The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-16
BY THE LYCH GATE
A story of Ono Who Married For
 Wealth and neauty.
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There Is s valley amid the York shlrc hills known as C,~crdale, from whose slopes. long years ago. came plous Niles. who translated the Bible. and who was called by the simple folk MIlcs ot Covcrlalc. after the place of hls birth
 Very caIm and peaceful Che little dale Hes under Che shadow of thc great hills. whosc summits are purple In thc sweet summcrt.de with their royal mantle ot fragrant heather. and whcrc Che curlcw and Che golden ploycrs cry alone break the gentle stiffness that rests over Che little world beyond Che hauuts of restless activity and hur- yins ute.
 There is no railway in quiet Cover dale. no town Co which thc country folk may wcud their way. no shops save Che wonderful ylllagc emporium. where everything lu very small way may be obtained. but where few fashions come Co startIe thc cuycr minded of the maidcus. or strange new devices in nccSties Co dazzle Che vision of the country nds
 To peep Into Che world neccssltatcs a Journey under Che shelter oc Che lone hul~ldcs along houuy lanes. iutwincd with pink and creamy tinted honey sucklc and green with waving ferns past Che quaint Inn. whose sign Is famous hu, long ago race horse. called iu thc unuy Yorkshire tongue Che Lady Blb auL finally. across thc moor Iut, lor-r loving MdJlcham. where ur, people and shops and many Inns W.th cur.uu~iy painted sisuposts thc Black Swan and .ts brother. thc White Swan and many others Goo.
 Eut down .u Coycrlgle there is a bcauuml oll church sct like a jewel iu it, surrounding of stately trees and l.u--.mu- hedges. with Che quiet cre.uu-,, of t,oJ's acrc lying stretched about r and thc singing of natures chor.~t,r. u tIc sweet air around a uIaee 1f peae,fIlucsS and rcposc. where curtl> burdens may fau from one for uUttic space and hcayen's hcuison light softly ou such of its children as stay Co pray and think awhile
 Tlcr. .s quaint lych gate at Che en- trauc, Co tlc holy spot. a carved halt iue place, uf uJk. ~rt tcudcriy hy some good man of thc JJi,spcopie-a squire uf tlr uIdpu days. who loved hts home and his nrIchhors and hls God full we'll ] th.uk. and sought Co beautlfy thc church .u which he and his had Vorsh.pcd SD bong
 And down the fair avenue of trees within Che precincts and past the quiet church ur Che remains ot what was ouc, thr proud abbey of Coyerdalc. vler. Che monks said masses and cul- ttutrJ thc.r garden and tended the souls and bodies ot Che poor and needy iu tlc daIc
 It Is 70 beautiful spot In a beautiful countryside and su thought a man who viewed lt lovingly and pointed out uu its chaurcful lights and shadows oud ail lts pretty peeps ot field and river Co hls wife.
 They hal only been married a little while. few short weeks. and had elected to spend their honeymoon ln some of thc quaint corners of England. hence their IaurHey.ug th.thcr Co this srgupstercd nook among Che h.lls and tlr far -frrr.lrl mUoriaud, u their yelling of regal purple Tho man loved it already with thc artist love which ,.,s thr beautiful .o quickly rHd feci, it so strongly. and Che woman voi .f. -rw Che beauties tuo hut sho was growing a llttle weary of pretty sights and ,hrwasycyy pretty and spoiled her s.If aul perhaps a little ie1.Ur- 0f al. m.utlou wasted which might have been diverted homeward
 SD she stood by che quaint relies of thc abbots and mailed knights ut Cow erlalr where two quaint forms guard a doorway as perchance their originals guarded some stronghold ln the old fighting days long gone. and her white gown f.u ur.r Che grny stones and glramcd a-rust the red and orange ua~turtIua- u the garden which sur rounds Che ..I walls and arches. and she wondered .f her husband had near ly finished his sketch and whether they should stay 1t M.ddlcham tor day or tu0 u- @. ou further Co WcnSleydale.
 clam rather tired of odmrlns places, she ,a.i to herself a little impatiently. "and. then. ! never can remember who lived In thc castles and ahhcys. How uncomfortable they must have been"
 And thcu-flr she was only very young bride. too-shc felt sorry for having been impatient, even ln her thoughts. toward her husband and she turned t1 speak Co him with an even swrctcr smile than usual on her pretty lips. for her husband was a genius in his way. a thinker and an author. and every one had enyled her when she married him In spite of her wealth.
 An. there was a pltiful ring In the story-poor and nameless. but clever; beating himself Co pieces in his eager attempts Co win fame single handed. and rich and beautiful the woman with thc fairyllke figure and exquisite face who had given the man her gold.
 And. ah. a more pltiful note still. and tbe man remembers that some one has once long ago talked Of this very spot with its quaint surroundings and its