Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-07-31

nights aboard a train. Gervis Tenn
pleton and his newly made wife were
quite content with the prospect of the
long journey as they sat in the palace
car, hand-in-hand, gazing out upon
tae 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 all for others. which in itself is a
certain reward.
''it seems like years since we left old |
Frisco. doesn't it. 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 dreamily.
Il never realized that | was married,
! 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. II one
were superstitious the lookout is
ominous."
GLADLY waved her white hand at the
landscape whirling past, rocks and
hillsides, gray rivers and shimmering,
still lakes. and in the distance the
great, frowning Rockies.
Look on this picture, not on that"
Gervis with his hand gently turned
the small, round face. and Gladys
eyes fell on the cheerful, warm lux
uries OF the car.
He was careful not 70 omit the low
er-like attentions a bride would natur-
ally look for, and it was only those
who knew him better than GLADLY did,
who would miss the spontaneous ele-
ment that was absent.
Never mind the wintry outlook"
went ON the young husband. Il don't
believe you've as much as glanced at
our fellow-travelers yet They seem
rather decent lot
DO 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 a
I dead silence.
The round, blue eyes Of the bride
I had encountered another pair, black
1 and inscrutable, that were fixed with
/ a strange. tense gaze on her. Some
I thing she knew not what-instantly
!! arrested her attention. and a faint
/ shiver ran over her whole being.
The owner Of the magnetic eyes was
1 a man OF persaps 80, perhaps older.
/ His crisply curling hair matched his
4 intensely black eyes, and the olive tint
/ of his bare. shaver face went admir-
/ ably with the darkness of eyes and
! hRir.
That he was of a studious dispose
ton was vouehed for by the stoop o.
his narrow shoulders. He was care
fully, even punctiliously. dressed, anC
as he leaned back in a large. red
plush easy chair there was certain
distinction about his appearance.
He seemed to know none Of his fel
low-travelers. and while they chatte'
and laughed, he sat, with loosel,
clasped fingers. silent and watchful.
The strange thing was that nobod
seemed to be aware of his presence Il
the car. People talked across him
colored walters passed and repasse
him, but nobody disturbed the think
ing man.
The train jolted on its way to tn
great mountains, the "everlastin
hills" It sped in and out Of the snow
sheds, which mans ingenuity has cor
structed to protect the railway Lin
from snowslides. in which thousand
OF tons of snow, suddenly loosene'
came down with irresistible force
devastate the low-lying country.
The startling whiteness of the on
side world was growing blurred. tt
day was waning. the dusk gatherir
slowly, and few feathery flakes b
gan to show up against the deepenir
gray behind them.
',yys arc going to have tremendo,
snowfall tonight, judging from Il
smafizess and dryness of the flakes
observed Gervis presently; but he G
no answer.
The young man pulled out sor
home letters to read.
In few moments he was ba
again in the old home. Loyal and tr
as he was to the young wife
side, Gervis could not keep his mel
ory from straying to the fair. SUNNI
glades OF Temple-Dene through viii
wandered youth and maiden who
hearts were united though their i
failed to speak OF love,
For a brief moment he wonder
how Leila had taken the news OF
marriage. which by tails time mi
have reached Temple-Dene. Now. W
his face turned to begin an everyd
practical existence, bereft forever
the old love Gervis suddenly felt IA
qualms. Had he-had they-soul
to achieve more thon human streni
was capable of?
Leila he reverenced too deeply
doubt. Her pure, sanity woman's
ture would be certain shield. A
that sweet purity of hers would
likewise. as his own safeguard.
Little wonder that the gravity
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