The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-19
"A1,n returned HARDY. ..and the milk is on

please; there isn't room for more on it."
70 This ii va. valley fy always Es bring happy thoughts
Cant wonder at it," returned Hardy as he
gave a finishing touch to his chin. "You were
laid up for a week with a sprained ankle some
where about here, l think, two years ago,
weren't you? And we nearly lost ourselves
last night trying a short CUT"
That was a happy time, Jack"
aWhen l sprained my ankle. I was nursed
by the most charming girl. l wonder If she
sister before l went away"
t"I've seen her, my boy. But you must take
care; she's got a ~strapping young fellow
hanging around who Is as Jealous as Othello.
already. @, Pima sad dogp' yi0NHf#J
What afool you are, Jack"
sAll right, don't you make yourself one as
well. Here's the old dragon"
Fraulein Schwartz had heard voices, and
came out to welcome the new arrival. She
we / remembered Linton, and received him
with effusiop.E
"Nina will be back in a minute or two, sir.
She has only gone to milk the goats. She has
grown since you saw her, SIR"
sAb, she was a girl then; l suppose she Is a
woman now.
ssYou shall see, sir. Here she comes.",
Linton watched her as she came down the
road, not altogether pleased to see atall young
fellow With her.
On the. other hand, Walter was so vexed at
seeing " strangers, evidently waiting her
return, that he had half amind to turn back
and retreat over the pass in anger. But his
jealousy kept him nearhis betrothed; he could
not let her out-of his sight. .~~
"Weli, Nina 'said Linton, as she came up,
I've come back, you see, as you asked me
81 am glad to see you, sir, :" she replied, de.
I%nurely, for she felt that Walters eyes were
tFssnlsinsaesSwsaaFAA m mad me expect d to aud
I 49, -,ft LA Am - .kA
Nina l see. Are you grown too big to BE-
"Don't be a fool, Charlie, " whispered Hardy
to him; cant you see that fellow looks as if
But the question had been already decided
by Nina's drawing back her hand from Lin
toms and walking up to Walter. The latter,
h lwever, did not look at her, but gazed mood
fsA.sweet youth, that" remarked Linton,
carelessly.
In the meantime. Walter was clenching his
hands in his pockets and muttering to HIM
where he was, and he was in the house all the
time And heeTould have kissed her, .
p 4sg5 nRat 1oHAPTERsn.t Il dSid
sHNell Charlie, i suppose we are to push on
to Werhausen to-day" said Hardy, as they
sat outside the colt ige next morning over
their breakfast. EG~tEf e Hferf --rzE3
"Yes, I suppose so. Where's Nina vanisheda
| l want some more, milk"
you've about a pint left; let Nina alone,
my boy. As it is, that fellow Walter seems
to be unable to make up his mind whether to
be angrier WITT you or with Nina. Look at
sour..''1 GtA'
a., bother WalterI I've come twenty miles
out OF my way to see Nina, andI shall ignore
| Walters existence for the next hour. sup
pose we'ought to start at nine.n
yes, and We shall have all our work cut
out, for | don't mean to try any more short
cuts without a guidet'
Perhaps Nina can tell us whether we can
get one. I'm going to see, at any rate.
tNinaln ~ ~ z
She came running out and Linton made her
sit down while he questioned her about the
possibility Of obtaining a guide to Werhausen.
His excuse for detainingf her was not a happy
one, for she at once said that Walter was re-
turning in hat direction to-day, and would be.
/. glad to guide them. EDgu
Hardy looked at Linton in~terrogatfvely.
~ wish, Jack. you'd try to arrange it with
him. said the latter; she won't do it If 1
ask him, Pm afraid, and time is an object
sssAuright, 1lltry what Lean do,n replied
Hardy. 81 think he'll come il only to insure
our being at a distance from Nina"
/ Walter was not very tractable; a. first he re-
fused, but presently yielded, apparently be-
cause of some idea which had struck him. He
recommended that a start should be made a.
0'@.01 ~ AAtS AZ Y SodAA NC HOlI
made, SO the friends packed up their KNAPP
sacks and were soon ready.
"Good by, Nina, said Hardy, holding out
his hand; don't forget me before this after
noon.n
"Good by, Nina, ECHOED Linton. "Come.
Hardy, I'm ready. b. Joye though. I've left
me, Walter"
Walter had brought u the baggage from
the room, so he could not refuse to DO as he
was requested: The moment he disappeared
Linton drew Nina to him and kissed her.
= That's a good.by kiss, Nina, for l suppose
you'll be married long before l come to Swift
zerland again. Mind you, don't tell Walter"
But, as Hardy knew, there was no need to
tell Walter. The bedroom window overlooked
the group and the hover had been a spectator
OF what had happened. Hardy saw his face
fora moment with an angry flush upon it, but
from his eyes as he drew back into the room.
However, in flew moments he came out ap-
iparently calm. Ife kissed Nina and the frau
lein, who only came out a. the last minute with
the bill which she had been C ncocting, and
SOON the travellers were only a speck inathe
distance to the inhabitants of the cottage.
Linton did not give a thought to the zeal
,ousy which he had excited in sWalter's mind;
in fact, he was scarcely aware of its existence.
He did not know that the glide's was an in
ment; that for one thing he knew he imagined
a dozen; that he always made his visits to
Nina qnexpec edlyAiH order to know whether
she had any other admirers but himself. Had
he known all this he might have taken seri-
onsly the taciturn way in which the guide
'piodded on, never offerinSan observation, and
as little as possible to what was said.
He even refused cigar which Harly5offered
him, a vert rare thing for a guide to do.
:" fshan'tbe sorry when we drop our new
acquaintance rem trk ID Linton; !" he is very
unipteresting.n 49, ~ -
81 shan't Care If that's his worst fault, . re-
piled Hardy > - @ ~
He certainly has one rather more annoy
ing; he seems to be able to pick out the worst
bits OF ground in the district. Pm getting
tired already, and we haven't walked three
hours-n% AAEG
"And with one rest. This is a most wretched
here beforenE = q
"Never. I'm utterly out of my reckoning"
ut seems to me" said Hardy, shat Wer-
hansen lies a good deal more to the north,
west"
"Ask him.
Hardy did so, but elected no answer, except
that the way they were going was the right
one. "a
sBut look here,' exclaimed Linton, testify,
as they had to help each other over a rock:
1--WE don't want to do any climbing to-day;
we want to get to Werhausen, and the road
can't be over q mountain"
II you are not content to follow me-" re-
-N@ W
to go your own road"
This was a finish to the conversation, for, as
the tourists had already supposed, they were
utterly out of the ordinary track, and neither
of them had an idea of their position. Linton
received the mans impertinent answer with a
phil'sophie shrug, resigning himself to the
u~npleasantness of a.harder wall than he had
anticipated, but Hardy, who had caught sight
of his face as he spoke, began to feel seriously
uneasy.
~ say, Charlie, )" he said, s'don't do anything
to make that fellow angry"
SNAKE him angry? It's the other way, l
think Pm getting fairly rage with him for
leading US this dance"
Z 81 wouldn't tell him so if 1 were you"
"Why not?"
swell, you see, If he were to become un-
pleasant, it wouId be rather awkward for us,
wouldn't itW ! r.lF.. - .tfHu.-r f4r
81 don't see that; we are two to one. Be-
sides, why sh luld he turn unpleasant"
ttHe saw You kissing Nina this morning."
ibid hes I can't help IL; he shouldn't have
Ecen looking"
"Unfortunately he was, and I can't help
thinking he means to pay us out.' trsE
\ "You think he is taking us this round BY I,
way of administering alesson to uss By Jovel
if I thought So"