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very fortunate; and should be contented。 I am happy because you're my wife;

and yet I am sad when I think ofhim。 Poor Joe!〃



〃Don't you ever think wewe wronged him?〃 whispered Nell。



〃No; he wished it。 I think he knew how he would end。 No; we did not wrong him;

we loved him。〃



〃Yes; I loved himI loved you both;〃 said Nell softly。



〃Then let us always think of him as he would have wished。〃



〃Think of him? Think of Joe? I shall never forget。 In winter; spring and

summer I shall remember him; but always most in autumn。 For I shall see that

beautiful glade with its gorgeous color and the dark; shaded spring where he

lies asleep。〃





The years rolled by with their changing seasons; every autumn the golden

flowers bloomed richly; and the colored leaves fell softly upon the amber moss

in the glade of Beautiful Spring。



The Indians camped there no more; they shunned the glade and called it the

Haunted Spring。 They said the spirit of a white dog ran there at night; and

the Wind…of…Death mourned over the lonely spot。



At long intervals an Indian chief of lofty frame and dark; powerful face

stalked into the glade to stand for many moments silent and motionless。



And sometimes at twilight when the red glow of the sun had faded to gray; a

stalwart hunter slipped like a shadow out of the thicket; and leaned upon a

long; black rifle while he gazed sadly into the dark spring; and listened to

the sad murmur of the waterfall。 The twilight deepened while he stood

motionless。 The leaves fell into the water with a soft splash; a whippoorwill

caroled his melancholy song。



From the gloom of the forest came a low sigh which swelled thrillingly upon

the quiet air; and then died away like the wailing of the night wind。



Quiet reigned once more over the dark; murky grave of the boy who gave his

love and his life to the wilderness。











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