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Show ' V . THE BINGHAM NEWS f ' ' llNNERSm HEAVEN1 By CLIVE ARDEN Copyright by Tha Bobba-Marrl- ll Co. the mountain peaks enveloped them. Try as they would, they could never quite free themselves from it. Distractions of any sort became ur-gent; but to find them, In this small Island, was no easy matter. However, Alan, nfter mentally viewing the land, took whin frail material there was and wove It Into ropes of support. That the ropes might break he could not foresee. He turned snce more, In pathetic hope, to the natives. During the months since their first visit to the settlement, he hud come to occupy the unique position of a semi-divin- e Overlord.' His orders. Issued at tirst In the spirit of blult, were obeyed. This at first surprised, then amused, him. After a time, It afforded bliu in-tense Interest. Ills orders regarding cleanliness were receiving extraordi-nary consideration j Irrigation work had been undertaken. Now, he plunged with new zest' Into this novel training of prehistoric minds. He or-dered the cultivation of taro to be tiipestry-weuvin- g from reeds to he revived. All this originating from fear, not Incllnutlon, slowly awakened the natives' Interest, which increasing, caused much of their lethargy to vanish. Within a few weeks, the last signs of a threatening new epidemic of sick-ness vanished, and the settlement be-came more wholesome. This being at-tributed to the what man's magic, their fear blended Into a crude awesome affection, which struck Alan as pa-thetic. Gradually his visits became linlled even with delight. For, In mat-ters of dispute, Chlmabnhol appealed to him, relying more and more on his counsel. And, swayed by none of tho opposing elements, he dealt with a se-vere justness, yet humaneness, which they found both novel and attractive. Withal, he braced them, stimulating their latent powers, much In the same way In which he had stimulated Bar-bara, by the mere force of his own vitality. tier own Interest In these people grew Epuce. From Alan she learned some of the dialect, very soon being able to speak a little herself. Some-- without speaking searching, proving her in some luexpllcahle manner. "How much do you love uie?" he demanded, at .lust. She looked startled at his peremp-tory tone. "Why do you ask such ques-tions?" Hut she collapsed against him. "With my very life," site whispered passionately. "I should die If 1 lost you now." He strained her close, pressing hot lips to hers. "How far would you go with me? How fur?'' be muttered eagerly. "To eternity !" she murmured, half faint w ith the sudden passion sweeping them both awuy. The anus holding her were trembling. "If we never get rescued? How far then? How fur, Karlmra?" Only a little stilled gasp answered him. All the soft night odors of the forest were stealing down to the beach, blend-ing with the pungent smell of hot earth, mingling with the languorous murmur of the tide. Close in his arms, a weak craving to surrender, to capitulate be-fore the forces arrayed against them both, swept over her. It was easy to let all else go. . , , Twice she opened Iter own lips, but no words would come; only her eyes told him that which caused his senses to reel. His grip tightened, so that he hurt ber J but the pain was an exquisite joy. The animal In man, longing fiercely for Its mute, had been let loose In Alan, stronger for all these months of temp-tutlo- n and repression. The future at this moment lay In his bands and he knew It, exulted In the knowledge. . , . Half unconsciously he rose to his feet, lifting her, unresisting, with lilm. Her warm young body lay acquiescent, at his mercy. He took a step toward the hut ; cast one dazed look round the darkening beach From Hoowa's dwelling the faint cry of a child came to them, wafted upon the soft night breeze down the bay. . . . The girl heard It, and raised her head. The mun heard It, and caught his breath. Their eyes met. She slipped from his arms with a long quivering sigh. They stood fac-ing each other, struggling with the tur-bulence of their emotion. " 'Reverberations' I Do you remem-ber?" she whispered, at last. lie made no reply, continuing to gaze upon tier fuce. and she went on speak-ing, almost to herself, standing before him with the darkness closing urouud her. " 'The vast harmony in which eneh note has unlimited effect upon every other note." You taught me that. Do you remember? Life's harmony, you suid. We we are forgetting." He turned uway and walked to the lagoon, standing there for several minutes, his back towanl Iter, his hands covering his fuce. When he re-turned, he had, site could see, regained Ids Coming close, he laid bis hands upon her shoulders. "Are we perhaps troubling over what may never happen? Harhnru there might be no no 'reverberations.' There are not, always." She smiled at him. a smile that was almost maternal. "That's true. Hut " Site broke off, a little catch In her breath, her eyes dwelling drentnlly upon the face above her own, as If PART THREE Continued. 11 She sprung to her feet, breathing quickly. "Alan I What are you saying! Don't! Don't!" "Why not?" he asked, getting up., too. "We can't retnuln" blindfolded forever." The mists fell from a huge moun-tain peuk, and the color ebbed from the girl's face. "Ah !" she murmured, clasping her hands. "Isn't the present perfect? Don't precipitate" He took her by the shoulders, forc-ing her to face him. "We are only human," he said. In a low voice; "and, Barbara I want my wife!" She pressed her clenched hands against him, hiding her head upon them. "Oh, not yet I Don't think me obtuse, Alan. I have thought, too, and and feared" "What have you feared?" She did not reply for a moment ; he waited, motionless. When every accustomed bulwark of life has been demolished, the founda-tions of a fresh building are laid nec-essarily in a troubled soil composed of struggle, temptation, agonies of un-certainty. The undeveloped girl, blindly groping after the "bidder want" In a materialistic environment, had gone forever. As the ripened corn sprung from Its burled seed, the woman, sublime In her love, glories In the growing courage of the Inner self she had tried to slide, had arisen. "We have found the true keynote here," she murmured brokenly at last, "and we must keep it tuned aright. 1 wouldn't, for the world, spoil the beauty of everything." "You couldn't ever," he whispered Into her hair. "Hut love Is a terrific force which can't lie turned on and off like hot water; or compressed into narrow preconceived channels." He suddenly threw his arms round her and' strained her to him. "Bar-bara ! why should we be done out of our rights? We've been chucked out of the world; d of everything that made life wor'h living. now we have discovered 'he jrremesi treas-ure of all. Are we to give that up because of scruples? By O d !" with sudden anger he loosed her, clenching his hands. "I won't! I'm d d If I'll agree to that! It Isn't fair. You say 1 always get my way. Well some time" She met calmly the passion and threat In his eyes. These untamed forces no longer alarmed ber, as they would have done six months ago. "Alan!" she protested, holding out her hand. He ignored It, gazing still upon the peculiar radiance of her face. She went to him, lifting both hands to his shoulders, her lips tremulous. "There is more to be considered , . . not not only ourselves. . . My darling! don't you realize we are man and woman, and" Her flushed face sank on his breast. "Don't you see?" she whispered. "Others! Not 'scruples.' " A long silence succeeded her broken words. His arms closed around her flpain. and again he hid his face In her hair. He raised Ids head at last; and as he pulled her hands down Into his own his face looked strangely drawn. "Ood heln us both. Barbara I" be The ruined huts were strictly tabu, haunted by the spirits of those slain there. Itoowu, proudly radiant, began to build n new hut, to which Meumua and his two children could be fetched. Within a short time smoke arose from Meamau'a cooking; and two small black figures danced, like Imps, among the palms, "I wonder," suggested Bnrhnrn, when they strolled together one night, "if we ought to teach them Christianity." Alan looked down, smiling at these lingering instincts of the parson's duugliter; but shook his head. "If they leurn gentleness, kindness and cleanliness, don't you think they are acquiring the spirit of It?" he asked. "These will permeate, paving the way. If you think It necessary to teach them Christian creeds later. But don't upset their old faiths yet they are not ready. It's always a dangerous thing. If It's hurried. It Is fatal." She thrust her arm through his. "You're awfully wise, Alan nilnel You seem to know Just how to manage the natives. Why Is It. I wonder?" "Because I care for them. You can usually understand those you love, If you try. See how well I manage you I" She laughed; then felt his arm. "D'you know, you're getting thin Alan." "Hard work." "I have noticed It In your face, too. You mustn't work so Incessantly there's no need." "Isn't there? Ah, Barbara! I think there is." She looked up quickly; hut he had turned his face seaward; only the grim set mouth was visible. The woman In her thrilled to him. for she understood. Clasping his arm tightly, she luld her face against it. "Dear!" she murmured. "We have been here nearly a year," was his only response. "I know." They walked on In silence a while, pnsslng near Roown's hut. Just out-- ! side the entrance the native and his wife sttt close together, the youngest child asleep In the man's arms, both too much absorbed In d con-versation to notice their approach. The natives' love may be little above that of an animal for Its mute; but It con-tents them. Barbara's clasp tightened, as these two outcasts from all laws looked upon the group. "They are very happy. &Ian, I often watch them." "So do I my G d !" She glanced up in surprise at the passionate tone In his voice. "I sometimes wish I had never brought them here." lie continued. She was silent a moment ; then drew his hand swiftly up to her face. With her lips against It, She whispered, so low that lie had to bend down to catch her words: "Do you ever look at their little ones and think supposing if only?" "Barbara I do." He turned and drew her Into his picturing something far off and pass-ing beautiful. . , . "But It wouldn't be fair," she muttered to herself. A flush mounted to his cheek In meeting und Interpreting the look which, momentarily, his own eyes re-flected. "The thought of you troubles me most," he owned. "The question of 'fairness' Is an open one. Tills is a grand free life for anybody who tnows no oilier. The world might bink it unfair. But the world doesn't with us. We are savages now. But you you I Oh, my darling. , . . Nature Is so hard on women." Her face was hidden on Ids breast. He went on difiidently, whispering Into the dark hair. 'The question of 'reverberations' shall be yours entirely. Do you under-stand? If you decide not to face It all" , "Ah! no. no, no!" She raised her head quickly. "Alun. I love you for that. But I won't shirk! Don't ever think I mean that " She turned her luminous eyes seaward, "Imagine- a little home vvilti just you and me and a dear little neM all our own. . . . Oil ! It's cruel, cruel !" Passionately she gripped his scolders. "I long for it all I ache lns.de. Sometimes I dream we have it together; and then then I wake up" "But we can have It, here, now," he Interrupted eagerly. ""iil.v the forms would be absent; the would he there. Surely, in these circumstances.' we can make our own laws?" He took her clinging hands in his. "Barbara, have you thought over the minter? Faced It squarely?" ' (TO BE CONTINUED.) urms. "I have thought of It all over and over again! I think of nothing else." The relief of speaking, for once, about the theme which lay heavy upon their hearts caused discretion to be thrown to the winds. "It haunts me!" she cried passionately, clinging to him. "It haunts me day and night. I can't bear to gee them. I've tried " "And I, by heaven!" Loosing ber abruptly, be threw hlin cir down upon the rock outside the nut and bowed bis bead in ills bands What was passing through his mind she could only surmise by the chaos of emotion which, now the barriers were down, surged through ber own. All these weeks both had struggled to for-get the problems menacing them. But the very straws at which they had caught proved to be. so to speak, ser-pents In dis"ulse. For nature, crude and unattended, ruled this Island. By her Inexorable laws these primitive people were guided, unabashed, in all good faith. And among these subtle forces working around them, under-mining the very ground beneath their feet, the two were flung together in a solitude, a familiarity, so maddening yet so entrancing, that their senses were Inflamed at every turn. Ksr-ap-was Impossible. Wherever they moved they were confronted with their own rising passion. Regarded as man and wife they shrank now from visiting the settlement together. Throughout the days each constantly surprised the other's furtive, hungry, troubled re-gard. Conversation became often strained, denionstrativeuess between them a danger. Throughout the night each lay listening to the other's move-ments and breathing, through the frail hamboo partition. No longer could they shout careless badinage, hold mid-night talks. . . . But. since the building of the palisade, neither had dared put Into words the fear rising ever higher iu their hearts. He uncovered his face at last, and looked np at her, a grim defiance In his eyes. ' ; "We can't go on tike this. It's dam-nable! Barbara come here." , Hesitating a little, not understanding the unusual expression of Ids face, she went toward the tiand he held out. He ought her roughty by the arm pu ling her down to her Knees at bis side, (tim-ing; into her eves tor several seconds muttered huskily. "For we are In the very h I of a position." There was a strange blending of fear and ador-ation In the eyes of both, while they looked upon each other. "But I I swear I'll I'll never force you to anything. Always remember that. And. for heaven's sake, don't let me forget ! I'm so d d human," he add-ed, with naive pathos. For the first time since she knew him. She heard a lack of confidence in his tone. Conscious of those forces of nature against which they were but puppets, all the woman In her rose to meet him. "We can never lose faith In ench other, Alan. That will help us. RUt" she looked at the dearly loved figure. For one Illuminating in-stant, all that marriage would mean between them flashed Into her heart, awakening the mother dormant with-in her, "Ah ! But It's going to be hard hard hard !" The cry burs;, involuntarily, from her lips. All the love and longing which inspired It shone in the gaze which seemed to envelop him as a glowing fire. , . . For a space he stood silent, lost with her In a world which neither had dreamed of before. Then he stepped forward with a mut-tered ejaculation, and they clung to-gether as they hnd clung on tliir first right on the Island two derelict beings t over the world's edge. ... "Go in," he whispered tremulously at last, "I can't come to supper to-night. I must go sway alone for a bit . a :i and think. . . . You've opened 8 new world to me tonight." He kissed hf r with lingering gentle-ness, end tnined away toward the shore. "' ; Barbara walked slowly into the hut. But to her, also, food seemed Impos-sible Just then. That moment's Illumi-nation hnd opened tip a new world for her, too a world which, It seemed she was never to enter! . . . With a little sobbing breath she went Into the sleeping hut find threw herself face downward on her bed. . . . For a lng time neither alluded to this conv gation. A new chord had foei-- stru'k net ween them, too deep 'die f A subtler difference, a s: sole nir' f g'iiousness, came. Into "st I r rela.ions. The shadow cast by The Ruined Huts Were Strictly Tabu. times she brought the children odd bits of ribbon or luce, which produced an excited uproar. "iVeeks later, she used to see these scraps adorning some woman's dark form, wllh ludicrous In-congruity. But, among these "children of na-ture," as among other children, not of nature but of civilized education, there existed under-current- s of strife, ambi-tion. These were responsible for a division of which Croft soon be-en-aware. The more savage fac-tions waxed Impatient for Bii'iooina to be their chief. Only the superstitions awe In which- - a chief Is held saved Chitnababol from being despatched un-ceremoniously to the spirits of Ids murdered sons. The result of that would have been civil wur. and deadly peril for the two white people. For Baboonm and his friends were not partial to these strange newcomers who forced them to work and frus-trated their suvtige tendencies. Croft knew well the risky ground on which he trod. For reasons of strategy, therefore, lie forbore, save for a d rus-tic warning, to take any steps in re-taliation for Christmas day's attempt upon his life. "Ball-devils- " from the white woman. In swift retribution for what lie had contemplated, had fright-ened Bahooma enough for the present. His black face was seldom seen, nowa-days, far from the settlement. Koowa and Meamun, since their child's recovery, had regarded the "white chief" with little less than wor-ship. And this fact gave Alan the tdea wherewith to cause distraction in the Increasing difficulty of the life he and Barbara now led. It was, both knew, but catching at straws; yet, eagerly, such frail aids were welcomed. 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