Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-18
CHAPTER XXI.
CONFEDERATION

saturday, the day OF Hermann's ar
! rival. had come and gone. and brought
him Mt the appointed time, and Sunday
morning found him exceedingly hap
py. and Grace no less so in pretend
| ing To make little of him, while in
reality she made very mucn of him.
Thus Mabelle found herself with
Il pOrtentOus amount of solitary
! time on her hands, To dispose of as
best she could. Fortunately. at Foul
haven, she was never at loss for means
To do that; the sensation of being in a
place she liked, and AMONGST versions
she loved. went a long way toward con-
stituting the happiness of Ma5enc Fair
/ fax.
Accordingly she left Grace anil Her
/ mann to their own devices, while she
amused herself after her own manner,
sitting with Mrs. Massey in ih painted
chamber up stairs. and listen tn the
discourse OF that lady; sally ug forth,
hasess and bonnetless, into re garden
To gather bunch OF flowers. Or walking
abOIH with DIR. johnson following or
preceding her at a sedate or decent
p Ce: wandering out to the Cliff, which
last was her favorite resort. She ex-
perienced n profound pleasure in the
mere fact of walking over the breezy,
undbating downs. and letting her cot
ton gown trail over the clean, short.
crisp grass. Each time as she mounted
the CHEST of the ridges, and the great,
shining. CLASSY sea dashed Ike beam
Of light upon her eyes, there came the
same thrill Of Joy and wonder. the slime
sensatAn of longing satisfied in broad
and AMPLE measure by something so
vast and bundles thai no effort Of eIs
could ever compass its mystery and
hidden meaning; while the hOarse under
current of the grounbswell, and the
rhythmic break of the waves on the
shore, never lost its stately muse for
her 1r.
As she sat, or stood. or lay upon the
edge of the cliff. she might, have passed
Tor VOr'isworth's Louisa" everyth ng
in nature was a 10Y TO her. and. rs she
watched and listened, the poets words
were hllfilled:
And beauty. born OF murmurinR sound,
Shall pas into her face"
Mabeile was not "A hoplely maiden to
look upon but beautiful with n rare,
delicate Rauty of her own; and this
beauty, which passed into her face dur
ing these hours of converse with nature,
only added another loveliness to that
which was already there
Thus she had passed the SATURDAY.,
and Sunday came. and Mabelle, having
been to church i'm the morning with
Mrs. Massey, and passed the afternoon
in her favorite haunt came TO the house
in time for tea, and found Grace look
ing out for her.
Eve have planned an expedition.
said the latter. "Are Sou tired? or do
you feel equal to a good walk?"
IL feel equal to good long walk"
replied Mabelle. promptly.
so do Hermann and /, and we are
going to walk down 10 the town, and
up the steps to the Abbey Church, 90
to service there. and then walk home in
the cleaning, II you are equal to it,
that il"
''Oh. delightful-most delightful
But would not you and Hermann prefer
to go by yourselves?"
Hermann and 1 have had quite
enough OF each other, and want some
other society"
Hermann obligingly said he would
rather die than contradict her. and Ma
belle. treasured. announced that moth
ing could give her greater satisfaction
than the proposed expedition.
IL was some distance from Red Lees
to the old Abbey Church at Foulhayen,
aId every step of the way was beauti-
ful. They formed a very merry trio as
they traversed the up-and-down road
which lei them gradually into the town.
and took their way along the banks OF
the river which flowed intD the sea, and
which here, inland. was crowded with
black bulls of ships sent in for repairs,
and rolling over to one SIDE. stranded
high AMI dry by the outwAr set tide,
INTO the narrow. winding st eet, with
The odd little lanes and alleys led ng
to the river side, till they arr we'd at the
loot OF the church steps. a lor :, inter-
minable fight OF well-worn &, . lead.
ing up TO the top of tho Last Cliff, on
the highest point of which sDod that
ruined fame already spoken OF, and Just
below It, almost overhanging THE sea.
the stumpy. looking. ancient Abbey
Church OF st. MaryTs
They climbed the steps, and strolled
through the churchyard. passed the
numberiess headstones erected TO the
memory Of such and such one, ..mas-
ter mariner"
TO BE CONTINUED