Evening journal., 1892-11-07

home, perhaps to-botanize. OF course
the parson branched Off with her"
"Of course, gazing wrathfully down
the path. "Well | suppose we would
better go back too"
~ can't possibly imagine why" re-
torted Gray quickly "lf you really feel
that you must have a crowd at your
heels, those young people are down there
behind the rocks, pulling daises or some
thing Of the like, TO see if the girls lover
loves her, while he looks on, prepared to
prove whether the posy tells the truth or
not. | can call to them to defer their
spooning and hurry up"
"Preposterousl Have you no fellow
feelingT gazing uncertainty up at the
towering cliffs ahead, the goal Of their
walk. 1t was Disappointing to turn back
now.
Fellow feeling? dead loads of it--so
much that | would not interrupt them
on my own account for the world; but
could sacrifice them for you"
"Well, don't requireit. was young
once myself"
Il am glad You remember it so per
lAutullN. anu ellitil We BN ONf
Anita pushed rapidly ahead, in silent
acquiescence. Gray put out his hand 10
help her as the way grew sleeper, but she
impatiently drew herself away from
him She was unreasonably vexed with
him for the desertion Of the others.
Il suppose they win overtake us, " she
said, glancing anxiously back as they
sank down on the rocks at the summit
exhausted with the hard climb. Gray
coughing a little
$50 much the worse for them II they
don't" breathlessly exclaimed Gray, ap-
preciatively taking in the grandeur OF
the landscape
High against the western horizon lay
the range, its gray bones protruding
through many a rent in its snowy blan-
kets, the pale pink and blue gray Of tho
rocks merging into the deeper tones Of
the dense pine forests at the evenly de-
/ fined timber line, while nearer rose and
| fell the massive outlines of the foothills
vast pillows Of solid earth. Towering
above them all rose the grim, snow
capped head Of Ute peak. Anita's eyes
ranged curiously up and down its rug
/ ged height. OF a sudden it struck her
as rather odl that in this week at the
park, with the too ample opportunity
provided by the rain TO compel people
into intimate acquaintance nobody had
mentioned to her Donald's adventure on
the mountain yonder. Was it IN tender
consideration for the wifo's feelings
Her cheeks burned hotly at the thought.
do you know, Don was lost on the
peak yonder fortnight ago." she said
with a sudden impulse, pointing it ont
"and had to wander about above timber
line all night"
''Nol you don't mean it? How ex-
ceedingly unpleasant considerably sur
prised. WAS he aloneY
mo" with evident reluctance, an I'M
comfortable red staining her cheeks
"Airs. Rogers was with him.
"Ohw with comprehensive smile
looking away.
"What you can see in the matter tC
grin at is beyond my comprehension,
she calculated, with childish petulance.
did / grin? 1t was an involuntary
contortion Of the facial muscles, assur,
you. was merely thinking that if
had somebody with me who was yer,
charming-ltrs. Rogers would hardly
fiji the bin IN my case, but tastes diffe
If might choose my company, though
would not particularly mind being los
myself"
81 think you are simply hateful, will
your hints and innuendoes!" cried Anti
sharply. However she might accus
Donald herself, the wifely instinct woul,
still defend him against the attacks o
all others II don't know what yol
mean to imply"
MY dear Nita," expostulated Gra,
gently, "arent you little hasty? Did
necessarily imply anything beyond wha
l saidg"
Anita looked away in offended silence
1t had grown colder of a sudden. Tn
sun had hidden behind clouds, and th
breeze that famed their faces seemed 4
blow a greeting straight from the eterna
SHOWS. Another storm had crept up il
the west, throwing n misty veil over tn
range until the stern outlines were al
most lost. Out toward the north it wa
nuIIylIB now q utAct huloAI tlUuu
throwing down weird slanting pencil
Of gray to paint all the serried hills it
dull monochrome. On it came. creer
ing nearer as they watched, fading an
softening one after another the shade
Of the wooded valleys, blurring all IN
outlines, fair and lovely as the hazy pic
ture Of a dream.
"Come, cherie. have | not been pun
ished enough?" urged Gray insinuating
ly. at length, bending forward to fore
her TO meet the glance of his Laughing
eyes. "If you keep up this icebergines
much longer know it viii give me m
death of cold"
at seems to me that your linguisti
attainments are pretty nearly as circun
scribed as the repertoire Of cucko
clock, regarding him in a mood of fairl
quarrelous i'll humor "Of all foreig
tongues you seem 70 have picked up oul
the words adapted to spoouing"
81 always went in for that which wa
least useful to me, you know" with
faint tinge of bitterness in his tone.
Least usefulv with "A ascathing glanc,
"Well. if anybody could crowd in NOR
endearing terms than you in his talk