The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-01-12
HaIIey's Bluffs.
By W. O. ArKEsoS.
CHAprEE 6 CoaL

eF's wigsEsm DegnfnOn e1change5
the gun for the string Of bsss. hss4 1
tztsd a momenf, and was Of wssh ]
out a word Of pairing Al thsi
Augusse could cay, ss be watched
her refresting form. was--'.fomoT-
row" and either Deguino1 or tbe
lechofng trees rePiiei---s4tcmouow' :
II was now late. The full moon
was up, and Augasie Eas soon ~
home with Monsieur and Madame
Papin. A kindly welooz.s greeted
him; but 50 full was Auggss's
mind and heart Of other emotions
that he scarcely replied 70 the moth
lerly solicliude Of good Madame Pa
pin. He dreamed IN sleep and
slept in dreams ihzt night; ard
Madame Papin noted an inds6nable
change in hIs eyes, an uneasy in-
expressible something in his manner
the next morning al breakfast when
he told her that be bad become in
terested IN TIE scenes about Haley S
Bluffs and so had forgotten bis fsb-
ing rod and tackle, and that be uust
return there and get them. Bot
she said nothing about what she had
noted to Monsieur PsPn. So eager
was Augus,e to get off that be slip
ped away to the river before she
could wrap him a midday lunch.
The distance from Degnlnon 5
wigwam TO the river opposite the
Bluffs was double thr distance from
the home of Melioourt Pspin 10 the
same point. But, Augusie was 50
eager aud so fearful that Degninon
would not keep her promise that ke
was early at the haven in which thev
had left her canoe; there il rested
just As they had left 1t, swzying 10
and fro upon the waters bat a
dreadful hush Pervaded The forest
and seemed 10 rest even upon The
waters; the sun was just rising over
d the picturesque Bluffs; buts TIT
E scene did not appeal TO Augus,e a
81 It once did. tie conld hear hit
il heart throb. he had never exper
'i fenced such emotions before; fear
10 that she would not come hopetu
expectancy IN his minl
2 In this condition OF mental agonl
a he stood mo,ionisss, peering thro
.. the forest in the direction ae though
= she must come, bat oblivious to al
o about him, and mistaken in ,hr
10 points OF the compass, the SUD
4, den snap OF dry hFanen directly =
bis back 50 startled him that be tel
for the moment real terror. Tan
ing instantly, tremul0Us an ever
= cher Of his being, he was face q
face with Degninon. who sm,led q
his evident surprise. She sulteSc,
: him TO grasp her hands in both a
hts for the moments is Repaired hia
10 express in Voluble FSench hii
extreme hsppiasss and rspsu,e
4 She had kept her pledge. lie wa
IL eestaeses, And she secspted hi
! gallant care aud assistance into ,h
canoe wilh a gyscsial ooaassy cha
was reassgnog. II was plessaa
morning in the shadows OF Hal.e1
bluiis aud ihsy al oace began Z
4 look the curious old pisce ove'
They soon reached bs,gh,h sa1l
- one hundred tesl above lae waite
s. aud above which the massive ella
2. weie psTpeudiealar, AZ tae Pcir
Il. shey had reached a grvas no,ca as
~ ~ oeea cat "a The solid slons tgoos
.se. Il bs the oessle,s Jhresh.ng oi a ,n
sus tul SEA duung pTchsslonc ags
~ THIS passage way, some gea lg
~ wide sRa easily usvsuihls, laa q
- - whole disssnce aFoapd ,As Biol.
-, Mature aud the aneisn, wsivl
~ which had ssiden,ly sprsa8 g
~ ~ miles snd miles bsyenA ths coafa
~ Vi ths rtNsg ss n lsy bsasagh ,asl
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