Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-20
sENA JULIA

t,ou- i ling since JoIieu ouo Wv
I,rs , nai the brilliantly lighted
Of 'niu .he travellers club presented
cTs Oh .ns 70 the gloom of the sur
.b' eons, .,s and when little later the
Fiins s.'iTnsuished the other lamps the
Q. ektln7 snoking room still burned
llalln lrrre of half dozen men were
fiie e. .rrd the great fireplace in pos
sred s ooomfortable than elegant, and
more IT,, with breathless interest to
li'isn ,r,. leaning awkwardly against
p. Of the chimney. 49,, ,,oo,.ats .,
1ilts trousers, and his lank figure
h'' .a7iz4d and thrown in relief by
' n. ,int, of the wall behind him lie
gu Is as not a handsome man, yet
ln! an expression of manliness in
W. s,caand a suggestion of strength
siFou- ,J Saunders and deep chest that
..,,J N attract and charm one.
la, Da now fell upon the little group,
.lsl, ,a,e moments nothing was heard
'o' ~. So'I cracking Of the pine logs upon
,.S Then out from the depths OF
Dsil,i in their midst came the re
r Tom that last story of yours was
~ ;,lfr and that, but, crit had no
me-: m: in it, you know
'.. NE Looked up and smiled.
n. d-sr fellow" he languidly inter
nn,y own life has never contained
i.tte,t thread of romance"
a. that" resounded from all sides.
b,. n Won really want love story I'll
-,r one secondhand" he finished, ap-
!,,r uumindful of the interruption:
En- was in Geneva some weeks ago
!. an old acquaintance and fellow tour
81 Won AIburg. We took our supper
.,ssr and grew quite confidential over
'.i-ars and chianti afterward.
I, int was too much absorbed in the
I Al recolIections which our meeting
/, n, 10 notice his reserve, but | soon
,l,t something was weighing upon
Mi Curious to find out what it was,
l.a,ing with myself as to whether
KID speak to him about it or not,
,,g1, suddenly looked up. He gazed
!. IN some hesitation for a little while,
then said slowly:
,rperly. know well that ! can rely
your Judgment, and l want your ad-
lam going to tell you my story, and
YOU TO weigh all the facts carefully.
.hen tell me what you would do, if you
in ny place, will you?"
ter few seconds thought, l an
d Yes There was a short pause,
z which the count pulled furiously
a, bis cigar, and then he began:
,t long ago | was tramping in the
nerwald mountains, and toward
~ found myself at Erlachan, which
; against the precipitous side of the
chueeberg The approach to it is
md steep, and l was well nigh ex-
I'd with my climbing, for / had made
,,e to reach the village before dark
IT in.
vas, therefore, with a grateful sense
ei that entered the warm inn, and,
Ing aside my knapsack and belt, sat
to the supper which was soon ready
pleasure, however, was of short
On, for hardly had l gotten warm
gun TO appease my hunger, when n
I entered the room and asked hur-
for the Herr Doctor.
, left for Auvergne this very after.
said the innkeeper, but, dear heav.
exclaimed in surprise, as he saw
j totter and almost fall, what is
tterE
e people at Sena Julia have fallen
III the plague but nature, so long
I'd by the mans force of will, here
q itself, and ne sank heavily into a
t.. he is dead; yes, deadr ejacu-
II terrified landlord.
adj Nonsense! He has tainted,
that 1t was merely swoon. But |
5 this Sena Julias'
Ia Juliay Why, it is some six
rom here, over the mountain, and
Is well beR thousand such a night
there is but one thing |
nd that immediately
4 that Isl
60 at once l replied decisively, !
a look Of deep regret at the interior
right little inn, and signing as |
pipes and ale which the landlord |
cut on the table. But you know,
Ahnerly, that like to do what / |
without any delay, and SO, without |
TO- l began to don my jacket and !
> The landlord meanwhile putting
'od and other necessaries in my
X with many mournful shake of |
rs DE pictured my dangerous jour
u. top OF the Schneeberg.
ppeu TO the door and opened it. 1t
a rom my grasp and slammed !
TIE wall.
see 1t will be useless shouted |
Aea companion. You will never
a' cursed hamlet alive
ing up my little pocket lantern,
u which was burning steadily be-
: powerful reflector, l stepped out
darkness. 'Diable,' muttered the
landlord"
u. never forget that awful night"
l,' ti'tIns back in his chair with a
oIH.uI look, whether the result of
t"o!e chlanti or of sorrowful recol-
d was hard to decide. Bring us
;nac, waiter"
see he SAID TO me half APOLOGIZE
Always has bad effect on me to
'ua'-that-yes, that dsmnable
'.1eu moment, and then, as /
l'ng, he resumed his tale:
Fserlbe my journey is easy; to de.
= suffering is impossible. But
N END to all things, good or bad,
ne oiu proverb; and so it proved
use use though it was more unex-
,au peasant. For Of sudden I
isation Of dizziness and a feeling az
"a'Aing In midair, and so / was.
Ds quickly at the ground / saw
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