St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-06
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was. None had so beautiful voice, so white
a brow, such glossy hair. None could bound
from crag 20 crzg or climb the mountain
steep, axe in hand, so bravely as he did, and
his Wild gloligloH at sunrise or sunset could
be heard ringing high DER bill and glen and
re-echoed too from peak to peak. And Gret-
ty, simple lassie, loved him so dearly and de-
votedly.
There was a scimitar moon shining through
the pine-tree tops and the stars were al out.
so there was light enough to see the footpath
that led 20 the well. Here was q seat, and
Bernezell did not say a word, anxious though
Gretty was, until he got there. The truth is
that this honest chamOis hunter hardly knew
wa24<p say or how much he dare in fairness
4 girl.
ably he ought to have thrown the
mitf's money in his face, aud stigmati ling
him as a william, refused to have anything to
do with his plans and schemes. "But," he
thought, "if ] do, my friends life Is not
worth days purchase. Murder has been
committed among those mountains before;
an assassin is easily hired. NO,I'll take the
cash and III keep Rudolf away for time. /
shall not spend the money, though / have
brother in Paris who will be glad 10 see us.
And the gold I'll send as gift to Gretty's
mother, when her daughter is married. She
will not know where it came from, and it
will keep her in comfort for years"
''Gretty, my little sister," he said when they
were seated by the well, ''you won't see nor
hear from your lover for two whole months.
He is well and will be well. He and are
going together. II viii be for your good--at
least for your mothers. i cannot tell you
more. Nay. 1 pray you do not ask. My
mouth Is sealed You'll be true.i'
There were tears and prayers aud entreat-
| les, yet BerneZell remained as firm as the
rocks that lowered above them; but when he
left next day to seek his friend in the hills
he carried with him a lock Of bonnie hair in
a tiny parcel, and beside it the blue ribbon
that had bound it.
Rudolf was rejoiced at the idea of going 10
Paris, but couldn't be 60 to see Gretty irstl
No, there was not an hour 20 lose. He must
come at once or stay.
"Then IN go,'' said the young man. IL
can trust Gretty."
"YOu may, indeed"
"And what a deal III have to tell her
when / do get baeklii
Eyes" said BernezeT, laughing.
So away they went together over the hills
Old Won Hansen was a friend of Gretty's
mother. Gretty's father and he had been in
every DAY. He read TO the old lady and
talked much with the daughter. His univer-
sal themes were money and poverty; the
pleasures the former could bring, the misery
entailed by the latter. He brOached the SUBJ
iect nearest his heart first to the mother, and
strange, or not strange, he gained her CON
sent to marry Gretty. Meanwhile weeks few
by, and there was no word from Rudolf.
Weeks and a month, and then two. OH
what could have become of himl Was he
falsci Impossiblel
But a terrible storm with slight shock of
earthquake took place, and all Gretty's goats
appeared to have stampeded during the
night. At al events, the doors were found
open, and the goats had fallen or been cast
over precipice near the cottage. Near that
dear old well where she had plighted heI
troth she now must sit and weep. Alb It was
the mournful tale Of Aud Robin Gray re-
peating itself. For Gretty's
Mother she fell sick,'
poverty stared them in the face, aud they
were beholden TO the charity of Won Hansen
the miser.
By night as well as by day Gretty toiled
hard with her knitting-needles. Work was
the only consolation, the only relief sh,
could find. And her face grew wan, and
dark circles appeared about her beautiful
eyes. What can be harder to bear than grie
aud poverty tOoi MANY months went by
and still no lover returned. Won Hansen
had heard he was dead; that did not add Il
Gretty's grief. Some one else heard he wa
married, this was worse, but she bore it
Meanwhile where were the truantsl
Bernezell bad found his brother ailing
and at the end of month medical men had
prescribed q voyage 10 Madeira. They would
I f.re4 az kaa fro
would both return to the dear little cot
among the Swiss mountains, aud Rudol
would marry his Gretty. Here az Madeira
BernezeIls brother died.
"We are wealthy now, alasl'' said Berne-
zell, land Wen go shares.''
The steamer that was IN take them 4
France was a week behind time One day
'sYonder she Is % shouted Rudolf, and of
they both went and were bundled on board
The ship stayed but an hour. then saile'
! away again, bound for the distant Cape
They had boarded the wrong boat
There came 4 day when in the little co
among the hills Gretty sat weeping by he
I mothers bedside, and near her stood Vor
) Hansen. The doctor had just gone. No
/ thing, be had said, except change coul'
: save the patients life.
snow, Gretty, nv child, or neverw erie,
i the OlQ uldu DC NWllCs OlNC ulC III
right to save your mothers life. Gretty, b
( mine"
9 Gretty's mother did not speak, but
7 -sshe gazed in Gretty's face till her heal
was like to break"
/ Gretty stood up-teariess now, bat wit
sad. pale face, She took her mothers hand
!. .Give me the right to save your mother
!. life," pleaded the miser once agsih.
B ''Stayl" cried manly voice. II have
prior claim" Next moment, with fon
: cry and color in her cheeks once more
E Gretty was pressed 10 her lovers breast
4 That day three weeks, dinkle---dinkle--
o dinkle dang went the village bells. NJ
pretty bells at all----indeed, always though
: they were pot-metal, but how sweetly the
sounded In Gretty's ears. she was going
chourch TO be married That ends my story
G as marriages end all stories. Yet one word
v fewyears after this the old miser died a n
Z Rudolf found himself his heir. AS som
{ reparation, ~ said the viii, ''for evil done an
e meditsted-"