The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-12

On the fUuninin tn ihe square. snA
her and Nv ,tsiua e ths morning
standing "a ~, cathedral steps Me-
Nervkvr cAutc iofwsri sith that trend
| Illness ~c tr~l toY = slight hame 49,
q~uaintane- whom ~ NAV chance "a
mc,i hen ahruad - | lirrl them.
and wr strsilcd vn. chatting uNvf hotur
news. Mls. Matuc ssidom s,-skr. and
| vet thN, y Nik seemed "a the strangely
| hspp, una. MIR. Nculcf uld mr
The, asd onl, bscn = taN Ia fvrur,A
and had int ujvi gniag on ~ oncc IA
Rome. bat The mountain al AMI nioun.
tain views wrrc 50 delightful that then
had changed their niind,. and intended
remaining Tor somc time 81 rrrugia
hsi comr g. the Old iosn ,o study
art, to srAtvh The hlsruncd mNnu
script. lying hidden Ia the .Ncrs,, Snd
convent. and learn frum them their 80
cr-ts Il coloi and design, io wander
through ir,syu~'d church and palace.
whcrr walls and criliug- Arv brilliant,
.,ill a. when the hands that ~uSc their
gutgcou, Store. nr.i lsid the pencil
down aud ,hankrd God Tor the gr-ai
ronsoler. art had time tu wstch the
mi.ts rising FROM the valleys. and wrap.
ping the mountains In soft mts'ery. q
cloud cloud which change. and shifts.
and mrlts nj last into the golden and
purple. the opAllnc grc.u II the sun
rise; 80 that ] might uy to Srvsi irum
nature \ faint touch - her magic IT
shadow and light u Culnr and form.
and lay u nj the feet II the n mistress
had ever known art
What sas now studying ~as y W..
man > heart and " hat ] learned was
nothing do not think mine i. an ~
questionable nature, I bad spent ~
year. In the world and hsd never lowed
any w"ma until I sav MARY Ma,nc In
the morning light sitting above that
old gateway ~; Ne, In one short week
had gruwn to love her well. ~ few
wumcn are cvor lowed,
Al the end n tina, week ,hrrv came .
letter from Willie vcrckrr, saving his
Yacht needed SOME repairs. aud he
would put IN ai Genoa Tor . few daNs
II his mother could meet him ,herv
lie had been Ia the East. aud she had
no, seen him for sometime; 40 she de-.
cided upon going back Ia Genoa. hop.
ing the G~cndoline might need more
repairing than Willie thought. and Keep
him there longer than h. expected
The evening ~ the day Mr.. v-rrkrr
received that letter I told her ~ nv
low, for her niece. aud asked p-rmis.
sion 10 accompany them Ia Genoa
She regarded me with an odd look ~
compassion. Have YOU spoken Ia
Mary ,etP' she asked.
! told her ! had not ! wished a. Wal,
nnsll ap hal l..NIp ..aI 9TH. ...
feared heinz too prccipitat.
Then" said Mrs v,rk.r. II
have no right la tell You an thing oi
her story. II Is a sad one, poor child
and warn you. you have little chanc.
~ success. N you choose. YOU can
com. with Ms Ia Genoa; hu, u were
YOU. | should not do 81. Save Yourself
while YOU can, You have Known her
y y.ry short time. II YOU leave us
now. you will % o forge, her, later
YOU may find II n more Difficult, task -
shook my head. The advice came
too late. went with them Ia Genoa
The stately marble city had n charm
for us all Mrs. v-rcker had her son
and the two found marvellous a,trAc.
tons In the quaint, narrow streets with
their palac. portals. their courts aud
halls. where fountains spsfklcd and
flung diamonds of spray round the
bro~s ~ pure. fair statues, where In
the GOODNESS and the shadow. golden
orange trees and thick masses 81 erin.
son blossom CLEANED with sudden start
ling glory.
I had my idol. bay after day I wa.
by her side. u was n fools par adis..
perhaps; bu, ] suppose there l. such An
Eden In every life; and looking back.
when We have left iia short lived peace.
We vainly long for n single throb ~ i,s
rapture. So, during those quiet days
At Genoa, sarh ~ rs. except Mar,
MsyDe. bad our hearts desire. Willie.
the life. the color, the loscline-s be- and
his Gwendolin. sought In % a.
many lands: Mrs. Vcrekcr. her .on: l..
my new delirious 10y. There on the
terrace where standing. ! first spoke a.
Mary. and heard her tell me my low.
was hopeless. She told me her story.
Her wedding day had been fixed. In
a year she was ,o have been married u
n man she loved With her Who'll. heart:
when the war with Russia broke out.
and Gorion Frnz.r's regimen; ~as ar.
dsrcd To the Crimea. He and Mary
wished la be- married before he left. but
family reasons prevented u. and 80 they
parted. He had never returned d, Eng.
land. a soldier brought MARY q little
lockst which she bsd given Ia Gordon
The ribbon u hung upon ws~ ~thick.n.d
here and Their. with deep. DARK stain.
and b man said Gordon Frazer hsd
given II To him Ia take % Mary. ~hsn
the young officer lay diving after the
charge nj BAlRklava. II Wa only the
story Of many an English and many q
Russian girl during that dreadful time.
when q strong. self contained nsture
breaks down. IL IL almost utter COLLAPSE.
40 " "a. with Mary. For month. she
lay silent. fearless. li.;lc.sly unable Ia
max. he's light.-, exsrtion. 10 take IN.
smallest interest in life. Her friend.
Thought her brain had suffered from the
shock. and when sb. recovered sufh
cientiy Ia travel. Mr.. vsreksr had tn
ken her abroad. wher. they bad been
moving from place Ia place ever since
Her body rcgainsd health: she vas nox
quite strong; tut The girls heart and