New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-11

able STpernclaIlY WOul0 HdFc Dttu puuBch' PAN""
ure. 1t was still true that his doubts and hesita
tions had become unspeakably irksome, and he
hailed the day which he had originally appointed
for departure with thrill of relief Then immedi-
ately he was vaguely sorry to be going. Maloale
had been very pleasant in spite of Miss Bailey.
On one of these last days of his stay they all SET
forth upon m excursion which had originated In n
conceit of Fletchers Rowland had invariably
planned and conducted their drives and the like
but Fletcher with sudden memory had one morn
ing proposed this. and the originality of the idea
and its flavor of adventure, had won them ALL oe-
spite the necessity of boat travel in its execution
Mrs. Fordham had Just returned to them from q
long siege with her intimate enemy and 1t was she
who had urged that they make some excursion on
this dav She was tired of her prison. she sad
When therefore, Fletcher told them how. steaming
down the river to Malbaie his glass had discovered
a little shining speck that gradually developed INTO
the polished tin spre of church growing quite $50
lated ont of the summit of mountain, and proposed
that they search il ont upon its lonely station, tho
suggestion met their want and found ferNeht up
You can't imagine how strangely it looked mp
there" Fletcher had said here WASN'T a nou39e
for miles nor even a spot OF cleared ground. ~
stood i'm its casket of completely Isolated No
one on the boat seemed to know now II happehe1
there though they did not remember when u ldd
not been. II doesn't seem 10 have the shadow OF a
raison derc-it is a sarcasm lin that situation No
,oonIe INT those that followed JACQUES Cartier ever
buift churches before they had houses, and this
looked too fresh and new to have ZOOS over IT'S
doorway. doubt If it has doorway. It's part OF
a fairy tale, something that will vanish as ITS APP
boat conveyed them to Bale st. Paul. where
they took calechcs The voluble charters were
nominalv very clear and obviously very vague re,
rardinr the position of the church They cOuld find
il ut all events. -
@Oh ouii oui ou,"
II those fellows were asked some fine morning TO
come ont and be hung before breakfast exclaimed
Fletcher as he stepped into one OF the caeches with
Virginia " they would shrek Onip three times
The animals camhered up the steep road that lost
itself among the hills on one side of the Ilftie
village prettily set in its valley. They rode leis-
nrriv along together talking from caleche to ca
lecbe as they moved up among the mountains once
as they passed through a thlck-shadcd den Inc
driver strange to say. suffering his horse TO walk,
Fletcher said TO Virginia. never come INTO such
secluded spots as this, recently that | am nor re-
minded of The delightful remOteness Of brides" -.
Virginia laughed. DO you feel that way too y
Do you :"
Always" she returned.
Their profauc presence grew burdenSome IN
Quebec" reioined Fletcher. 4" surrounded by the
memories of Jacques Cartier. Chanplaln ana Marie
de Incarnation. they seemed kind OF sacrliege
That NAV sound ungener0us, for brides are at least
as necessary an evil rs bachelors
"Oh. no. Less impairment people than BRIDE
pear profanties in the atmosphere OF dear Marie de
fIncarnation,' commented virginia.
She is the most refined expression OF the zeal OF
those stout old colOnSts said Fletcher.
She was more than that, answered Virginia
with unwonted enthusiasm: That Is mans way
of saving it. Napoleon might be assigned ms place
in that iudicia fashion, but not sweet Marie She
should be painted in warm colors; not blocked out
. Shall say: Marie de Incarnation is the most
charming figure in history. ! lore her. shall say
that and with that accentf' questioned Fletcher,
and he looked askancc at her.
" It's pretty formula laughed rginIa.
" Shaf repeat It. be persisted.
You may if you like"
II don't think care said the girl slowly. as she
tnrned away Ia melitatively regard shrub By the
roadside morning glory could not have retreated
into itself more quickly and gracefully Fletcher
was relocated into the impartial perspective The
ponies driven Oh with urgent blows were drawing
them rapidly up PERCEPTIONS hill The young man
offered himself several epithets $50
The way became increasingly wild and rocky.
Sometimes it sank into a gorge narrowly Enclosed
by hills with no apparent way through the green to
tie world beyond. 1t wound and clalnbered toward
the mountain summit by vast stretches OF crazy
road. Occasionally It iel INTO sum Derous glade
melody of the waterfall that presently foamed be-
fore them. Then in n moment they looked forth
from lofty plateau upon prosperous expanse of
fertile meadow. dotted with clustering white cot
6nce ~ they emerged from tie woods into a brief
omen space. Virginia exclaimed That flower
siurelv i is golden-rod' She touched the driver.
The caeche stopped and before Fletcher was
vehicle bcndrg over feathery yellow plant that
reared itself by the roadside.
Why. Miss Bailey, let me he calculated lie
leaned hastily from the caechc and reached her side
9s She banan to twist the flower from its stalk.
:. eft me he repeated. bit of steel flashed under
the girls hand. and rs they rose together he held
ont tho severed blossom Their eyes met in a con-
scious glance and both faces were flushed as they
returned 10 the carriage. Fletcher had moment
arv king "reminiscences of similar
currence. but he quickly erected barrier at this
point in his memory he preferred to go no farther
You should have told me-" he said reproachfully
II vas surprised didn't think she answered
with smile.
Was it so strange to find golden rod by the
Not really. but since we have been at Molbaie
have had such absurd feeling OF remoteness that
ANYTHING usual and common seems lInmeasurably
odd feel farther from home than did In Italy /
feel somewhat rs imagine | should on Robinson
Crisocs island, and should 5be astonished there TO
find golden-rod, You know, she concluded with an-
So they talked happily On. while they left the
stceps behind and rolled ,cG an the summit
OF ~ :."nntain RANGE. Their conversation once
more CHANGED to fall upon the heroic band OF religi
ons cOlonsts who sowed the seed OF Canada and
Virginia with womany ar OF nnding u very cry
natural 10 return to the subject, said think the
source of Marie de PIncarnations charm for me IS
kind of lovable qualntness that all OF those me
spirits had 81 one Of tnS 90 S9T ong ber
chickens and take one of them up. Then she would
ask: DO you love God" The poor chicken would
not answer; then she would kill him
. Yes. I've heard the story said Fletcher. ats
very pretty though to the practical mind it might
seem cruel"
{" Perhaps" she admitted, but the practical mind
then would not understand her pOus subtertuge.
OF course she intended to kill hm from the first"
laughed the girl.
" The explanation is ingenious"
@It's thc true ONE
For the present repose of the nuns sweet soul
trust sor He smiled retectivcly. -Iou know the
no tauUht the Indian children abOut Quebec
were mortified to find that the hands OF their wards
soiled their neat dresses; so at some ones sug-
acstIon. possibly at Marie's, they dyed their
clothing with butternut Juice
" sweet creatures exclaimed Virginia, | never
saw in Quebec one OF those exquisite, courteous
i,mnnlse 10 kiss her for herself a. we'll for Marie
"HeIlo9 cried Rowland jOyouslv. half an hour
afterward as the cslcche i'll which he was seated