Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-01-20

their modesty rather made them
shrink from. Each was astonished at
MS and her own audacity.
However. they had gone too far to !
turn back and feeling the charm of
an adventure which brought them
thus together they kept most OF their
thoughts for the sunrise. Moreover.
as the hour approached they felt a
presentiment that the oracle vas
really about TO decide their engage
ment They soon left the pine trees
behind them and entered groves first
OF birch and then OF beech trees
Blue heather flowers grew upon
carpet OF moss and the pointed needles
OF resin glistened in the dim light.
Rocks lay about on all sides in
crumbling heaps and the little noun
tain path wound in and out up the
steep sides Of tho slope on whose
summit though invisible as yet, the
tower stood.
Suddenly a turn OF tho path
brought it into sight rising up
straight and strong its battlements
and gray walls outlined against the
dull gray OF the sky.
In the midst OF II pile OF ruins COW
cred with lichens and bris.ling with
tall wild grasses stood the last YES
tige OF the old. feudal days OF the
Chateau d Alaspret
Miss Ethel slightly out OF breath
after her climb stood looking toward
the east whore the first lights of the
dawn played over a purple sky and
the clouds seemed like lakes OF float
ing pink.
Are we in time?n she asked.
Mr.. D'Herble bent his head thought.
fully.
There are great many clouds
he sighed. Il IN afraid the sun will
be hidden
'Ah. she said and no one could
have told whether she said it in
tone of regret or of hope.
They advanced together few
steps They found themselves hes
itating almost in front of the central
keep which led into the dark shad-
ows of the winding staircase. She
cast a shy glance at her knight
DO you really want to CLIMB up
there? think we can see quite we'll
enough from here" He turned upon
her reproachful look that was both
anxious and penetrating.
'Are you afraid. Miss Ethel? That
is not right" -
His remark stupg her pride. She
would show him that she was not
afraid Of anything. neither OF him.
nor herself nor of the problenatic
future that the sunrise was to deter
mine for them. So she began bravely
to climb the dark staircase. DHerble
following her.
They climbed up and for long
time in emi-darkness only exchan O.
ing the most trivial remarks aud then,
suddenly. the full daylight nearly
dazzled them.
They passed out on to little plat.
form and Miss Ethel. flushed with
her exertion. uttered cry OF delight
at the expanse OF country before her.
A tremendous circle of hills. val
leys and woods surrounded them.
That triangular mirror Of glittering
metal far below them is the ocean
seen through the long vista OF val
ley.
The east grew roster The clouds
were ablaze with purple colors. They
looked as II they were lighted by gil
gantic embers Of some glowing forge.
The silence tended to increase tina
feeling of mystery and thoughtful
spirit of religious poetry which comes
from the dawn and spreads over the
earth.
'Ah!" said the two voices together.
The sun had just shot his first CLEAN
through a break in the clouds. They
dispersed and fed away so rapidly i.
looked as if giant broom was sweep.
ing space Then the great disk OF
the sun in his glory rose in the midst
OF the rose colored sky.
Ethel" sighed Mr.. D'Herble He
saw her shining with beautiful
splendor, bathed in the living rays OF
the sun.
She seemed to him the central
beauty of the landscape vibrating
with life and light. Her naughty
loneliness was softened with a tender
grace and tears were glistening in
her pure eyes.
Look" he said, Tho sky is
clear"
And. indeed. not a cloud was to be
seen. The air was ablaze with light
the sun was slowly rising In the sky.
The sea OF mist that surrounded the
tower could be seen melting away ano
evaporating. And the circle in which
they stood seemed to absorb the col
ors and lights with all the rich
splendors of the woods the corn
fields and the meadows
A fresh and laughing youth wa;
abroad on the earth and in the sof
touch of the wandering breeze.
Scarcely perceptible mists rose from
the roofs OF the cottages below. Thei
the Angelus sounded out; others an
swered back. faint and sweet like tn,
song OF the larks. The birds wer,
beginning to wake; lie was active o,
all sides.
Then in the warm glow OF ligh
which seemed to fold them in circl
of gold Miss Ethel Simons placed he
firm little hand in that OF Mr. ID Her
BILE. He drew closer to her and sh,
made no resistance. while these two
betrothed on the tower by the daw
In face OF the sun and the world. ex
changed the solemn VOWS OF eterna
love and registered it with a frs
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