The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-28

"'Omen!' dear love; how can That shadow
i'e an omen which falls upon the house every
evening alike at the sinking ofthe SUM-
but every evening We do not ride home
into its gloom. Whichever We have returned
heretofore we have found the homestead
bathed in sunlight or in moonshine. And
this evening of the day upon which we have
Iighted our troth FOR ever we ride home in
the shadow"
'Beauti nj witch! what make you out of
thnt?' smiled the gay bridegroom.
.! know not. My blood is curdling. My
heart is freezing. Orville''
"l.ionne!' ii" cried, Selling the rein that
had falcn from her hands, and gazing into
her face that had suddenly grown haggard
with horror aa ut some tremendous vision
''l.ionne!' lie cried ag,iin. throwing himself
from his saddle and lifting her from hers.
She stood upon the narrow space between
the line OF her IA hers low stone wall and the
steep banks Of the rivcr-slie stood with her
hat fallen off. her black iisllevelled ringle.s
streaming down each side of the awful beauty
of her pale. inspired young face, her dark
robes flowing in long, sumbre folds down her
slight majestic iigur,-she stood az might
have stood the Delphic priestcss when tho
power OF Apollo was upon her, forcing her to
gaze in pain upon the tcrrors of the future,
| and to utter III anguish oraces concerning
| them.
'i.ionne!' he exclaimed once more. slightly
shaking. her arm.
| She raised her hand and swept it once or
twice slowly across her brow, then turned
and looked upon him with the air of one
/; awakening from II dream.
at is past!" she said, with sigh of deeu
relier.
What is parsed. my own Lionne??'
"Ol,, the vision!'
! "Tle vision?''
The wilderness. the storm! the houseless
| NJ. a. 4 r..
the perishins bahc.'
My own l.ionne, you nstonish me-"
Hush! listen! We OF the house of Della foret
IRE said to l,n endowed with the fatal gift Of
second sight
What anrirnt folly, dearest love. The
world has outlivel such notions. Science
now terms second sight epilepsy, catnlcpsy
optical illusion, or insanity" smilingly 70
piled Orville.
what care what science terms that :ear
| full phenomenon? ! care nor for the name
but for the thing. since it is prophetic. Oh
| orriile! Orvile! I'LL evil nmens attend ON
loves! We first met unlid thunder and light
ning!''
blessed be the storm that brought US to-
gether."
The first time You pressed me to YOU
bosom, your daggcrs point. worn through
its sheath and shifted in your belt. piercet
my flesh"
| .htSuiSt'l ue tHe ftcpI tnOG wounded YOU
my own love. ! had rather it had been
shen'hed in my own hearth
And today. today. you married m,
did YOU know it:-witll mourning ring!'
and she held up to his view crclet set Will
jet.
"Elessed for ever the ring that bound III
together. Drnr love. it was my sisters;
wore. it for l.cr sake: it was the only one n
hand. and ] placed it on your finger, and thu
converted the mourning circlet int o the hnpI,
bridal ring!"
"Oli, do not know: but it seems to M
that we have erred. All! wish that We hn,
first obtnine'l nr fathers consent and bless
ng-tint we had heen sure We were right
and then w!iatcver should come We should b.
resgnrd?'
Whatever should come We could be re
si=ned?' Dear I.ionnp. why are ull YOU
authorizations sorrow ul:''
~ know not. unless it is because l hav,
sinnc'l. But what's done in done l viii
shake oT threatening limoges. What in.lee,
eau the vision. or the imagined vision
Of the wilderness, the night storm
tho wandering innnnc. and the per.
ishing child have to do with our future
Listen! our poor beasts are nngling with i'm
pnticn,r: they want their stables and theil
oats; let us go in and leave them to Inc care
clu,letl, with II forced smile
Thcy entered the stone house by the wide
hall door.
Lionnetiew upstairs to dotf hcr riding hab
it, before attending to ten.
Orvillc entered the sitting room. whera h.
found the recluse buried in his books and pa
prrs.
Had good days sport?" inquired Mr.
Drlnfopt. ns the young man drew up chail
and seated himself.
Excellent" replied Orvil!e
dragged any bir,ls?"
Yes; young englet of the mountains"
"Ah. u rare bird and rather unp-ofitahle,'
replied the unsuspicious host.
Lionne appeared and summoned them to