The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-22

friend o Mime. Jardine ;, where she
wa thank III to Re t. hal shared the
hospita le l,eal. and Wa lingering uu-
easily about. shy AID strange. VII Il
sonc one remarked that the English
monsieur ought certainly to CLUB a
Signale, and sc what, all ira, Oilers
knew, is one of the finest views i
Swi zerland. But there was no one to
show him the way, except two little
boys, son OF the house, and ~~ilence.
\ >ud len impulse, a, of Il man who
is determined to have his a m
cue ed ROderick's ditlide &c.
Madame. will you trust Ter with me?
It IS not Swiss fashion. know, bat in
kuight enough to deserve the bare
Of any fair dam.el. if she would far
condesC>ni Ma iamoiscl M cous-
inc p"
I'll nee looked up. looked down, and
smiled. Tho mother cast a pen trat.
ing glance al the Two. 80 in|nocently
happy in o.e anCthcr's COMPANY.
The good God max il, not l., NUT
terei she u ner:ei.. My dalgntet.
you, Adoiphe, AID Hen i will snow tue
view to Gun Dit a. Englsh cousin. He
will acHnow edge there i scarcely a
moro beautiful sight 10 be seen in this
wocld.'
He id acknowledge it, when. hay
ing ciimbe | tie sleep nil a Ne for
Silence mounted merrily With Il big
scaoolboy at either hand-he saw the
whole lake from Geneva 10 NontreuX.
with its girdle of mountain, from
Mont Blanc 10 the fernese Alps.
spread befo e him like a picture. rs
still and as clear.
suddenly, through the or Y. cloudy
sky, the sun broke out. poured down {
torre t of light, like a cataract OF mol
ten gold, into The lake. her |spanned it
wi h a bridge of rays from shore TO
shore.
oh, how lovely" cried Hoier.ck.
and both OF them, shading their eyes
from the dazzling glory stoDj watch-
Ing it, til the descending san sud
denly touching the verge If the mis-,
plungei into it and disappeared
Is all ended,
Not quite" said Silence; wait .
min te more. And through he Geith-
like grayne,s which had fallen IN
simultaneously uron mountains. lake
and sky he e ceiyed Il era !ual. WON
deriul change. See' She .oolie in
English, and touching him-the fight
est possible touch, yet it thrilled
through every he we inted to the
mountains nearest the sunset.
What a sight slowly a faint co,or.
like a blush. crept oyer the ~everlast-
ing SHOWS, deepening more and more
as it spread from summit t, summit
alung the whole range of A :.
1t Yoks as if an an .cl ware step
ping from reai to iel& with a basket
: Of roses.
Yes, .oderick answered also le-
meath his breath: onl, their color is
not like earthly roses. We shall never
see the like again II W. see il il para
disc. Please God we may
As he sad The we deliberately, mark
eddy, intentionally. he saw Il faint
tremb ing III the sweet mouth. firmly
closed hough it was; and coming a
little closer he took hold-not os ner
hand but OF her dress. Like a rcve-
lation VIII ch some vii noMore b. i've
III than 4 biinQ man c)rld iel'eye in
that wondrvus sight ietorc the e two,
there cane into him-pech&ps into
both-the love. t Q Il passionate. yet
plre an! perfect lose, { one man Tor
Z ne woman which. if both have
&c, renglh to accept a d b. true 10 it.
atesse ness. males all life a Joy. and
mo- ,ath it eli no longer a fear. ror cveA
70 en-, standing close beside her, with
" : mere tou4l Of her garments and
X stirrilg of her nair giving him q
)tura i de~scribIb.e, Roderick could
A,nk Of death, of his own dca
s. ngely enough. the first words L.
sd wore:
Won, if my father could but have
se4l this sight
Eerhaps he does see it, ana mine,
too. They were friends when they
were younr.'
'Yes. And we? We must be friends
all orr lives."
y hope So"
't'riend wa the on'y word he dared
to BAY / wiser w)rd than he was
award OF; for friend may be lovers
some day, but lovers who are not
friends will cease to be both.
The Polarization SLOWLY faded. and
that cold, gray. deathly shade which
comes 50 suddenly after sunset here
bgan to creep over the SIX and AXE
and mountains ever over silence ;
face; till there came into those fa''
away eye OF hers all EXPRESSION lttd'
erick could have imagined 1t that OF al
angel standing by Il ,ealed grave, bat
looking upward still, waiting for the
resurrection day.
A few minutes ate R0derick fol
loved silence down the hill. which she
descended as she mount ID. with u DO
on either hand. and ali went ba k tC
tea that simple Swi $ tea which he
had long since beg n to prefer 10 the
grandest of I.icherden dinners.
Dull, to Il CERTAIN extent. wa the
iourne home, for Hence had nei her
eye ears nor thoughts to- any creature
except her mother and oder1tN.
the reaction after strong suppress