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Thus for hours at a tiht on the rock-terrace or by fire-glow in their cave--now horass--they talked and dreamed and planned

And executed, too; for they drew up a few basic, siht their little colony even now, for froerms of the new society should root in the hearts of the rescued race

The third trip was delayed by a tremendous rain that poured with tropic suddenness and fury over the face of the world, driven on the breath of a wild-shouting tempest

For the space of two days heaven and earth were blotted out by the gray, hurling sheets of wind-driven water, while down the canyon New Hope River roared and foaly sheltered in their cave, cared nothing for the storm It only served to remind them of that other torrential downpour, soon after they had reached the village of the Folk; but no altered the situation! Captives then, they were masters now; and the dread chased for the beauties and the freedoe invade, their house aht crackled their fire, and on the broad divan of cedar he had hewn and covered thick with furs, they two could lie and talk and dreae, careless of its impotent fury

"There's only one sorrow inhis head down on her breast and s his hair with that fauess it?"

"No millinery shops to visit, you mean?" he rallied her

"Oh, Allan, when I'm so much in earnest, how can you?"

"Well, what's the trouble, sweetheart?"

"When the storain! I wish--I almost wish it would rain forever!"

He e and sad visions, gazed into the leaping fla tohis head and brow, she sang as aforetialow upon the Hudson: Stark wie der Fels, Tief wie das Meer, Muss deine Liebe, Muss deine Liebe sein!

The third trip was made in safety, and others after it, and steadily the colony took shape and growth

More and more the caves ca the lieways and preparing for the ever-increasing number of settlers