The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-12


he ,nirnso quest Out 30 ths SO sh.sDs
The Aiis al, IT . stde tAehl Near
~, ~tthin ths hsfts,f. r,sse Ne mNsts
sad spar. u mant ships. mSst~fiuus
stHytst,l,kr. A. ships al~Ats ksst At
night n ~ ssrv seated IN cslm 80
tnN evut ~ thv svar. a sm a. bat shrt
cut ftom th~ U~As tzncA,k out vl
vhvtv "a, s,uic hiilrp cN,v w. isnttar
plac u Sas fusvi ~ iwu utru :
tA,ri ~ srspf~-i IN = l.rsc cloak ,s
thv ,irrn thsS r'erJ ~vll snJ tn
t-sa, = - bcafi, = mile tr,m n. Ics,tas
= bright hnr ~ iEht ut,,a Tho .hib,pe
water. ~ben a cry br,kc the calm q
the nghi s~tlt ~v,ri CIV via sgo
az in ia. Nsne y.trion' ut,et
have heard Is hkc sac-. and | ns,vt
.hAll NgAiu In 10 AEnnitcl ,rn~ ! c.sali
scArrclS ~rvyognisr the ,ta,c 0i May
So changed a.. a. 30 .huli ~tth lcss
IS'nt up warning ~ sAlci out thai
unv word 't,uuluu'' TIE &C., 49,. mrsi
a. h, repeated 2gAia and AgAia. ihoueh
sit.nod D., the crhurs h,lo thr htle
b-,ai sIpcd an ia Nav. aud it. pAsssurut,
mere dAfk spcvk, - tho, seemed
climtcd lots the NAsht Tho white sAtls
CLEAN Il sgsius, The buus.n and then.
phAntor,. Tie scru then lost ia ~. dim
duuplr
I turned and lualri At Man She
stossi With hct w - hNrd on she dAIk
ness ~hivh hii the NSyht tum slrht.
her hand. clsspci ulsln hrt heart. net
face drawn and culorlr,s irafvd ibs
fate her fricnd, dreaded tot her had
stricken her a. al, ,tu-sd hcsiic me
,hcr, IA The sull. luxurious isiught
MARY, my dearest. a., usb' what b.
tF' taking her hand and drawing u
closer
She dr-w her hand irou mine, and.
shuddcrtng away frrm me. lcanol
against the stone pafaprt rcsiiug hcf
head IN the cold marble coping
YOU are ~, let mr1skr ,ou home.
darling" said
NO" she murruurcd. mot ~ Hut
oh, she exclaimed. Harm HarrN' INV
gU'd, Kind friend. help me- Gordon
war near us just now felt ", I sm
.urr II H. You will help me IT, nni
him. viii YOU nOts'
Help her Ia ind him. help Ia brrsk
my own heart Ia hruis, Thu. nos found
.~c-tncs. cut IL my Ito, The Vvr,
thought struck me with q sudden chill
What u this fancy II hers. coming 81
close upon my sure ~ior,hoiing. should
h. y rcalityP What u Gordon frasvf
were still In r%sis,Snrcf thrust tho
thought from the a. ] should ,hrus, a
temptation. II will hc'p YOU In M,
way ! can, my darling ! said but
r"mr IA nov the night a,r IN chilling,
aud YOU arr giving Nay to tcNvrtsh fan.
cites.
No." she said. - IL no fancy ="
Drawing herself up YEARLY. she ,uru
al without looking y, me. and ! follow
ci her down the terrace aud acrnss ibs
mArll" court 81 The old palace which
~as n som- la sonos watched h,r
glide, stately. pale and quiet, up III,
broad white staircase"
IL Was month. bciur. she recovered
from the brain fever ~ which she awol,
neat morning such awful months. la.
ring which ~ often feared the worst.
Yet, when they we're over. and sho va.
among rs again. pslrr, stately. NOR,
fragile. but sttH her own beautiful self
s"lf'ppss.s-"d ~ usual. ! Was almost
thankful Tor IA. terrible illness, which
proved that hci cfN add Wild words 90
the terrar" s"rn but warning. ~ com.
ing Illness. the there wandering II n
brain diseased
III" Roman season Wa nearly over,
yet Rom" wa full full uf EnPliAh
sighisscrs. like ourselves, full II Amer.
csns. on rapid higb, acruss Europe, II
Eastern prrla,es. In flowing Eastern
robes. with oliyc-hu~i Eastern face.
II cager-facod French ladies, and
solemn-ct"d peasants from lonely VII.
lsges On the Campagas. aud ~ Italians
from city and from plain; Tor n ~a-
Easier.timc, We s.re only waiting
until the conclusion 81 the f.sti,iti.. tu
set out ON our Journey home. Home,
never until nov Eel, half the meaning
~ that word.
when ". got home Mary aud I would
be- married. should give mp wander.
ing. and settle dosn INTO n countr,
gentleman. thought with q psne ~
sslf-rrpr"a"h ~ the grand Old home
which called VA. master. shut up In
d"."late stats since my dear father
died Hos fair Young mistress vDu a
brighten and beauiiiy the old rpoms.
] could go. u all nos the oak.n hall
With Ia quaint old pictures, spring sun.
shin" pouring ~ At an open door. red
cpat"d 'portsm"n grouped under ia.
bs'rch's. horns ringing from the c,I,.e..
children playing under the shadow ~
the avenue II limcs-ths loy.linss. ~
Joyous life. where for so long had been
the silence left by death. a. ~-.asu 40.
ny drrAm ~ home home In fair ing.
land-into which ! bad fallen. standing
there upon the PinoisD. under the deer,
lark blue al Roman ui,bt
Below lay IN. city. u. narrow s~,rcs,..
dimly mysisri"us. no light yisibl. 10.
their tall houses the fountain murmur.
ed ia . g mopotooous music In tb.
Fam di spagns. the wide white mar.
bic steps CLEANED along the hillside
tsli palm trees cas-, weird shadow.
aero.. the gra,sisd walks, nightlagal.
answered each other In los, rich trll.
II song. echoing from tree o. tree.
through ~hispsribg palms ssd osiorOa.
night flowers. Beside me. cold and
silent. Was tb. ~ornsn who's. chafniu
spell woke within ms thi. ns~ SO e.,
longing for home aotn. musical with