The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-04-25
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And 90 saying. hs fssed into the solitui,
Of hts room and his 4 rroW.
An hour letsr klougoora arrived, ant
entered the chamhkr OF Iionne, whom sh
prepared = 2 corpse Tor burial. Then. q
silently ~ che hed come. she departed to hs
other charge at ths grotto.
Early on Sunday morning Mr.. Delafors
entered the chamber Of his daughter, whom
he found dresssd and laid out upon hsr bed
she had on the only white muslin gown tina,
che .posssssed-lts folds neatly drawn dowr
and arranged around her perfect form; tn,
white ahd Glovsless hands were foldet
upon the rounded bosom, ani hel
braid. and wound around her head, Q natur
al crown upon her queenly brow.
The poor pagan has done her work welll'
was the thought o: the bereaved father, ever
| in the midst 81 tho grief with which he looked
upon this beautiful ruin.
He was interrupted Ivy the voice Of VULGAR
ut the door, announcing to him the arrival o
stefan from Wave lie went out to receiv,
the newcomers.
Upon account o. the heat of the weather
It was deemed expedient to hasten the inter
| ment. By using great diligence, the under
taker went back to Wave and returned witt
Iuo couIn carry IN tH6 uiteTnOou. Anu tHl
body Of Lionns, tho living dead, was placed
in this last receptacle. and brought dowr
and laid upon table in the middle Of the front
parlor.
AT sunset the clergyman, the family ply
stefan, und another friend from Wave, arriv
Ell, and together with the bereaved father and
his old servant, the lntiian woman, the un
dsrtaker and his assistants, stood around
the coffin while the solemn burial services o
tho ENt0CnVn n fh,, rNt, riff ,oA
At their close, the undertaken approached
and reverently rnised the lid OF the coffin, TINT
all might take a last look at the luce of thu
supposed dead, before it WINS closed down for
ever.
With mute agony writton upon his CORFU
gated brow, the desolated father drew nenl
and gazcd upon His danGhter's still face.
pressed llis lips to her cold forehead, and
turned away.
Other friends approached and gave their
farewell glance and grnvely withdrew.
And then the undertaken came up and be-
gan to screw down the lid.
Vulcan and The Indian woman concealed
themselves in the :llicksts at the foot Of the
mountoin. whence they watched tho grave.
taken up their tools. and departed, leaving
the grave of tho living in solitude.
1t WINS now quite dark, but for the light o:
tho stars that just served to show the dim
outline OF the nswmade grove.
Bringing the pick with which he had pro-
ylasa IHcan che indinn woman
The earti flew from the gravsin a reversed
shower, ufaods. Before it Seemed possible
he had laid bare the outside of the coffin.
Gathering up the cords by which it had
been lowered, lie climbed up to the surface of
the ground. handed hall Of them to kalou-
goorn, aud with ller 6saistancs drew the
coffin from the grave.
Snatrng up the chisel that lie had
brought, he began to force the lid. That.
with his immense strength. was tho work Df
n minute nnd the buried form Of I.ionne 10y
revealed.
Throwing aside the coffin lid, he stopped
md placed his hand upon the face Of his
mistress.
Good HOavepl" hccried staring in horror,
i've Ind not moment to lpse. Feel! there
is IL moisture upon her brow! She would have
awakened in that grave had We left her there
another hour"
Nay, she will not awake until the time
have said. Now, lift the young woman out
and hide her in the thicket here while you
put back the coffin and ill up the grave, lest
some one should come to discover ns."
This counsel Vulcan !elt to be so wise that
he Immediately followed it. Raising the body
of Lionne, he bore her to a nook in the thick
ct and laid her down upon q buffalo skin.
spread Ivy the spuaw to receive her. Then
he returned, replaced the coffin, filed up the
grave, and carefully obIiterated every mark
Of his lato work.
1t WAS well that he had toiled so diligently;
COR just as he turned from the grave ind en-
tered the thicket, he heard the sound of a
slow and heavy footstop that he knew too
veil, and the next moment the dim outline of
Mr.. DslafCret emerged into view.
believing himself to be unobserved, the
poor father fell upon the grave. and gave way
to- the bitterness of his GRIFFIN groans and
sobs, that rent not his own heart only, but
even TIM rnnnad Imam 1,f Y nlnnn z,hn from,