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She had disengaged herself to plead; to look directly up into his

perplexed eyes He leaned an arered His eyes

followed hers in every word she spoke, and when she ceased he stared

blankly at the fire

"Heed you?" he answered, haltingly "Heed you? You are all in the

world that I have to heed My only wish is your happiness; to die for

it, Gertrude, wouldn't be much----"

"All, all I ask is that you will live for it"

"Worthless as I a--do you think your lightest word could pass me unheeded? But

to this, o

to o you will take every desperate chance to accomplish your end

Ah, I know you better than you know yourself Ab, Ab, o"

When he spoke she would not have known his voice "Can I let hi on the mountain side? Can't you see what I haven't

words to explain as you could explain--the position it puts me in?

Don't sob Don't be afraid; look at "

She turned her tearless eyes to the mountains "Back! Yes I see the

end My lover will come back--come back dead And I shall try to kiss

his brave lips back to life and they will speak no more And I shall