The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-09

III ons vi our e-tf9itgc-, Tie salary Ol
Which. with my own income added.
making me 80 far at easci that ! rcsolve,
Ia devote my summer vacation 10 a tom
in Europe.
Equipped with bag aud hammer,
August found me making n pedestrian
tour Of Switzerland, with a special view
Ia the study 81 it, glacial system and
lith"lpgy. IavUitrd the well-traveled
ways. thus escaping the society Of all
other tourists, aud | was therefore ut
terry amazed wheu one evening, as i
drew rear the little house which was
my temporary abiding place, a tall
form stnodc toward me oui of the dark
EeSs and "A hearty Soice cried out.
jim! Jim Hill''
''Wbat is it?" replied, with a half
nervous strrt.
"Ah. | thought it Wa nv old friend.
Have You forgotten Tom Byrne?n
of course mol, FOR | hal met him oc-
casionally since we were boys. aul !
was heart ~ glad t. see my former
comrade. always one of the best Of com
panions.
Il saw your name on the book at the
inn.' he exclaimed; was sure il must
be YOU. At any rate | thought | would
start out t. meet YOU
But how came you hcrc?" ! in
quired, lin This out of the way corner
Of the world?'
because il is out of the way. Mabel
n | are making a Tn in search of the
= cturcsIuc. You know she i, quite m
art st'n'
80 Mattel was with him. Ny heart
gave a curiou, thump, and for a mo-
mcnt | could hardly make a sensible
reply.
Yes hc went On; ''she * 80 devoted
To her art hat il seems la quite absorb
her life. Sh" has not thought Of mar
riage. and does not are in the least for
the ordinary run of society. She will
be glad Ia see you, though" he added.
consolingly, "as YOU are a man of
science
We walked back together Ia the little
inn, and presently ] was shaking hands
with u beautiful and stately
whose br ght. dark eyes flashed with the
strange intensity and fire that | had
never seen in any other eyes but those
of Mabel Byrnc.
She greeted me very cordially. and
after we three had taken an evening
meal together there followed a delight
full evening in thc..littlc parlor that Tom
and his sister had secured.
For oncc in my life | felt myself quite
nj ease in a lady's society. In the first
place there wa, Tom Ia keep me in
~countcnance 10y a prcdominan"c IF nv
own sex in the company. then Mabel
did not expect me II talk of airy moth
ings. that light foam of the social whirl-
pool-which | never yet had been able
Il skim. She spoke first If my scientific
/ pursuits: sIc showed 50 much knowl-
edge of the sub Get that | rally found
myself talking with carne>tness and
enthusiasm of the formation Of the
country. AMI especially Of the glacial
system and the curious mlrss OF its a.
tion borne by the specimens | had col
lcctcd.
She, in her turn, contributed tn the
! evenings interest by telling me of her
work. and showing me her sketches.
which were really of a very high order
! of artistic merit. There WAS no school
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bru h. hut a force and poetic thought
that had won her already honorable rec
o~nition i'm the world OF art.
And YOU have never heard of.,Ma-
bcl's paintings until now?" asked Tom.
No" l confessed. You know l
have been quite absorbed in my special
studies
Yes. and YOU have not seen Mabel
for ever SO long. have you?"
NO" replied. not since that sum
mcricp years ago.. when | wa, at ms
wrandmothcr'S.'
Jolly times we had, too" said Tom.
| rc~flertirely. Remember that party ut
Mrs. Edwards'?"
4 sudden rush IF blood 10 my face
utterly confused me. stsmmcred a
reply, and Tom. to my relief, went on
with some rambling "reminiscences. II
look at Mabel. Surely she was blush
ing. too.
The next morning We all went on a
trip up the slopes of the mountain.
Mabel in short, gray suit. alpine hal
and stout boots; Tom carrying her
drawing materials. Thus we maize
this any many another delightful expe-
dition.
Life took on new colors for me.
There Wa a radiance and glory about
il that l had never dreamed of before.
Every day l found fresh reason for adj
miring my beautiful companion. and
our walks through the deep valleys and
up the rough mountain sides were TO
me like enchanted journeys through q
realm of fairies. In this loyel;eSt coun-
try in the world. with this most
glorious woman by my SHE, l was. in
deed, as one TRANSPORTED by the light
of the grand passion that took possession
of my soul.
At first l knew not what had befalleu
me. l thought only that my pleasure
in Maber's society sprang from a SINH
larity of tastes and pursuits and the
charm of her conversations; but gradu-
aliy | woke TO the overwhelming fact
that l loved her with the one great love
of nv life. that seemed TO me now {
date from the days of long ago. to have
been always with ne, and to stretch
out into the future TO make ittranscend-
emily glorious, or y long despair.
And yet as soon as l had learned my
own secret. my former bashfulness came
back upon me with teufold intensity.
and I found myself often embarrassed
in her presence, while at the thought of
telling her my hearts story. though my.
brain was smitten through with dazzling
delight at the dream of successful WOO
ing. yet ] was so overwhelmed that ut
tcrance would. rs | was sure. be an inn