The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-12

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courage
tain ridges, and the black line of the
pine forest traced itself with the sharp
ness Of a silhouette against the radiant
horizon. Hulda, impressible as ever,
heaved sigh of surprised emotion and
broke into a long ecstatic "Ah-hl
Presently the aurora borealis flashed
across the sky with bright, fanlike
blades of pink and white and to her
fancy the stars seemed to flare up with
a keener brilliancy, and all the vast sky
was an ocean of light.
"Oh, it is beautiful TO liveW she
murmured TO herself rather than to him,
for he was yet under the ban Of her dis
pleasure. "How you can soar above all
human pettiness when you see a scene
like thisl Ii seems as If ones bosom
We're too narrow 20 hold its delight, as
if the heart must break with rapture.
Unhappily Mr. Falck fancied that he
was being addressed in these mere inn
personal CALCULATIONS, and under the ex-
treme discomfort Of feeling himself un-
equal TO the occasion he forgot the pro-
hibition against chirruping, and giving
the horse a cut with the whip he emit
ted the fatal 'Tsch, tsch, tsch. "
So cruelty did the harsh sound jar
upon her exalted mood that, beside her
self with nervous irritation, she kicked
off her footbag and leaped out Of the
sleigh. There she stood, pale and pant
ing, with flashing eyes and distended
nostrils, and her shadow, grotesquely
distorted, stretched across the snow.
Mr. Falck stunned with surprise, had
stopped the horse and started at her ex-
pectantly, as if waiting for her to recov-
| er her senses.
Il hope you viii pardon me, " he be
gan after awhile, II forgot all about
its being annoying TO you.
She could not trust herself to speak
yet, but the anger died out Of her eyes,
/ and he fancied he read in them "a half
compassionate contempt He lifted re-
peatedly the fur robe and stopped TO
/ open the footbag for her reception, but
| she ignored all invitations and remain
ed rigidly standing where she was, yet
measuring him with that chilling, I'M
/ comfortable gaze.
Really, Hulda," he went ON, with
weak attempt at authority, you will
catch your death Of cold unless you get
back into the sleigh instantly
She smiled now outright, though il
was an extremely unpleasant smile, and
began towalk slowly along the roadside.
"But, Hulda, he cried in distress,
"haye you taken leave Of your senses?'
mo, " she answered quite coolly, 81
have just recovered them.
''What do you mean by thatf'
He did not dare chirrup 10 the horse,
but gave him a light touch Of the whiI
so as TO start him, Keeping pace with
her, he anxiously watched for signs OF
relenting and finally repeated his query,
Il mean, she answered, that
have taken your measure and discovered
how small you are "
Taken my measure? When did you
Go that?n
my dear Mr. Falck, that idiotiS
chirrup gave me your soul measure.
i really don't understand you.
II know you don't. You never die
understand me You never viii under
stand me. "
But why is il necessary that
shouldG' he queried with deep huml
ity, for he had discovered by this tins
that she was in many ways his superior
''Is IL not enough that love YOU"
II thought 80 once, but think 50 M
longer. Without sympathy and mutua
understanding love is impossible, ani
even II Il were possible it would brini
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