The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
EDDY, IAfPLEY. EDELwEIss AND /

sky terrier. He has Travelled a. great
DEAL and SO have other girls pet dogs,
but only Impey has been UP The FINAL
Rothorn, mountain near zermatt,
1885 feet high.
Not that We meant to take him He
came.
We took the little dog as far as the
inn in the Trift valley, where we spent
the night before the ascent OF the Iii
NAL Rothorn. At 2 in the morning I
was awakened by bumps upon the wall.
At we started, pursued by Inlpey's
lhowls.
Before we We're roped together EDDY
gathered me a bunch of Edelweiss and
] pinned it in the lapel Of my tweed
lcoat. You can't look love through
BLACK gauze snow spectacles, but i
guessed the expression that lay behind
Father hoped on in front, as usual,
tied TO the Oldest and most experienced
guide. I kissed my hands to the Mat
/ terhorn-an old friend. The red-twsist-
ed, government tested rope was read
/ justed we stood in line ready to start,
when the brOwn-faced leading guide ex-
claimed and pointed to O littls brown,
louiyering blot upon the snow.
It was Impey with out a collar near
4 Iy done up, but very ready to lick my
hand. Out of the question leaving
him behind. SO Eddy carried him, as
he wanted to bite the guide who vol
unteered to.
We negotiated a snow slope. keep
! ing the rope we'll stretched. between
us, and then came a ridge, like the
crest of a frozen wave.
Then firm, gritty rocks were be-
meath our tread, and climbing was a.
mere joke with such splendid hold.
Through a wide gap in the southern
side of the peak we had glimpse of
maryels; great glaciers and noun
tains rising Whitley into the austere
and splendid loneliness of the sky.
Then the way grew steep and steep
er. slabs of rock standing edge upon
70 nd
made a level traverse-not without
slips and bruises.
Then more slabs to worm W, and
yet more, warmed pleasantly by the
sum- holes for the hands and cracks
for the feet to help one.
Here father came into sight, just ne
gotiating the last bit before the sum
init and in a few moments we had land
ed beside him.
L do like a comfortable mountain
top" said, leaning against Eddy as
we sat together on a bowlder. Then we
prepared to go down. taking the FINAL
side of the peak instead of returning to
Zermatt.
''Wuff." remarked Impey as Eddy
buttoned the little dog inside his nor
folk jacket and my chamois parent
with his guide vanished apparently
into space.
And I am going in front with Plot
ther, 1 remarked. by way of asserting
You win not" said Eddy. rather
white about the nose.
My answer was merely to slip the
Guide No. 1 took the next, Eddy and
1mpey were left the safe ingloriouS
middle, guide No. ? bringing up the
rear. The vibrations of the rope con-
veyed to me that my promised hus- |
bands temper was at simmering point !
Madness" exploded Eddy. as, seat
ed, I slid dauntless downwards. Quite |
conscious of the insanity, I persevered, |
nr1r1 11V4r
bumped from ledge to ledge When my
mind was not occupied with the disposal |
of my feet and hands it was secretly |
busted with my obituary notices
"a young English lady, daughter of |
a we'll known Alpine climber, sustained /
a fatal accident in descending the FINAL l
RothoFH. Her pet dog refuses to leave
her, and a rising young English bar
rister, the unhappy fiance of the beau
tiful victim of woman's imprudence."
L led off with the wrong foot at this
juncture. There was a ible-hOF- |
rible jerk. L hung against ice
glazed rock. like a spider at the end of
a gossamer thread, only my thread was
taut rope, made at Chatham dockyard, /
and there were three men behind me, all
of them with strong muscles, two of
them with very large feet
Well, it did not last very long I /
was hauled up, regained safe footing,
and we descended without further
Afterward, over the glaciers and
through the blossomy meadows, we
walked to FINAL in the glowing sun
shine.
ooh, the blue, blue poppies!" I cried
in raptures rather feigned. And do
you smell the meadow-sweet2 1t must
be meadow it is exactly like it!
o, thank you How kind OF your
These gushing expressions of graft
tude were addressed to the biggest
footed guide, who brought me bOu-
quet of rose and pale pink primulas,
giant myosotis, like little DTS cut out
of the sky, purple orchids, gentian and
white clover. And as 1 gushed I os-
unpinned and hurled
away my poor little bunch of edel-
weiss.
After that crowning outrage Eddy
stalked by me in frozen Alpine dignity
The while 1 prattled of all things on
earth.
Now we we're going to have one. My
engagement ring, a hoop of rubles
bought in Milan. and never very
light, felt warningly loose upon my
niger
bark combined close at our feet by
he border of the meadow. 1mpey
yagged and gFoaned apOlogeucally at
,ur feet. He had brought me back
he bunch of edelweiss had so rude
Y thrown away, and now laid it be-
ore me, mutely pleading for peace
md good will
Eddy, saying something under his i
,reath, picked up the battered treas Z
ire trove. and as I took it from his {
land his fingers closed on mine
3. The ruby hoop was quite tight c
gain as we walked on to FINAL.
And that is the story of Eddy, I'M
'ey, Edelweiss and I.-C1o Graves, in
4ady's Pictorial.
Legal Formally. c
Mr.. John G. Carlisle tells of a case q
tat rnanHr rronr.r 80 t 80 = = 80 Q