The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-09

spent n lot of money hut no one Enc"
where TREY " re except the contid initial
clerk. and OF course there was no use IN
attcmptin. to bribc him Then the
Young man remembered that the girl
had told him Der father, who was
strong party man, always took the
Bnnkum Gazette, no matter III What
part Of Europe he was, So h. won't t.
the Bmkau Gazette Office and said 10
the clerk.
Il believe mistake WAS made in
the address Of Mr.. Spalding Would
you kindly ok ii up, 50 that | cai corr
rect it, TAc eek at aacn brought
down the iaok, and a. he ap,aed il tac
young man sud, II ; SE.aiHg.
please: So the clerk ran Iii, finger
down the page aud read out, II. $
spaldine. Hotcl Switzerhof, Ncuhau,-
Ell, Switzerland All said tine youIg
man, that i, quite right thought the
paper was being sent to Bern And so
the young man left at once for Switzer
land.
By this time the terrace was entire ~
filled up, and the electric h1ht threw
glare over the stirring scene It was
nearly 9 O'Clock, and it had become So
dark that the feeey white Of the Rhine
falls had entircly disappeared. Then all
at once the electric lights went out, and
the lights were turned ont III the hotel
and ON the terrace 80 that we sat for
time in perfect Garknr5>
go he arrived one night at tie
Switzersf hotel Just when everybody
was out II the illuminations. He know
how it would he lie looked over the
hotel register and found cut just what
apartment, the Spaldimgs occupied. He
was very particular about his room, he
said, and ne went III stain, with the
porter to lopk at several. One room ap-
pearod To suit him very well because it
had little balcony which was almo.
within reaching distance of the long
balcony in front of the Spaldinss suit.
Who occupies these rooms next to me-
he asked oh, very quiet English
family Old gentleman and lady, with
their daughter. Very quiet people, | as
sure you, sir. Then I'll take this
room, said the young man. -
"Wasn he clever" cried the young
er girl, with enthusiasm II do wish
had seen him. And how did he manage
to communicate with herr"
well, as soon as the electric lights
went out getting ready for the illumi-
nations, he came out on his balcony.
She was sitting on the corner of her
balcony, the father next, and the mother
beyond You see the father was little
deaf, and the young man knew that, 50
he leaned over Us far as he could and
whispered to her and if there hadn't
been a balcony She would have fallen
over AS was, she gave little shrek,
for She recognized his voice at once But
the moment that danger was over every
thing was all right, and they whispered
back and forth easily enough.
Dear, dear, said the younger girl.
'It's just like scene is aplay, isn't it:
And did they make it up right there in
whispers?o
"Ycs, they did. He said he would
tel the next night when the illumina-
tons were going ON at the rear, and she
could slip into her room, take what she
could and Join him there 1t seems
there are some formalities requisite in
Switzerland before couple can be mar
ried here, Il term of residence or some
thing Of that sort. But this could all
y l,a Ia1 >
"Oh wasn't he CLEVER" repeated the
younger girl, who seemed to have I'M
limited admiration for another girls
young man.
Eyes, " said the elder girl "And,
curiously enough, her parents told her
that the next night they Were going to
sit out here on the terrace for the FIRST
time since they came to this hotel, and
the girl thought it was very lucky, but
it wasn't as lucky as she imagined So
she had the balcony TO herself ard her
room to herself when the eyentful night
came.
"She had plenty of time to pack what
things she needed, and then she stole
down the hotel stairs fearing at every
step she might meet cltner OF ncr par
onts, but she reached the door without
meeting any one, as every one was ON
the terrace to see the illuminstions, and
joined the young man where he wa
waiting for her with a carriage, and
they drove off together. -
Yes, said the younger girl, and
what happened them
"Well, said the elder girl, "the
very strangest thing in the world hap
pened As they Were driving along the
Cornice road that runs from this hotel
to Neuhausen the electric light man
was illuminating the town, and sud
denly, as if the very spirit of mischief
had come over him, he turned the light
JAIL on the road, and there, just like n
magic lantern picture stood the car
riage Every one on the terrace recog-
nized the girl, and her parents recog
nized the young man. "
"Oh, wash that terrible:" cried the
young girl, and l felt sure she clasped
/ her hands in the darkness.
And then what happened?"
ooh the old uantleman inmned