The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-25


such your Mnjesty's pleasute?"
LA Refine lc veut," replied Helen, smiling.
"But. Muster 0eographer, it sseems to mo
that you aIe putting IN mountains md rivers
Which you have never explored; how do you
know that these turns and twists in the
stream exist as you represent them? and
those spurs, which look SO real, have you not
added them only to disguise the caterpillar
character Of your range OF hills!"
Hazel laughed ms he confessed to drawing
| on his fancy for some little details. But
pleaded TINT oil geographers, when they drew
touches, where discovery had failed tosupply
particulars
Helen had always believed religiously in
MANS and was amused when she reflected ON
her former cre,lulity.
CHAPTER xxxnl
Helans strength was coming back to her
but slowly; abe complained Of great lassitude
and want of appetite. But, the following
day having cleared up. the sun shone out
welcomed the return OF the fine weather, bnt
HnzNl shook his head ten days rain was
not their portion-tlle bud weather would re.
turn, and complete the month or six weeks
winter to which Nature was entitled. The
next evening the appearance of the sky con.
firlncd his opinion. The sun set like Grim.
son shield, CORY and double it's usual size.
It entered into thick bunk of dark violet
cloud that lay on the horizon, and seemed
to split the vapOr into rays, but VI q dusky
kind: Immediately above this crimson, the
clouds were of n brilliant gold, but higher
they were the color Of rubies, and went grad.
unliy off to- gray.
But ny the orb dipped to the horizon SOL
id pile of unrarthly clouds came up from the
southeast; their bodies were singularly and
unnaturally black, and notified with cop
per-color, and hemmcd with fiery yellow;
and these Internal clouds lowered up their
heads, pressing forward as il they oil strove
for prccetlcncy; it was like Milton's tiends ut
lacking the sky. The rate ut which they
climbed was wonderful. The sun set and
tho moon rose full, and showed those angry
masses surging upward and jostling each
other as they flew.
Yet below it was dead calm.
Having admired he sublimity ofthe scene,
and seen The full moon rise. but speedily lose
her light in brnssy halo they entered the
} hut. which was now the headquarters, and
they supped together there.
While they were eating their little meal the
tops of the trees were heard to sigh, 30 still
} was everything else. None the less did those
J strange clouds fly northward. eighty miles IN
hour. After supper, Helen snt busy over the
J resembling Indiun-rual,er, was boiling; she
, preparing to cover u pair of poor Welchs'
shoes, inside ard out with coat Of this mn
tcriai, which lInzel believedt to he Iater.prooi.
She sat in such II position TINT he could
watch her. IL was happy evening. She
fear Of him; they were good comrades il they
were nothincmore. 1t was happiness to be
by her side even on those terms. He thought
: Of it us lie looked ut her. How distant she
had seemed 10 him: what an unapproachable
goddess. Yet there she was by his side in q
hut he had made for her.
lie could not help slipping the soft intoxi
eating draught her mere presence offered HIM
But by and by he felt his heart was dssolving
within him, ani he was trifiing with danger
He must not louk on her too long. seated by
the fire like n vie. The muchcnduring man
loved SO dearly She went out ut the open door
intending o close it and bid her good night
But he did not DO SO, just then: for his mt
tention us nn observer OF nature was arrested
by the unusual conduct of certain animals
Gannets and other sea-birls wcrc running
about the opposite wood and craning theft
necks in n strange way. He had never seen
one enter that wood before
Seuls and sections were surrounding the
slope, and crawling about. and now and then
plunging into the river, which they crossed
} with infinite difficulty. or it was running very
high and strong. The trees also sighed
louder than ever Hazel turned back no tell
Miss Rolleston something extraordinary was
going on. She sat In sight from the river,
} and M he came toward the hut he saw her
| Suing Uy Tue IRE FtitutnH.
He stopped short. Her work lay mt her
feet: she had taken out letter, and she was
reading it by the fire.
) As she read it her face was puzzle. But
Huzel suw the act alone: and n dart of ice
seemed to go through and through him.
This then: was her true source 0t consola-
ton. He thought it was SO before. Hehad even
any palpable proofs, he had almost been
!. hnppy. lie turned sick Will, Jealous misery,
!, :. and stood there rooted and frozen.
!, Then came fierce impulse to shut the sight
! out that caused this pam.
r He almost flung erportrullis to, and made
y his hands bleed. But n bleeding heart does
= not feel scratches.
Goodnight" said he, hoarsely.
= "Good-nght," snd she, kindly
And why should she not read his letter?
n She was his affiancei bride, bound to him by
u honor as well rs inclination. This was the
a reflection to which, after sore battle With
II his loving heart, the m,ich-endnrng man had
l. to come at last and lie Ind come to Il. aH1
~ was getting buck his peace OF mind. though
:, not his lite complncBnOy. and about to seel
10 repose in SLEEP, when suddenly IL clap Of win,
- came down like thunder und thrashed til
~. island and everything in it.
Everything animate and inanimate seeme
N to cry out rs the blow passed.
is Another soon followed and anothcr-ir
m termittent guests Mt present, hut of severit
III thntnOt one came without making it's murl
in Birds were driven away like paper; the SO;
lit lions whinpere,l, and crouchr'l INTO corner
AS and huddlcd together, and held e,ch othe
re whining.
,e HuzeI saw but one thing; the frail edif
he had built for the creature he adored. +
ut looked out of his bout. md fixed his horro
~ stricken eyes on it; he saw it waving to al
10 fro, yet still firm. But he could not vt;
m. there. Ifnot in danger she must be terrific
| 1Jo OF md hpr Iya loft n
nd shelter and run toward the hut. With
ut whoop and scream another blast to
,r. through the wood, and canght him. lie te
ap dug his hands into the soil, and clutch
on the earth. While he was in that positio
he heard sharp crack, he looked up in j
EN- may, and saw TINT one of Helen's trees h
de broken like carrot, and the head was
nv the ground leaping about; while IL success
of horrible sounds Of crushing, ind rendr
;he und tearing, showed the frail hut was givi
ad way on every side; rackei and rive
ce and torn to pieces. Hazel, though
he stout man. uttered cries of terror dca
would never have drawn from him. and, vi
a desperate headlong rush, he got to I
-. place where the bower had been: but now
ept WIS prostitute skeleton, with the mat re
aS tapping like loose sail above it, ind He
leu below.
mr., the last of the four shrubs, TINT did duty
tha door, and tore it from the cord that h,
,~s it. and whirled it into the air; it went p,
80 cs Hazels face like bird flying.
nd Though staggered himself by the ia
NV. blow of wind, he clutched the tree and 4
NJ. into the hut.
,av lie found her directly. She waa kneeli
~ beneath tine mat that q few minutes ago h
Wy been her roof. He cxtricated her in IL n
~ mrnt; uttcring inarticulate cries Of pity q
nd fear.
ied "Don't be frightened, said she. I'm I
nv hurt
ny But he felt her CULVER from head to 70
erv of nothing but her safety, lifted her i'll
one strong arms to take her to his own pl'
.ps which was safe from wind ut least.
mn. But this was no light work. Togo Il
Ion erect was impossible.
nh. Holding tight by the tree. hs got h\.r to
I;s. lee of the tent and waited for n luli. Me "
'hie rapidly down the hill, but, ere lie renl.hed
ary river. ~ gust came careering over thu sea
sct sturdy young tre. WINS near him. Hf plI
h;u her aganst it, and wound his nrm4 ro
tho her and it's trunk. The hast came; THE
- in bent down almostto thegrOund, then,'.wiiI
mid round, recovered shivered: but he held =
|, Mt ~. 1t passed. Again he lifted her, ahd
,at' her to the boathouse Az he went. the
xnv almost chokel her, and her long hair lIas
MI. his face like whip. But he got her In,
then sat painting and crouching, but .
the They were none too soon: the tempest
lie creased in violence, md bic
snoj more continuous. No clouds, bit
em. CHASTITY glare all over the sky
~. re bcllious waves, but q
nm. kissing and ioaming under its masters !