The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-22
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81 CASTS, arAbs.



Helen. and made k,r realise how eompletely
her thoughts had bssa occupied with an.
other.
But add 70 that the strange and bitter
epigram! Or was It mere fortuitous con.
course Of wordsfh'
She was eleshxaaanaased, COMPOUNDED.
puzzled. And, ere she could recover her com.
posure, Hazel was hack to his problem ngain;
but no longer with the same energy.
He said in faint and sleepy voics: ".He
maketh the winds His messenger, and flames
of fire His ministera.' Ali Ill could do that!
Well why not? l can do anything she bids
me-
" 'Gr.pcuus esuriens cnlum jusseris ibit.'"
And soon after this doughty declaration
he dozed of, and forgot all his trouble for O
while.
The sun ross, and still Ia ssept. and Helen
watched! him with undisguised tenderness
IN hog faNe: undisguisetl now that he could
not zee It.
Ere long she had companions in her care.
fonto cnmeout Of his den, and shifted about
the bont; and then hogan to scratch it, and
whimper for his friend. Tommy swan out
Of the seq, came to the boat, diaoaversd,
Heaven knows how, thatAls friend was there,
and ii TIA Way at Hqises did everything but
speak. The sea.birds followed and CULTURED
here and there In an errattc way. with now
and then peck asrach other. All animated
mature seemed to be uneasy ct this eclipse Of
their Hazel.
At last Tommy raised himself quite per.
pendioutar. In vain enlea vor to look int the
boat. mud invented whine in the minor key,
which tells Oh dogs: It set Ponto OF in a
moment; he sat upon his tail, and delivered
long and most depl0rable howl.
Everything loves him" thought Helen.
found her watching him, with tears In her
Is nothing the matter. hope. WAY am
not up getting things for yoqr breaEfast''
Dear iEisnda. said che, Why you are not
your nurse. Now tell me whatI shall yet
you. IL there nothing you could fancy?"
No: he had no appetite; she was not to
trouble about him. And then he tried to
get up; but that gave him such pain in
hin loins he WIS fain to lie down again. So
fever. He told her go; but seeing her sweet
anxious lace, begged her not to b. alarmed
he knew what tN take f9r il; Would sbe Ia
s k.na eaSslEh 70 gstS NJ 4tssaalI $nd fetch
md also the keg Of rum?
GUS new W tue Woro, hnu soon niue MN
vi II a ,s ss e s:. S sssj saHa Hs
Hi His sweet agEss 4, administered l thi. from
cassia-trer, and wild cjtraR.tyes
unssGaa 1s ssrs s sa .s s SaSrt
Nevertheless with these Inferior harks they
held the fever ~ CHECK, But the pain was
obstinate, a,,,lpast Helen many sigh; fop, II
she came softly, she could often heur him
moan: aud. the moment lie heard her foot,
he act to and whistIed, for to blind; with |
what success may I've imagined ahs would
them, ay. and paid heavy pricc Tor them.
But pain, like everything, intermits. andi in
those blessed intervals his mind was more
active than ever, md ran great deal upon
what he called the Problem.
But she. who Ind set it him, gave him lit.
tic encouragement now to puzzle over it,
their coRyersat,oa 81 thGt heal. s'''''"'" ~
1.-The Dir Of this island, said he, "gives one
q sort Of vague sense Of mental power. 1t
leads to no result in my case: atill, it 10 an
agreea BILE sensation to haveit floating across
tor"
"And no you ars."
mo, no. sud Hazel. dtsciaiming AZ earn.
estly as some people claim: ~ do things that
look like aots Of invention, but they are acts
cravings Of all the things have seeme| to
invent. A man who studies books Instead Of
skimming them can cut dash In a desert
islnnd; until the fatal word goes forth-in.
vent; and then yap tind him out"
~ am sure wish had never sold the TO-
ra a1s over e. Es pug
"lmpossihilities! Butts not that begging
the question: The msasase, Of impossihiiities
Is lost in the pressntage. propose test.
Let us go back century, and suppose that
three problems were laid before the men OF
taa which ,i!s a o tfy s ssss sfis e d sss
intelligence frem fixed island over hundred
the sun take in thirty seconds like.
nesseses more exact than any por-
trait.painter ever took-likenesse that con be
sold for shilling at fifty per cent. profit: I'd.
for New York and London to exchange
words by wire so much faster thaH ihs earth
can turn, That Lanlon shall toll Now york 1t
ten on Monday morning what WIS the price
OF ronsols attwo o clock Monday afternoon"
THAT is u story" said Helen, with look
Of angelic reprOacl.
II accept that reply" snid Hazel "As
subjects, oil full OF incredible truths, that
my faith in the impossiblity Of anything IL
s sss 81 sha As.s Yssss % ssz IL
Abbey with head as tig o. pumpkin-hs
would rot have gone cropping about the y.
No; he would have had some grand and
bold idea worthy Of the proposition"
Well. SO think" said Helen
archly; that great nun with
the great head would have begun BY making
u kite hundred yards high"
'Would he? Well, lie WIS quite capable Of
IT,"
on YsS sn e. sass s: ws s Eng e
string fast to-tllsi sland itsulf"
well. that IL OH idsa." said HAZEL, star.
Ing , :, .r +; hypsrbolical' fear But after
''Or eise." continued Helen, "he would
weave thousand yards Of some light fabric.
md make balloons; then he would stop the
Professionalism. bore hole in the rock near
It. and 30 get the gas. I'LL the balloons, inscriba
them with our sad story and our latitude
and lonsitude. aHd send them flying all over
| Hazel was amIIed.
~ resign my functions to you," saii he.
what Imagination! What fnvention!"
80 dear, no." said Helen, slyly; "acts Of
memory sometimes pass for invention. you
you were rather light-headed, and uttered
the strpngrst things. They would have
o@ 'A" AUD son ss ass ssSa Kites
and balloons. every word" -
did !? then have most brains when
have least reason. that's ALL"
"Ay," snid Helen. "nnd other strange
things.- very strange and bitter things.' One
should like to ask you about. whit on
earth You could mean by it: but perhaps
you mfnnt nothing, after Bll."
IN boon tell yon." safd Hazel; but he
took the prscaution to add, ''providedI
know That II means myself"
She fDoked mt him steadily. aud was on the
point seeking the explanation 40 boldly
offered but her own courage failed her. She
coiore4 and hesltatsd.
II shall wait" sai.l she, It'll you ore quite,
quite we'll. That will he soon, hope; only
you mnst be good, and obey nv Prescriptions
Cultivate patience; it in wholesome plant;
bow the pride Of that intcllest Ehieh you sse
fever can lay low In an hour: aspire no
more beyon the powers of man. Here We
shall 4tay unless Providence send US a ship.
havd ceased to repine: and don't you begin
Dismis that problem altogether; see how
hot ithns made your poor brow. Be good
now. 4nd dismiss 1t; or else do M do-fold
it mp put it quietly away in corner OF your
mind, and. when you least expect, i will
70. rom artahle doctrine But how about
Jamii Watt's headaches? And why ore the
signsl OF hard thoughts no much stronger 10
his brow ind iacs than In Shakespsare's!
Mercy on us: there IL another problem.
HAZEL smiled. well pleased, hnd leaned
bnck soothed, silenced, subtlued, b. her soft
voirt and the exquisite touch Of her velvet
!lan,ijon hia hot brow; for, woman like, she
lnI Nor hal nd lilo .lnu.n ~, <hot l,,.osr.~