Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09

However great was MS uciire 10 Iff0
awake aud on hla guard he fcll asleep. "a
awakening Mlmonnc WIS no longer 10 bs
secu. lie climhcl the hill. and then per-
cciycd her afar OH, coming along by leaps
and bounds. aeoorling to the nature 81
these creatures, the extreme nexibillty Of
whose vcftebur prevents their running.
Mignonne came up, her Jaws besmsarrd
with blood. She received the caresse. of
her companion with deep putrs u salts
faction. Her eyes, now full Of softncss,
wcrc turned, With even gcster tenderness
than the nlght bsiurc, TO tho proyrncal,
who spoke 10 her "a tn . pet.
"Ah, BcautI you are a respectable
young woman, arc you noti You like
pcttlng. don't youi Are You not ashamed
OF yourself, You have been eating Mau'
grabini Wen, they're animals. a. you arc;
but don't you 90 and gobble up a French
man. n you do shall not love YOU"
She played "a young pup plays with lis
master, letting him roll her over, beat aud
pet her, and sometf q she would coax
him to cares her with a movement Of en-.
treaty.
A few days passed thus. Tho companion.
ship revealed 70 the Proyoncal the sublime
beauties Of the desert. From the moment
when he found within 1t houn Of fear and
yet Of calm, n auilelency Of food, aud liv'
lng creature who absorbed bis thoughts,
his soul was stirred by new emotions. IL
was life Of contrasts.
Solitude revealed 20 him her secrets aud
involved him In her charm. He discovered
In the rising and the setting Of the sun
splendor hidden from the world Of mcn.
Ills frame qulvcrcd when he heard above
e. Al a.
rare wayiarcr; or when he saw the clouds
those changeful. many eolorcd yoyagcFa-
Mingled In the depth OF heaven.
In the dead Of night be stalled the effects
Of the moon upon the sea OF sand which the
simon drove In ever changing undulatlon..
He lived with tho oriental day: he mar.
yelod vt H. pomp and glory, aud often,
after having watched tho grandeur Of u
Tempest In the plain. IN which the sands
were whlrlcd In dry red mists Of deadly
vapor, he beheld, with cc-taey. the coming
on u night for then there fell upon him the
bcnignant cuolncs1 of the stars.
lie heard Imaginary music In the sky.
Solitude taught him all the bliss Of ruyoric.
lie spent whslo hours Ia calling tribes 20
remembrance, Ia comparing his pnst iifo
with bis strange present 10 his panther
he grew passionately attached, fdr he 70.
aulrcd an object Of affection Whether by
n strong effort Of his will he bad really
changvd tho character Of his companion.
or whether, thanks TO the constant warfare
Of the deserts, size found sufficient food, she
showed NO disposition TO attack hin. aud
at last, Ia her perfect tamencsn, he no long.
rr felt the slighlcst fear.
Tie spent u great part OF his time In
sleeping. but ever, like n spider In IL, web,
with mind alert, that he might not let de-
averanee escape him, should any chance to
pass within the sphere described by the
horizon. lie had sacrificed bis shirt to
make flag which hc had holstcd To the
summit OF apalin ttve stripped Of leaves.
Taught by necessity, he had found the
means 10 keep It spread by stretching 1t
with sticks. lest the wind should fail TO
wave II az the moment when the hoped. for
traveller might be travelling the waste Of
sand.
II was during the long hours when hope
abandoned him that he amused himself
with his companion. lie had learned to
understand the different infections Of her
voice nnd the expression OF her glAnecs;
he had studied the varying changes OF tho
spots thnt starred her robe OF gold.
Mgnonne no longer growloi, not even
when he seized her by the tuft with which
her terrible tail ended TO count the black
aud white rings which adorned u, end
which gllttefcd In the sun like precious
gems IL delighted him TO watch the deli
cato soft lines Of her snowy breast and
graceful head. Hut above all, when she
was gambollng IN her play he watched
her with delight, for tho agility, th. youth.
fulness Of all her movements hlled him
with an ever fresh surprise.
lie admired her supplcuess In lcnping,
cllmblng gliding, pressing close against
him. swayinR, rolling over. crUuohing for
q bound. Hut however swift her spring,
however slippery the block II granite, shc
would stop short, without motion, at the
sound Of the word "NliEnonne."
One day, In the most dazzling sunshine,
an enormous bird was lowering In the air.
The Pruvencal left his panther 10 examine
this now visitor; but after waiting for a
moment the deserted sultana uttered a
hoarse growl.
blessed II ! don't believe that she IA
jealousl" he exclaimed. pcrc,iying that her
eyes were once more hard and rigid. "a
woman's soul has passed Into her body,
that II ccrtainl"
The eagle disappeared In tho air, wldi6
he Admired afrcsh tho rounded back aud
graceful outlines Of the panther. She was
az pretty as u woman. The blonde fur
blended Ia It's delicate graluations Into the
dull white color Of the thighs The brill.
iaht sunshine made this vivid gold, with
spots OF brown, take on u buster indcscriba.
BILE The Proyencal and the panther
looked nt one another undeHiandiugly.
The beauty Of the desert quiyercd when
she felt tho nails Of her admircr on her
skull. Her EYES gave forth - dash like
liHhtnlng, aud then she closed them hard.
she has soul" he cried ~ lac boheid
the desert queen In her repose, golden a.
the sands, white as their binding lus,rr.
and, like them, fiery and alone.
"Ail Hut II ended as all great passions
end-through n misunderstanding. Each
thinks the other guilty OF falslty, each h,
too proud Tor explanation, and ob-tlnacy
brings about u RUPTURE"
u don't know how hurt her. but she
turned on me Ike mad, and with her shnrn
teeth seized mythigh. The action was not
savage but fnnoying that she meant TO kin
me plunged my dagger into her meek.
She rolled over with cry that froxo my
bloodi she looked ut me la her last ,trne.
gle, without anger.
Would nave gwen everything on earth,
even my ernss-whlch then ! had not won
Ito bring her bael. TO life. Il was az II 1
ma slam human being, Aud the soldiers
VINO had seen my iiag. aud who were hast.
.nlng to my suecor. found me bathed in
swell, SIR he went on, after a mo.