Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-23
Continued.

A4i0 CudtsCS III UuO IOus0 vi u
friend OF Nine. Jardines 8, where sho
was thankful to re t, had shared the
hospitaole meal. and was lingering un-
easily aoout. shy AID strange, when
some IL remarked that the English
monsieur ought certainly to climb q
Signalc, and SIC what. all ira. elers
knew, is one of the finest views in
switzerland. But there was no one to
show him the way, except two little
boys, sons of the house, and $ ilence.
A >ud len impulse, q; of q mar who
is determined to have his q cen
que ed Roaerick's ditlideace.
Madame, will you trust her with mo-:
1t is not Swiss fashion, l know, but in
England | should be thought good
knight enough to deserve tho charge
of any fair dam<el. if she would 8, fan.
condesc> nj. Ma lamOisel'e ma cous-
ine-"
silence looked up. looked down, and
smiled. The mother east u penetrat-
ing glance at the two, so innocently
happy in one another's company.
The good God makes it, not /, NUT
terel she to nerself. My daughter,
you, Adolphe, and Henri will show tho
view to our dc ar English cousin. He
will acknowledge there is scarcely a
more beautiful sight to be seen in this
world"
He did acknowledge it, when, hav-
Ing cllmbel the slcep mill alone-fur
Silence mounted merrily with u big
schoolboy ut either hand-he saw the
whole lake from Geneva to Montreux,
with its girdle of mountains from
Mont lilanc to the Eernese Alps,
still aud as clear.
c1ld6an1v fh ouch tho on,,, o1o,,1,
sky, the sun broke out, poured down u
torre It of light, like q cataract of mol
ton gold, into the lake, then spanned it
with a bridge of rays from shore to
shore.
"Oh, how lovely" cried Roderick,
and both of them, shading their eyes
from the dazzling glory. stood watch-
Ing it, till the descending sun, sud-
denly touching the verge of the mist,
plunged into it and disappeared.
is all ended?"
Not quite" said Silence; wait a
minute more" And through the death
like grayness which had fallen in
simultaneously upon mountains, lake
n sky. he perceived q gradual, Won
deriul change. See" She spoke in
English, and touching him-the light
est possible touch, yet it thrilled
through every esve-pointed to the
mountains nearest the sunset.
What sight. Slowly u faint color,
like a blush, crcpt over the everlast-
ing SHOWS deepening more and more
as it spread from summit t. summit
along the whole range of Alps.
1T Looks as if an angel were stop
ping from peak to peak with q basket
of roses.
YES Roderick answered, also be-
meath his breath: 'onl,, their color is
not like earthly roses. We shall never
sec the like again til We see it in para
disc. Please god we may
as he said the we deliberately, mark
edlv.. intent, %onall,T. he saw u faint
tremb ing in the sweet mouth, firmly
closed hough it was: and coming u
little closer he took hold-not OF her
hand. but of her dress. Like a reyc-
lation, which some viii no more believe
IN than Il bind nan could believe in
nat wondr"us sight before the c two,
there came into him-pcrhaps into
both-thel love. t G one passionate, vet
pure an perfect love. If one man for
II oma which, if both have
strength to accept ard be true to its
death it elf no longer Il IL ar. For even
then. standing close beside her. with
the mere touch of her garments and
the stirring of her hair giving him IL
rapture i describsbie, Roderick could
think OF death. of his w dead.
~Strangely enough, the first words he
said We're:
"Oh, if my father could but have
seen this sight,
Perhaps he does sec it, and mine,
toe. They were friends when they
were young"
Yes: And we: We must be friends
all our lives"
~ hope So"
"Friend was the on'y word he dared
to say-a wiser Word than he was
aware OF; Tor friends may be lovers
some day. but lovers who are not
friends will cease to be both.
The "colorization" slowly faded, and
that cold, gray. deathly shade which
comes 80 suddenly after sunset here
began to creep over the SIX. and lake
and mountains even over Silence's
face: till there came into those far
away eyes of hers an EXPRESSION Rod
erick could have imagined it that of an
angel stanling by a sealed grave, but
looking upward still, waiting for the
resurrection day.
"A few minutes aftec Roderick fol-
lowed Hence down the hill. which she
descended us she mounted, with q DO;
on either hand. and all went ba k to
tea..that simple Swi S tea which he
had long since beg to prefer to the
grandest of l.ichcrdYn dinners.
Dull. to Il .,tain extent. was the
lourne home, for Hence had nei her
eyes,ears nor thoughts for any creature
except her mother and oderick. in
the reaction after strong suppressed
feeling, lalf fancied himself de trop.
sh linking into q corner, he scarcely
spoke to either, but soothed himself
by taking the tenderest silent care of
both m ther AID da ght r till he de-
posted them at their own door.
That kindly 81 on s ir."-"Au re-
v%oir."..just the ordinary adieu which
had taken place at the door SO many
times: lis time it was almost briefer
than usual, tor- he saw Hence was
glad to get her mothe home and he,
too. was not sorry to r sh away, afraid
lest the strong self repres ion of the
last few hours might give way and be-.