The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-07-10

sye, saw the womiu. he loved, radiant.
1eautiful, his understanding their
friends. Col MasSinghird found q con.
genial friend in Nj Fairfax, who had
ateH come into sol property In the
netghborhood, and icing an I'D Indian,
hey plunged into their grievances aud
theories Of Anglo lniian life and wer
happy.
They were very delightful days Per-
haps they would never come again to
someof them. Quien sabd?
Carmen" whispered Geoffry as they
separated on the softly moonlit terrace.
come down to the LHdys Glen to-mor-
row, otter breakfast I have something
| particularly wish To tell you"
With q little access Of color, Carmen
answered. II will come"
Such a dayI CloudIess. joyousi" Car
men threw open her windows and let in
the dewy. scent laden aiT. and 1t gently
lifted tho heavy massoS Of her hair. II
wonder what he wishes to tell me?' But
tho ripping smile round her saIIcy arched
lips betrayed her. She knew what he
wished TO tell her, md she was deli
cIously happy. There was NC shadowtng
Of the evil TO oOme no cloud bigger
than a mans hand" On tho horizon Of
her day.
After breakfast every one dispersed.
Miss Estcourt to the housekeeper's room.
Miss Gay to writo letters, the gentlemen
TO the stables, Sir Geoffry to sec his
steward, but instead Of interviewing
that fu~nctionary he wendell his way,
smoking o cigar, through the park In ali
its beauty. The ~exhilarating feeling
from without was intensified by thedeep
happiness within. He knew he was
ioved;I the beautiful eyes Of Carmen had
told him so much. And he loved her 80
truly, 1t was the love Of his manhood,
firm, strong, loyal. She was so lovely,
so holy, so pure; and then her father had
been the beau ideal Of his boyish dreams,
so brave, true and modest, &C gentle In
his life, such q thorough soldier, with
his Victoria cross that he priced more
than his c. B. And they would be his
relatives, "wife, brother and father In
ono" He would, indeed, be proud Of
them.
The Lady's Glen was a wild, sequcs-
tered, but beautiful spot. And there
was a tradition that some dead and gone
Lady Estcourt haunted Il, for why or
wherefore no one could exactly say.
But IL certainly showed her good taste,
for It was an exquisite bit Of sylvan
heauty. The ~OveThangin8 rocks were
covered with creeping vegetation, here
red, there o deep NOISY green. In the
gently sloping ravine was q busy little
brook that tumbled and splashed Into
miniature waterfalls, and then staid like
an idle gossip to coquette with the sun.
beams in some brown pool, and on again
with frothy impaticncc to mako up for
lost time. A few oaks reared their large
branches overhead. green with their
midsummer growth, while tho silver
birch stood out slim and dainty; hover
down a few gray old pollards guided the
stream. and here and there IN the shady
banks the kingfisher flashed in an out.
The leaves were beginning to fall,
brown and golden. with Just a faint little
sigh; q gentle protest against the muta-
bility Of leaves in general.
And ,Geoffry seated himself on the
lovers scat. How many Of his hous
had told their love tale therei For Il Is
such an old, old story. He knew not
Then he saw the Whit clad form Of his
queen, sho for whom he had waited,
longed for; she WIS comlngi he threw
away his cigar, and the brook bore II
away, like a good many things discarded
IN life A blush like tho rosy morn
greeted HIM.
~Sir Knight What may be pour
~pleasureY'
"My pleasure, fair lady7 Ny pleasure
and my love go hand In band. lie two
fair twin sisters All, Garment You
must know why ! asked you 10 give mG
this opportunity. You must have seen
my love for you. I shall never know
peace Of mind. I shall never rest and b
happy, until you are my wife. That d
my pleasure, TINT Is my request. Only
say yes, Carmen"
Very shyly and tenderly flor Carmen
loved him with all her heart, with oil thC
strength Of her warm, passionate. per
haps undtsciplined nature) came the an
swer, low but clears "Geoffry. ! love
you dearly. and / say, yea"
The soft wind played through thu
glen, the tinted leaves rustled and fell
gently, the brook chartered and bah
bled In soft, sympathetic sounds.
Il had had o much experience In
these mundane affairs; IL knew 60
much Of lovers vowsl But the birdI
sanga hymn Of Joy; they beloved I'm.
plicitly In love; tho bees droned softly
and monotonously ns they winged theiI
busy flight TO and fro distant flower pas
lures.
"Ge0ffFyr after o long silence, said
Carmen, "there Is just a little episode In
my life I should like to tell you, ] thinh
you ought to know"
Tel on, sweetheart" putting bis arm
round her waist.
"Years ago; let mt see, three year
ego. I was H."
"How oldT' said 0eoffry with a happy
hugh.
"fhad q boy lover; he was 10, and w
went Of ono morning and got married al
o registrar'a Think Of thati It waI
while / was at school at Havensmouth.
But you can put all thar light" she con.
tinued lightly. "becausor-
Garment" His voice was 20 hoarso,
80 full Of horror that she turned hereof,
unconscious eyes on him IN absolute
amazement "Good God, Garment An
you In your right SensesT'
~ hope 90" she replied with some
thing Ike petuIance in her tone. For
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