Morris tribune., 1895-11-13

She pulled large silky beaver cap
down over her ears, pulled on a pair of
beaver mitts, then drew from under the
bed q pair of snowshoes and carried
them under one arm, ready to slip ON
her feet. She was picturesque and typ
ical figure for land of ice and snow.
Then, as stealthily, she extinguished
the light and left the room. So softly
did she step that even old Michele, the
hound, who lay before the stove, did
not hear her footsteps. He only stirred
uneasily in his sleep, paved the air
wildly for minute or two with us
fore paws and gave few sharp LIT
muffled yelps. He was in full chase at
en- coyote, and now he was squari1g
old accounts with it.
Then, as noiselessly as thief in TIE
night, she prepared to leave the house.
She stood for moment in the lit ie
passage, and with every sense quiCs-
ened listened intently. If any ole wire
to awake now and discover her presen' ,,
then all her scheming would be at IL
end and the ruin of her father wo1:,d
be accomplished Her heart throbEa1
wildly, she could almost hear it betSs,
and for moment sickening fear tock
possession of her as she heard some Gre
stir in the next room and a voice with
q nasal drawl in it quaver out:
II say, Yorke Darn you, Yorke! hSe
Jimini, the beggar sleeps as soundly sas
if he was gentleman with nothing ca
his mind! Show a leg I herd thea
horses just now, and I'm afeard one Ct
them must have got its leg over tbs
halter and be hanging hisself. Get
blanked rustic on and see to it, .
every good, sir, - answered tn
sleepy Yorke. 'sBut I think it is unlik>~
~. I tied the horses up myself lat
evening, and short too. But we'll see.
In point of fact Jamie had hearcl
nothing, but having taken an extra
heavy supper was unable to sleep, anG,
thinking it was pity that others should
sleep when he could not, decided s
rouse up the sergeant. He had half 4
mind to wake the other two.
The poor girl heard no more SileD :"
~ she opened the door and passed OFT
into the night.
The sergeant arose, and tying on his
moccasins left the room quietly, SO ,,s
not to disturb the others. When he
opened the door, he was not little STR
prised at the change-the beauty and
serenity of the night.
The whole world seemed flooded with.
a silvery, mystic moonlight. He was
passing the gable end of the house wher
he suddenly caught sight Of an upright
dark form that showed imperfectly il
the shadow His first impulse was to
challenge it after the manner of SEN
try, but an underlined something kept
him silent. Still the figure did not
move, and still he did not know what
it was. Then that unaccountable spirit
of curiosity which SO often exerts such
strange power over us-perhaps more
noticeable in the case of animals-even
in the face of danger, possessed him,
and he took step Or two toward it. It
was human being AS if some sudden
intuitive sense had enlightened him, he
went right up to this person, and gently |
taking an arm led him or her forward,
so that the bright moonlight might fall
full upon the face. But before he did
this he got a glimpse of woman's
skirt. Still the figure did not utter a
word. He did, and it was a very pro-
sale exclamation, indeed-"By JoveW |
And the fearless and beautiful face
of Marie St. Denis, with her soft, ex-
pressive eyes, now strangely bright,
looked questioningly into his as he