The Meeker herald., 1889-06-08

In balloon sci ail lsFe't that she looked
the msa 'd.yluc,' aal tae uncnv.oua O!
the girls "just too lovely for any thug
when she appeared,
As 10 dress sh, wore a BlOomer costume
OF blue oloth, dainiily fashioned, anu edged
and braided With white braid, with her
black cuTls hanging loosely from under
jaunty little cap aud long white plume, her
checks as JacluiininOt roses, and her eyes
twiulling rs stare.
HID she bcsn anticipating the trip for
months, she cDull not have b.ou better pre-
pared. At ls,st tho lover thought so, but
gave no expression TO his surprise beyond
hitting his eyebrows aud q peculiar smile,
which Belle answered by saucg elevation
Of nose naturally sad decidedly 'd'oass.
With every thing ready she stepped into
the basict Of tho balloon, chcrrcd by tho
waiting huuiredA, aud sO4rei as some mon
s,er bird, not flr irlil osa who wss accus-
toned h lie lost among tho clouds, but very
high for ono s:hD never before had ycnturvd
To thus leave tac Garth.
at IL grs.ndi /, b glorious. this freedom
oI notion .lid bru.tI!" she exclaimed, Ia
tho fui,noss other h.gl ness,
"Aui r.yca yDu, ll,!c, ifii!e 81 the feel
Ing one i.'l - .'I sllluAa uIcrS every th.nH
you nov fsa 3D. DOB tJ tl7 eye; when breath
ingls 81. .is4il sui tug nr4.l becomes ditzS."
. hsh"'HaaA stH"a aa"H.H 49, pr f'afaf"f. -
/ gm aWcl, NAY, 3 .sry tlgl ahrinks IN IA
realization 81 tH1 iuAlliu, a. ! never
dreamed OF Doi9gn"
"wu will aJ' 20 it ;.cr. As long a. you
please We vii cr!t about here, then de-
recni"
"What II On ncciica. should hhpponi oh.
II tie nopc should brc.k and We shoot
upwauit" and DO folt the hand resting
withil his tssmIle, anl slidcnly boeoEc
a. lee.
mo danger Of that" hr answered, with
u res fr.i., sg'i.r "But probably We hsi
better ils Uad. IUl rg- ba.. ming too nor
yogs, te, i'.ur'l r. ...-i isf ou!lyaegt"
"Wa.t 90 .i.il.e, u H ga cAp~rgnoc !
shall grs.g i,Ff,i, .uI INugll have u las,
IA ioag IN ps,,iI..'
&c! rSuymb-l S.lI whoa fel, IS you do,
Belle, though e Ia commonplace now,
and"
"nercIfni Hrlye1 What doss this sudden
shooting up, t4Is outeTy, meant and the
rnses 81 her checks were blancaed with
h0rn1r.
lie sHgy but too well, needed no, 10 he
toll tbs the b.il'Hyu lr.l 1-agu.s lop1rBci,
And knowing - we'll ;aat tAe life b. loved
more than bio aws, hung ppJG psU,ap; &c
ton, 10 was not clos. % dgyir ,1sL
''Bsle." De- -aid, taking 18th ~ her hands
within Ills Uysn, ''yaI g7r q brave slrl, and
mus, 10 % direct, ~ HaIyr5l alone knows
WHIST llg Gus gucnyt VIII b."
"What uguz; dor Wss questioned in u
hosrsr, strained ypiCr.
"Mast descend 10y means Of u parachute
or
lean no;-e-n ue;- Rather would die
with ypl.'
~ another iiinr such a confession would
have hcru the swl7 'cat 81 earth Now Il
nearly drove i.ll 90 uatHrlA Yet siiil
keeping elgi.a4f.l - h.E.sf.i, be- answered;
"keVp ~ yuls C1IrI-7, hit.r Eirl, aud
all will b. welt Grasp tho handle, thus,
aud Ia en- igstsn; y1u Ul!l b ia the arm,
waiting % receive .Uu.'
The IaF@cauic was rraiy. H. hal secured
her against falling hy fastening her to IL
with ruisr. kac''-,i arozui hrg waist;
had oIenei the valves Esd permitted tho
Fas 10 cfcsyr rud tlto iliirun 90 iaii a. low
as possible. witho3t ct'iiHn.rrInf tho glossy
silkru folds. Thcu drawluE her 10 him 10
k.s,rsi tho Eir. again EHi asa'n. told her
ihurv wga ~ dat afrr, mad realizing u - 10
her ouly chance. launched hcg into the air.
Against tcafu aud cntrcaiirs, with .orci
that cuuii scarcely b, called rct'le, il wa.
done, 5ui a. zhn alui down. he felt that his
hrast wont with hrr, ard that u any thing
serious hspT-rne, to Lcr II NJaI break.
Tl.nsg te.aw saw tho coming aa Of an tn.
'aousr blue hIri and cage; at hrs, very
fast, tsra siuwrr Ni'h ofca arms they
rcac,e,i Upward. anl WHOM licllc ciialmrr,
cane within rclsh she was .uickiy srissi
upon. and, half fsm,irF, sha wss carried
Ia lr.amph 20 heF distr,'ssel pA-rn;s
II wasa mighty nii5g; that wcn; up when
she was ~ ifiiei. and no eats Ncic1ticsl !,
tlorv gladly than th11r o! the AgEusau;-
Trar. his own life was in danger. bat VIA.
Of iEaii Il-d !ca'h rtar,I liza IN the taco
he wun.l las, -! sod, aud. vhirici tiadly
along =. he was. tic iish, Of haIisnc,,
faded M; !roHi h.s eyes or the sialle !Tu;a
HE lr..
She wa. rasc-'hi, was enough. Nc,
very laF iroEi il. WHh iho In lwl"isr came
the tes,rl stronger than Lscr bciors u live
Tor her. 10 lie with hgr. aud instantly he
DID al pgEsi1,n 10 that cad. II was no easy
,a.s. TIC BALBOA hal no; been prepared
Tor such 81 fight. but cuGinras. daring and
science - last trgnphci. Ito came down
uain! 4rcti. th1igi, the balloon was sadly
rent i,;llr, however. h. gave thought 10
that. whoa n few hours later hr "a, by tho
giFl pf hA heart. with tho trials through
whicb tEoy had passed iiasius each q thou
sand ;oid more dear 20 the other.
$50 Dee b. aaf'." was ih' c1mncnt Of ono
Of tho br.shi.yyci iprs wi,n had listened 10
the learned iiaqu..iu1n nf tie professor.
".afci' iIughcI another. with "a spite.
fui tnssn; 20 her lag eirls. "ssfc' I
dani kacts shout that. isn't h. going 10
marry Belle CaA.mCra! - fiak,s b.itis.