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I 1 6 GOODWIN'S. WEEKLY I I - THE-FIRST TEARS I H - A-STORY OF PRIMEVAL -WOMAN -' j H Translated from the French by Currrcnt Opinion. H Tho cliff lay In the brooding fog of H tho boginnlng of tho quartcrnary H period, and In tho universal stillness H the creoping rills made their way to H the folded hollows of Earth's crust, to H work for the formation of tho seas. H On tho crest of tho cliff branches of H ? thicket parted and an arm, a shoul- Hj dor, then the entire form of a living H being, voiled 'with tawny hair, ap- H jieared, came forth, and stood like a H bunted animal, glancing to right and H lctt a primitive woman, with aiched H shelving brows, broad flanks, short H solid legs, splay feet and thick flat H handtJ. H A mass of falling hair, starting from H the crown of her long skull, framed H her face with a somber red-brown H mreole. A short, loose neck rose H from her full shoulders, stiong teeth H ulittered in her red jaws, and a double H furrow ran fiom jaw to brow to dl- H ide the formless nose from the cheek Hj bonprf. H As the creatine breathed, her mobile H nostrils drew back to take tho rovola- H lions of the wind. Sheltered by the H low retreating forehead, two jutting H u cades fell to form caverns for tho K iestlcss eyes. At times the wrinkled H eyelids straightened, tho eyes widonod, H i nd an expression of appealing soft- H ru'88 appeared, then vanished to give H place to the look of a worried beast. H The time wns the dawn of humanity, H when Man was an animal in all but H shape, before the rigors of the season H forced Earth's population to hide from H the cold in caes. The skeletons of H Riant saurlans were petrifying In the H upper strata of the crust, and mtim- H mals were moving in to the valleys to H take their places. Great pachyderms H and long-halrod ruminants waded in H Hie mire of the valleys, and beasts of H prey doggod their stops. Among tho H .inimals raro beings foreshadowing H Man crept naked, timid, fooling their H way, hiding from tho beasts of proy. H In tho low light of tho primeval H itpringtimo, the silence brokon only by H the tramp of padded hoofs and the H lap of wator against tho mire, a man H searching for berries saw a woman H running to escape him, caught nor and H i arried her away. H The man vanished, and for tho first H time in her hunted llfo tho woman 7olt H the lonolinoss of the solitudo that had H been her best condition, and a pang EW like tho yearning of hunger awoke in WM hef. H Sho wandered along tho hedges, WKt through tho wot fields, under the dark BH sky, soarchlng for the one who had H mastered her; and when, after long H quest, she saw him, she ran to him H with Inarticulate cries. He gavo no H answering sign; but, when he sat down H to1 eat his fistful of acorns, she sat H down bosldo him, and when ho- lay H down to sleep Bhe too lay down. So B the law of life gave the woman to H the man. At first ho tolorated her; then, whon sho served him and was useful to him, ho made hor his habit. Her relative woaknoss gavo her quick pre monitions of their need of food. Ills indifference to her and hor dopned enco upon him gavo him superiority. Ills silent acceptance of hor prosonco aroused in her dull brain a feeling akin to tenderness, and in that fool ing, humble and submissive she with drew whon ho had beaten her. Hock! tho name given to tho wom an by tho man, was a name like the growl of a bear; but Daah! hor name for him, was an appeal sirt as o caress. Thoy had a word for hun ger: Mali! and a quick dp :ger signal: Houh! Tho rost the' t J In gestures. While tho man hn ed, the woman waded in the rh- and, grinning, caught the sllpp i fishes; and kneel ing, with arms outbt. etched, drew in 'the silex carried by the current. Into lound bones she forced silex splinters, to bo d ns knives. Sho scraped the skins ot animals, strotched them to dry, pierd them on their odgos, and with fine stilus of leather laced them on horsolf and en the man to servo as shields from the cold and from the claws of animals. Sho hoapod stones before the entrance of. hor don and stood fearless by tho man whon ho cast them at the wolves. In the den sho heaped leaves gathered from the trees and bits of fleece dropped by beasts. She had a bison's horn from which to drink, and la the skull of an elephant she gathered rainwater. In her way she kept house, but sho had no cook ing. Man had not conquered fire. in tho cliff, midway botwoon foot and summit, whore the continuous rains and busy rills had laid baro tho calccrous sodlmont, sho found a cave of depth sufficient to hold hor bod. The place was toward tho west and toward the south, shut in from cold and storm. In that retreat Hock felt safe from danger. To scalo the oliffi from below was impossible, and to reach it from above evon the man and tho woman wero forced to cling to tho roots laid bare by the lncessunt work of the water. Before her don Hook scraped the cliff and formed a ter race, where tho wind played with the dust of silex. In the den behind tho terrace the woman brought forth her son apd on the.tprrace, in a neg of forn leaves and the fleece of boasts, she laid him whon she went to catch fish ajid gather silex. She loved tho sunlight because it warmed the limp brown logs "and tne hungry mouth of her puypet; and when the clouds flew fast or. J the pale disk of the shir sailed thrpugh.the scud, she held tho wrUWntf.body up ward at arm's reftgth.SBe1i!iidher -, -., . i sloping brow no- thought had formed - i but from "tlie depths of her mntermij .soul .supplications wavered; toward the sphere that warmed tho wondrous i pfoduct of her being. f tOn'o day whop she Veturnedj from k tljo plain the noise, of heir descent was, n drownad.Jay the whirr of wings, From under the shelf of the cliff tho wind rushed up to meet hor, and as sho loosed her hold upon the roots and dropped to the terrace an eagle bear ing her child soared toward the sky. She saw tho drops of blood on tho little breast, tho hanging head, tho mouth open in a voiceless cry. Dumb, helpless, her rough mane licking shuddering flesh, sho gazod at tho slow swinging double curve of tho dark wings, until evon the black speck vanished. Passing the oyry whore tho eaglets waited open-mouthed for their mother, a sunboan on Its way to warm tho nest fell on earth's marvol: the first tear. During four moons tho woman re membered At sight of the gulf that had received tho oagle, tho double tufts of her her brows quivered. But tho flying gray on gray and tho dark rifts drowned hor grief. Sho had for gotten' but hatred raged In her dark soul, and when sho found a bird's nost sho broke tho eggs. Ono evening in tho autumn, when they roturncd from tho forest to de scend to tho terrace, thoy heard growls and saw a boar clinging to the roots, lotting himself down. Hiding on the brink of tho cliff thoy saw him drop, enter tho shallow cave, nose the walls, and, after repoatod revolutions, le down. So the man and tho woman returned to tho forest. When tho transpiercing cold drove the beasts to cover, earth hold for tho man and woman no lasting refuge. Drl on from hedge to hedge and from tree to tree thoy fled from the beasts. Ready for attack, club in hand, tho man went first and, running to keep pace, tho woman followed bearing in her skin sack acorns, the drinking BIKE-RACE- MTETS : ' - - v " Every" - - j " SUNDAY and WEDNESDAY . NIGHT 8:15 MAJESTIC PARK ASK FOR LEMP'S St. Louis Beer FALSTAFF and EXTRA PALE It is sold everywhere and is tho most popular bo-r on tho market ' today. As a beverage it is unexcelled. It is absolutely pure. For nourishing and building up tho system there is no better tonic. Try it rrnla you will want more. C. H. REILLEY Distributor i Phone: Wasatch 688 216-218 So. Sfato, SaltYako City. horn, bits of silex and strips of meat Woariod by a long march thoy lay down, and because it was full day, the. time when tho beasts wore killing on tho plain, thoy slept. When the woman awoke the man was gone. Shi was so habituated to his presence thai it frightened hei to bo alone. She dared not rise. The day wore on and still sho lay there, watching the shadows. Toward evening the man appeared, (Continued on Pago 13.) H Pleasure H H Resort H H year than ever HB Hj before. H H lITrains every H H 45 minutes. H r j i