Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-11-26


II am in terrible trouble about Sibyrs
fOrtItne
The next few days were full Of varied
pleasure for the relief expedition. as
Derwent still langhingly called the party
that mad come 30 far to seek him.
Though he had spoken lightly. he was in
reality very grateful 10 Halbert. as well
as TO Sibyl Lenox. and he was deter
mined 10 spare no effort TO reward them
for their kindness Consequently he
worked energetically in arranging expe-
ditions OF sight seeing. in organizing all
the details which make such expeditions.
pleasant. and IN providing them with
many glowing memories of the beautiful
Mexican capital to carry away with
them
Even Mrs Derwent enjoyed the novel
and brilliant sights. the picturesque life
and the marvellous charm of the climate.
Notwithstanding her perennial surprise
at the highly civilized aspect OF most
things around her why. this is like
Parish she exclaimed in her amazement.
when she first saw the Paseo at the
fashionable hour-the roadway thronged
with handsome equipages, which rolled
down the wide avenue fit for the tn
umphal progress of an emperor. with
flashing wheels. cleaning harness. high
stepping horses and all the outward
paraphernalia Of luxury and wealth. OF
paused for few minutes in the superb
circle. where a band was filing the air
with melody. just as the long, level rays
of parting sunlight flooded the atmos-
phere and the surrounding scene with
amber splendor.
Like Paris repeated SibyL oh,
no! Paris is tame compared to this The
social part OF the display may remind
one somewhat of the Champs Elysees
and the Bots de Boulogne, but where
else IN the world will one find such a
setting for social display as Is hereg"
If it exists'l certainly do not know
where to find it. said Halbert. looking
around at a scene which is indeed almost
without parallel in its beauty-the splen-
did avenue. with its level straightness
broken at intervals by magnificent circles
embellished with heroic groups of statu-
airy. and its long. leafy vista ending in
the superb mass of the Castle Of Chapul-
tepec. the lovely outspread valley crossed
by the gray arches of an aqueduct that
dates hom the Conquest. the picturesque
mass Of the citys towers and domes. and
against the eastern sky the wonderful
mountain ranges, wearing such divinely
lucid tints of color as no pen or brush
can ever describe or reproduce with the
majestic submits Of the two great vol
canoes towering above. clad in the daz-
zling wilderness of their eternal snow
Again and again Sibyl thanked Der
went for having provided the cause
winch drew them to this fascinating
land in the brilliant sunshine OF days
filled with color and fragrance. with
loiterings in rich. dim churches and love-
ly old world cloisters, in plazas filed
with the life of the dark. gentle, cour-
teous people, and on marble terraces. be-
low which spread the most beautiful Of
earthly views. all things painful and dis
agreeable seemed to fade into insignif-
canoe Yet. SOLICITORS as he was for the
pleasure of others. Derwent could not
himself have enjoyed the picturesque
scenes amid which they wandered had
he not possessed one underlying con-
sciousness. one constant thought ever
with him II shall see her again.
But for that everything would have
been WEAKNESS which was now a de-
light Only day by day the longing for
her presence grew more insistent Now
and then it startled him. Now and then
he reused himself from his dream of ex-
pectation to ask what he should do when
the meeting to which he looked forward
so eagerly was over. when there was no
longer anything to sustain him in the
hopeless PAIN of separation 81 shall not
blow out my brains, he would think
and that is the only thing of which
am certain. shall live; | shall work.
and perhaps after awhile | shall grow
used to it, as one does grow used to all
forms Of suffering: but beyond that |
cannot look Nor viii look. She is
CONNIE. shall see her, 1 shall touch
her 1and end meet her eyes again. and
that Is ell, 4
But before she caro- there was sur
prise. amounting o hook. in store for
Mrs. Derwent and Sibyl having retired
early. wearied by a day of sight seeing,
Halbert and himself were smoking to-
gether in sites room Of the former.
The door was open. partly for the balny