, 1896-11-03

ioi'tI III ptrtl'e- SIZE says, as 1ney a1t
crossing the meadows in tho valley.
There is less danger of accident witt
fewer travellers together, except on the
high peaks, where the rope is useful.
And so she leads them Oh, stepping
over the furious river and climbing the
p%recipiccs b., n rugged path, low wind,
ing amid the frs and now through the
verdant grass until they reach Montau.
vert, where you can stand on the edge
Of the plateau and look down on one
SIDE INTO tho frozen SEA and on the other
into the vale Of ChamUuni.
From the surface of the sea of frozen
pillows the granite needles rise toward
the sky, void of III ice. bidding de-
tiance alike to the lightning and the
tcinp"stS and the glacier sweeping past
their base. They are grand, impressive,
sublime, says Giscla, leading her COM
paniOES by die side Of the ice, where
the rock and gravel are raised in II gigaa-
tic furrow by the frost and the uy-
alanChcS and the crystal ocean grinding
down its mountain bed; then, taking
them on, "a Ltllc upon the bosom 0l the
frozen Sc" and showing them the assures
and crcvasses where the ice glittcrs
clearer and up from the depths rolls the
thunder of the ice masses falling from
the roof of the crystal cavern nt the foot
of the rlacirr vb,ro at irte,v,Is borI-
ing low, You may hear the ripple of the
rills that are Fastening down to Join
and issuc in the cold and muddv Torrent
of the icCborn A1yr.
Then inward oraiu mast ,ho violet
and goutinu spriuklrd yrrd,rn of tln
lateral moraiurs and the crrronrs roas
of rhododcudrops. TO which fine Loos uf
Chamouui resort for HONEY mas, ,bn
grassy stones where fine sL,,,LorI, diva
their herds arru.. from ,,,,..r,
every wear, GisaIa lends tr,o, ,.i'-;.r
fast but Thinking f,stpr n-.iI :, :,
stand on II narrow lCdor of rc,L n, ,nr
foot of "A gli,terirp snow sinro ,h.t
oycrlooks fine Glac;or dos p~oiorL;,,.c
and he cascade of that roro
..Speak softly here sine s,vs Iovcr.
ing her vote, ~ =, vhi .nn, ..;rro SNOW.
is insecure. and - sudden i,,rir, cr ,Ln
air vii. surely brino mn ov.innaTo nrn,
rs have how'd no srr,,L'~,I. and ,La
guides caution each other against this
place, for once before Il snowslidr swrrt
down here. 1t was the wind made nv
its swift descent that snappcd and fcll,d
the trees ~yondcr."
Athelstan cazcd down mt the twisted.
broken and pros'ratCd trunks with II
suddenly awakened fear. They are
mutcly, f~icrrclv, eIOuucut of what fate
awaits him end his wife should a word
Eo srokcn hocdlesslv or "A foot RING in
cautiously against a stone,
.'Whv have YOU brought MS here.
thcn:'' he asks in "A vhisncr. "Thcrc is
no special yicy,n
mo, m'sicur. hut there is sncc;ol
danger, | have waited for vorr rr,prn
these many ycors 7 hovo wisbnd that
We miglt u,rt here with , ccr.,iu
death uuiycrinp aboyo ms. Can Won mo-,
guess why:r
Her voice rises rccklcsslv M ir1exior
higher. There is , finish IF colon, rnor
her brow. Her attitude is ono of GRAFT.
fled revenge
GLOW can I cpcss. Giscl,p,, bo Siam.
mcrs.
Uis fac, !, ll,uc,oa. Iii, oros ,1i,,.,
viii dro,d E,I,oI H. ,.;r an,,ass
f,om NO, t,,sh,rd to ,h,oirI ,r;,t ,ar.o,
.tr;rLrr ,m,yor,nrt
..yrta. h1"
plaiu if tn mo"
..Sbe is mod Etho1,,, no ro,,rrs col
lcctiur himself . little ..Conn we
will % hack If is timo
"Yon will mot - cries ;scIo rois;r,
her voice mill If pc,ucs n shrirt
lyon will not, you will rot osconr my
vcupoouc, So cosilv.r Long smnlI,r.
ing resentment at her base dcsnrtion has
hurst forth into the o~u,uchIrss fio,pn If
hopclcss jealousy, and she is careless
what she dccs-carcless of her own life
lyon made me love Won" she rocs
on ficrcclv, THAT summer 50 long mast
row.: made me give nm Giot;oaud rrieye
my parents and cstrange my friends for
your sake, and now YOU think to live
happily with your English wife.
"You do not know that Giot,o killed
himself III his Jealous anger, that nv
father died poor because [ left them to
90 after you-though INV search was
vain. You do not hear the or; for rctri-
button that rises from the ground where
they sleep. You do not, but | do. Ha!
ha!'
The sound of her laughter rings
among the rocks and down the stccpinp
Wales and in and out among the vast
snow masses piled around the craps.
There is IL trcmblin. movement on the
face OF the slope of dazzling white above
ILL ominous, slipping, sliding sound.
Quick! Hastou,'' cried Athc,ytnn.