The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

danpaess eftAs & Al sstsadiAe ~ Aaaa
outwards, that ~ ooyVtod Il va enoViae
vssy. last Ths wl1d HsSes With Low vail,
waiting the snow lat6 r tAes cad bosom, .
to meet hse % - III shold ofhsr wander
III Is. oid.issSiossS Cd j. sAs corner 9th,
hall began With ~ asSal pfsluds, TO STRIFE
the hour. Il eteVSk e2ifsn.
Adelaide instinstiysly started. Never 10
her life had che hse o1l atsueh an hour, or
In such inclensntl eather. What . night
she should perishl
But monsat'a hitter rshssticn caused her
to ask-What did u matterf The hope Of
youth and the svSetneas OF lie waa lost for.
ever; 40 well, thsff4ore, to periah qp.stly n
the cold snoW.stotm, - to waste slowly Nth
! the fever Ell bspSking- heart.
softly behind. Aes, went forth irto the night
Thew are ersat crises in lie, when the soul
10 called upon to net. suddenly, foreably,
! fatally. and In 20 swift q fight oftins, that
when the action 10 past, aud lie 70 thereby
stantly to have passed as by death nom one
stnte Of existence to another.
Thus TWINS with Adelaide, On she passed
the Threshold 81 that door. closing It behind
her, and left home Of love, light aud safety,
and went forth alone into darkness. stOrm,
md peril, to meet-what?
CHAPrERx Z.
'Tis ON old tale, and o ten told;
But lot my fate and will agree-
Meier had been read in story old
Oi maiden true forsook for gold,
What loved or was avenged like me.
SCOTT.
That sumo night Kate Kyle sat in her old
front parlor, which was the common sitting
room Of the family. awaiting the return Of
Lionne. The shades OF night were falling
fast" whom Kate, looking up through the
wenry md exhausted, slowly riding across
the bridge.
"Pnt tie supper on the table! Bring the
coffee first, SO that con have II oil ready
poured out and ready to drink. for my
stomach has collapsed from shesremptiness!"
called Kate through the kitchen door.
She was 30 promptly obsyed that she had
time. to fill the cups before Lionne reached
the door. and dropped, rather than alighted,
from her horse, and entered the room
"Well, how do yon do? ! am very glad you
have come back, said Kate. placing chairs
at the table.
Murmur;ng some faint. inaudible words Of
thanks, Lionne staggered towards the table,
seized q cup Of coffee, quaned It with feyerish
haste. and then went and fell exhausted up.
OH the old.tashionod settle to the right Of
the fireplace,
49, You ,. look very tirod, said Kate. going to
"Hushl don't speak to me yet." faltered
Lionnc.
:, . NV Nv! won't. hat do have some supper;
II cannot. Eat yourself
Eat myself Well, lam just hungry enough |
to do it. ii it wers possible; in which case.
should be cannibal or IL suicide, or both, |
wonder? There's question for moral phil |
osophy! Which end Of me ought begin 1T
my toes or my noss?'' |
Child, cease yourfolly. Lcaveme in peace
for an hour, and then l will tell you oil. |
And, in the meantime, ifyou are famished-
why feed, fee,l!''
well, ! will follow your advice. especially
ms tho hunger OF my stomach ia much kesner |
than the appetite ofmy curiosity, which can
wait. Aud, now, as I shall not feed upon
myself, udvise sou not to lie there devour.
ing your heart because man acts out his
nature in being unfaithful-Lord snve us!
don't look ut me In that wayl'' suddenly cried
Kate, springing three paces backwards, az
Lionne flashed q glance of indignation from
her fiery black eyes.
Nothing more was said.
Slowly and ginssrlv Kate came back, took
her place at the table, and commenced her
solitary supper. But through one mental
emotion and another, Hates keen appetite |
was very much blunted, SO that, after oil her
talk, she made sparing neal
An hour after this, when the tea service was
removed tue table put back. the fire
replenished, the hearth swept, and