New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-03
In the Marches of LanSfOfS.
ey NJ ALISON ATKINS

, and out into the garden Then. with laugh al
the suffered windows and suOkeless chlrnleLs.
prirn terraces down TO the mOat. which rippled IN
the wind and light Of dawn Here she pau77ec am
watched the world come TO life from the corner OF
the stone seat under the ash Then. when the gray
water meadows began TO move she crossed -
bridge and leaving the road struck INTO the Qp-n
country letting her wandering spirit lead ner "ere
# would.
And it happened that when the sun was ha lL
way up the sky she reached little TlVeT "n-tl
wound among the fields like ribbon or ISM, Jss
row at times then widening into shallow reaches,
here the passage Of the stream dragged the green
weeds md long nfT es 559 s dEe Here and there
nut trees and slim osers divided the one current
a fidelity strange in that world OF eddies ana sn-l'
ing lights.
way eastward through forests OF willow hero ana
tall purple PUSHES until she reached = elITO
GA Swallowed and full OF the sound ana scent %
the SUMMER day. Here. tired by her long Wan0eI-
ing she lay down and; lulled by the cool r'ppis
When she awoke the day was far scent. and ne
steady golden light and long shadows stretch I
east told her 10 90 home. darkness would ma 1
her alone among the neldS. bgI 49, a. ~ vaied
ewes fell upon large dock lear heSIur -. LicS
IN the gossarer OF the willow herb. under WhlcL
Sums and thin oaten cake. Close by upon the
grass reed pipe tVtned with 4 sp.ss 10 % ne
GTPs srie-5 FerFs ate rhe daiuties took the reed
pipe and set of houeward. wei pleased with heE
losE TuI bst re ch5feau saw her little for the
water world had spell too strong 70 ot +5e~s
which drew her to the F F' dull too lonely 70 be
afraid Sometimes as she passed the sP4rs OF 80
from the shadows. and once as she knelt BESIDE
the creek where The fo-seL-Ine, ds s-sfactio7
unlike anything she had ever seen in waking mo-
ali that summer had haunted her dreams. ~.
What this7'' she asked that evening as Sh7
He was reading: but at the sound Of her voice
I g Gown GOV ?, ~ Do 49, az ~ vr90 "
IT is pan without his pine. he said careiessiy.
Then You have seen him said Renee leaving
her sketch and fixing her bright eyes upon the
He shook his head only in pictures and sta--
ues I suppose that in your water world you oIlen
O TilI his reflection. said Renee. too much in
earnest TO notice her comPanion.s laughing face
He was far more beautiful than that though
a sort Of fairy man with goats legs. believe
DICK leaned forward IN his chair and took her
hand
I don't really. But never mind Monsieur ,an.
Come and tell stories about the golden giant
'a ~ Ps ii ~ 4t ,o5 sro M, 80 7,1
the whole lost world ~ Langlos came life again.
and Dick. between antiquarian delight in the quaint
legends and Youthful joy the narrator was soon
lost In a haze OF delicious un-eaity in Which the
golden giant sang the sun 20 sleep. Tit T. Brave
shooh above the buried tend Mrton le Sauyage.
and commented mon Reuse's legends 60 Isa-re,lfv
that they lost all their magic and turned into long
sions and phenomena of nature, And after that
TO dream OF Ranee's wild legends ana clear child
Ike eyes Renee Of wide fields and woods where
she wandTed with the substance OF thar strange
reflection. one who gave her flowers ard made the
birds sing with sweet human voices
The summer waned- and RerAe in he-
water world lived joyousIy. willing captive r.
kept her among TIE rushes until the mists were
What this was she could not say but size rer-
the whole dazzling world rejoice al her coming
and heard Il lament she turned hau1evard.
Sometimes # was a crown and sceDtre ~ purple
plumed mullen. sometimes cluster OF grapes
bound % an osier wand bowling sli-lIy across ltr
reds in ndstr1an All ibis she accepted TX 3
listening the music with approving pleasure
in ~ water that her heart was stirred
Who are vou9 she asked one dav. Gazing at
was the frs time that she had spoken 20 II g.
its flower crowned head close TO hers. Who are
you2' she asked again. You have q u.stutfe.lI
though hat IS bette--and TSa ars Ifss tsf t..,
70 he. Dick says yoGr name Is Pan You arr very
Coming '-' winter 3
As Shr spoke the October wind rufaed the u alter.
and when Il was sun again the reflection was
Your water-vorid is getting very dreary. 1 ex-
fiaEing himself down uTon the rug in front OF the
Renee nodded
Yes: the rushes are brown and the stream fun
Dick beamed unsymI .lthetlcsiIy az the plaintive
face he was Just sree from three hours.
study q the barons character from the theological
point Of view. and felt that II he had been he
You must try u - happy up here" he said
delighted 20 hear the sound Of his voice again.
get The summer and love the winter much that
YOU VIII be sorry when q IS over"
irehght till her curis dropped upon Aurore's sleepy
until her father came in with the news OF a battle
far away in the south Of the world. the echoes OF
which made him young once more
Go lie eoatiauedJ