The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-09

came. and still he staid Cd bed. On
Thursday. though, he began to think
about the possibility Of being well again
by Saturday, and Friday found him on
his legs again. Then he thought Of
what Aslang's father had said III you
can ret up to her next Saturday without
being stopped by Canute and his men,
the girl shall be yours" Over and
over again he looked up nc Husaby
farm. IT shall never wee another Christ
mas, = thought Thor.
As before mentioned, there was but
one path up to Husaby hill, but surely
any strong, able fellow must be able to
get to IL, even though the direct way
were barred to him. For instance, IL
he were 90 row round the point yonder
and fasten his boat at the one side. 10
might Be possible TO clinsh mp there, al
though IL was 50 very sseep that the
goats had great difficulty in climbing
il, and they are not usually afraid of
mountain work.
Saturday came, and Thor went ont
early IN the morning. The day was
most beautiful; the sun shone 80 bright
ly that the very bushes seemed alive.
Up ON the mountain many voices were
''jodeling, +" and there was much blow
ing of horns. When evening came, he
was sitting at hiscottage door watching
the steaming mist rise mp ON the hills.
He looked u~pward-all was quiet. He
looked oyer toward Husaby farmland
then he jumped into his boat and rowed
away round the point.
Aslang sat before the hut Her days
work was done. She was thinking Thor
would not come that evening, and that,
therefore. many others might come In
stead, 30 she unfastened the dog, and
without saying anything walked farther
On. She st down so that she could see
across the valley, bat the mist was ris-
ing there and prevented her looking
down. Then she chose another place,
and without thinking more about il sat
down 30 that she looked toward the side
where lay the ford. IL seemed TO bring
peace 20 her soul when she could gaze
far away across the water.
As she SIT there the fancy struck her
that she was inclining to sing, 90 she
chose . song with s'long drawn notes, =
and FAR and wide &c sounded through
the mountains She liked to hear her.
self sing, % she began over again when
the first verse was ended. But when she
had sung the second IL seemed 10 her as
though some n answered from far
down below. Dear me, what can that
be?" thought Aslang. She stepped for
ward TO the edge and twined her arms
round . slender birch which hung trem-
bling oven the precipice and looked
down. But she could see nothing. The
ford lay there calm and at rest. Not a
single bird skinned the water. So As
lang sat herself down again, and again
she began TO sing. Once more came the
answering voice in the same tones and
nearer than the first time THAT sound
was no echo, whatever il may be" As
lang jumped to her feet and again lean
cd over the Cliff. And there down below
at the foot Of the rocky wall she saw q
boat fastened It looked like a Tiny NUT
shell, for Ii was very FAR down. She
looked again and saw q fur cap and nm
der it the figure OF mar climbing up
the steep and barren Cliff.
What can IL be2'' Aslang asked her
seif, and letting 90 the birch she step
ped back She dared not answer her
own question, but well she knew who
twas. She flung herself down upon the
greensward and seized the grass with
both hands, a though It were she who
dared not loose her hold for fear Of fall
ing. But the grass came up by the
roots She screamed aloud and dug her
hands deeper and deeper into the soil
She prayed TO God TO help him, but
then it struck her that this feat Of
Thor's would be called tempting Prov.
idence, /" and Therefore he could not ex-
pect help from above
Only juss this once. " she prayed.
"Hear my prayer just this n time
and help him" Then she threw her
arms round the dog, as though Ii were
Thor whom she was clasping, and rolled
herself On the grass beside IL.
The time seemed 90 her quite endless.
Suddenly the dog began to bark.
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jumped upon her. And again, Wow
wowr' Then over the edge Of the cliff
d coarse, round cap came to view, and
Thor was in her armsi
He lay there q whole minute, and
neither Of them was capable Of uttering
q syllable. And when they did begin to
talk there was neither sense nor reason
in anything they said.
But when old Canute Husaby heard
of 1t he uttered . remark which had
both and reason, bringing his fist
down ON the table with a tremendous
crash. ssThe lad deserved her, = he cried
1.-THE girl shall be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bjornson.
1t the Theater.
A youth who had been paid by the
enemies OF the poet Lamotte to hiss q