The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-27

peace; tomorrow it may be gray and
furious with whitecaps. Today 1t may
bring you n message from PARIS dell
cately scented; tomorrow 1t mayfcatch
your best beloved in it's arms and hold
her tin sue is dead, dead. leads.
You have its beauty, sweet girl, but
not its t~reachery."
Again came the thought whose name
was Jim, and jeanette flushed.
"My wedding day was to have been
4 month ago. but l-I-postponed 1t.
Jim is a good man. too" she added 10y
ally.
"Allow me to wish you unbounded
Joy" the count said coldly.
II fear It is a futile WISH" she an
swered sadly. but I thank you"
what q messer Of human affairs
fate is, Jeanette!" he broke out sud
denly. why couldn't we have bean
kept from meeting now we must part
forever? oh, must it be forever? l
will go and fulfill my vow, but must
Paris hold me for all time? May there
not be voyages across the sea, back
here to you, my lear onc?'
She shook her head. II you take Il
vow to be true to one woman. YOU
must be true in spirit and in letter.
Otherwise
The mans eyes blazed with sudden
fire.
You are right. mademoiselle. There
IL but ole safe way. and there are no
bypaths TO it, but it is only through
life that l can be true or false. Sup
pose 1 put life from me as a man
throws aside the coat lie has worn
~threadbare? Have you not noticed the
trend of the worlds thinking people?
When you read YOUR newspaper and
note here u death and there a death.
does it mean nothing to you. this self
d~estruction? We We're not consulted
when we were brought into life; why
should we consult any II if we wish
to go out OF existence!
Jeanette gazed at him wide eyed,
half fearing she knew not what.
YOU mean-that is-I-do not undel-
stand she stammered.
II retract one phrase he Went on. as
If she had not spoken. Il said 'out of
existence | mean out of this life into
another, where U lost joys will come
to us, where what we are here denied
we may there press to our hearts,"
"Reincarnation?' murmured Jean
cite.
YES. See, dear, the tide is coming in.
We have only to stay here, and this
hateful life can bind us with no CALLING
chains! Are you brave enough, my
beautiful girl?"
The answer trembling upon her lips
was never spoken. With a shrek She
gallopiug toward them a wild eyed
horse dragging at his heels a two
wheeled dump cart. Judging from the
yariegated odors rising heavenward the
dump cart vas not empty. As the
count rose Jeanette seized his arm and
dragged him over the low blum. Here
they were caught by a playful breaker,
rolled OF their feet and tossed gayly
against the clin.
"What made you do thatY' splutter-
ed the oun angrily. 1.-The horse would
have nassed us a rod away! Thunder!
Look ut that tremendous wave!!"
"Hold your BREATH warned Jean
cite. '.Then you won't strangle."
The second performance wasn't quite
so serious. though somewhat dampen-
ing. As the water receded jeanette
looked %curiously at her companion. His
voice sounded as If he had lost his
temper along with his hat. His drip
ping garments and angry face We're so
different from his usual dapperness and
urbanity. b sudden plunge from the
oretical heroics to this absurd plight
affected Jeanette's risibles. She chok-
ed with laughter till the third wave
had taken its turn with them.
"You look 80 funny!!' she gurgled,
trying to extricate her countenance
from climging strings of wet hair.
We'll. you're a regular stage beau
tyr he xneered. How are we going to.
get or of this? can't swim"
"Maybe i'll III, next r~eincarnation
you'll he Il porpoise. aud then you
cam she = s=ie1l. .If you hurry. we
can get H., hose steps before the e
wave conc. There are generally three,
and a litts. longer wait before the
fourth. Really, count, am sorry l
was SO foo i>h. The horse seemed to
be fairly upon us, aud I vas too star
| tied to know what l was about" she
added huInbly.
The count spoke not a word as he
headed for the rude steps cut into the
cliff. Jeanette missed his helping hand
as she scrambled up alone and hurried
after him. Fortunately there was a
back way to the hotel, and the bedrag-
gied pair reached unobserved.
"a glamour by the sea in n thing.
and u glamour in the sea is another
the count observed as he scuttled up
the back stairs.
And Jeanette, as she removed her
ocean laved garments, thought between
smiles and tears of dear, patient Jim,
waiting in a hot inland town-waiting
a%nxiOusly her blddinR-and when she