cowl was ' drawn over hisface, so Terry could not 5 see what his age was. He was strongly ` builtand held himself well erect, but for the head. which leaned forward, it may have been. to more readily hear Ze11 s low-spoken` words. She held his hand and would pat it softly. She looked yhappy,.and, Terry thought, a shade more womanly. An interesting thoughtfulness had taken the place of childlike ignorance formerly depicted on. her face. , Up and down they went; every turn they came nearer to where Terry lay. He could` hear their voices and sometimes a word. Now they came quite close and he heard Zell call. him Father Ambrose. Then the monk ul'n1..... `L....J. 1.....- `l..._L 2.. 1._1_-1 0 ?= zen, tnoamaingg igent rorcma tender - womanly --sweetnessw Thou L...a.a1.1)a.3L"I...........'l '.s....'..'.'.`.L J.`l.:... ... iul;uJ..`{u;4-11:`. that `*'1b"xne`;`- I had left ypu bqth `l:!ie" c. ve,*and my surprise condidrehl `when Ishmael stood by i..m9'.!md; hv;qi198'ti0n .I, vmyselfgt Ihopelhave-not~ -been overly pensorial to jone of Ish1_nn eI s _`year_s, but his censurableness is innite even you will admit. A i % I No more to-night. Come, Ishmael, take my hand; I fear the dark. Lead me. See the moon has gone and Zanea trembles. ..,.,..... , Thou hast been kept in total inno- cence of all things to gratify the whim of an experimental and eccentric old man. Today I have told thee of, and explained to thee, what is generally called the most important occurrence in life. That is, love and all that follows "love. Now, let me exact a promise, child. If ever love pauses irresolute between Zanea and thee, if it lay in thy power, give itto. _ Zanea. Promise, pro- mise. Zell. Zanea fis nolfle. She has understood for years thatlove comes to all, but she. lived, and does live but for Ishmael; You have ' lived a life of per-' luoexvvi-manna" 'Znhan Inna `In.-`II J-..`..`I... .-.u-.-....u-two -.- vs. -ow v v an v vs. naav V1. yo; ` fect hajepiness; Zanea. ha; had trials and sorrows that would` have crushed a lesser nature. Promise me, wilt thou, T my child`? f (T 'l.a...._ 1..--L 1... ._..'l1 4.1.1. ')_I.__, .11`-I LIVU ILLVITII Lava c1;1:< and spoke as` if myst\1:;:1. u(\'I. n1......_| 3L :.. ...... fl` VAUUIJ. auu. uyvnw % as us] DUI-ll\I\On H Oh, _'.l`en-y_| it is you. Tell me, Terry, what is beyond those mighty o wans or 1 `I knew` sine 1311 `today that aught there was. Scarce` can I believe it, yet Father Ambrose says tis -.1` but too well what thou meanest, Father Ambrose. Oh! why e was I not taught those things slowly - that I could gain `strength. I love Zanea, but I lofe -l--. I I feared-Ishmael had brought you, too, `under his It is long past~mid- night. _ .. . . ' ' ` ' _Whereis Zel1`I"` M __ Long_ since retiredp Thou couldst . not have the `child lose her sleep to wait for thee. ~ - , No; but I miss her. ' . So I thought. `Tie well. Thou hast been with us now _for half a. month, only another . half to. stay. . I have watched thee well and am `more "and more convinced that thy past has been pure and upright. None can - say thou hast `evil thought or Wrought. Tell me, Terry Denver, why it is thou hast ques- tioned not about the things so queer you see here? "75iI1Ia2;m inquisitive people and the foxes homogeneous. Foxes to me are the most contemptible of the animal king- dom. If you wished me to know you would tell me. i 1:-I-rvss nun-..- .aQ\4a-DUI \.I\n `&&bCIIO G005: night, Shem, and if sleep late do not wait breakfast for me. I `am tired. .4... wavy- " What unbounded tnct .she used with s the old man}. Strong` `when he needed it, and a. trembling child at times to bring out his. strength. He took _her and,sa.id gently: A V u'D;..... 1.:u'.1.. ...... 4.1_.._' ._.L _;_ LL- u-V-gov. VI \lL\L JELLIIIKWJ 5 U.l.al.L.l. Still holding her hand he led her up the hill, utterly. forgetting `Terry, .,who stood watching them until they entered by the oif rock from where the men and boat had come. He then started for 1.-...- ALI.L_ .1__,, 9