Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19

away in the beautiful light the breast
Of the Englishman heaved with delight
full emotions. Bernardino was watching
his face with gratified smile.
"You like Alpha?" she said half anx-
iously, half inquiringly.
Every much," he replied, "but l
want to show you the great world I
came from, and some day perhaps I
can"
The blood ran into her cheeks sud-
denly and then as quickly receded, leav-
ing a wistful expression in her eyes,
She sighed. "It has been my dream ~
long time. have always imagined
that il is moro wonderful than Alpha,
but you know there is no chance for you
10 return now."
II shall manage to escape some way,
and you shall go with me as my wife"
Her bushes came again. II did not
know that you cared so much for
me-" she said. Then, as if to change
the subject, she pointed through the
window. "Seo; we are approaching tho
park and shall descend in a moment"
then drew his head in quickly.
"We are going down into O big
lake." he cried out.
"Oh, no; it Is only the glass roof Of
the park" she laughed. "True, it does
look like water in the sunlight.
The machine sank lower and finally
rested on plot Of grass in little
square ornamented with beds Of flowers
and white statues. Thorndyke saw o
seemingly endless wall, so high that he
could not calculate its height. Bernar-
dino preceded him i'll at a great arching
door in the wall, and they found them
selves III a stone paved vestibule sever
al hundred feet square.
A maidservant came forward at once
and brought heavy fur clothing for them
and invited them into separate toilet
rooms. When ho came out, Bsrnardino
was waiting for him. He could hardly
breathe, 80 thick were the furs be had
put ON.
ut is warm here, but 1t will be cold
er III moment" said the princess,
and she led him to door across the
room. When the door was opened,
Thorndyke uttered an exclamation Of
astonishment. Before their eyes lay
wide expansc Of snow covered roads and
woodlands and frozen lakes and streams.
The air was as crisp and invigorating
as Canadian winter
Bernardino led him to pavilion
where a number Of pleasure seekers
were gathered and selected sleigh and
two mettlesome horses. She took the
reins from the man and sprang lightly
into the graceful cutter. Thorndyke fol.
lowed her and wrapped the thick robes
about her feet. Away they sped like tho
wind down the smooth road through
leafless forest. Overhead the glass roof
could not bc seen, but lowering gray
cloud hung over them, and light snow
was falling.
"Winter park is great resort" the
princess explained. "We get tired OF
the unchanging climate, and it is pleas
ant to visit such place as this. There
is q winter park in every town Of any
size in Alpha"
They drove along the shore of q beau
tiful lake, on the frozen surface Of
which hundreds Of skaters were darting
hore and there, and passed hillsides Oh
which crowds Of young people were
coasting In sleds. When they had driven
about ten miles in circuitous route,
she turned the horses round.
"We had better return" she said.
"You have not seen all Of the park, but
we can visit it some other time. "
Outside they found their flying ma.
chino awaiting them and were soon on
tho way back to tho city. They parted
at tho fountain in tho park, she hasten
ing to the palace and he turning to
stroll through the little wood behind
him.
He was passing o thick bunch Of
trees when he was startled by hearing
his name called. He turned round, but
at first saw no one.
"Thorndykel" There it was again,
and then he saw hand reckoning to