Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
CHAPTER II.-(Continued1

pleton and his newly made wife were
quite content with the prospect or TIE
long journey as they sat in the palace
ear, hand-in- hand. gazing out upon
the strange unchanging landscape
To the new wife. life was warm and
sweet: while for Gervis, who had
taken up his cross manfully before he
crossed Gladys vision. there was the
underlying sense of having given up
his ala for others. which in itself IS i
certain reward.
1t seems like years since We left old
Frisco. doesn't 1t. Gervis? the bride
broke the silence TO say blithely. It's
a bit queer To leave the old life behind
like this" she went on, half dreamlly.
Il never realized that | was married,
l think, until we stepped into this car
at Vancouver And now here we are
you and |, flying along through plains
and canons. through SNOW and ice. on
our way to old age together. IL one
were supersttiou5 the lookout is
Ominous
GLADLY waved her white hand at the
landscape whirling past, rocks ana
hiiisides. gray rivers and shlmmerlnS,
still lakes. and in the distance the
great. frowning Rockies.
Loot on this picture. not on that.
Gervis with his hand gently turned
the small, round face. and GLADLY
eyes fell on the cheerful, warm lux
uries of the car.
He was careful not to omit the low
er-iuxe attentions a bride would natur-
ally look for, and ii was only those
who knew him better than GLADLY ala,
who would miss the spontaneous ele-
ment that was absent.
Never mind the wintry outlook,
went on the young husband. L don
believe you've as much as glanced at
our fellow travellers yet. They seem
rather a decent lot
"a, they" GLADLY turned her
brown head to give comprehensive
look round the palace car. They re
not bad" she added indifferently.
Then she broke off, and there was d
dead silence
The round, blue eyes of the bride
had encountered another pair, black
and inecrutabIe that were fixed with
strange, tense gaze on her. Some
thing-she knew not what-instantly
arrested her attention. and a faint
shiyer ran over her whole being.
The owner of the magnetic eyes was
man of persaps 40. perhaps older.
His crisply curling hair matched his
Intensely black eyes, and the olive tint
of his bare, shaven face went admir-
ably with the darkness of eyes and
hair
That he was of a studious DISPOSE
ton was vouched for by the stoop of
his narrow shoulders. He Was care
fully, even punctiliously. dressed. and
as he leaned back in 4 large, red
plush easy chair there was Il certain
distinction about his appearance.
He seemed to know none Of his fell
iow-travelers. and while they chatted
and laughed he sat, with loosely
clasped fingers. silent and watchful.
The strange thing was that nobody
seemed to be aware of his presence in
the car. People talked across him
colored walters passed and repaSsed
him. but nobody disturbed the think
ing man.
The train jolted on its way to the
great mountains the everlasting
Hills" Il sped in and out Of the snow
sheds which mans ingenuity has con
structed TO protect the railway line
"A in urh IL Il.
of tons OF snow, suddenly loosened
came down with irresistible force tC
devastate the low-lying country.
The startling whiteness of the out
side world was growing blurred. The
day was waning. the dusk gathering
slowly, and few feathery flakes be
gan to show up against the deepening
gray behind them.
We are going to have a tremendou!
snowfall tonight, Judging from tn,
rsmallQeSs and dryness of the flakes.
observed Gervis presently; but he go
no answer.
The young man pulled out som,
home letters to read
In few IpOments he was bacl
as he was to the young wife at hi
side. Gervis could not keep his mem
DRY from straying to the fair, summe
glades of Temple-Dene, through which
wandered a youth and a maiden who's,
hearts were united though their lin
failed to speak of love
For a brief moment he wondered
how Leila had taken the news OF hi
marriage. which by this time mus
have reached Temple-Dene Now. witt
his face turned to begin an everyday
practical existence. bereft forever O
the old love Gervis suddenly felt fain
qualms. Had he-had they-sough
to achieve more than human strengtI
was capable of?
Leila he reverenced too deeply t
DOUBT Her pure. sanity woman's no
ture would be a certain shield An
that sweet purity of hers would act
likewise, as his own safeguard.
Little wonder that the gravity il
the bridegroom eye deepened as h
sat idly turning over the loose sheet
of Lady James pointed writing -
absorbed was he that he did not oh
serve a sudden hush that .crept owe
the gaily-chatting occupants Of tn
car e17
Then men sprang to their feet hur
riedly, there were faint screams frol
the women; a colored waiter ran il
the whites OF his eyes turned up