Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-22

| ance from her travelling bag. As she knew
we were TO sleep at Bordeaux she had been
laying down the law as TO what we were to
look at We were TO see the curious high
wooden fiftecnth-century houses of the old
town; the cathedral, with its fine towers (;
the very old churches of ST. CrOix and st.
Seurin, and variety of other interesting
objects. 1t needed all the assurance l pos
scssed, all the invalid's querulousneSs and
| insistence | could assume, to induce her to
consent 10 resume our journey the first
thing in the morning. Even Philippa plead
ed for delay, and gave M TO unders tand
that she thought | was using my mother un-
fairly. But was firm. ii l could / would
have hurried on by the midnight train. Any
way, now that we were within few hours
Journey of the frontier an of safety, would
leave no more than i could help to chance.
So, in the early morning, i got my party
together and before il was light led them to
| the train. ! believe that by now my mother
| looked upon me as rather out of my senses.
She frankly owned she could not see the
necessity for making such toll out of what
might be a pleasure. She little knew that
nothing could have made that journey a
| pleasure TO me; that even finding Philippa's s
| eyes now and again fixed on my face with
what | almost dared to think was tender in
terest-that even the blush which crossed
her cheek when Icaught those glances-was
not sufficient to reward me for my anxiety.
| A slow, a painfully slow train. Innumer-
| able stoppageS. A country which under the
circumstances would have given me no inter-
est even if we had been in summer instead of
winter; and then, after nearly five hours
slow travelling, Bayonne at last. Bayonne,
with its strong fortiications. Bayonne,
with the welcome Pyrenees towering above
| it. In less than two hours We should be in
| Spain.
A curious dread seized me-a presenti-
ment so strong that ever since then / have
| lost faith in presentiments. Something
seemed to tell me that all my efforts had
been in vain; that at the frontier there would
be certain intelligence received which would
| lead to our arrest; that Philippa, with one
| foot, as it were, in the land of refuge, would
| be seized and carried back to face the hor-
rors and the shame of trial for murder. 1t
was, as events showed, an absurd fancy,
| and only the increasing tension of my nerves
can account for the hold it gained upon me.
grew so pale, trembled so in every limb,
that my companions were thoroughly alarm
ed. We had brandy with us, which was duly
administered to me. After awhile recov-
cred, and although the fear was still with
me, sat with the stoicism of an Indian at
the stake, awaiting what might happen at
the frontier. i had done all could. If, at
the last moment, disaster overlook us, had
at least striven by every means within my
power to avert it.
We have passed Biarrtz, the merry bright
watering-place. We have passed Hendaye,
the French frontier station. We leave the
towering Pyrenees on our left. We are at
lrun, where all baggage must be jealously
scrutinized. We are in Spainl Nobody has
troubled US. No suspicious-looking stranger
has watched us. The stoppage has been
long, for the custom-house officers are an
noyingy particular in the discharge OF their
duty; but our noble-looking courier has
saved us all personal trouble. He had done
us yeoman's service. At last we are in an
other train, train which runs on line of
another gauge. The very time of day has
changed. We have lost or gained-I forget
Wholesome twenty minutes. We now
count by Madrid time. We are fairly on
Spanish ground, and have saved my love.
Saved her from others-now to save her
from herself. Never, never shall she know
the secret of that dark night. We will speed
away to the south-to the sun; the color;
the brightness; the flowers. All shall be
forgotten. The dark remembrance shall be
swept from my mind. will call il dream.
l will win Philippa's loye-the love that |
dare to believe is already almost mine. We
will live forever in bright sunny glowing
lands Who cares for dnlI dark dismal
FnoIandp Have we NOT vorth wealth and
oh. blessed word, Ioyep Before nv love
and me lie wears and wears of sweetness and
joy. Shake off black gloom and be merry.
Basil North. You have conquered fate!
We have passed St. Sebastian, The slug
gish train is YEARLY winding up the valley
of the Urumea. We are in wild and glorious
scenery. The railway is carried at a great
elevation. from which we get now and again
peens of far-awav valleys Yes 7 con a now
find time to admire the Wonderful scenery
which lasted until we nassed Miranda
Nv mood cbo,rad ,vi.,, tbo oo,,ntr,.
Iaurba5 jas,od E,ob 90 ,ba ,oar,. s.o
tions at which we slammed furnished mate
riaIs for nv new-born merrimant. Jlauvb-
ed at the solemn-lookinp SDapish railway
officials and draw nicturas of tho dolaful
fate of imaoiparv nnh,v- horn bidaIcoS whom
novertv forced 10 descend IN srcb amnIov-
mant crpmhlad NOT OF tho SlownaSS of
the train aItbonyh an ordinarv travaIar
might we'll when ON n Snanisb limo sigh for
the comnarativaIv Iigbtninc snaad Of tho
mpch-maIipned FRENCH trains Time was
notbing to me now Was thera not . life.
fine stretching before me-and PhiIinnap
Nv qavetv was contapious Nv mntbar
Laughed nntiI the tears came and pbiIinna
smiled as 7 had not seen her smile since we
picked mn unJer such sad circumstances
that Ionq-dronnad thread of fr;endshin
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