Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-08-05
TWO PICTURES:
One in Life and the Other on
Canvas.

people came into the moonlight and
leaned over the little chain that en-
,circled the small fountain, into whose
basin marble Hebe continually
emptied her ever-brimming cup. As
the girl looked Gown into the water
her fingers trifled with lily, and she
remarked that one of the leaves had
been broken. 1t is strange how we
notice such small things when we are
thinking of greater ones; yes, and re-
member them, too. Ever sitter Lena
Michel remembered that broken lily
leaf, and the tluttering reflection in the
water, and the scent of the roses, and
the few wind-blown drops that were
cast upon her neck from the cup of the
Hebe at the fountain in that old garden
at Munich, on That sweet midsummer
night. The young man stood very near
her. he had sweet, grave face, and
eyes that were as soft and dark as
gazelle's. They were not unlike, these
twO-both were spirituelle, both were
dark, both were romantic. The tie of
blood was between them, for they were
cousins, though, as the Scotch say,
''far away cousins" and bearing
different names. They had been
brought up under one roof, and Lena
Michers mother had been all the
mother the little orphan Henri Kleber
knew. When, after little silence,
she turned her eyes toward him. she
looked into his without reserve, just as
sister might.
1T is cruel of grandpapa," she said.
sit is very cruel, Henri. These old
people think only OF money. Why can
they not let us have peace, when we
would be so happy? 1t is such an alb
surd idea. You and to marry each
other! We are like brother and sister.
Nothing can change that"
But we are not brother and sister,"
said he, land even first cousins marry.
i have been thinking that"
.'Oh, don't, don't!'' she said.
''Henri, for Heavens sake. don't begin
to be as bad as the rest BE my dear
brother still. 1t would be frightful for
us to marry. Besides, one should fall
in love tirst-should not one? Think
how absurd to marry without that"
''But l like YOU so much" said
Henri. "Dear Cousin Lima, let us
think about il.
II will not" said she. eff you de-
sire to quarrel, you can talk about
such foolish fancies, not else. OF
course, you like me; of course, l like
you, and that is just why it can't be.
Grandpapa ought to be ashamed of
himself -
She paused moment, then turned
her lips toward her cousin.
Give me a kind kiss, brother
Henri" said the, land never, never,
never speak of this absurdity again.
As for marrying, l shall never marry
any one. Why should !, when l detest
the thought"
Henri gave little sigh.
81 shall never marry either, Cousin
Lima" said he; ''but you see we are not
brother and sister. You can't make it
SO by saying so.
Then he kissed her and they walked
back into the house, where Grandpapa
Kleber and Granduncle Michel had
Just settled the matrimonial prospects
of these two young cousins to their
own satisfaction. The result of the
young peoples rebellion was quar-
rel. Lima escaped very easily. 1t
was only proper for a girl to be coy.
but the young man was SO beset with
reproaches that he finally defed his
relatives much as AjaA did the light
ming.
La his case the lightning had the best
of it, and the end of all this was that
one fine morning Henri Kleber found
himself turned out into the world to
seek his fortune; and long ere bis
cousins black eyes were upon the
dawn, had left Munich and his furious
relatives behind him. From that day
nothing was heard of him by his friends
in Munich for many long year.
The old people were unforgiving.
Grandfather Keber died and left all
his money to Lima, who had already
refused two excellent matches. Grand
uncle Michel died also, and Lima be-
came yet richer. At last her beloved