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In a year or two he kneould have to clear land and rist-mill would soon be essential He could not always depend upon the woods and streams for food for the colony

Thereof wild fowl, cattle, horses, sheep and goats--but no swine; and a regular evolution up through the stages again by which the society of the past had reached its cli of his turbine as the waters of New Hope River swirled through the penstocks, the spinning of the wheels, the slapping of the deerskin belting, made music only second to the voices of Beatrice and his son

Allan brought piecemeal and fitted up a small dynaht wiring and several still intact incandescent lights Before long Cliff Villa shone resplendent, to the awe and marvel of the Folk

But Allan amon, Bremilu and H'yemba, the smith; and when they seemed to understand, bade them tell the rest

Thus every day soe spread aain, and the hot weather had becoht once more of still further trips into the Abyss Beatrice tried to dissuade him Her heart shrank from further separation, risk and fear

"Listen, dearest," she entreated as they sat by young Allan's bedside, one sultry, breathless night "I think you've risked enough; really I do You've got a boy now to keep you here, even if I can't! Please don't go! Follow out the plan you spoke to o yourself!"

"The plan?"

"Yes, you know Your idea of training three or four of theone or two ular service to and from the Abyss That would be so much wiser, Allan! Think how deadly imprudent it is for you, you personally, to take this risk every ti should happen--"

"But it won't! It can't!"

"--What would becoh of a start to go ahead with, lacking you! I speak noithout sentiment or foolish, womanly fears, but just on a coht you to take the risk again?"

"There's no ti! We've got to recruit the colony as fast as possible, in case of eencies Why, I haven't made a trip since--since God knohen! It's time I was off now!"