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     ;David�察�the time has come。 We'll have to give it upyou and I。; 

     The boy turned wonderingly�察�his face still softly luminous。 

     ;Give what up�拭─�

     ;Thisall this。; 

     ;This� �Why�察�father�察�what do you mean�拭�This is home� ─�

     The man nodded wearily。 

     ;I   know。   It   has   been   home�察  �but�察  �David�察  �you   didn't   think   we   could 

always live here�察�like this�察�did you�拭─�

     David laughed softly�察�and turned his eyes once more to the distant sky´ 

line。 

     Why not�拭─�he asked dreamily。 ;What better place could there be�拭�I like 

it�察�daddy。; 

     The   man   drew   a   troubled   breath�察  �and   stirred   restlessly。   The   teasing 

pain in his side was very bad to´night�察�and no change of position eased it。 

He   was   ill�察  �very   ill�察  �and   he   knew   it。 Yet   he   also   knew   that�察  �to   David�察�

sickness�察    �pain�察  �and   death   meant    nothingor�察   �at  most�察   �words    that  had 

always been lightly�察�almost unconsciously passed over。 For the first time 

he wondered if�察�after all�察�his trainingsome of ithad been wise。 

     For six years he had had the boy under his exclusive care and guidance。 



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For six years the boy had eaten the food�察�worn the clothing�察�and studied 

the books of his father's choosing。 For six years that father had thought�察�

planned�察�breathed�察�moved�察�lived for his son。 There had been no others in 

the   little   cabin。   There   had   been   only   the   occasional   trips   through    the 

woods   to   the   little   town   on   the   mountain´side   for   food   and   clothing�察  �to 

break the days of close companionship。 

     All   this   the   man   had   planned   carefully。   He   had   meant   that   only   the 

good and beautiful should have place in David's youth。 It was not that he 

intended   that   evil�察  �unhappiness�察  �and   death   should   lack   definition�察  �only 

definiteness�察�in the boy's mind。 It should be a case where the good and the 

beautiful   should   so   fill   the   thoughts   that   there   would   be   no   room   for 

anything   else。   This   had   been   his   plan。 And   thus   far   he   had   succeeded 

succeeded   so      wonderfully   that   he   began   now�察  �in   the   face   of   his   own 

illness�察�and of what he feared would come of it�察�to doubt the wisdom of 

that planning。 

     As he looked at the boy's rapt face�察�he remembered David's surprised 

questioning at the first dead squirrel he had found in the woods。 David was 

six then。 

     ;Why�察�daddy�察�he's asleep�察�and he won't wake up� ─�he had cried。 Then�察�

after a gentle touch�此 �And he's coldoh�察�so cold� ─�

     The father had hurried his son away at the time�察�and had evaded his 

questions�察�and David had seemed content。 But the next day the boy had 

gone back to the subject。 His eyes were wide then�察�and a little frightened。 

     ;Father�察�what is it to bedead�拭─�

     ;What do you mean�察�David�拭─�

     ;The boy  who   brings   the  milkhe had   the  squirrel this   morning。  He 

said it was not asleep。 It wasdead。; 

     ;It   means   that   the   squirrel�察  �the   real   squirrel   under   the   fur�察  �has   gone 

away�察�David。; 

     ;Where�拭─�

     ;To a far country�察�perhaps。; 

     ;Will he come back�拭─�



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     ;No。; 

     ;Did he want to go�拭─�

     ;We'll hope so。; 

     ;But he left hishis fur coat behind him。 Didn't he needthat�拭─�

     ;No�察�or he'd have taken it with him。; 

     David had fallen silent at this。 He had remained strangely silent indeed 

for some days�察�then�察�out in the woods with his father one morning�察�he gave 

a joyous shout。 He was standing by the ice´covered brook�察�and looking at 

a little black hole through which the hurrying water could be plainly seen。 

     ;Daddy�察�oh�察�daddy�察�I know now how it is�察�about beingdead。; 

     ;WhyDavid� ─�

     ;It's   like   the   water   in   the   brook�察  �you   know�察  �THAT'S   going   to   a   far 

country�察  �and   it   isn't   coming   back。   And   it   leaves   its   little   cold   ice´coat 

behind it just as the squirrel did�察�too。 It does n't need it。 It can go without it。 

Don't you see�拭�And it's singinglisten��it's singing as it goes。 It WANTS 

to go� ─�

     ;Yes�察 �David。; And   David's   father   had   sighed   with   relief   that   his   son 

had found his own explanation of the mystery�察�and one that satisfied。 

     Later�察�in his books�察�David found death again。 It was a man�察�this time。 

The boy had looked up with startled eyes。 

     ;Do people�察�real people�察�like you and me�察�be dead�察�father�拭�Do they go 

to a far country�拭�

     ;Yes�察�son in timeto a far country ruled over by a great and good King 

they tell us。 

     David's father had trembled as he said it�察�and had waited fearfully for 

the result。 But David had only smiled happily as he answered�此�

     ;But they go singing�察�father�察�like the little brook。 You know I heard it� ─�

     And there the matter had ended。 David was ten now�察�and not yet for 

him did death spell terror。 Because of this David's father was relieved�察�and 

yetstill because of thishe was afraid。 

     ;David�察─�he said gently。 ;Listen to me。; 

     The boy turned with a long sigh。 



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     ;Yes�察�father。; 

     ;We must go away。 Out in the great world there are men and women 

and children waiting for you。 You've a beautiful work to do�察�and one can't 

do one's work on a mountain´top。; 

     ;Why not�拭�I like it here�察�and I've always been here。; 

     ;Not always�察�David�察�six years。 You were four when I brought you here。 

You don't remember�察�perhaps。; 

    David shook his head。 His eyes were again dreamily fixed on the sky。 

     ;I think I'd like itto goif I could sail away on that little cloud´boat 

up there�察─�he murmured。 

     The man sighed and shook his head。 

     ;We can't go on cloud´boats。 We must walk�察�David�察�for a wayand we 

must   go   soonsoon�察─  �he   added   feverishly。   ;I   must   get   you   backback 

among friends�察�before; 

    He rose unsteadily�察�and tried to walk erect。 His limbs shook�察�and the 

blood throbbed at his temples。 He was appalled at his weakness。 With a 

fierceness born of his terror he turned sharply to the boy at his side。 

     ;David�察�we've got to go� �We've got to goTO´MORROW� ─�

     ;Father� ─�

     ;Yes�察  �yes�察  �come� ─  �He   stumbled blindly�察  �yet   in   some   way  he   reached 

the cabin door。 

    Behind him David still sat�察�inert�察�staring。 The next minute the boy had 

sprung to his feet and was hurrying after his father。 



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                                CHAPTER II 



                                 THE TRAIL 



       A  curious   strength   seemed   to   have   come   to   the   man。   With   almost 

steady   hands   he   took   down   the   photographs   and   the   Sistine   Madonna�察�

packing them neatly away in a box to be left。 From beneath his bunk he 

dragged a large�察�dusty traveling´bag�察�and in this he stowed a little food�察�a 

few garments�察�and a great deal of the music scattered about the room。 

    David�察�in the doorway�察�stared in dazed wonder。 Gradually into his eyes 

crept a look never seen there before。 

     ;Father�察�where are we going�拭─�he asked at last in a shaking voice�察�as 

he came slowly into the room。 

     ;Back�察�son�察�we're going back。; 

     ;To the village�察�where we get our eggs and bacon�拭─�

     ;No�察�no�察�lad�察�not there。 The other way。 We go down into the valley this 

time。; 

     ;The valleyMY valley�察�with the Silver Lake�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�my son�察�and 

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