| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: tell the story. We have fighters and makers of history here, but few talkers."
"I am anxious to hear it," answered Clarke, "and I am curious to see this man
Wetzel, whose fame has reached as far as my home, way down in Virginia."
"You will have your wish gratified soon, I have no doubt," resumed the
Colonel. "Well, now for the story of McColloch's mad ride for life and his
wonderful leap down Wheeling hill. A year ago, when the fort was besieged by
the Indians, the Major got through the lines and made off for Short Creek. He
returned next morning with forty mounted men. They marched boldly up to the
gate, and all succeeded in getting inside save the gallant Major, who had
waited to be the last man to go in. Finding it impossible to make the short
distance without going under the fire of the Indians, who had rushed up to
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: company. He paused only long enough to telephone from the office
telling Carroll he would be out of town all day. Then he set out at
a long swinging gait over the hills. By the time the sun grew hot,
he was some miles from the village and in the high beech woods.
There he sat down, his back to a monster tree. All day long he
gazed steadily on the shifting shadows and splotches of sunlight; on
the patches of blue sky, the dazzling white clouds that sailed
across them; on the waving, whispering frond that over-arched him,
and the deep cool shadows beneath. The woods creatures soon became
accustomed to his presence. Squirrels of the several varieties that
abounded in the Michigan forests scampered madly after each other in
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