The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-05-12

against the world, or superior TO Il
Union 10 strength. and the union Of low
ing hearts is the strongest strength o.
all
%And do You want to marry me
really. Tom
We had gained the summit Of thu
steep hill and were now pacing along
the ridge The narrow. winding valley
lay sheer beneath Us on the right, with
the white road and the dark stream ~
ing side by side at the bottom of It The
crest Of the opposing hillside seemed bui
Q short stones throw distant; the aroml
Of our privacy was the sweeter for tho
! pygmy drosky. with its mAnikin inmate,
which was crawling along through the
dust 50 far below. We commanded the
world, while we were ourselves hidden
from It.
81 should rather think I did, Kate"
II thought Englishmen only married
a. q matter Of business; that they mar.
ried settlements and dowrisa. and ranh
and influence, and added women merely
Is matter Of custom and politeness."
II am satisfied to marry for love; Il
that's un-English. so much the better
for me-"
you would take me without any.
thing but just myselfT
what Is worth having compared
with your
"Oh. Tom! But then you cannot have
Just myself alone. Nobody in the world
Is independent Of everything-not even
an Aun.,-{,aa-naR a,,an ~ A,na-i,ay,
girl who has lived seven years in q con-
Ventl may not be able to bring you
anything gOOd-anything that would
make me more acceptable: but what II
were to bring you something bad-some-
thing terrible-something that would
make you shudder at me II were ten
times as lovable ~ you say ! ann
why. then should have to love you
twenty times more than ever. suppose.
that's allI' answered with laugh
lyon don't mean what you say-at
least. you don't know what you say.
You are not so brave rs you think you
are. sirI What do you know Of meT
She spoke these sentences In 4 lower.
graver tone than the previous ones,
which had been uttered in a vein Of half
Maynard. fanciful playfulness. Almost
Immediately. however. she reused her
self again, ~ though unwilling TO let
hghtsOne hum0r escape 20 soon.
"Wsll. let Us pretend that you have
married me. for better or worse, and
that it is all settled. Now. where will
you take me 10 tirstT
ssNVhara do vnu tEyiah IN droSf'
''Oh. II must be somewhere where no
body could come after usi' she ex-
claimed. with q curious, subdued laugh.
Nobody that either Of rs have ever
known. neither your mother. nor my
father. nor--nUr --anybOdyl And there
we must stay always. because As soon
o. we came out we should lose each
other and never find each other again.
AMI that would be sadder than never to
have met. wouldn't IT.
"Bui my darling Kate interposed |.
. laughing again. where on earth in this
age Of railways and steamboats, and tele-
graphs and balloons are we to End such
a retired spot Unless we took voyage
to the moon, or could find our way down
to the center Of the earth. We should
hardly feel safe. fearI''
"Oh. well. you must arrange about
that. only It Il as tell you. and you zee
marrying me Is not such simple mat
ter after all. Well. now, suppose we
have reached the place. wherever It is
what would you give me for q wedding
present.
What wUald you likeY
No. you are to decide that It
wouldn't he proper for your wife to
chOOSe her own wedding present, you
know"
II believe such thing does sometimes
happen. thmlgh. when the people are
very fashionable AMI aTlstOrTAIIc."
"But An IOI AristOcratic. am an
American Now. what will you give
"w hat do yUu say 70 the dIRDOndsr
well. think | will take the dIa
mOnds." she said, InedlitAtively ~
though weighing the question IN beT
mind Yes. papa said might wear
diamonds after ! was married. But
might uTt your mother ob1ecr
Not when she knows whom they are
for. aud 1T any rate she Ia gUing To leave
them To nle In her will"
oh, and ynu expect that the newH Of
our marriage will kill herr
lit ought rather to give her q new
lease Of life But you shall have the
diamonds all the same VIII you. try
them TN nOwY
why. have you got them with your
Certainly; always carry them In
this pocket"
"How careleSsi YOu might lose them >
mo. the pocket buttons upset and
turning lack the Zap Of my coat showed
heT how all waS made secure
But what II robbers were TO attack
your
Then | should talk 70 them with
this ! retoined. taking my revolver
FROM another pocket and holding It up
oh. that's 4 DerringeFl They have
thn'e in America. What q pretty one.
Let me look at it."
mo" said 1, replacing it in my pocket.
II has hair trigger and every barrel
u l0aied You shall look ut something
mnch prsttier and not dangerous NJ all
Here. it down on this stump and take
ID your hat and IN put them % fOI
yuu.'
The stump OF which spoke stood ai
the end u the path we had been follow
4 ing. and within few rods Of the brinh
) Of 4 PERCEPTIONS gorge. which entered
the Silp Of the steep mountain Spui
nearly at right anglea Across this guTg'
winch though seventy TO one hundrrt
feet IN depth. was scarcely more thai
half ~ vile NJ the topl wooden brtdg'
mad formerly bsen thrown; but age o.