Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
CHAPTER xLIII.-THE GAUNTLET CAST

CHAPTER XLIII.-THE GAUNTLET CAST.
When supper was ended, the whole party
adjourned to the promenade outside the hotel.
where a fountain plashed in a basin, and in an
aviary on perch stood 4 scowling, dragged
eagle, and beside the aviary were cages with
marmots. smelling abominaby, and fettered on
a patch of grass was a miserable chamois thar
seemed TO have the mango.
1t was delightful to walk IN the crisp pure
air of evening without cap or bonnet, and
watch the evening glow on the snow fields, and
listen TO the tinkle of the bells as the cows
were driven home frem the Alpine pastures
and diverged to their several stables from the
main street. Beaple Yeo came out after the
party of Philips table, not hatless and his
puggary in the dusk futtcred like gigantic
white moth. The chaplain for the summer
from England was also walking IN the grounds
with his newly-married wife: feeble youth
with a high-pitched voice and cackling laugh,
who had Gu ltivated a military mustache, to
point out his imbecility, as the ass in the fable
assumed a lions skin, but was revealed as an
ass on opening his mouth. A party of Germans
was feeding and talking vociterously. A
couple of Alpine Club men in knickerbockers,
carrying their alpenstocks proudly, trudged In
with a guide, the latter laden with their KNAPP
sacks.
Saiome had been walking, nestled against
happy, when her attention was attracted by the
wailing of a babe from one of the hotel windows.
'PhIlip dearr' she said, there is my pet, my
darling crying. must tear myself away from
Won and 90 to him. i know he wants me. he
is so clever. He is quite aware that am here,
and resents being rocked to sleep by the Swiss
nurse; he is protesting that nothing will make
HIM close his peppers but mammals voice, and
a kiss. And-oh, dear, dear Philip, don't like
s% han ind m
one-there is Miss Durham behind us, all by
herself; do-do say a word 20 her and be civil.
1t was rather-well, not quite rude, but strange
of us paying no attention to her at supper, and
turning her out of her place. Philip, 1 could
not eat my supper l was SO uncomfortable.
would not hurt anyone's feelings willingly and
am sure Miss Durham has not been treated
with consideration; would you-because ask
you-for my sake speak to her when am gone
to baby"
She looked up entreatingly in his eyes, loosed
her hand from his arm, and was gone.
Philip slackened his pace, then halted, to
allow the American lady to catch him up.
He would speak to her. and give her to under
stand, of course politely. that intimacy with
his wife must cease. When she came level
with him he raised his hat and said, "a beau
full evening; charming evening"
$50 have already perceived, Mr.. Penny
comequick."
What surprise this green basin of valley
is to one emerging from the ravine of the
Reuss," SAID Philip.
"Yes," with indifference; then, with anima-
tion, "By the way, you were in the carriage
with Colonel Yeo.
II beg pardon, he was in the carriage with
me-"
Il suppose you are old friends?" said the
lady.
Philip stiffened his back. "Miss Durham, we
belong to distinct classes of society With his
have nothing in common"
But you knew each other?'
81 knew Of him. cannot say knew him."
"Have you no ambition to rise to his social
grader
"To-rise-to-his-social grader 1t took
Philip some time to digest this question. He
replied ironically "None in the least do as