The indicator., 1904-11-19


"rhe Duke was quite right"
He is great man" | said, with On
thuslasm; tender as u woman anc
with the heart OF n hero"
You and Bill and the Duke seem t'
agree about him" she said, smiling
Then ! told her tales Of the Pilot ant
OF his ways with the men I'LL her blu'
eyes grew bright and her benutifu
face lost it's proud look.
1T Is perfectly amazing said, I'm
ishing my story, ''how these devil may
care rough fellows respect him ant
come to him In all sorts of trouble.
can't understand 1t. and yet he is just {
boy"
NO. not amazing" said Lady Char
lotte slowly. Il think understand 1t
He has true mans heart and holds 4
great purpose in 1t. I've seen men like
that-not clergymen, | mean, but mer
with great purpose"
Then. after Il moments thought, sh,
added: But You ought 10 care for hin
better He does not look strong"
Strong exclaimed quickly, with :
queer feeling of resentment ut my
heart. He can do as much riding al
any of us"
still" she replied, there's some
thing in his face that would make his
mother anxious" In spite of my re
pudiHtion OF her suggestion | founc
myself for the next few minutes think
H.. h. t,sntttI aNhnrlst pf
and faint from his long rides, and l re
solved that he must have n rest ant
change
BY til. time we reached the canyor
the sun was riding high and pourins
It's rays full into all the deep nook'
where the shadows mostly lay
Down in the bottom stood the cedar'
and the balsams still green We stoot
some moments silently gazing into thi'
tangle OF interlacing boughs and shin
merlng leaves, all glowing In yellow
light, then Lady Charlotte broke tn,
silence In tones soft and reverent as II
she stood In a great cathedral.
And this IL Ovens canyonf"
yes. but she never sees It now"
said. for could never ride through
without thinking Of the child to whose
heart this WAS so dear, but whose eyel
never rested upon It, Lady Charlotte
made no reply and we took the trai
that wound down Into this maze ol
miurliug colurs and lights aud shad
ows Everywhere lay the fallen leaves
brown and yellow and gold sd every
whero on our trail. on the green mosses
and among the dead ferns.
As we began to climb mp into the oper
/ glanced into my companion's face
The canyon had done It's work with hei
as with all who loved 1t The touch OF
pride that was the habit of her face
was gone. aud in It's place rested the
earnest wonder Of a little child while
in hor "yos lay the canyons tender
glow And with this face she looked in
upon Gwen
And Gwen who had been waiting for
her. forgot ull her nervous fear, and
with hands outsretched cried out in
welcome,
"Oh. I'm so glad You have seen 1t
and know you love It! My canyon.
you know" she went on, answering
Lady Chnrlotte's my-rlfied look.
"Ycs dcnr child said Indy Char
lottr. BONDING over the pale face with
its halo of golden hair. 81 love IT," But
she could got no further. for her eyes
We're full Of tears Gwen gazed up into
the beautiful face, wondering at her 81.
lencc, Hui then said gently.
Tell me how 1t looks today! The
Pilot always shows II TO me. Do you
know she added thouGhtfully. "the
Pilot looks Ike 1t himself He makes
me think of IT, and and''-she went
on shrly you do, too"
BY tlis time Lady Charlotte was
kncelIng by the couch, smoothing the
beautiful hair and gently touching the
face So pale and lined with pain.
THAT is great honor, truly" she
said brightly through her tears-"to be
Ike your canyon and like your Pilot
too"